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A wet start in Tuscany
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[QUOTE="MichaelC, post: 1143960, member: 41673"] Days 8, 9: Siena It’ll be easier to do a proper retrospective when I’m home, and not typing with one finger on my phone, but here are some random thoughts. - The vibe on the trail reminds me of early days of Le Puy, but with far fewer walkers. Everyone talks, and you see the same people, especially between San Miniato and Siena. But once in town everyone disperses, and you only bump into other pilgrims by chance. - I’m glad I put more planning into the Tuscan stages. There are relatively few people who are planning day-by-day. I’ll leave more to chance once I enter Lazio. - it feels much harder than the Le Puy route. I didn’t train as much, so that’s part of it. But most days end with a long climb, there have been some wet muddy days, and there’s a lot of road walking - sometimes for hours. That’s the only true negative, but it’s a big one. - Sometimes I feel like I’m learning how to do this all over again. Like, did I forget everything I learned on the other routes??? - Most pilgrims don’t start walking until 8 or 9 am. That’s a huge change from the VF. I like it, though the next few days are long & I’ll need to start earlier than normal - it took longer for this walk to gel, physically and mentally. Maybe it was the rain, maybe it was that the first few days aren’t that exciting, maybe I just wasn’t in shape. - Most people I’ve met are stopping here in Siena. This would not have been long enough for me. I feel like I’m still in the first phase of the pilgrimage. - I’ve only had three communal meals. One was nice. Two are best forgotten. Luckily the restaurants in Tuscany are phenomenal - The downside to private accommodations - they don’t have a place to hang laundry! Though it was damp the first few days, and there have been afternoon storms the last few. Clothes don’t dry. I’ve gone to a laundromat twice. I should have at least brought more socks. [/QUOTE]
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