Tag: Long Distance Hiking
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The Cotswold Way-A Couple Of Wimps
Day 6 It was an ongoing 24-hour debate between us; Should we walk or not? How hard would it rain? How windy would it get? How wet would we be by the time we reached Wotton-Under-Edge?Having walked in miserable weather several times in the past, the memories were clear, so in the end we wimped…
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The Cotswold Way-Doesn’t Miss A Hilltop
Day 4 After a torrential morning downpour during our breakfast time, the sun reappeared (yay!) when we headed out on the trail. By the end of the day we had climbed up to the top of three different nature parks, all with impressive distant views. All very pretty but what happened to the charming villages…
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The Cotswold Way-No Tipping
Day 2 The sun was out and it was a beautiful day. Our guidebook promised a 12-mile walk to Winchcombe which is where we would spend the night. It also promised a couple pretty steep climbs and we tackled the first one soon after leaving the town limits of Broadway. Today we skirted around fields…
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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 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 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…
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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 Towering Tales
Day 11 Day 11 began with a climb up to the town of San Quirico d’Orcia where a series of roller coaster ups and downs challenged us. Along the way we saw two towers in the distance and joked that “surely we won’t pass by them!” Continuing on, the trail led us through the resort…
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