21 km — 32oC and sunny — We met 2 more pilgrims on their way to Rome.
(By Laurel)
With fresh coffee and breakfast in our tanks, compliments of the lovely early-rising hostel volunteers, we took off from Vercelli at the brisk pace of 4.7 kms/hr and “motored along” all morning. The flat terrain meant there were no hills to slow us down! Along the way, we exited Piedmont and entered Lombardy.
Level trails along canals and irrigation ditches, rice paddies or corn fields to our left and right — these continued on and on for the day’s route. Here’s a puzzle: we’ve noticed five or six varieties of local rice for sale in shops, but haven’t seen many rice dishes on restaurant menus. Where’s the risotto? And, likewise, the polenta? Perhaps we’ll find them in Pavia on our up-coming rest day.
Lacking accommodation in Robbio for tonight, we found a place in Mortara instead and as the total distance to there would have been 34 kms, we rode the train for the remaining distance from Robbio. In Mortara, another pair of pilgrims stayed at the same accommodation — Tamar from Israel and Yoah from the Netherlands. It was nice to compare notes with them and find out that they’ve met quite a few of the same hikers that we have.
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