It was a beautiful morning to leave San Vito hiking near/along the Beltrame River. So, my grand plan was to hike to Petrizzi which was a climb of 600′ (185m), call a cab and ride to the B&B in Soverato. That didn’t happen. When we asked a bar owner if he could call a cabContinue reading “Day 3 Soverato here we come plan a, plan b and ultimately 13 miles and another 1,400’ (430m) climb and we’re finished…or at least I’m finished :-)”
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Calling an audible, aka the day I realized I have no business driving in Italy :-)
So after resting a day a decision needed to be made for me by me. Do we scale Monte Acido (Sour Mountain). This entailed an elevation gain of 2,200 feet (677m) over 4.5 miles (7.5 k). This was not a hard decision. Maria Theresa had a car and was willing to drive us to aContinue reading “Calling an audible, aka the day I realized I have no business driving in Italy :-)”
Monterosso VV a church, home cooked meal and Calabrian singalong.
The church was right across the palazzo from my room. I knew this but was reminded of this fact when the bells rang for 6 am Mass. Later that morning we walked around town a bit. William commented on the unique statute of the Virgin Mary atop the front of the church. One will noticesContinue reading “Monterosso VV a church, home cooked meal and Calabrian singalong.”
Monterosso the night before a day of much rest (La notte prima una giornata di tanto riposo)
This post begins shortly after that brutal day one. As noted previously we were beat. There was a bar a block away. A bar in Italy is kind of an all encompassing term for a shop that sells coffee, beer, pop, mixed drinks, gelato. They are typically very small and are quick serve for theContinue reading “Monterosso the night before a day of much rest (La notte prima una giornata di tanto riposo)”
Day 1 Pizzo to Monterosso ….13.5 miles 2,400’ of elevation gain. Huh? Yep, 2,400’ count ‘em. We did 😊
I knew the early section of this hike was going to be challenging given that we started with an 800’ climb out of Pizzo. But, I had planned, originally, that we would only hike five miles that day and spend the night at an agriturismo (a working farm that has a B&B side hustle) andContinue reading “Day 1 Pizzo to Monterosso ….13.5 miles 2,400’ of elevation gain. Huh? Yep, 2,400’ count ‘em. We did 😊”
Pizzo a taste of “La dolce vita”
One doesn’t need a watch in Pizzo. It took me a little while to understand that. From 6am to 12am the clock on the Chiese San Gregorio Martire chimes on the quarter hour. The chiming was unique, at least to me, in that one bell chimes the hour and a second bell of a differentContinue reading “Pizzo a taste of “La dolce vita””
Fasten your seat belts it’s going to be a bumpy night
Apologies to usurping Betty Davis’s famous line from Joe Mankiewicz’s “All about Eve” but our flight was both late and bumpy. Now I fly a lot as many of you know, so much in fact that some might consider it a lifestyle. Thus, I am not a nervous flyer and have been bounced around inContinue reading “Fasten your seat belts it’s going to be a bumpy night”
Day 6 – Last leg; Chilham to Canterbury “a man on a mission”.
First apologies for the delay in this post, just a lot of stuff going on and the muse has to strike me and unfortunately my muse tends to fade as I reenter the world :-). This day started out nice enough but there was and Orange Flag warning (think severe weather watch) for for rainContinue reading “Day 6 – Last leg; Chilham to Canterbury “a man on a mission”.”
Day 5 Marseilles to Ottawa
As we left town we came across a washout sign describing how the City of Marseilles had been planned as an industrial center the picture below shows a bridge that was built over the canal during the planning that was never actually used as best as I could tell. Interestingly enough the sign noted thatContinue reading “Day 5 Marseilles to Ottawa”
I&M day 4 Seneca to Marseilles
We started where we finished before on a bright crisp fall morning. As many of may have noticed I hike in shorts and a t-shirt. Its always a little cool starting off in the upper 40s low 50s but ten minutes of hiking and I warm up nicely. As we left town the path broadenedContinue reading “I&M day 4 Seneca to Marseilles”
Lou Hikes? 