San Gimignano to Colle di Val d’Elsa – Saturday September 29th – 9 miles in 4ish hours and climbed 1000 feet. Chappy’s device doesn’t show what the descent is.
The days are lovely. The humidity is finally gone!
Down from the hilltop town to the creek at the bottom and back up again. Over and over. The new complaint I heard today is: “we have to go down to go up”. It’s also known as boiler plate for short.
When Bill hears anyone complaining about which direction we’re going other than straight or level he reminds us we’re on a Pilgrimage repenting for our sins.
Roxanne’s post and photos:
Museum of Torture
Morning fuel in San Gimignano
View of the San Gimignano
tower-houses
Olive orchard
Walking into the town of
Colle di Val d’Elsa
Must have been a tough hill, Bill’s back in shoes.
Looks like a fun and interesting day with lots going on to see and feel the mind set with. As far as the comment from Bill about “pilgrimages repenting for our sins” I am sure some of you have to repent a little more than others LOL 🙂 no names mentioned of course haha xoxo
Haha! That’s so true. 😊