I found that day the most personally satisfying of the whole VF. I also took a slight detour so that I could put my feet in the sea. As a teenager I had read John Hillaby's "Journey Through Europe" about a walk from the North Sea to the Mediterranean and it made a deep impression on me. I never imagined that one day I might do the same.
About 5 weeks ago, just before I left California, I was mentioning to my neighbor that I was going to be in Switzerland during my time away, hiking the Via Francigena.
During this conversation...
Another early morning/dark start out of Besancon.
Within a mile I was climbing two foot wide dirt trails in the forest.
The entire day was spent in and out of the forest and up and down hills...
Out the door at 5 and immediately into the hills, climbing a single track 👣 up, up and more up.
Passed a beautiful castle and a bunch of baby goats.
About mid morning the trail made a sharp...
News from the Via Francigena Association indicates they are trying to encourage more pilgrim specific accommodation on the route. I particularly liked this comment...
Got up late and went out and found a Dunkin Donuts coffee shop. I ordered the largest cup of coffee and walked to a laundromat to wash my well worn dirty laundry.
I later walked to the beautiful...
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