Day 39: Ponte d'Arbia to San Quirico d'O

I awoke to another foggy morning. It makes everything look mystical and beautiful. I could mix it up a bit and say that it was a bad day of walking (28.35 km), but that would not be the truth. It was great, up and down hills, by crops and mown grass fields with rolled up hay bales and along winding unsealed roads that appeared to go on forever. There was quite a stiff breeze to keep me cool and a little bit of rain, even some thunder and lightning, but nothing to be concerned about or to detract from the enjoyment of the walk or the places I walked through. I met two Swiss pilgrims from Lausanne (Anna and Gabriel), who started in Siena and will end in Rome, another lone female pilgrim (French, who started in Lucca and is going to Rome), and met Tammy and Alan at the end of the day - everyone seems to walk so much faster then me!Read more