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Distance: 11.6 km – Elevation +910 m -100 m Weather: Sunny. Temperature: High 25/10 degrees It is difficult to explain my feelings when I woke this morning. Today I would reach the Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard, the highest point at 2470 metres on my pilgrimage. It is also close to halfway on my journey to Rome and I will be staying in the hospice that has been welcoming pilgrims for over 1000 years. It is a

Distance: 13.8 km – Elevation +150 m -1380 m Weather: Sunny. Temperature: High 10/27 degrees The dormitory was warm and comfortable and surprisingly quiet considering all the beds were in use, so I slept really well. I took a short stroll outside in the cold morning air before breakfast which was again at the long tables in the dining room. We were joined at breakfast by Ann who we met yesterday. She had found a walking

Distance: 24.2 km – Elevation +310 m -1010 m Weather: Sunny. Temperature: High 26 degrees It was a very enjoyable stay in the Ostello. Also staying there was Ann and her new friend Celine, and an Italian cyclist. We all enjoyed a very convivial pilgrim’s supper with both wine and conversation flowing. Having said our goodbyes to Ann and Celine, and wished the cyclist bon voyage we set out from Etroubles just after 8.00 am. It

Distance: 26.3 km – Elevation +500 m -460 m Weather: Sunny. Temperature: High 26 degrees In finding accommodation last night we had to leave the Via Francigena. So this morning before we left Quart just before 7.00 am I had used Google maps to set a route to Nus where we could join the Via Francigena again. Jean Pierre was a little anxious about Google maps and I don’t think he was settled until we reached

Distance: 26.1 km – Elevation +280 m -580 m Weather: Cloudy. Temperature: High 20 degrees Thunderstorms during the night had helped to clear the humid conditions of yesterday. So it was cooler as we set out after a good breakfast at 7.30 am for our day’s walk.  First passing through Montjovet and then steep up and down paths to reach Reclou before the descent into Verres. Where we crossed over the Torrente Evancon and then briefly