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...
by Cruisin Michelle | Apr 2, 2022 | All Blog Posts, Hiking Adventures
Why did I bring that, why didn’t I pack a …, why didn’t I put things away differently. Let’s do this again! Haha The analyzing of all of our gear began on the first day of walking and before the weekend is over we will have resupplied. Gear has been our top...
