Rest Day: A Day of Strong Foundations

Ciao A Tutti !

Nine days do your walk, but on the tenth day

 do not walk, so that you may rest.

Adapted from : Exodus 23:12

Usually Rest Days are taken as we wander along ...

But this time, our Rest Day is at the End !

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A day to enjoy a meander around Agrigento and environs.

First stop: The Police Station

Mi chiamo Salvo, Inspector Salvo Montelbano !

Then to the absolutely stunning Vallei dei Templi, built by the Greeks 25 centuries ago

Described by Henry Adams like "Athens with improvements."

Tempio di Dioscuri

Columns Ancient; & Modern

Tempio di Ercole

Tempio di Giunone

Then on to San Leone for the traditional Pebble Ceremony.

In memory of those who have walked on ahead 💕 

From: The Western Esplanade at Hove

To: The shores of the Mediterranean, looking across the sea to Africa

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Even for someone as old as me, 2,500 years ago is very hard to contemplate.

As I walked round the Vallei, I thought of my Grandson Joseph. Just 4 months old, he is setting out on his own Journey of Life.

Once a Piper

Always a Piper 

What Advice might Grandad Ric give him?

Well  ... who better to turn to than a Genius who was born in Duluth, Minnesota.

Did Dylan have the Temples - which have stood for two & a half millenia - in mind when he wrote:

May you have a Strong Foundation

When the Wind of Changes shift

I don't do Covers.

But every Rule has an exception.

This version was sung at a Memorial Service for Steve Jobs, who founded Apple. You may well be reading the Blog on one of their devices.

Please enjoy Norah Jones & Forever Young:

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As the Pilgrims prepare to travel back to Palermo for the Run Back to Blighty, it just remains for me to say:

Che il tuo Dio cammini con te!

Until we meet again

May God hold you

Safe ... in the palm of his hand

With Love

Pilgrim Ricardo xxx

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Sicily: 

So, Ol' Ric, what is the Answer to the third Question ?

Out Soon !!