On to Gambassi Therme

Another interesting day. We slept well. Our house for last night had a pellet stove which made for a cozy evening. We didn't use the hot tub.

I made some lemon pasta with olives and ham bits for supper. Phil was in bed by 6:30 pm!

We set out today at 8:30 again. Our route was going to take us right through a huge muddy valley, so we purposely took a road detour. Again, today, there was nowhere to stop for coffee, but we had some snacks. We shared apple slices and had some chocolate bar and a couple of cheese sandwiches on breaks.

The countryside is really breathtaking with in it's beauty and the steepness of the hills.

We met two other pilgrims. One from Spain and the other from the Netherlands. They were walking in the opposite direction, but we had a nice chat.

Gambassi Therme is on a huge hill. We went up and up and through the mud, vineyards, olive groves. We were near the top and finally back on an actual road. There was a bus stop and the bus was supposed to come in 3 minutes. I felt it was our destiny to ride the remaining 2 miles up the hill.

This time, I managed to pay for one of us, but the machine only took one credit card per person, and Phil didn't have his card out. The driver just waived us on and shut the door. Maybe we'll get it right another day...

Our apartment is awesome again. I am washing our muddy clothes right now, and we'll walk to the grocery store to get supper supplies when the clothes are finished.

Tomorrow, we walk to San Gimignano, which is supposed to be a very cool town with lots of "tower" houses. People built their own equivalent of a family castle or "keep" .Read more