Italians like something sweet for breakfast. Betsy embraces that custom.After such a wonderful day in Bavagna, and a good breakfast with strong coffee, we felt good this morning getting ready for our longer and more challenging walk to Spello. I was a little worried because I've developed some pain in my right foot, causing me … Continue reading Oct. 20: Walking Back & Forth; Pretty Spello →

 We had an easy approximately 7 mile walk from Montefalco to Bevagna. No steep ascents or descents on this one, just walking along a paved road for a while, then on a white road and then a paved bike path before entering the city walls. The weather was fantastic and we felt good from a … Continue reading Oct. 19: Easy Walk & Lovely Afternoon →

 It was good to have a day without a hike. We needed to rest our bodies and do some laundry. Finding a laundromat was challenging. Google Maps doesn't always work and this was one of those times, but we finally made it. Le Chic was a small laundromat, very clean and very comfortable. A nice … Continue reading Oct. 18: Laundry, Lazy & Dinner →

The views on today's walk of Umbria were breathtakingSomething inexplicable happened today and we can't stop thinking about it.As we were nearing the end of the hike and about to start an uphill climb into Trevi, we heard a voice call out, "Hello, Kim and Betsy!" We stopped and and then there he was coming up behind … Continue reading Oct. 17: Fantastic Walk & An Unexplained Visit →

 The route was supposed to be 9.5 miles from Spoleto to Poreta. We walked nearly 16 miles (40K steps) because we repeatedly got lost and had to backtrack. First we walked 3 miles around Spoleto trying to find the route out of town. Then, we missed trail markers or there were none, and we found ourselves … Continue reading Oct 16: Lost →

 We started off the day with coffee delivered to our room, which was great. Neither of us slept that well in anticipation of the next leg of our journey. We finished our packing to prepare to go to the train station for a two-hour trip to Spoleto to spend our first night before our hiking … Continue reading Oct. 15: Hiking Holiday Eve →