What I Wish I Knew Before I Retired
Six years ago, when I was a Middle School Principal, I bought this ink drawing at a silent auction run by my school in Beijing. I didn't know the artist but knew that she went to our Elementary School. I immediately loved her work. The following year, I was visiting a second-grade classroom when I …
Richard and I are now back home. We are grateful for our experience on the Via Francigena and are appreciative of all of the support that we received along the way. A few commenters asked for a summary of our general observations, surprises, warnings, and suggestions. As conditions change rapidly, no two walks on the …
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I may have previously mentioned that our travels on the Via Francigena were all about the daily journeys. As we are discovering, the destination is also pretty sweet! Day 1 When I left you last, Richard and I had just arrived in St. Peter’s Square. From there, we took a glorious taxi to our hotel, …
Distance Walked: 19.1 km ++ Time Walking: 6 hours (including breaks) Temperature: 32C When we woke up this morning, it felt like Graduation Day. And in so many ways, it was. I threw out my (no longer) white LuLu Lemon long-sleeved shirt (that I know you were all sick of — me too)! I donned …
Distance Walked: 21.8 km Walking Time: 6 hours Breaks: 1 hour Walking Pace: 3.5 km per hour Attitude Difference Ascent: 580 m Attitude Difference Descent: 690m Distance to Rome: 19.1 km Campagnano di Roma: As we walked yesterday’s trail, we repeatedly heard sounds from the area’s Autodromo Vallelunga Pietro Taruff. Sadly, we never did catch …
Distance Walked: 15 km Time Walking: 8 am - 1 pm (including a stop in magnificent Monte Gelato Falls) Temperatures : High of 27C (with a burst of rain). Summary: Today was our first day on the trail that had any hint of rain. When we finally decided that the skies were serious, we unearthed our …
More Decisions: When planning this trip, we never made an exact plan of where we would be when. We knew that we wanted to complete 18 official stages, ranging in length from 13.4 km to 32.3 km. We figured that we would likely break up some of the longer stages, add in rest days and …
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