I'm back "on the road" ... walking a part of the Cammino di San Francesco and-or the Via Francigena (albeit in the "wrong" direction). Yesterday I stayed with the friars at the Sanctuary of Fonte Colombo, and tonight I'm headed to the Franciscan sanctuary at Greccio. The friars at Fonte Colombo gave me a warm bed, a hot meal, and a scorchin' hot shower ... it was a surprise welcome and a real blessing, and only something that could have happened in Italy: the only reason I ended up there was because, Italy being Italy, they had cancelled the normally scheduled trains to Rieti .... and failed to update the electronic ticket database or even inform the train station personnel, who couldn't figure out how the train on Platform 1 could be "in departure" (as indicated by the flashing lights and public announcements) without the actual presence of a train on Platform 1. This meant I got a late start ... which meant I couldn't quite arrive at my planned destination ... and hence the surprise welcome at Fonte Colombo. GOD BLESS THE FRANCISCANS!
I'm happy to be "sul cammino" ... it suits me well!
As the "brothers" say ... Pace e Bene ...
p.s. Today I saw a man taking his dog for a walk. Well, the dog was walking. The man, big and jolly, just barely fit into the seat behind the steering wheel of his rusty old car ... to which he had attached a rusty old chain ... to which was attached the dog, trotting along behind ... That was a new one for me!
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