by Cruisin Michelle | Jun 6, 2022 | All Blog Posts, Via Francigena
If I complain about any other climb, let me please remember this day. Oh, the climbing, all day long. I kept repeating all day, “if it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.” I’m searching for change on this pilgrimage. I don’t know completely what change, but...
by Cruisin Michelle | Jun 3, 2022 | All Blog Posts, Via Francigena
Somebody suggested I should let that thought sink in. I guess I hadn’t thought about until we were surrounded by mountains and the only way out is up and over. Wow, it’s sinking in. I didn’t have a blog yesterday, I was having a rough day. It was raining, my shins...
by Cruisin Michelle | Jun 1, 2022 | All Blog Posts, Via Francigena
The day started with breakfast with the abbot at the Abbey of Saint Maurice. I mean, a private breakfast, how cool is that? We shared stories, asked each other a lot of questions with a few language limitations. He tried to talk politics, we steered the conversation...
by Cruisin Michelle | Jun 1, 2022 | All Blog Posts, Via Francigena
I should be asleep right now. It’s 1:30 a.m. There’s rain coming in at 11:00 a.m. so we have to start walking early. I definitely should be asleep. Unfortunately my body is still adjusting to the 6 hour time zone change and I’m restless with anticipation of the...
by Cruisin Michelle | May 30, 2022 | All Blog Posts, Via Francigena
Have you ever heard of such a thing? Apparently, it’s nonexistent. We’re walking the Via Francigena this summer and we spent much of our 2021-2022 planning this upcoming adventure. In planning for our flight, we did all the right things. We monitored flights on...
