Well we slept in. Didn’t wake until well after sunrise. By the time we left and made our way through the suburbs and the centre of town, got out the other side and finally into the countryside, it was almost 11. And the temperature was getting warm.
Although in general there were more trees around today, they provided only rare moments of shade. The path was again through fields but this time up on a levee where you remain exposed to the sun. A reststop, for our lunch, under the autostrada the only respite. By the time we reached the first town, Palestro, having completed only 14 of the planned 20 km day, we were done.
Lesson for the day: set your bloody alarm and get going about 2-3 hours earlier.
So we caught the train, passing the 6 kms, and the 15 of the next stage in no time at all, i.e after the train finally came 30 mins late.
Arrived in Mortara where we had our first gelati of the trip – how did that take us so long. Probably have been too tired to go in search.
Stay and Dinner: Albergo San Michele
Dinner at the hotel was fantastic. Risotto (we have been walking past rice fields for days). For me – with mushrooms; for DC with goose and “beans with eyes”. With side dishes of fennel with parmigiano, and mixed salad. Followed by dessert (yep – gelati and dessert in one day). Best meal of the trip so far.
Buonanotte.
Richo and DC 
Buonissimo buonissimo buonissimo!! Mangiare piu gelati!
Ciao Dayle
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