Current Day Trip to Date
Miles Walked 11.7 202.7
Feet Climbed 1510 24,270
Song of the Day: Fixing a hole by the Beatles:
I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in
And stops my mind from wandering
Where it will go
The hardest parts of the day were leaving our hotel in Citta di Castello this morning and finding our lodging in Pietralunga this afternoon. The hotel in Citta was supposed to drop us off on the trail about 10 miles outside of town. But, there was significant confusion at the hotel, and we ended up waiting for 30 minutes or so while they figured it out. Finally, some guy who looked like Lee Marvin (if Lee Marvin had lived to be 97 years old), shows up in an old VW station wagon, and off we go! We were flying around the hills, up and down little roads. He drops us off, says this is the place, and away he goes. He actually took us a bit further than we were supposed to go, but we weren't going to argue. Then, after walking for about three hours, when we get to Pietralunga, the instructions said the place is about 1 km ( a little over a half mile) outside of town on the trail. Turns out the real answer is, it is several miles outside of town, and on a side road. Fortunately, we were able to flag some people down and they directed us to the right place.
This is where we started out today, at this church along the trail:
Here we are just arriving at the entrance to the town:
Shortly after arriving at Piertralunga, came upon this road crew fixing a hole on the street. Have seen a lot of this the past few days...
When we finally arrived at our lodging, it is a big old farmhouse place. Nobody is there. We look all over, and Linda discovers a key in one of the doors, which turns out to be our place! Once again, we are the only people staying at the place. This has happened at several of our hotels now. I guess it's the time of the year, although last year, it was crowded when we were in Tuscany at this time. We have a beautiful two bedroom apartment in an agriturismo complex. We were able to find a number to call and the proprietor came out to meet us (they live somewhere else) and she showed us all the ropes. She will come by to pick us up at 7:30 tonight for dinner. I am so grateful that Linda speaks reasonable Italian, because it would have been impossible to communicate with her. Here are a few photos of the place. The first is Linda sitting outside, the second is a small kitchen area that is part of the apartment.
Very similar weather again today- cool and misty in the morning, even some lite sprinkles. Really didn't clear up or even warm up.
Food trucks have hit Italy, or at least portable pizza ovens:
A very long day tomorrow- likely around 18-19 miles, lots of climbing. Fortunately, the weather should be a little better, with sun expected.
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