Kemble Wetland - it started raining and we were thoroughly soaked!
Category: The Bruce Trail
Day 3 – Sydenham Trail (Monday, 2 September)
Pretty steep up Kemble mountain.
Day 2 – Sydenham Trail (Sunday, 1 September 2019)
The view from Skinner's bluff is just spectacular!
Day 1 – Sydenham Trail (Saturday, 31 August 2019)
We start in Wiarton and end at the Bruce Caves.
Memory Lane – 10 August, 2019
We are walking a 9 km loop that includes the Bennett side trail and Scotsdale Farm.
Memory Lane – August 16, 2019
So here we are again - walking the Bruce Trail (BT) on top of the Niagara Escarpment. We are preparing to walk the 172 km Sydenham BT section in September. Last time I was here I walked 15 km from Rattlesnake Point to Crawford Lake and back. I was part of quite a large group… Continue reading Memory Lane – August 16, 2019
New Year Resolutions!
I am told by the sweep that I am too slow for the group... After finishing 155km on the Camino Frances in Spain and all the kilometers spend on the Bruce trail in preparation for the long trek this past October, this verdict comes as quite a shock to me. My goal is to walk… Continue reading New Year Resolutions!
Preparations, Goals and Achievements, 30 September 2018.
Today we are leaving for Spain to walk 155km on the Camino Frances. We are starting in O'Cebreiro and are walking on an ages old pilgrimage route towards Santiago de Compostela. Legend has it that the remains of the apostle James are buried there. It is called the "Jacob's Weg" in Germany. Recently a movie,… Continue reading Preparations, Goals and Achievements, 30 September 2018.
50 km Bruce Trail End-to-End (Toronto Section), 8 & 9 September 2018
When Magdalena suggested we should aim for 25 km as a good preparation for our Camino, this event seemed designed for us and we signed up to walk 50 km in total over two days. Even the weather cooperated with a cold front coming through and dropping the temperature from the mid thirties to… Continue reading 50 km Bruce Trail End-to-End (Toronto Section), 8 & 9 September 2018
9.5 km Historical Badge Hike 5/5, 22 September 2018
Today is the last day of summer and is it is unexpectedly cool today: 12C! My husband Faan was our trail angel today and after we parked the car at the 7th line parking lot (again) he drove us to Hockley Valley Road where we started on the side trail leading from the… Continue reading 9.5 km Historical Badge Hike 5/5, 22 September 2018
