The lovely Mrs_Bob and I walked roughly 600 miles on the Camino de Santiago de Compostella pilgrimage trail, more commonly called The Way of St James, or The Camino, or simply The Way several years ago. We also walked across England, following Hadrian's Wall, starting at the North Sea and finishing at the Irish Sea. We planned a follow up walking trip but life, then Covid, then a foster son and a lot of stuff got in the way.
We are now planning to walk a less popular path called the "Way of St Francis." There are a few variants to the route. Some start in Florence, others start in LaVerna. All pass through Assisi and all end in Rome at the Vatican. The route, starting in Florence, is approximately 342 miles. And there are a lot of hills. Roughly 31 days of walking. Our goal is to go in mid-to-late May and return home by July. At this point we are not sure if we will walk from Florence to Assisi, we may, use the 'walking time' to travel to other parts of Italy, and then travel by train/bus from Florence to Assisi and then walk from Assisi to Rome, which is still a couple hundred miles on foot.
We have invited Melen to join us, it is unlikely she will have the ability to do so for more than a week or two, because of work. We also invited Dasha to join us, she wants to come, and we'd plan the trip to depart shortly after her graduation from Notre Dame. Her plans are to take a bit of time before she starts working so she might actually be able to join us. We shall see.
Very early planning stages. Wish us luck and let's hope this time it all works out.
We are now planning to walk a less popular path called the "Way of St Francis." There are a few variants to the route. Some start in Florence, others start in LaVerna. All pass through Assisi and all end in Rome at the Vatican. The route, starting in Florence, is approximately 342 miles. And there are a lot of hills. Roughly 31 days of walking. Our goal is to go in mid-to-late May and return home by July. At this point we are not sure if we will walk from Florence to Assisi, we may, use the 'walking time' to travel to other parts of Italy, and then travel by train/bus from Florence to Assisi and then walk from Assisi to Rome, which is still a couple hundred miles on foot.
We have invited Melen to join us, it is unlikely she will have the ability to do so for more than a week or two, because of work. We also invited Dasha to join us, she wants to come, and we'd plan the trip to depart shortly after her graduation from Notre Dame. Her plans are to take a bit of time before she starts working so she might actually be able to join us. We shall see.
Very early planning stages. Wish us luck and let's hope this time it all works out.
