Caio. I loved the farm that I stayed in last night. I think I was the only one staying there. It was in the middle of thousands of hazelnut (nocciola) trees. The grandmother cooked my dinner and it was really good...homemade ravioli with what I would describe as a pork steak, season with some herb that I couldn't identify but I liked it. Then as I was leaving this morning, she raced out with a napkin full of anise (also known as aniseed) cookies so I wouldn't get hungry on the trail. What a lovely thing to do. They were just as good as the dinner. I think I am becoming addicted to anise. I hate black licorice but anise has a faint licorice taste and I love it.
This is the gate looking upward. Isn't that a beautiful drive?
What a racket they were making.
This is the first Cairn (rock pile left by other hikers) that I have seen on this journey. They are really common in the Alps.
This is a Maremmano or Abruzzese Sheepdog. They are very common to this area. They look a little like a Labrador but, are quite a bit larger. I love seeing them work.
It is a short blog today because it rained most of the day which limits my photo taking. It never rained hard and there was no thunder or lightening...Praise God! I did have one miraculous thing happen. My walk was supposed to be 17.4 miles and it is always longer than they say. Today was 12.8. It was beginning to rain harder. Of course wet is wet. I was going to stop and have a coca-cola light and I asked the bartender how many kilometers to Campagnano and I showed him the photo of my hotel. He said 200 meters (about 219 yards). I wanted to dance in the street! Yea! No more rain and it feels good to be warm and dry.
Until tomorrow.
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