We decided to make the walk from Levanto to Monterosso. The walk is listed as a 2-1/2 hour challenging walk. It was quite a lot of uneven trail that went up and down forever. We made it but it took us 3-1/2 hours. Of course 30 minutes was spent having a snack overlooking the mountainside and the sea. We had a light lunch in Monterosso and explored the town. We finally decided that the trains were not running so we booked passage on the only ferry to Levanto to leave at 6pm. This left us plenty of time to explore and eat gelato. At 6, a ship arrived, let off passengers and then left. Finally the real boat arrived 15-20 minutes late. We have learned that train and boat schedules are just an approximation of times to leave.