This was my beautiful bed and breakfast for last night. It was built in the 13th century as a way station for pilgrims. We had a lovely dinner last night, four of us, Dave (who Dennis and I met earlier on the trail), Ray and Marie (Born in England but now living in Ormond Beach) and myself. We had pici (the large spaghetti) pasta with fresh marinara sauce, then a salad just picked from the garden, and wild boar cooked in red wine sauce with little potatoes. I don't normally like any meat that is gamey but this was delicious. Elena and Fernandez (our hosts) served everything but the wild boar was cooked by her mother and her father had hunted it in the nearby area. Everything else came straight from their organic garden. And we had the most amazing breakfast. We had an omeletta (more like a frittata), bruschetta with fresh tomatoes and basil and a souffle with fresh-picked berries. OMG! It was a good start to the day.
The house Tom Cat, Olive, was quite the lord of the castle and loved having his ears scratched.
A view from my room.
More views. Too bad this is not 3-D because you can not see the vastness of it.
It rained yesterday after I got to the B & B (farmhouse) and there was this beautiful rainbow.
Looking back on the B & B
Just want I want to see. You are here, but you have to go another 8 Km (5 miles). Actually, when I saw on my directions that today was 9.3 miles, I smugly thought that it was going to be a bunny day. Au Contraire. It turned out to be a brutal 12.1 miles of all steep, mostly severe uphill. I didn't stop the entire time because it was raining at first and there was nowhere to stop. No diet coke...no nothing!
I had to cross this river on little stepping stones. It rained for about two hours but at least there was no lightning or thunder just a slow steady (miserable) rain. Considering this was the first rain that I had actually been outside in, I guess I can't really complain.
And the sun comes out! Hurrah!
More views.
Can you see the long horns on the goats hiding in the bushes. They were quite spectacular. And very large.
I was able to get the face of this one. I think they were wild goats. Very skittish but I wasn't going to get too close.
I was heading for this mountain top all day. And I got to the town, and it wasn't quite to the castle. Boo! I was starving, and I couldn't find anywhere to get a sandwich or Pizza, so I ate Pici with Truffles at my simple but nice hotel. Yum. We are not talking a dusting of truffles. This pasta was full of fresh truffles. I practically licked the bowl, and then I took a bath in a big bathtub...yea! As I was sitting in the tub, all I could think about was that I hadn't gone all the way to the castle, my landmark for all day. I got out and said what the heck, grabbed my purse and headed out. It was about a two-mile walk, straight uphill (pant, pant, Gasp! Gasp!) But absolutely beautiful vistas. The wind was blowing really hard, and it was cold.
The castle and its walls were amazingly preserved since it is a 10th-century castle.
Views from the yard of the castle.
This was taken at the top between what I would call the teeth at the very top of the tower. Figured I had come this far, I might as well climb to the top. By this time my legs were practically screaming, but I did it anyway.
After I explored the castle, I sat outside with a glass of wine and just appreciated it all. If you look closely, you can see my glass.
This knight was in the town as if guarding it for centuries.
And my last photo is just for Zoomie, his Italian cousin.
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