Garlasco to Pavia 13/8/17
13/8/17 Sunday
Day 17
Garlasco- Pavia 22 km
Full sun and hot
Up 0500.
Set off along canals as the sun rises.
Way marking again not completely reliable.
Arrive in Gropello with its two
churches and many people out on pushbikes.
Blessed to find a parish cafe open for
breakfast however the proprietor obviously feels less blessed for my
patronage as she reprimands me for removing my boots.
Then follows a flat walk- eventually
along the Ticino River which does not provide the 'mainly shade' as
promised by Cicerone. Many stops are made to attend to the feet.
Gin cocktail and panini at a beach bar
and as is typical after a decadent stop, the next 6.5 km are
exhausting as we continue along a small scrubby path which boasts
much rubbish. Parks are not well maintained.
Enter Pavia and find the three hotels
close to the train station are all closed for their annual holiday. A
fraught search for lodgings ensues; we retrace steps to the Duomo and
find a B&B.
The luxury of running water and
applying cream to my skin!
Rewarded at the Piazza later with
further Gin. And pasta.
7 Breakfast at Parocchia bar
10 Beach bar Ticino
12 Bar
10 Dinner
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