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Carmel Carlsen Via Francigena-part 2
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- 26 avr. 2024 à 17:17
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Altitude: 501 m
- Italie Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta Perloz Plan de Brun 45.604318, 7.80195145°36’16” N 7°48’7” E
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Day 4: Verrès to Pont-Saint-Martin
26 avril, Italie ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
I woke this morning to a fully overcast sky and light rain. I got to test out my new poncho, which will be known from now on as the "Great Pumpkin" (I'm a Peanuts fan) as that's exactly what I look like with it on. It did the job perfectly, and even though the wind was bracing, I never felt too cold (or hot). Today was one of those perfect walking days (26 km), even with the rain, I was filled with joy all day. There is something magical about the ever moving mist and low-lying clouds around mountains. Oh, and I got to walk in the valley itself and for some time beside the river. Everything was lovely. It was quite a steep hike to my accommodation, but it was worth every step. I listened to the book "A pilgrimage to eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in search of faith" by Timothy Egan, which was recommended to me by Andrew from Victoria whom l walked a little of the VF with last year. We reconnected a couple of days ago, and he's about a week behind me on the VF as he restarted in Switzerland. Anyway, I would highly recommend the book, especially for anyone who was raised Catholic.En savoir plus
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Voyageur What an encouraging sign ✅
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Carmel Carlsen 👍
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Voyageur Looks chilly
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Carmel Carlsen Not too bad when you are walking
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Carmel Carlsen Via Francigena-part 2
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- 25 avr. 2024 à 18:20
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Altitude: 390 m
- Italie Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta Verres 45.66549, 7.692345°39’56” N 7°41’32” E
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Jour 7
Day 3: Châtillon to Verrès
25 avril, Italie ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
A shorter walk today (21.73 km). The guide said it was challenging, and I was finding it easy! I even joked to myself that the end section was going to have to be tough to warrant the designation. Well, truer words have never been spoken! The last 6 - 7 km was an absolute howler. I didn't help myself by going the wrong way up a really steep incline only to have to turn around and retrace my steps to rejoin the Way! What a dill. Not long before I reached Verres, I was telling myself that there was no way this was the original pilgrim route when there was a perfectly flat and reasonable valley below to walk along LOL. I met an Australian this morning, Ann, in Chatillon. She now lives in Mexico and has walked all the way from Santa Maria di Leuca. When I asked why she chose to walk the VF in reverse, she replied that she had started in Rome, hated walking with the sun in her face, and then made her way to Santa Maria di Leuca. I believe she will finish today in Aosta. What a legend! I wore my skirt for the first time today (my standard for Part 1 of the VF). I had my tights underneath but took them off after the first 2 km - it was another sunny day and the sun is warm.En savoir plus
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Voyageur Oh Carmel. You made me laugh!
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Carmel Carlsen 😁
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Voyageur How serene
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Carmel Carlsen It was a very beautiful section today
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Carmel Carlsen Via Francigena-part 2
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- 23 avr. 2024 à 17:44
- ⛅ 8 °C
- Altitude: 581 m
- Italie Aosta 45.739872, 7.32993545°44’24” N 7°19’48” E
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Jour 5
Day 1: Echevennoz to Aosta
23 avril, Italie ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
I had the most delicious meal last night in the trattoria a few steps from my accommodation. The meal was cooked by my host Erik's parents. I ate my plentiful and also delicious breakfast to the sounds of Erik playing the accordion (video attached). What a wonderful way to start the day. The walk today wasn't long (17.53 km) but descended about 600m. My knees really felt it. The Way started right outside my accommodation and followed an impressive irrigation canal (Ru Neuf) filled with pristine water for quite some time. Then, I made my way down into the valley. It was a beautiful sunny day with the snow capped peaks changing minute by minute as the clouds moved across them. Aosta is a reasonably sized town so I gathered some food supplies for the walk tomorrow, took in some sights and visited both the Cathedral and a smaller church. Three things impress me about the Italian churches I have seen so far: the incredible variety and colour of the marble, the interior and exterior frescoes, and the detailed painting on the ceilings and arches.En savoir plus
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Voyageur Sounds like a terrific first day. Enjoy your travels
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Carmel Carlsen It was. I'm tired but happy
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Voyageur Fantastic photos Carmel, just looks a bit cold.🥰
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Carmel Carlsen It's cold in the morning, and the wind is brisk. But you heat up as you walk and the sun is surprisingly warm.
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Carmel Carlsen Via Francigena-part 2
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- 24 avr. 2024 à 08:56
- ☀️ 5 °C
- Altitude: 501 m
- Italie Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta Chatillon 45.75027, 7.62097245°45’1” N 7°37’15” E
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Jour 6
Day 2: Aosta to Châtillon
24 avril, Italie ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
