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It was just a travel day today, so don’t expect an exciting blog. The weather was a little better when we woke so we got a good view of the Alps over our paddy fields. Then we got some even better ones as we approached the Mont Blanc tunnel. On the other side of…
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Today was mainly a travel day but we kicked off with a run around the walls of Lucca. As Jane said yesterday, Lucca has seen four sets of walls. Some of the line of the Late Medieval walls and two of the gates remain in the Renaissance cannon-proof walls we were on top of. That’s…
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Our hilltop wild camp was rocked by high winds and rain all night. I don’t sleep well when that happens, even with the anti-Rog-snoring devices installed in my ears – I think I subconsciously worry that the wind will blow Jones off the hill! It did get better later though, and Rog got the drone…
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Flynn got to dip his trotters in Lake Trasimeno before breakfast. It’s far too shallow for a swim – at least as far out as I can throw a stick. After coffee we went up into the town of Castliogne del Lago. This castle originally sat on an island guarding the border between the Roman…
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We decided to do our run in the cool of the morning, rather than the 30 degree heat of the afternoon which seems to be our usual, rather unwise, “choice.” At 8am, there was barely any traffic on the little road through the altiplano, so we ran up and down it, surrounded by the most…
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The park around Terni has an industrial museum consisting of a small field with five old turbines in it. There were a couple of colourful Francis turbines – Jane’s third favourite turbine design. He favourite if you limit her to just water turbines. The view over the valley below the waterfall was pretty spectacular too.…
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We left Area Camper Sant Andrea with clean bed linen and full / empty tanks, as required. Our route led north over the pass from Pescasseroli, and near the top we stopped a trail head, so pulled in to have a last hike in the lovely national park. We spotted two types of orchid as…
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It rained overnight and was a lot cooler in the morning. After coffee we set off for a walk up the national trail. There is a lot of great walking around here, the path was wide and easy rising through the hills towards the mountains. As we climbed it got hotter but not intolerable. Coming…
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