A couple of longer days ahead but we are both feeling reasonably good today. A day dedicated to the hazelnut.
Generally easy walking for the 24 km day.
It takes a little while to clear the urban landscape but then we are out in woods of towering autumn trees. The main presence today though is the hazelnut tree. Mile after mile of fields that we walk beside and through.
Including a field of trees with towering ruins.
Poor DC. He is torn between the awe and the terror of so many allergy-inducing hazelnuts. We even sat in a field of hazelnut trees for our lunch. For most of the day there was no getting away from them.
We pass below Capranica, built up on a ridge.
The last section of the route today is a lovely trail beside a creek through a ravine. We kick our way through autumn leaves up to our ankles, crisscross the creek on log bridges, and enjoy the quiet.
We rush on to get to Sutri, hoping to fit in a visit to the ancient Roman amphitheatre. But today it closed at two. We can peak through the gate and plan a visit at opening time tomorrow.
We love a Roman amphitheatre, and this one wasn’t built up, but was dug out of the rock.
On the final pathway to the amphitheatre we follow a trail past Etruscan caves and niches, necropoli and paths cut out of the limestone.
After arrival at our B&B for the night (we ran into the owner outside the amphitheatre while he walked his dog) we wandered the town for a while then settled into a bar and DC has the cards. He has spent a fair bit of time today trying to think through my strategies and plan his own. Unfortunately for him, in spite of a big early lead tonight, Richo again rules. It is now Richo 6, DC 1.
Stay: Nerone’s B&B
Eat: Il Vescovado
3 more days.
Richo and DC 