Day 3: Velletri to Cori

An eventful day for a lot of very small reasons. The Way was on too many sealed roads (not great for my feet) but was a pleasant walk (21.71 km) through cultivated land, beside another lake (lake Giulianello - where I saw my first porcupine quills) and among huge olive groves. At 5 am I had woken to discover, for the very first time in my walking experience, that none of my clothes had dried overnight! I cranked up the air-conditioning to 31 °C, put them under the fan (set to max) and they where dry within about 90 minutes - phew! As I arrived at the lake, I met a man who has done two Caminos in Spain. Then, after I had left the lake, I decided to sit on a bench where someone had left their phone! I asked everyone I saw if it was theirs and finally a nice man took it from me. Lo and behold, about five minutes later a push bike rider came by asking about a " telephono" - owner and phone where then reunited. I'm staying in a beautiful apartment tonight, with lovely views from the balcony and I have to give a shout out to the amazing meal I ate last night: Capese salad (buffalo mozzarella with tomato - one of my all time favourite dishes) and a grilled chicken salad - what a treat. Oh, and I had a very satisfying portion of margarita pizza for lunch - it was straight from the pan and still lovely warm from the oven.Read more