Cassio - Groppodalosio - Pontremoli 29 + 10 km 1st and 2nd of October 2022

2 oktober 2022 - Pontremoli, Italië

Yesterday I set off from the ostello Biutiful (and said good bye to Rossanna and Federico) together with Leonardo, Caroline and Vanessa. The latter being a German woman who courageously found out at Biutiful that she also should try to walk to Rome, so she repacked her backpack, left some stuff at the hostel and started walking with us as we gave her a crash course in the ways of a pilgrimage. She still has a lot to learn when we leave her halfway and tired at another hostel for the night while we plod on to Groppodalosio as recommended by Federico.  First we went up and up over the Passo della Cisco at 1041m altitude whereafter we followed a limestone/clayey path that went steeply down and up again several hundred meters before we finally could descend to 500 'm altitude to reach Groppodalosio where Marco and Grethe try to make ends meet at the Ostello Temperance (another donativo where one pays a voluntary donation of your own choice). Also lovely people doing the best they can to make their guests comfortable. After another tasteful vegetarian dinner we played some card game and after a good nights sleep in a bunk bed breakfast was devoured. At 09:00 we went on our way further down to Pontremoli only 10 km away as we had had a long and difficult walk the day before. Just to think we have just entered Tuscany. It's amazing how fast both time and distance is going by. If I were to continue like this I might just walk on to the south of Italy 😀

Staying at the Convent of the Cappucini for the night, just finished hand-washing my clothes and hung them out to dry.

To morrow only young Leonardo and me walk together on to Aulla and so on. Another long stretch of nearly 33 km. We'll see how it goes, but so far I feel fine and up to the task. Just hope there isn't too much asfalt.

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5 Reacties

  1. Jacobus J Caspers:
    2 oktober 2022
    Du imponerer sterkt. Du får samle på inntrykk og kanskje skrive en bok med reise tips til de som kunne tenkt å gjøre noe slikt selv
  2. Brigitte:
    3 oktober 2022
    Det virke som du møte mange kjekke og hyggelige folk! Det e godt du ikkje e aleina!🥰 Godt å hørra og at det går så bra at du kanskje vurdere å gå videre sør i Italia😊
  3. Paul:
    3 oktober 2022
    Ja, bare kjekke folk. Håper du har det bra også. Går det fint med Enya?
    ❤️
  4. Elisabeth:
    17 oktober 2022
    Tjonge wat een tocht aardig wat klimwerk lijkt het. Maar dan moet je ook weer omlaag. Vast blij met je stokken.
    Ik lees hierboven de naam Enya doet mij denken aan de zangeres met dezelfde naam, heeft zij niet op een CD een pelgrimslied gezongen?
  5. Paul:
    20 oktober 2022
    Ja. ik denk dat ik het zonder stokken het misschien niet gehaald zou hebben