The Porticciola continued ...

It was a bit too hazy to see the Alps this time - we have seen them on other occasions, lying away to the north, across the vast plain of the Po valley.
 Someone(Dino) told us he'd once seen Venice from the top of the adjacent peak of Monte Giovo!

It's not all crocuses

The pass at last

Quite a lot of snow remains on the shady side - Appenines of Emilio-Romagno
visible in the distance - but no Alps this time

Wonderful lichen decorates the rocks

On the way down, we can see the precarious road we(ie Barbara) had to drive along
to get to our starting point (it's the horizontal score in the trees in the middle distance)