On 9/28 we drove north from Livorno to Viareggio, a resort city on the Mediterranean Sea. We spent some time on the beach and then walked around looking at the many beautiful yachts that were moored here. We then drove north to Sarzana and secured a room for two nights. We spent the rest of the day exploring Porto Venere, La Spezia and Riomaggiore, the first city in Cinque Terre. The next day we proceeded to Cinque Terre. We spent a full day there from dawn to dusk hiking throught the villages and then returned to our room for a much needed rest. The next day we proceeded east.