Kilometres Walked : Sunday 10km, Monday 10km.

Floors Climbed : Monday – 104

Monday 22nd May, 2023.

Returning to Apricale with my cousin in tow after our brief sojourn to the French Riviera, we started off with a hike at Rocchetta Nirvina. Bringing the sunshine back with us it seemed like the perfect day for a little swim. All five of us piled into Uncle Ray’s little hire car and we headed off to the next valley. Once again we seemed to have stepped back in time with small stone houses tightly huddled together separated by arches, alleyways and vaults. Rocchetta Nirvina overlooks the waters of the Rio Barbara which has the clearest water we’ve seen yet. Setting off on the old mule track on the right side of the river our destination was Ponte Pau, a lovely old stone bridge further up the valley. With the sun beating down on us we were certainly going to enjoy a swim at the end.

After stopping for a bite to eat at Ponte Pau we headed a little further back to Ponte Cin for a swim. The water was absolutely crystal clear. What a beautiful place with cascading pools of water travelling down the valley. Only Jason jumped in here, but once we made it back to the village Lucy and I also had a swim. And it was fresh but extremely invigorating. What a fabulous day.