Wednesday, 7 June 2017

Day 16 - Nothing to fear? Aquapendente to Bolsena

168.8 kms to Rome
22.1 walked today
350.9 walked so far

I woke this morning with a sore left knee (yes! That knee!)
Not the usual swollen ache, the antiinflammatory tablets seem to control that. This was different, structural, specific - scary.
I could take less water or post on some stuff (maybe 2kg)
I could send on my whole pack.
I could catch a bus
Maybe this was the end. What would happen if I couldn't do long distance walking anymore ( with Clare)

Nothing for it
I went downstairs to breakfast and with food in my stomach, I took another antiinflammatory.
With fear and trepidation we set off.
We proceeded to set land speed records (5.1 kph) for the next two hours to coffee and cake  -    easy!!!!
My knee (s) legs etc and Clare's worked like well oiled machines.

Nothing to fear but fear itself!!!!!

The walk was pleasant.
A little cooler 15-25, walking through fields of wheat, barley?, Sunflowers, corn, 🥔 acres of them, a crop with black seeds twice the size of poppy seeds and of course grapes tomatoes and olives.
We arrived in Bolsena, a playground for the not so rich, on an enormous lake.
After promenading along the shoreline we bought our beers and wrote.

First view of the lake
 View to Bolsena Castle from lake
Still smiling (and walking)

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