Day 31 – Hiking Day 27 – Friday October 6 2017

Day 31 – Hiking Day 27 – Friday October 6 2017
Toronto Section K38.7 Walking Fern Side Trail to Toronto Section K21.5 22 Sideroad
Distance – 17.20 k
Time  - 4:40











Today was one of the less attractive hikes. We passed through scrappy forests with lots of trees and rotting branches lying on the ground;  fields, woodlots, wet and muddy areas, and mini boulders and lots of rock. The good part was it was only 17.2 k and we were finished by 1:30 p.m. Weather was good, started around 12C and finished around 17/18C. We are both feeling happy that we have 3 ½ days free of hiking and hope that it will give our legs a chance to recover after all the steep climbs of the past few days.

We are starting to notice much more colour. The problem is though, many of the leaves have fallen to the ground so we are not sure how rich the colour will appear.

Peter, Robin’s husband picked us up in the picturesque village of Limestone and we headed back to the B & B to pick up our “stuff”. We don’t travel light!!

We drove up to Britt and arrived with just enough sunlight left to load up the boat for our journey over to the island. It was pretty dark when we arrived  but we soon had the boat unloaded and everything carted up to the cottage. For the weekend we will be: Robin and Peter, Robin’s mother, their 2 daughters, one boyfriend, one hiking buddy (that’s me), 2 cats, and 1 papillon dog…..and loads of supplies! 

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  1. Randall OsczevskiOctober 10, 2017 at 6:42 PM

    "one hiking buddy (that's me)"
    If you are still talking to each other, you must be "sisters" by now.

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  2. Randall OsczevskiOctober 10, 2017 at 6:44 PM

    I think those yellow spikey bells are called "wild cucumbers", but don't eat them.

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