Introduction - and Call to Action!


My pal and confidante,  Robin Campbell, and I are going to hike the Bruce Trail – all 898.6 kilometres of it....or thereabouts.  We will begin on September 6, 2017 at the northern terminus of the trail at the cairn in Tobermory overlooking Tobermory Harbour. We will finish in mid-October at the southern terminus in Queenston Heights Park near Niagara Falls.

We have a daily schedule planned that will have us hiking about 25k each day. We have built in a rest day each week, and we have all our lodgings booked. If anyone wants to join us for all or part of a day’s hike, we would welcome the company. If you are thinking this is something you would like to do, please contact us. We will give you a copy of our schedule, and suggest how best to join up with us.

Why are we doing this??!!

As we head into our 60+ years (at the end of August Robin is celebrating her 60th. and I am celebrating my 69th) we want to model our  belief that by keeping  our minds alert, our bodies healthy and our spirits energized we will live consciously and continue to bring something new to our lives and those around us. We heard about the oldest and longest marked trail in Canada, The Bruce Trail,  celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2017 and felt that completing the physical and mental challenge of "The Bruce" will help us accomplish all of these goals and honour the accomplishment of all those who dreamed about a trail to establish a conservation corridor with a public footpath along the Niagara Escarpment.

We will give updates on our progress in this blog. 

We’d love to see you at some point during our adventure. In the meantime, please wish us luck, good health and perseverance.
Elizabeth and Robin

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