We were up too early for the hotel breakfast, so Caroline walked with us into town where we had our usual carbohydrate overdose.
The walking was good, with a little breeze which muted the ferocity of the sun.
The historic town of Montefiascone, on route, was a convenient watering hole, & the second half of the day was largely on dusty white tracks - very hot. We spotted donkey tracks in the dust & shortly came across the young French family I've talked about before. They hope to arrive in Rome the 22nd or 23rd. It's amazing how they can manage a donkey, a cart & 3 young children - on these tracks & with this weather.

By the time we got to the outskirts of Viterbo we were really looking forward to our fizzy water - but since we left Tuscany it isn't the same mind-blowing product it should be. It's now described as 'naturally effervescent' & 'with a subtle flavour' - we'll be hunting the real thing tomorrow.
We couldn't raise the priest here on the phone, so just had to turn up. The 4 Italians we thought were ahead of us had bagged the beds so we luckily found rooms in a nearby retreat house run by sisters. It's a bit dearer than a hostel, but it does include breakfast.
Hot & dusty 39.3km