Today was 13 miles walked and 2,500′ climbed. The totals are 136 miles walked and 18,800′ climbed!
The High Road: We continue to follow the Aosta Valley South and East, with the Dora River coursing through its middle.
Where yesterday we chose to take the path down in the valley, today we followed the hillside trail with its more expansive views and more vigorous climbing. Actually, we net-descended 300′ today, but climbed 2,500′ while also descending 2,800′!
And to pile on the “woe is us’s”, the ascents and descents were not that easy 5 – 10% grades, these were the 20 – 30% grades with loose footing. Whine, whine.
When the trail was level, it was beautiful
We met two hikers today, headed in the opposite direction. They are from Canada and started their journey in Rome. They are headed to Santiago de Compostela. They are doing, in a single effort, what we are attempting to do over 5 separate Caminos. To each, their own path. We wished them well.
Enjoy your journey,
Bill and Diane
You two continue to amaze me and your ability to do the ascents and descents.! How are your feet and knees and legs holding out? I sometimes wonder if because you’re not mentioning them, you got stuff going on and don’t want to say. Just my guess though. And I don’t think you’re whining at all! Just the facts, ma’am. Just the facts! We’re all continuing to do well here, got a great rain storm last night. I have a friend visiting from Denver that I haven’t seen in five or six years so she stayed last night and tonight as well. And then I get Marge on Saturday and Sunday! My moments are never dull. Love you both.
Thanks for checking in on us! Here’s the lowdown: Diane’s had several blisters, but we’re well stocked on bandaids and compeed. Rashes? We’re equipped with zyrtec and a small rice tube of benadryl cream. Backaches? We’ve got ibuprofen. Grumpiness? We’ve got the couch! We’re doing well. Take care of yourself.
How many days are you planning on walking or hiking? Including the rest days? And how many miles total?
Hi Willow! We’ve got 9 more days of hiking, including today (1-Sept). We’re figuring about 250 miles, total. This will be a short Camino, but still rich in beauty. Take care.