Day 8: Terracina to Fondi

The Way (24.7 km) turned inland, but not before I got some awesome views of the coastline. The first gated path, a rough, rocky and steep track, appropriately contained goats and the second gated path, even steeper and rockier only provided bells (animals nearby), but no actual animal sightings. By the time I reached the peak of the second gated path, I was completely shattered, and by the time I got to the bottom, I was totally done in! The problem with that was I still had about another 15 km to go! On a high note though, when I got to the bottom, a small boy, who was walking with his father, kept shouting excitedly "pellegrina", "pelligrina", and my polls saved me - I would not have managed without them. The rest of the Way was along the roadside, which, I have to confess, was about all I could manage. I had a large dog, who may have been a stray, follow me and walk in parallel with me for about 500 meters. Thankfully, a white van distracted him and he chased the van up the road and I never saw him again! On the side of the road were olive and orange groves and I saw a turtle/tortoise (it was in the canal by the side of the road) and lots of lizards and frogs. It's Good Friday, not that you'd know it - all the shops were open, so I have to assume it is not a public holiday. Fondi is a lovely place, with the most beautiful stone streets.Read more