Happy New Year from Elbasan, Albania! I’d mentioned that the wind was a factor during my walk from Peqin to Bradashesh, and this was also the case for the 5 km jaunt to Elbasan on New Year’s Eve. My windproof nylon shell (both jacket […]
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Bradashesh, briefly
I checked out and was on the road early this morning. No breakfast, but a double espresso. It was sunny, but extremely windy. At the first service station with a café, I fished the nylon shell trousers out of my pack and pulled them […]
Prayer of the Pilgrim at the Ford
It was slightly more than a month ago that Danilo the ferryman took me across the River Po. When we arrived safely, he gave me this card, which has the following prayer printed on the back. In light of recent events, I thought it […]
Peqin
The name of this town is pronounced “Pecheen” in Albanian. I’ve learned that the accent typically goes on the last syllable, and I’ve started to decipher the consonants. c = ts ç = ch dh = th (like this and that, not like thick […]
Bari – Kavajë
I had decided to sleep in Tuesday morning in Bari since, apart from visiting St. Nicholas and buying a ticket for the ferry to Durrës, I had nothing planned. I was awake, although lounging in bed, when I heard the first of the very […]
Rome to Bari
On my last day in Rome, I slept in and then had breakfast with Frere Bernard in the chapter house. My French is better than his English, so we communicated in scrambled French and Italian, aided by copious amounts of good will and humour. […]
Summary of Dec 27: Durrës to Kavajë
After the heavy rains and strong winds of the previous night, Saturday dawned clear and cold. I had a good breakfast at the hotel and headed off, stopping at the Cathedral one last time. My guidebook recommended taking a bus to Golem and starting […]