Today was a long one (30.6 km) and the hardest walk I've done in a long time. I don't mind admitting that I'm sore all over. I literally took the scenic route - there were so many amazing things to see, and I took advantage of every photo opportunity. I'm sure it delayed my arrival, not to mention all the breaks I took, which let me soak in the views and was worth any delay. The Way today ranged from sealed road (a fair bit of that) to goat tracks. Again, I walked alongside an irrigation canal (the Ru Mazod). As you can imagine, there is a good amount of water around here. One bit of excitement: a dog came at me. I must have startled it when I suddenly appeared around the corner. I gave it a fierce stare and said "no" in my bossy voice, and it backed right off - what a relief. Funny, lots of dogs barked at me in France (even a goose had a go), not one dog that I recall barked at me in Switzerland, but here in Italy, the dogs seem to be territorial as well. One last thing; Saint Christopher is a big deal around here!En savoir plus
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Voyageur Really fantastic photos Carmel, especially the snow capped mountains.
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Carmel Carlsen I know! I can't stop taking sooooo many photos of them.
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Voyageur Stunning scenery. Remember to let your body ease into your days of walking
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Carmel Carlsen I will Jenny. I'm pacing myself and taking plenty of rests
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Carmel Carlsen Via Francigena-part 2
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- 22 avr. 2024 à 15:22
- ☁️ 2 °C
- Altitude: 1 248 m
- Italie Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta Etroubles Echevennoz 45.808322, 7.24177945°48’30” N 7°14’30” E
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Jour 4
Day 0: Milan to Echevennoz
22 avril, Italie ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
The day started out wet and cold. I managed to catch two trains and two buses today without a hitch - I am very pleased. The only mishap was a broken clip on my backpack. It broke this morning on my way out of the room (I'm obviously not used to having the backpack on yet). Fortunately, I have a crocodile clip that will keep the strap in place. That stap secures my water supply! Thankfully, the rain cleared up as I was making my way through the Aosta Valley (amazingly beautiful. I can'twait to begin walking). The mountains were misty, and as we approached Aosta on the first bus, I saw a lot of snow on the peaks. It was cold in Aosta, and now that I am in Echevennoz, where I am staying tonight; it is freezing! I've decided against taking on Grand Saint Bernard Pass as the forecast for tomorrow is overcast and for Wednesday rain. I have no snow walking experience in good weather, so I have no confidence at all in taking on the mountain in less than ideal conditions at this time of year.En savoir plus
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Voyageur Bbrrrr. Good call Carmel
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Carmel Carlsen 🫠
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Voyageur Wise decision. Stay safe
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Carmel Carlsen Thanks Jenny
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Pisano aktivno po Alpah
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- 18 août 2023 à 12:51
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 2 620 m
- Italie Piemonte Ceresole Reale Alpe Pilocca 45.478657, 7.14230145°28’43” N 7°8’32” E
Jour 12
Najlepši bike vzpon Evrope
18 août 2023, Italie ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Hvala Helena in Andrej za tale hint! Noro lepo. Vse. Od začetka do konca. Vsako minuto. Res premaga vse klance! Je en naš mlad kolesarski par, ki dopustniško osvaja vrhove, povedal, da je na nekem izboru Nivolet najlepši med vsemi. 1.111 višincev (nekaj od tega tudi podaljšanih peš do slapa in jezerca na drugi strani prelaza). In po kratkem gonjenja nazaj gor do prelaza krasen spust dol v kao kempič (travnik, precej prazen, za 8 €, nice). Krasna dva dni v družbi z Renato in Mirkotom, ki sta bila ful hvaležna za podaljšek v dolino za katerega sva reklamirala, da je dolg le 30 km, pa jih ima realno 60 🙈.En savoir plus
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Voyageur Super da sta šla! :)
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Voyageur 😍😍 Ja, res, bi šla kar se enkreat gor 😍😍 Kako lep dan sta dobila!
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Voyageur To pa res noro zgleda! 👍👍👍
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FunRallye Innsbruck - Mallorca
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- 15 août 2022 à 15:19
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Altitude: 1 261 m
- France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Montvalezan 45.613333, 6.85166745°36’48” N 6°51’6” E
Jour 3
Nachtrag: Pannenhilfe Vectra
15 août 2022, France ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Nach einer kleinen Panne am Opel Vectra sind der Veranstalter Michael und auch wir bei dem Team Goldeneggs vorbeigefahren, da wir nur knapp 10km hinter diesem Team unterwegs waren.
Es war ein Gummischlauch der Abgasrückführung so stark zerbröselt, dass er nicht mehr zu flicken war. Einige Telefonate später haben wir entschieden, dass das Auto auch ohne diesen Schlauch sicher läuft. Diverse Versuche das Loch mit geschnitztem Holz oder Blech zumindest zu stopfen, damit nicht zu viel heiße Abgase im Motorraum landen scheiterten leider. Also geht es im Ist-Zustand erstmal weiter. Bis zum heutigen Ziel sind es noch einige Stunden. Viel Rauch um nichts - der Vectra soll am Abend unbeschadet in Briancon ankommen und erlangt am nächsten Tag von einem Bauern einen kostenlosen Ersatzschlauch.En savoir plus
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Prek Aoste do francoskih Alp
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- 25 juil. 2023 à 19:28
- ☁️ 5 °C
- Altitude: 2 125 m
- Italie Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta La Thuile Porassey Monte Belvedere 45.690885, 6.89140645°41’27” N 6°53’29” E
Jour 11
Vedriva na prelazu Mali sv. Bernard
25 juillet 2023, Italie ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
Pozno popoldne sva prispela na prelaz Mali sveti Bernard, ki je francoski brat švicarskemu prelazu. Že pot do sem je bila res razgledna, prelaz pa... Ah 😍

