Summer Placement
After Portugal it was off to London for my summer placement, instead of returning to Australia, Bishop Karol organised a placement in a...
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adunsy
- Aug 13
- 2 min
Fatima
After the WYD program had concluded in Lisbon many of the pilgrims ventured up to Fatima for a few days to take in the famous apparition...
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adunsy
- Aug 4
- 2 min
WYD- LISBON 2023
"Mary arose and went with hast "(Luke 1,39) Theame of WYD 2023, I discovered that from the last WYD Pope Francis has adopted the rosary...
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adunsy
- Aug 1
- 2 min
Via Francigena - Day 23
The final day. While starting the day with a bit of joy and optimism, of the long journey coming to an end there was also a bit of...
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adunsy
- Jul 30
- 2 min
Via Francigena - Day 22
A bit of a reprieve in the trail distance down to 14 kilometres which meant that at 5km's an hour I should be in the next stop in only 3...
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adunsy
- Jul 29
- 1 min
Via Francigena - Day 21
After two 30 + kilometre days behind me, today was slightly lower at 24 kilometres but still enough to demand a constant pace to to get...
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adunsy
- Jul 24
- 2 min
Via Francigena - Day 20
A few days following the trail inland and it was back to the coast to city of Ortanto, where I could enjoy a relaxing swim in the...
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adunsy
- Jul 22
- 1 min
Via Francigena - Day 19
Another big day ahead, heading out of Lecce at about 6am and today I was off to Martano, a 31km hike and temperatures moving into the mid...
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adunsy
- Jul 17
- 1 min
Via Francigena - Day 18
A rest day in Lecce as it is the major city in the lower part of Puglia and needs at least a day to look around it. I have been clocking...
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adunsy
- Jul 9
- 2 min
Via Francigena - Day 17
Off to Lecce this morning and the cool start to the day was the same as yeasturday, with cool breeze at my back. It was also a bit less...
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adunsy
- Jul 9
- 1 min
Via Francigena - Day 15
A rest day in Brindisi although there was lots to see and do I made a point of limiting myself to the old city where I was staying. In...
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adunsy
- Jul 8
- 1 min
Via Francigena - Day 16
Early start again and a nice cool breeze at my back to take me down to Tochialaro. A small town halfway between Brindisi and Lecce. The...
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adunsy
- Jul 7
- 2 min
Via Francigena - Day 14
Two weeks down and I was well and truly over the halfway mark. I think that was around Monopoli. I headed to Brindisi quite a big city...
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adunsy
- Jul 7
- 1 min
Via Francigena - Day 13
I delayed my start to the day by about an hour to be able take in the breakfast provided by the B&B host. What a breakfast it was from...
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adunsy
- Jul 7
- 2 min
Via Francigena - Day 12
From Monopoli, I headed on down the coast where I reached Torre Canne and back to some sandy shore lines. This was probably the first...
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adunsy
- Jul 6
- 2 min
Via Francigena - Day 11
The next morning and another early start, unfortunately I was not able to hang around for the Blessing of the Fleet that was to be held...
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adunsy
- Jul 4
- 2 min
Via Francigena - Day 10
Leaft Bari after a two night stop over, I didn't get to see much as it was more of a rest and recoperation wash cloths and relax a bit...
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adunsy
- Jun 30
- 1 min
Via Francigena - Day 8 & 9
Into Bari this morning and the app GPS took me on a long route around the city to avoid major roads and making for a solid 23+ kilometres...
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adunsy
- Jun 30
- 2 min
Via Francigena - Day 6
Off to Molfetta today with the costal town of Bisciglua about halfway between making a good break in the 22km walk. The road out of...
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adunsy
- Jun 30
- 1 min
Via Francigena - Day 7
After Molfetta I decided to break the next walk up between Bari and head inland to Bitonto. Bitonto is on the main inland route of the...
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