VF del sud day 36: Otranto to Santa Maria di Leuca, 49.97km

Tower of the day Actually it's day 37. I noticed that there are two days numbered Day 22. New high score in daily kilometres for this walk, and while the app had this listed as three stages, I decided to push on so that the three of us could move on to another adventure! The … Continue reading VF del sud day 36: Otranto to Santa Maria di Leuca, 49.97km →

VF del sud day 35: Martano to Otranto, 23km

This sort of creativity is a rarity on this camino. It was supposed to be a 31km day, but a brief study of the route on Google revealed some economies of effort. Often such short cuts mean highways, but not today, as I managed to find obscure laneways not dissimilar to the real thing. It … Continue reading VF del sud day 35: Martano to Otranto, 23km →

VF del sud day 34: Lecce to Martano, 31km

The route headed east this morning, even though the final destination is south. After a couple of hours the reason was revealed: a town with a rather impressive castle. Less impressive was the fact that the cafe was closed. Fortunately I had already partaken in an earlier town at a cafe that I happened upon … Continue reading VF del sud day 34: Lecce to Martano, 31km →

VF del sud day 17: Faeto to Troia, 19.8km

View from the trail near Troia Our hybrid route added a few kilometers to our day, but had a double benefit: a gradual gradient (for the most part) and a mid morning cafe. To rejoin the route directly from Faeto would have been a steep downhill, followed by a climb back up to 900m, then … Continue reading VF del sud day 17: Faeto to Troia, 19.8km →

SCT Phase II Day Four

Lewis Lake to Elk Lake Living by the light of day, I was woken in the middle of the night (about 8pm) by hikers navigating by headlamp. They'd missed the turn in the trail and almost stumbled into the lake. When I was pitching my tent there was another hiker waiting for his girlfriend, and … Continue reading SCT Phase II Day Four →