- Day 37 - day 4 for 2026
- Thursday, 30 April
- Fidenza to Mendesona – 22 km today by bus – no walking
- 886 km on my Via Francigena
- 22 km for today
- 908 km on my Via Francigena (70 km for 2026)
I have arranged for a 06h breakfast. I arrive at 05h45 and all is ready.
Nadine and I meet at the café we first encountered when we arrived at Fidenza yesterday. As the distance tomorrow is challenging for me we have agreed to stay in touch. But ee first walk to Fidenza Cathedral as it is part of the route and then walk about 3 km to the end the town. Nadine carries on and I return to the railway station to check out travel options.
The simplest is a bus to Mendesano, leaving at 13h20.
I fill in the near 5 hour wait by lounging in a series of café followed by a light lunch.
I now camp at the bus stop from 12h30 to see how things work. I check with another, local traveller that I am at the right place snd have the right ticket – he confirms. I check the buses as they arrive – do they have my route number and destination – nothing. A lsrge number of secondary students turn up and occupy their bus. Then I notice my friend race for a bus and talks with the driver then beckons me forward. Solely for school kids, I am ushered on.
About 40 minutes later the driver indicates my stop is coming up - I profusely thank him as I alight. I check my bearings and I am less than 100 metres from the parish hostel for tonight.
There to greet me are Eileen and Richard from two nights ago and in due course the parishioner on duty for today arrives snd checks us in.
In the meantime Nadine arrived at her hostel about 10 km further back.
I am sure Eileen and Richard will have a meal sussed in this biggish town.
And so to bed.
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