Acquapendente Rest Day

With a 24km day behind us and a 23km walk tomorrow, Brenda and I decided to take a day off to gather our strength. This will be our last rest day before Rome, unless for some unforeseen event we are forced to stop.

Today we spent the morning tidying up some personal projects before heading out to explore the town. The city's first recorded history dates to 964 AD and there are areas here where one feels as though a step back in time has been taken.

The Church of San Francisco is a massive building that was also once home to the Acquapendente hospital (now located across the street). In the 1400s, St Roch spent time here healing victims of the plague. Just meters from where not-so-saintly Roch will sleep tonight.

For lunch, we had a really delicious ravioli dish that was served with a butter sage sauce, fresh cherry tomatoes, arugula and Parmesan. It was exquisite.

To walk off our meal, we aimlessly wandered the hilly streets and alleyways, climbed to the town's high point to see the Barbarossa Clock tower, and picked up some sandwiches for dinner tonight.

Well rested and well fueled, we're ready to hit the trail bright and early in the morning.Read more