Day 17 – Hiking Day 15 – Friday September 22 2017

Day 17 – Hiking Day 15 – Friday September 22 2017
K108 Euphrasia-St. Vincent Townline to K81 Sideroad 7A
Distance  27.39k
Time on the trail: 8:05







We had some lovely walks today along country roads with cattle and farmers fields on either side. We loved in particular the secluded fields which we walked along the side of surrounded by beautiful wild flowers such as purple wild aster, daisies, and yellow goldenrod. We passed through another wetland, several waterfalls, and some amazing forests. Towards the end of the day we had some enormous steep climbs up the west side of the Beaver Valley and then walked across the hill wishing we had one leg longer than the other at the bottom of the white escarpment rock. And, of course the Bruce is always challenging, so in the last 3 k we had one last steep climb up masses of wooden steps, then across the hill, down the side of some fields, and out to the car park to meet Ray. He wasn’t there. Our faces dropped! However, when I called him he was waiting just down the road….and arrived in a flash to pick up two tired hikers.

As we emerged from the car in the morning, Ken and Margaret, two hikers doing the trail just a day or two ahead of us bounced out of the forest beside us. We passed them and they passed us a few times before they headed of the trail. They are starting much earlier than we are and so are finished earlier too.

The day was hot and sunny and temperatures reached 27 with humidity taking it up over 30. We have been so lucky so far with hardly any rain. We know of two police who hiked earlier in the year and it rained on then just about every day. What a different hike theirs must have been to ours.

Tonight we are at Pat and Richards. They were so good to us feeding us heartily with pre-appetisers, appetizers, and a delicious salmon dinner followed by apple crumble, ice cream, and blackberries. We are very grateful for the Aromatherapy bubble bath, and the Sea Salt healing gel! And, of course, the loving care they have shown us.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Day 5 - Hiking Day 5 - Sunday September 10 2017

Image
Day 5 - Hiking Day 5 - Sunday September 10, 2017 Peninsula Section  K 82.5 Bruin Street, Lions Bay Harbour  to West of K 53.6 - Cape Dundas Parking Area located on private property at the end of Scenic Caves Rd. plus side trail Distance: 29.91 k  Time on the trail: 9:43 Today was all about the “light”. We started off in a beautiful deciduous forest. The light of the sun shone through the trees creating an atmosphere of joy. It seemed as if we were walking through a golden forest.  The underbrush too shone in the filtered sunlight.  As on previous days we walked out on the edge of the cliffs high above the lake walking on rocky, rooted paths where we clung to the inner side of the trail because on the other you would plunge to your death. Here the sunlight sparkled on the lake like a mantle of twinkling stars. Along the trail were incredible geological formations: a creepy cave with...
Read more

Day 14 – Rest Day 2 - Tuesday September 19 2017

Image
Day 14 – Rest Day 2 - Tuesday September 19 2017 Bliss!!! A sleep in! It was a real treat not to have to wake up to the alarm at 6:30 a.m. We were out of bed by 8:30 a.m. and at breakfast by 9:00 a.m for a delicious breakfast of cheesy eggs (done like coddled eggs), cheese bread, and fresh tomatoes….and coffee!! After breakfast we took a walk around the amazing mansion that we had been staying in. Paul, one of the hosts, spent about an hour with us after breakfast telling us about the history of the mansion, the families who lived there and Owen Sound. Fascinating pieces of information about the design and building of the house in 1872, Miss Moore’s Maternity Hospital from 1919 to 1940 where over 2000 babies were born, up to 2001 when he and Linda bought the home and opened it as a B and B. Ray collected us from there around 12:45 and of course we had to show him over the beautiful rooms in the house, the library, the drawing room with the grand piano, the d...
Read more

Day 43 – Hiking Day 36 – Wednesday October 18 2017

Image
Day 43 – Hiking Day 36 – Wednesday  October 18 2017 Niagara Section K 18.2 North Side of Glendale Ave. 50 m east of the Welland Canal Fifth Bridge to K 0 Southern Terminus Cairn Distance: 18.2 k Time: 3:00 We did it!! What an exciting day! It was a beautiful sunny morning and dressed in clothes suitable for running in 18C and our running shoes laced up, we drove ourselves to the start of the last 18.2k on the Bruce Trail and set off. Running the last day was a perfect idea! It felt so good not to have the weight of hiking boots nor a pack nor poles! We felt free and strong. The route was kind to us. We ran along the side of the canal, past the edge of the golf course…we actually tried to run on the golf course cart paths but when we got some really strange looks from a group of golfers we realized we were on the wrong route and went back to find the blazes….then it was up to the top of the Escarpment (yes, a steep climb, but the Escarpment is only about 200 ft high here...
Read more