Day 3 of the Via Francigena (42km)
42km / 2 hours 21 minutes / 156m gain
Today was an easy day, as I couldn’t find a hotel anywhere but here. It was also a very wet day (so no pictures). Even my bags are pretty soaked (I am glad I lined them with plastic bags). Luckily, the little hotel where I am staying had a hose I could use to wash all the mud off. The only thing that will be annoying tomorrow is that my shows will still be soaked. I will try out some waterproof socks and see how that goes.
I am out of the mountains and in the plains. Today was 75% on gravel which I love. Although with the wet, I am coated in mud. It took a lot of scrubbing to get my clothes clean. I bet 16th-century women had guns like Popeye. I really enjoy living out of a few sets of clothes; it is so simple, you arrive, wash your clothes and switch into your other pair.
Tomorrow and the next day are long rides, as everything was pretty booked up in this area. So I am doing two 70km days (but mostly flat). Tomorrow has a 50% chance of rain in the morning, so cross your fingers I get the dry half…
The hotel owner recommended a pizza place down the street. It was one of the top 3 pizzas I’ve ever had. The cheese came in a container with smoke, and it was all just amazing. I wandered around town a little, but with it being Sunday, it was pretty shut down.
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