Month: September 2023
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Valle Dei Templi Agrigento
Day 448, 28-9-‘23, 11km walked around the Valley of the Temples and Agrigento. I got up late because so tired And then went to the valley of the Temples with Adeline a young woman from France. Wow Amazing, just so incredible to see so many years later, structures, some dating 500 years BC I wish…
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Agrigento
Day 447, 27-9-‘23, 13 km walked from Porto empedocle to Agrigento where I found a hostel booked for 2 nights. I mostly walked along a big road that was reduced to one side, a lot of honking I just kept going up! When I arrived I cooked stayed in and did nothing much Some days…
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Agrigento
Day 447, 27-9-‘23, 13 km walked from Porto empedocle to Agrigento where I found a hostel booked for 2 nights. I mostly walked along a big road that was reduced to one side, a lot of honking I just kept going up! When I arrived I cooked stayed in and did nothing much Some days…
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Porto Empedocle
Day 446, 26-9-‘23, 23,6 km from Montallegro to Porto Empedocle to a campsite (where I met some lovely young women, nice to be able to talk a bit) My GPS suggested a route which contained a lot of along the road walking, which I like to avoid and happy to say that I managed to…
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Piana degli Albanesi
Day 439, 19-9-‘23, 13 km walked, what a day again! I woke up with cars whizzing by, every time it made my tent shake, I left just before 9 and couldn’t really get going really had frequent breaks. I’m perpetually learning to let go of goals and pressure, which is good! After one of those…
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Monreale
Day 438, 18-9-‘23, 17km walked in and from #Monreale to near Altofonte The church was incredible, a lot of patterns and gold, gorgeous mosaics! And after an amazing vegan pizza I walked up up and more uphill! (some steep down to begin with). Stopped just before dark and after writing this I’ll go straight to…
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Palermo, Italy
Day 436, 16-9-‘23, 11.1km walked in #palermo I wandered and visited Zita church with beautiful sculptures and paintings and walked around til the majolica tile house openend at 16.00. It’s a private house with an amazing collection of Sicilian tiles from as early as the 14th century right through to the beginning of the 20th…
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Palermo, Italy
Day 434, 14-9-‘23, 15,4 km walked in Palermo! Thank you for your messages of concern about my doubting but I’ll keep going yet! I had a great day yesterday, visiting the puppet museum ( a great collection of local puppets and from around the world too, and Palazzo Butera, a beautifully restored palazzo with modern…
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Palermo, Italy
Day 433, 13-9-‘23, 11,9 km walked That means I’ve passed the 7000km mark!! And for the first time I’m feeling doubt about going on, my son asked me yesterday if I still enjoy it, and I do but it did make me doubt. I miss my husband and children ( that I don’t see every…
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Alcamo
Day 428, 7-9-‘23 (14 months!!), 35,9 km walked. From that little shed between grapes to Alcamo. I think it’s the most I’ve walked in one day so far! (after the 44km I did in the second week). A long long day between the vineyards, mostly on my own, sometimes bulldoze ring over barely existing paths…