Today was 12 miles and 400′ of climbing. Totals are now 218 miles walked and 24,000′ climbed.
After the day’s hike, the chores are critical; shower, laundry, provisioning for the next day’s walk, the blog and … finding that really cold drink that satisfies your thirst! For us, it’s an ice cold Diet Coke!
Yesterday, our search for that liquid gold took on a life of its own. We hit 4 stores coming into town before scoring. And in gluttonous fashion, we bought far more than we could consume … the poor, thirst-driven Pilgrims couldn’t stop themselves!
After chores and drinking too much Diet Coke, we searched out dinner. Our host recommended Theatro26, a hip food joint with lots of options, including Pizza!
Superb!
And
It was good!
Today’s hike began with a walk out of town and a river crossing,
Followed by the now- familiar rice fields
From there, the path began to follow small canals, using trails that were almost undiscernable from the weeds and other growth.
Our Via Francigena app told us that we were exactly where we should be because, otherwise, you’d have no clue! Even the trail signs were far and few between.
Why the difference in trails versus the last week or so? Well, we’re in a new region. Just like States or Counties in the U.S., everybody does things differently (better/worse roads, signs, etc).
We have now crossed through Valle d’Aoste (from the Swiss border through Aosta valley), through Piemonte, and now we’re in Lombardy!
It appears that Lombardy spends less effort on Via Francigena signs and trail maintenance. Oh well.
Enough for now. Chores await (and a cold Diet Coke!)
What would a Camino be without pizza?? Lol looked yummy! And, of course, after a hard days workout, what better for you than your Diet Coke? Glad you were able to satisfy all your needs. The trail looked pretty iffy there for a while, ey? Now that you’re in Italy, do most people speak Italian or do they speak English as well? We’re doing well here, looks like the monsoons may be ending and now it’s just clear and hot. Love you both!
Hi Willow! It was one of the least obvious trails we’ve been on in a while. Having that Trail app really helped! Language: Definitely Italian here limited English. We’ve used Google translate a lot. Regardless, everyone is remarkably friendly so we always feel welcomed! We actually had a woman run out to the trail from her farmhouse to talk with us. She spoke some English and told us that there are several Americans on the trail. Just a nice spontaneous interaction. Helps to make the journey even more fun!