April 29. Took a ride to Portofino today, a lovely village about 25 miles north of where we're staying in Moneglia. At breakfast the weather took a turn for the worse, with thunder, lightening and hail - no less! We decided to wait it out to see if it'd clear up, and thankfully it did. We drove along some beautiful coastline, reaching Portofino around 1pm. The sun was out by then so made our 2 hours there just right. The name it seems comes from the Roman Portus Delphini, or Port of the Dolphins. I'm not sure they are in the area any more. It was once a sleeply little fishing village until it was discovered by tourists in the 1950's. It became the playground of the rich and famous in the 60's and 70's, and I gather some who still visit there. Many of the shops reflect that, with the really high end(read $$$)named stores in the very small 2 kilometer area. Still it was lovely to see.