We haven’t actually got to Monteriggioni yet - it’s three miles up the road. We’re staying in a converted monastery which is very lovely. We walked from 8am today and arrived at 3pm. At 4pm the heavens opened and it’s now howling with wind and tipping it down. Sara and Caroline took a different, slightly shorter route and didn’t manage to avoid the downpour. God knows how muddy it will be tomorrow. I had a hard time today - my toes were bad, which spoiled my enjoyment and made me feel tired. I changed halfway through into my trainers but they weren’t great in the mud, a bit slippery.
We saw some beautiful fungi along the way today, and a lot of forest and vineyards, but fewer wineries than yesterday.
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Breakfast included! Was awoken at 6.15 by sounds and smells from the bakery below my room.
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| Leaving San Gimignano |
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| …and its views to die for |
Funghi galore:
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| A fully equipped rest stop with free food and drink for walkers and a very welcome bench and table |
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| Disused chapel in Quartaia |
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| …and another one! |
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| Meaning business |
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| In the Colle Di Val d’Elsa we saw this huge water rat with its baby. They were munching away on grass and didn’t seem bothered by our presence at all. At least half a metre long. |
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The old part of Strove is very beautiful
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| Monteriggioni in the distance |
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Home at last and we can rest our aching feet
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