As Marcie mentioned, she’s suffering from a rather virulent attack of shingles, and cannot carry her pack any distance. We’ve figured out a “Plan B” which seems to be working, but the logistics are difficult to say the least.
Read MoreWe are definitely in wine country now. Each day as we trek the countryside, we pass through dozens of vineyards, the vines all trimmed back and just starting to send out new shoots. Best of all, every little town and village has a great selection of local and regional wines. As I write this, we are in the city of Montefiascone, which has an interesting, 700 year old story about its fine wines…
Read MoreAfter our first couple of days on the Via Francigena, we were a little stove up. Hips, knees, feet, backs and muscles in general were all complaining. Even after hot showers, a light dinner, copious amounts of wine and vitamin I (ibuprofen), we still had some restless nights. We may have been hurting, however, but we barely registered on our newly modified pain scale. Read on…
Read MoreHi there and welcome to Just A Little Further!
We are David and Marcie Lynn and we've lived aboard our Liberty 458 cutter-rigged sailboat since 2000.
What began as an urge to travel slowly and economically at our own pace ended up an adventure of a lifetime.
Well, here we are ... nearly 90,000 miles under the keel, 5 continents, 5 Great Southern Capes, 36 countries and almost two decades later, still taking one passage at a time and going just a little further.
