Cinque Terre, Manarola

   We arrived in this tiny Coastal village Tuesday,  September 20 (my mother was born on this day in 1919).  It was evening.  A petite young lady rushed over and welcomed us like we were family and took us to our second floor flat, even grabbing luggage to help.     It's a two bedroom flat on the second floor of a multi-story buildong. We have an ocean view from our balcony.   We also have a good view of the tiny street below.   It is filled with small boats and plenty of tourists.  Apparently Manarola has been discovered!
 The evenings are nice because the crowds thin out. Only locals and tourists staying here are in the streets and cafes.  The small handful of cafes and bars are open late and music drifts down the street until nearly midnight.  Fortunately,  our heavy balcony doors blocks most of the sound so the codgers can get our sleep.
  Unfortunately, I injured my Achilles tendon on the last step-down into our flat and I've been a couch potato all day.  I will be fine in a day or two.  I'm anxious to get out and explore the area.
   Debby and Nancy took the train into  the next town to see about finding a larger grocery store and do some shopping at the village market.  They did well.  They fixed tacos this evening!
   Our evening walks are beautiful.  The temperatures have been perfect.  The sunsets gorgeous?. The food has been very tasty!   Nancy and I tried the fresh tuna steak last night.  It was awesome!
   We find that it's hard to come up with the cash we need. The local ATM seldom works.  Only a few businesses take plastic.  Another handicap for us is having debit cards with no chip!  Our mistake for not converting them like we did with our credit card!  Italy has an international withdrawal limit, as well.  We cannot withdraw cash using our chip credit card because we have no pin number for them.  Another hiccup!
   My ankle is doing better today.  Ron and I went for a walk to check out the terraced hillside vineyards and to see Manarola from the back side.  It was gorgeous!  We will do more of that again.