Today, I drove from Perugia to Assisi to film inside the Papal Basilica of Saint Francis. I started at 9:30 and had the place almost to myself for nearly an hour. The town itself was cloudy and crews were setting up for a festival, so I decided to come back on Saturday when the light is better and the festival is in full swing. So instead, I drove to Spello, somewhere I'd never filmed before. I started filming without planning the route. I found a town map with a suggested walking route which helped out. The walk came together perfectly. I think you will enjoy it. 17,457 steps.

Spent the morning with my Osmo Pocket 3 filming the indoor spots in Perugia that don't depend on weather or crowds — the Cathedral, the Etruscan Well, Palazzo dei Priori, and the Church of Saint Michael the Archangel. The main daytime walk started just after noon under patchy blue skies, with a gelato stop halfway through and a climb up the Torre del Cassero di Porta Sant'Angelo near the end. I went back out for a trial evening walk to test how Perugia looks after dark — quieter than I expected, but useful prep for Saturday night's official evening shoot. My foot started giving me trouble during the evening walk; by the time I got back I could barely move it. Unfotunately, I had no ice, so I took some Aleve and went to bed around 11pm. 27,507 steps

Foot was back to normal, so I drove the two hours to Pitigliano. It was mostly cloudy but soon turned into full thunderstorms. I started the walk around 11:45 and after about an hour, it started to rain so walked back to my car and got my umbrella and kept filming. When I finished the walk, I decided to start it all over again so the video would start in the rain. I filmed the first 45 minutes all over a second time. I was planning to continue the walk down below the town and through some Etruscan trails, but I was already soaked from the rain and the trails were flowing with water. The rain stopped just long enough for me to fly the drone from both sides of town. I drove the 2 hours to Assisi to film a night walk — got a pesto pizza at around 7:15 and started filming at 8pm. The main square had some life but the medieval reenactment was closed off to anyone who wasn't a participant or one of the three judges. I finally got back to Perugia around 10pm. 20,468 steps.