Palestra to Mortara 11/8/17
11/8/17 Friday
Day 15
Palestra-Mortara by train 20 km
0845 Thunderstorms begin as forecast
We take a 30 minute train ride to save
a day's walking on painful feet in bad weather along a flat and
repetitive landscape.
Both Palestra and Vercelli train
stations are neglected and dirty.
Arrive in Mortara where a barman
assists with my phone call to Abbey St Albino for accommodation. Walk
to supermarket for ample supplies and then a further 2 km to the
abbey where an Italian-speaking keeper called Maria welcomes us. We
communicate successfully using single words, phrases and gestures.
Italian women like to poke fun at 'lui'!.
Eat and drink our ample feast out in
the sun, visit the church and the abandoned restoration project on
the adjacent property.
Four other Italian male pilgrims here
also. Rain in the afternoon. A large dinner with wine provided
proves to be a huge challenge to eat after our afternoon spent
gorging.
After dinner the lights out and the
Italians are immediately asleep.
Restful and quiet.
2 Bar
17 Supplies
0 Train
14 Pharmacy
20 Abbazia San Albino
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