The Way of St. Francis May 3, 2026 Ferentillo to Arrone Miles walked 5.34 Today my friend and I parted ways. She is going to Rome and then Sardinia to meet friends from Germany and I am continuing on to Rome. I pray she has a wonderful time as the walking portion was not theContinue reading “BEAUTIFUL AND UNEXPECTED THINGS”
Category Archives: Pilgrimage
A GOOD WALK WITH SOME SURPRISES
The Way of St. Francis May 2, 2026 Scheggino to Ferentillo Miles walked 6.74 Today was a really pleasant walk. Yesterday I veered off the Camino to walk through a park. So today I started off retracing my way back to pick up the Camino. It was sunny and the temperature was about 62 degrees.Continue reading “A GOOD WALK WITH SOME SURPRISES”
THE WORD OF THE DAY IS “WOW”
The Way of St. Francis May 1, 2026 Monteluco to Scheggino Miles walked 13.13 miles There’s a French song I learned as a little girl and it’s been in my head all day in a good way. I’ll try to translate it for you… Dominic-a nica nica Simply set out one day, A poor travelerContinue reading “THE WORD OF THE DAY IS “WOW””
MONTELUCO
The Way of St. Francis April 30, 2026 Spoleto to Monteluco Miles walked 3.01 So you’re probably wondering why my walking miles is so low. Well it’s because I took a taxi. Yesterday’s walk was so challenging and the climb today was very difficult (that’s what the guide said “very difficult”) and in combination withContinue reading “MONTELUCO”
A QUIET DAY ON THE WAY
The Way of St. Francis April 29, 2026 Clitunno to Spoleto Miles walked 12.47 Because the town is so high above the city it is also above the Way of St. Francis path. My friend has injured her leg so she is taking a taxi to Spoleto. I’m riding along the roughly 2 miles beforeContinue reading “A QUIET DAY ON THE WAY”
DIRECTIONS CAN BE CONFUSING
The Way of St. Francis April 28, 2026 Trevi to Clitunno Miles walked 7.29 miles It’s another beautiful day in Italy and now ready to leave Trevi and head to the next destination. Things seem to be going well. We’ve walked out of Trevi and are heading to Clitunno which is just shy of Poreta.Continue reading “DIRECTIONS CAN BE CONFUSING”
LOOK, A PRIEST!
The way of St. Francis Foligno to Trevi April 27, 2026 Miles walked 9.78 miles Today was a long walk out of Foligno along a main street. I came to a place with a little church but the doors were locked. This is a big difference between the Camino Frances, and the Camino Portugues &Continue reading “LOOK, A PRIEST!”
A SHORT DAY
The Way of St. Francis April 26, 2026 Spello to Foligno Miles walked 8.62 miles Spello to Foligno was a short walk. The distance was shorter, about five miles but I accumulated a lot of steps just walking to the cathedral. I was surprised when we stopped in the Church of San Feliciano and theyContinue reading “A SHORT DAY”
TODAY WE BEGIN OUR WALK
The Way of Saint Francis Saturday, April 25th Assisi to Spello Miles walked 8.68 Last night was the pilgrim’s mass at the Basilica of St. Francis. It’s amazing how the despite not understand the language the meaning can be felt. During the Eucharist I went forward, arms crossed for a blessing. The priest held aContinue reading “TODAY WE BEGIN OUR WALK”
IS BEGGING AKIN TO GRACE?
St. Francis worked for his father as a young man. His father was a cloth merchant and as such was a wealthy man. One day when Francis was delivering cloth he stopped at a ruined cathedral. There he heard the voice of God telling him to rebuild God’s church. So Francis sold the cloth, pocketedContinue reading “IS BEGGING AKIN TO GRACE?”
One day I decided to go for a walk... 