Day 20: Vitulano to Benevento

I woke to rain this morning. Luckily, it had stopped by 8 am - I was happy to set off a little later if it meant I got to stay dry. After the customary steep climb out of town, also known as the heart starter, the Way (18 km) descended for quite some time. I did take a detour at one point when I started down a country lane and spied two big dogs lying in the middle of the road - I don't regret that decision. Once the descent ended, I joined the Pista Ciclopedonale Benevento - Vitulano; a bike and pedestrian pathway which has been created from a disused railway line - it even had a tunnel and despite being a little hard on the feet, I was on it for over 5 kms, it was a pleasure to be on. Benevento is quite large and so far seems quite lively. However, I was very disapointed and surprised to discover that the three laundromats I tried to use where all out of business!Read more