Day 25: Aulla to Sarzana

The way today started tough and steep for about the first 8 - 9 km. It was equal to or harder than any walking I've done in the Blue Mountains. I'm calling Italy the "Land of the Sharp Ascent". Thankfully, it wasn't a long walk (20.54 km), and the descent was much smoother and more gradual than the rise, so my knee didn't complain too much. Naturally, after I opened my big mouth about not seeing any fish, I was treated to an abundance of them today as I approached Sarzana in the clear water of the Canale Lunense! My treat for today is that I'm staying in an old Palace tonight. A Pope has stayed here as well as Napoleon's wife - Josephine, I assume! What a thrill! Oh, and I got my first glimpse of what turns put to be the Ligurian Sea as I came out of the woods behind the township of Ponzano Superiore - that was incredible!Les mer