The Desire to Walk The Via Francigena
The Via Francigena is a long pilgrimage route through 4 countries. I decided to walk this path 4 years ago after our friends Primo and Clare did the Italian section. I decided to write this blog today since I need help and I hope my readers will provide that help! Major help is needed to accomplish this 1200 mile journey. So many questions, so many experiences await. My goal is to walk this path with my wife Patty either next year 2022 or 2023. I will write more about the time in a later blog post. I am a retiring podiatrist from San Francisco, California, and want to walk this road without the constraints of coming back to work. The symbolism of this gesture is huge for me. Why walk this trail in the first place? From my research, it is one of the longest such pilgrimage trails in all Christendom. It may be one of the oldest. The course goes from Canterbury, England, to Rome, Italy. The history of this area is incredible. My wife and I just finished listening t