Revived!
A fabulous day compared with yesterday. Judy recovers thanks to Denis’s delicious omelette dinner prepared in our “vacation apartment,” and the miracle of a good night’s sleep (oh, and some drugs: Alieve). Today, we figure out how to save Google maps offline, so we don’t get lost, and while walking, we stop frequently to eat (something we neglected to do the day before).
It is amazing how the mind works. Two hours into our walk through gorgeous olive groves, vineyards, and farms, we find no cafes for our morning coffee. Then Denis sees an autoroute ahead with “BAR” written on the side of a large building at the intersection. This surely means two cafe lattes are awaiting us. We are pleased, until we get closer and see that the “BAR” is someone’s home and the letters are actually laundry draped over a balcony. It’s a coffee mirage! Fortunately, a ristorante further along provides our fix.
We meet our first fellow pilgrims, a middle-aged, lovely couple from Holland who are walking to Rome from Bologna — 600 km over 6.5 weeks. Impressive! We are struck by the small size of their packs. “Only one change of clothing,” the man says, “I shower with the day’s outfit on to wash it.” We may very well mail off a package of our extra clothing to Assisi at our next stop.
Air B&B Due Gelsi (Two Mulberries) is a perfect home away from home with the place to ourselves, including a fully equipped kitchen. Once the stores open up after the 1-4 closure (imagine THAT in the U.S.A!), we will prepare a feast. This fountain in the town square provides ice cold water. Yes! 9/22/15
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