Imela sva ravno dovolj časa za lepo fotko ali dve in sparkirat se ob neki vojaški razvalini, ko je počasi a vztrajno z zahoda prihajalo slabo vreme.

Zdaj sva zakurila v avtu, imava čaj že skuhan, pojeva še kaj za želodček in potem na toplo pod kovtre.

Jutri bo sončen, suh in hladen dan. Menda bo "toplo" od 3 do 7 °C 🙂 (ob desetih zvečer je zunaj 3,9 °C)

Naslednje jutro: vreme naju umirja... Končno branje ob kavici. Šipe zarosene, ne tolk od strasti kot od kurjenja Truma pečke 🙂 Sva se odločila, da je danes najbolj vremensko neudoben dan na najini poti...En savoir plus
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Voyageur Vi v bundah... mi pa iščemo kaj še lahko dol slečemo...
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Voyageur :)
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Voyageur Sem že zjutraj gledal tam okrog vaju par rozastih flikic na satelitu. Sneg julija! Kolega je pa na Sardiniji slikal 46 stopinj. V Slovenji nas bo pa odplaknilo, odpihnilo in totalno raztolklo. Kam to gre... Jebenti!
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Voyageur Midva imava zaenkrat še srečo... Ok, preveriva in javiva jutri, kako in kaj bo v Franciji :)
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Voyageur Solo Way
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- 29 juil. 2023 à 06:31
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 592 m
- Italie Aosta Giardini pubblici Aosta 45.734554, 7.32230545°44’4” N 7°19’20” E
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NächtlicheAufbruchstimmung
29 juillet 2023, Italie ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Ich war wirklich froh noch einen Tag länger in Frankreich geblieben zu sein. Mein Alpen-Erlebnis wird mir gewiss auf ewig in Erinnerung bleiben. Am Abend habe ich meine Englischkenntnisse etwas auffrischen können, als ich zwei Studentinnen ein Tauschgeschäft anbot. Ich bin ab jetzt mit schicker Frisur unterwegs und die Mädels haben YumYum Nudeln bekommen. 👧🏼🍜
Eines der wichtigsten Utensilien auf meiner Reise ist übrigens mein kleines Salzgefäß. 🧂 Wer mich kennt weiss, dass bei mir nichts ohne Salz geht. Das Gläschen habe ich von meiner lieben Freundin Danie bekommen. Also hab ich meine Treue Seelenfreundin jeden Abend beim Essen bei mir ;)
Es war noch ein wirklich schöner, lustiger und sonniger Abend. 🌞🏞️
Da ich aber relativ günstig und sparsam unterwegs bin, ging es in der Nacht schon wieder weiter. Da sind die Busse und Züge nämlich meist günstiger.
Zu erst bin ich durch den MontBlanc Tunnel nach Aoste. Jetzt sitze ich gerade im Zug nach Turin und der nächste soll mich nach Savona bringen. Von dort geht es weiter nach Sanremo. Die Züge in Italien sind wirklich günstig und ich konnte mein Ticket sogar einfach ohne Umkosten auf andere Zeiten ändern.
Am Mittag habe ich dann noch eine Strecke von etwa 20km zu laufen. Das genügt mir auch, nach dem ich heute Nacht um 3 Uhr mein Zelt abbauen musste 🙈 das muss auch unbedingt später in der italienischen Sonne noch mal getrocknet werden…

Ach hey, ich wäre somit innerhalb einer Woche in 4 Ländern unterwegs gewesen 🙌🏽

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Voyageur ❤️
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Voyageur Wahnsinn... Ich wünsche dir noch weiterhin ganz viel Spaß 🥰
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Voyageur Danke meine liebe 😘
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FunRallye Innsbruck - Mallorca
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- 15 août 2022 à 12:33
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 908 m
- Italie Regione Autonoma Valle d'Aosta La Salle Chez Borgne 45.745, 7.05666745°44’42” N 7°3’24” E
Jour 3
Mittagspause am Fiume Dora Baltea
15 août 2022, Italie ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Susi kocht heute für uns und wir haben uns ein ruhiges Plätzchen für diese Mittagspause gesucht.
Lecker Basmati Reis mit cremigem Curry von Uncle Ben's.
Danach abwaschen, uns kurz frisch gemacht und weiter geht die Fahrt.En savoir plus
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