202 kms to Rome
19.4 walked today
307.6 walked so far
We have been taking survival lessons from the French and Germans.
You have met the French ladies who can walk over mountain ranges before breakfast. The Germans are a father (70 something) and his fiftyish daughter. We all walked yesterday together, passing each other as we took pit stops. We seem to be the final six heading to Rome as everyone else we have met has stopped at Sienna.
Over coffees and beers during and after the days walk we had all agreed that the following days official route of 32.2 kms with a 600m final climb was suicidal and steps needed to be taken. We all agreed that the local 7.21 to somewhere could drop us at somewhere 14kms into the official route at the only point where the road crossed our route.
This was sensible!!!!! (Luke)
The only other arrangement that needed to be made was to ask our host if breakfast was possible at 6.30.
Our hosts had been amazing, being helpful in every way and our room in their house was picture perfect. Every wall was covered in cultural knick knacks. To our relief a 6.30 breakfast was fine. When we arrived home after dinner the house was full of cooking smells and we had thought this would be a home cooked breakfast in keeping with everything else.
We needn't have worried over the early breakfast as their was no preparation needed. Everything was out of a packet.
Packet - coissants, jams, milk, cakes. No bread, cheese, yoghurt, ham or fruit.
We left quickly and were early for the 7.21.
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