Tag: European trekking
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Via Francigena Potholes And Puddles
Day 20 Today’s 14-mile adventure brought us closer to Rome, but we had to work hard for the miles. We started off with a missed opportunity for a shortcut that would have reduced our walk by 2 miles. We should have turned right just after the Roman amphitheater…what amphitheater? Our day was fine, until it…
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Via Francigena Where’s My Luggage?
Day 15 The next section ahead of us would lead to the lakeside town of Bolsena. We had no idea how much charm would ooze from every ancient wall and cobbled street. Had we been more on-the-ball, we would have traded our rest day in Aquapendente for a second night in Bolsena. We stopped for…
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Via Francigena Decisions, Decisions
Day 13 When we left Radicofani for Aquapendente this morning, we knew we had a decision to make. Our guidebook suggested splitting the walk with a bus ride once we reached Centeno, thus avoiding a dangerous, hot 4-mile walk along a busy 2-lane highway. Our dilemma…we had no bus ticket, had no way to get…
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Via Francigena – Up & Down, Up & Down
Day 4 We anticipated a long day (15 miles) with lots of climbing (2300 feet) as we made our way to our next stop in Gambassi Terme. After a stretch of road walking the path took a turn onto a dirt track, plunging us into to the quintessential Tuscany countryside. We followed along, up and…
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Via Francigena Tests Our Readiness
Day 1 Rain ushered us out of Lucca Friday morning. The guidebook mapped out a city walk for today, but also suggested an alternate, rural (muddy) route with some climbing. We chose the easy, flat city trek for the first day out. This was probably the right choice given how tired our legs and backs…
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Via Francigena Here We Come
Our first stop will be Italy where we plan to walk from Lucca to Rome along the Via Francigena. After reaching our destination of Rome, we will fly to England where a walk along the Cotswold Way awaits. Because we will spend a good part of this trip off-trail, we will take advantage of a…
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Camino in France – One Last Post
The guidebook won’t tell you, but Reg will! Click below and read on…
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Camino in France – Last Day!
Day 44 – Larceveau to Saint-Jean- Pied-de-Port Our last day of walking. It’s hard to believe we’ve come so far. So many memories. Reg is working on his end-of-trip wrap-up post with all the facts, figures and details I don’t bother myself with. If you have questions, you’ll find the answers there! I’ll repost it…
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Camino in France – Are We the Only Ones Here?
Day 43 – Saint Palais to Larceveau We checked in to our reserved Larceveau hotel room Sunday afternoon. As our host showed us to our room, we began to feel that maybe, just maybe we were the only overnight guests. We had prepaid dinner and breakfast, and because the restaurant would be closed at 6:00…
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