Tag: hiking
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The Cotswold Way-Our Broadway Debut
Day 1 The time had come to get back on the trail and we were ready. The pub crowd below our bedroom Wednesday night was heavily vested in the televised soccer/football match, cheering, drinking and carrying on. Once it became clear the match was over, the music started up until about 11:00. Fortunately we had…
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The Cotswold Way-Chipping Campden
Two trains and a bus transported us across England, from York to Chipping Campden, where we will spend two nights before we set foot along the 102-mile Cotswold Way.This quintessential English Village was known as a wool trading center in the Middle Ages. Today, there is an active arts and crafts community as well as…
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Via Francigena Draws To An End
Day 21 Reg and I are feeling like old trail horses heading back to the barn. Just two more days of walking and we will be in Rome, a bittersweet destination. The Via Francigena has been much more challenging than we expected and most days the mileage exceeded our predictions. Nearly perfect weather, comfortable accommodations,…
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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 Getting Easier
Day 19 This will be a quickie post. We’re reaching the end of our Via Francigena adventure. The hilltop town of Sutri is our destination for Day 19. We left Vetrella at 8:00 a.m. as vendors set up for market day, blocking off half of the main two-way street through the historic city center. The…
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Via Francigena Interesting But Terrifying
Day 18 We’re off to Vitralia, another hilltop town just 11 miles away. But first, we were directed to the Strada Signorino where a narrow lane led us between cliff-like walls of an ancient Etruscan-era roadway.It’s thought that the Etruscan Vie Cava (or excavated roadway) was built over 2500 years ago. I thought the cliffs…
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Via Francigena Those Bloomin’ Flowers
Day 17 Once again our day began with a hike uphill. There really wasn’t reason to complain though. Our day was another short one. Just 11 miles with only 800 feet of climbing. After a quick stop at the corner bar for sandwiches, we climbed as high as we could go in Montefiascone before plunging…
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Via Francigena A Royal Breakfast
Day 16 Last night was the Friday Fish Festival in Bolsena and the town was hopping. We wandered about, found a quiet cafe to eat and people watch, topping off our evening with a walk down to the lake – Lago di Bolsena. Breakfast on Day 16 was beautifully presented. The B & B was…
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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…
