Pope to Puglia Day 6 Terracina to Fondi – 25 km

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As we were getting the pilgrim’s stamp at the municipal center in Terracina, we met the mayor, a dapper looking man wearing jeans, a tattered leather motor jacket, a scarf and sunglasses who seemed very busy.  His predecessor was arrested last year for granting public beach licenses to commercial establishments in return for a tip. 

A section of the trail was precariously wedged between rock walls on the left and menacing scarp on the right.  A feeble rope strung along wavering wooden poles provided a comforting sense that someone knew this section was perilous which was quickly overwhelmed by the realization that no adequate safety measures had been placed. 

We sat briefly for a Fanta at a café mid-afternoon.  The sun was shining, a gentle offshore breeze cooled the air.  A group of men smoked cigarettes and drank beer as they spoke in excited tones in a dialect I could not decipher.  I mean not one bit.  Remarkable how the barista spoke to me in a very clear Roman accent and then turned to the man next to me speaking a completely different language.  I feel like a Bostonian speaking to a Virginian.  Oh wait…

11 thoughts on “Pope to Puglia Day 6 Terracina to Fondi – 25 km”

  2. The precarious section you describe is the first one I am not sorry to miss. A bit scary. The others sound wonderful. Look forward to each day’s message. Frank and Dale

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  4. I’m following your cammino on google. Fondi has had a rough history – wars, burned, sacked, multiple owners. It’s twinned with Dachau, Germany. Inadequate safety measures should come as no surprise in Italy, where you can’t be sure there will be an elevator when the doors open. Feeling good, I hope.

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