Today was 11 miles and 600′ of climbing. Totals are now 177 miles hiked and 15,100′ climbed.  Overall, a nice day for hiking!

After yesterday’s non-start, we wanted to be sure we were properly fueled for our journey ahead. So, after a delicious seafood pasta dinner, we found a nice gelateria, solely for the purpose of carbo-loading for today!

Carbo-loading never was so much fun!

Knowing today was only 10-12 miles, mostly flat, we got out a little after 9:00 am. As it is every day, the morning was beautiful!

And the trail surfaces we much improved.

Our path brought us to within a mile of the coastline, where an ancient Roman port city, Luni, used to be located. All that remains are some ruins, like this old amphitheater

Before falling into ruins, this amphitheater held 9,000 people, enough for when the Golden State Warriors were in town!

A we approached the town where we are staying tonight, we noticed that the mountains looked like snow! It’s not actually snow, but rather Carrara marble, which has been mined here for millennia (Roman times).

In Avenza, where we are staying, all the main street sidewalks are made of marble! Wow!

Ciao for now!