MUDDDD!!!

Where you’ve had rain, expect mud!

Day 40: Castiglione d’Orcia to Radicofani, 25 km, last day in Tuscany. Cool, mostly overcast but with sunny breaks in the afternoon.

Leaving our lovely B&B, a last look at the castle in the morning light…and a nice breakfast.

A few scenes from today. The first part was great, all downhill of course and on quiet gravel roads. But then we had to leave and head off on a different path through farmers’ fields. That’s where the mud started….and…..the creeks and rivers to ford. I must have walked half the day with soaking wet feet. Thank heavens for “Darn Tough” wool socks. I was comfortable the whole way.

And then, who should we run into, having a rest at a picnic table on the path? Marilyn and Paul from Ottawa. We walked with them the rest of the way to Agriturismo Selvella, a most fabulous place.

When we arrived, our hostess was busy so she suggested we find a place to sit. The dogs refused to move lol. Dinner wasn’t until 8 but oh so good.

Funny incident: usually I don’t wash my dirty girl gaiters but after all the mud, I did. When it came time to wrap them and the rest of my wash in a towel to wring them a bit drier, I was missing one of my gaiters! We must have spent an hour looking everywhere. Finally, Mike looked down the sink drain. There it was-got sucked in when I pulled the plug. After a variety of attempts to extract it without taking the plumbing apart, I was able to borrow some long tweezers/forceps from our hostess (who was suitably horrified) and…voila….problem solved.