The Final Details – Preparing for the Via Francigena

The Final Details – Preparing for the Via Francigena

It’s getting down to the wire now… after today, four days till take off and we are psyched, to say the least. There are still lots of little details, odds and ends to handle before leaving for four months. It’s like a passage without worrying about the provisioning, ocean currents or the status of boat repairs.

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Hiking and Exploring in Kingman, Arizona

Hiking and Exploring in Kingman, Arizona

We’ve been looking for longer hikes as part of our current training scheme and my research indicated a couple of good hiking trails in Kingman, Arizona, only about 100 miles south of us. We’ve traveled through Kingman on Route 66 on several occasions previously, but never really spent any time there and most certainly didn’t realize there were any good hiking opportunities. We were pleasantly surprised.

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