The Way of St. Francis May 9, 2026 Poggio Moiano to Toffia Miles walked 11.56 I’m sitting outside and the sun is setting. I’m on my second Aperol spritz and feeling something between content and homesickness. To my left are 5 young men. One them is clearly the father of a little girl. Who remindsContinue reading “RELAX, YOU’RE IN ITALY”
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A GOOD DAY WALKING DESPITE GETTING LOST
The Way of St. Francis May 8, 2026 Monteleone to Poggio Moiano Miles walked 8.42 I tried to keep my days on the shorter side because walking through this part of Italy is mountainous. So the walks are shorter but the effort is greater. Yesterday would have been a great day to walk, but IContinue reading “A GOOD DAY WALKING DESPITE GETTING LOST”
DO I WATCH TOO MUCH TRUE CRIME?
The Way of St. Francis May 7, 2026 Reiti to Monteleone Miles walked 3.64 Sometimes I really believe that I watch too much true crime. Let me tell you how the day unfolded and you can let me know what you think. My B&B for tonight messaged to say that they had a plumbing problemContinue reading “DO I WATCH TOO MUCH TRUE CRIME?”
TOO COLD, TOO RAINY
The Way of St. Francis May 5, 2026 Piediluco to Poggio Bustone Miles walked .57 miles Yes you read that right, .57 miles, not 5.7 miles. Piediluco to Poggio Bustone is a long uphill walk and it’s raining today. So I opted to take a taxi. Once again my B&B is at the top ofContinue reading “TOO COLD, TOO RAINY”
NO RAIN YET
The Way of St. Francis May 4, 2026 Arrone to Piediluco Miles walked 10.48 miles Another beautiful on the camino. I keep hearing g about rain, but so far it’s been dry and sunny. Fingers crossed that it stays that way. Today is an up, up days. Signore explained that I could take the pathContinue reading “NO RAIN YET”
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””
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!”
One day I decided to go for a walk... 