Journal Entries

Walking these stairs two times a week to train for backpacking in September.

Our training walk at Mont Royal. A treat to have all the kids join us this evening. And I’m in the back, as usual :)

Spry Bay trail back to parking lot at Taylor Head provincial park parking lot/ for a hiking distance of 19K. Loved it!!!

@hammerhead - overlooking Taylor Head bay— ocean is the same colour blue as the Caribbean, but quite a bit colder!!

@hammerhead and I are discovering a new-to-us Nova Scotia hike - overlooking Taylor Head Bay, close to Sheet Harbour. Beautiful!!

The first Monday in August in Nova Scotia is a holiday called Natal Day. My husband @hammerhead and I enjoyed the afternoon hiking the Taylor Head Provincial Park Trails: starting at Bull Beach (to the far left of the map) - and then the Headland and Spry Bay Trail loop. Temperature was in the mid-20's Celsius with a bit of a breeze off the ocean - perfect!

Views from the ridge looking out over the southern end of Parc National du Mont-Tremblant.

Back yesterday from a 6-week stint working as a camp counselor, @mypictograph decided to forgo the opportunity to sleep-in and joined us for the day. While he claimed his trail legs were a little rusty, he didn't seem to have any problems keeping up.

Strong, fit, and confident on the trail, @brienne still knows how to set a blistering pace. She can't be all that traumatized by the AT... though tent sleeping is still a touchy subject.

So nice to have @mypictograph back with us after 6 weeks at camp.