Our optimism from our plane arriving was dashed when another gate change was announced. Long story short, our 2:25 departure pulled away from the gate at 7:00.

So we arrived at the Rome airport at the same time our train left for Monterosso. Fortunately, my experience of missing the train in Pamplona last year prepared me for this moment. 300 euro and three hours after train station time was all it took to get back on track. The silver lining was the pizza lunch while we waited.

And we were finally at our destination!

Once settled in we were able to have a proper Italian dinner before turning in to rest up for the real adventure to begin.