Today, Thursday, we walked from Camaiore to Lucca, a little over 25 kilometers (15.6 miles) with an ascent of 375 meters (1,230 feet) and a descent of 392 meters (1,286 feet).
Not the furthest we’ve walked (we once did 43 kilometers on the Cammino di Francesco) or the highest climb or descent (the Grand Canyon last spring was 1,449 meters or 4,754 feet each way) but the hardest walk this trip, and it was tiring.
There were no services after a town 8 kilometers into the walk, so we bought sandwiches there. They were so full of meat and especially cheese
that they got us to Lucca with cheese to spare. We arrived in Lucca, a Medieval walled city proud of our walk, but ready to put our feet up. Fortunately, our hotel served drinks and snacks, so we settled in for an apericena that served as dinner.
While we were at it, we finished off the remainder of the pecorino from Leslie Ruth’s sandwich.
Tomorrow is a planned layover day for us to explore Lucca. Last time we were here was during ComicCon, the biggest Comic Book festival in Europe, and the city was completely crazy and inhabited by comic book characters, super heros, transformers, and all sorts of other oddities.
We’re hoping it will be more normal during this visit.
ITALY, GERMANY, AND MORE! 