We had yet another long day 70 so I’ll make the day 69 recap short. Sorry.
First this.
Then we ran across the solitary oak tree if read about.
….and then found this:
https://youtube.com/shorts/D6SaoxTZcpc?feature=share
The Appenines are beautiful:
Then we made this momentous decision made with poor facts:
You already saw what happened in the end. Our facts were wrong and we ended with 26.3miles and a 4400+ ft climb. Ugh
Closer to the end than the beginning. 
A sign earlier warned of strong currents. Haha 
Stele 
Genuine USArmy 
Cool use of coffee pots 
Mr and Mrs Longshadow 
Stations of the cross
Homepage 
Wow, wie nah ihr schon dem Ziel seid. Ich verfolge euren Weg jeden Tag und bewundere euch für diesen Pilgerweg.
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Dankeschön. Wir kommen Rom sehr nahe, aber der Weg ist das Ziel. Wir sind so gesegnet, dies tun zu können.
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WOW! That is a HUGE day. Especially the stage to Cassio. I was so ‘over’ climbing by the time I got there and then you continued! I am in awe.
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Don’t be. We would have stopped in Cassio if we could…but it was closed. I hate having to have rushed through the mountains. It’s my favorite part.
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Hello Alisson en Marc,
The ‘ostello’ is Cassio was closed because the owner died recently. Very brave of you to walk on all the way to Berceto. When I arrived in Cassio from Medesano some hours later than you, I was too tired continue. I put my tent up at the edge of the forest. In the middle of the night a wild boar passed by. Apparantly he didn’t mind me invading his terroity because he grunted and hummed with – what I interpreted as – satisfaction. I turned around a fell asleep again.
I see you have reached Lucca now. You are really walking fast.
Pace e bene,
Steven Belgium.
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I didn’t know you attempted Cassio. What a tough day that was for us all. If we had a tent it would have gone up. Had I known, four Dutch/Italian ladies found a b&b 2km after Casio but we’d already booked a non refundable at Berceto.
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Steven, where are you now. We are ha I f a rest day in Lucca (first since Besancon – 34 days ago).
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Hi Marc,
I am home again. After Cassio I went back to Fornovo and then home. I hope to return soon (december?) to continue towards Rome (or maybe Assisi). I looked up C.S. Lewis and next time I go to the library I ‘ll check if they have any of his books.
Lucca is very nice. I was there last summer. Looking for a great dinner? Try ‘Da Giulio’ at Via delle Conce.
Greetings
Steven.
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I hope you love C.S. Lewis.
My two favorites are Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters. But his children’s books “The Chronicles of Narnia” are great for adults as well. If you are more esoteric he has many works on Medieval literature.
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