DEADMAN’S PATH WITH A DISTINGUISHED ENTOURAGE Three people walking into a bar: a political blogger, a stem cell biologist, and a Supreme Court justice. Ok. So they’re not walking into a bar. They’re hiking the East Coast Trail with Amélie. One of Séb’s Action Canada friends, Ben Paylor, was in Newfoundland for the week, so we Read more about Amélie Hikes the East Coast Trail – DAY 27[…]
CAPPAHAYDEN TO ISLAND MEADOW/RENEWS ISLAND This is by far the quietest hike we’ve seen on the East Coast Trail. If this is one of the paths less travelled, the reason isn’t that it’s not beautiful (it is). Or challenging (it is). Or scenic (it is). Or worthwhile (it most definitely is). The reason probably has more to do Read more about Amélie Hikes the East Coast Trail – DAY 26[…]
Two months ago, we asked the question, “Can a toddler hike the East Coast Trail… BY HERSELF?” So that her efforts count as a supported through-hike, “The Rule of the Hike” is simple: Amélie has to take every single step of the 316 kilometres of coastline separating Cappahayden from Portugal Cove. When we’re done walking for a Read more about The First 25 Days of Amélie’s East Coast Trail Thru-Hike[…]
BURNT COVE BEACH TO THE BAULINE EAST WHARF Another very hot day. The car’s thermometer reads 27 degrees. We only had a couple hours to spare, so we decided to do the rest of the community link between Tinkers Point Path and LaManche Village Path. The two kilometres we had left we spent picking wildflowers along the roadside. In Read more about Amélie Hikes the East Coast Trail – Day 25[…]
CAPE BROYLE WHARF TO THE OLD ADMIRALDS COVE CHURCH On this very windy day, we decided that it would be best to avoid going into the trails (in case we needed to turn back quickly), and opted to continue our progress in Cape Broyle. When we got to Cape Broyle, however, we realized that Read more about Amélie Hikes the East Coast Trail – Day 24[…]
THE QUIDI VIDI VILLAGE PLANTATION TO BAWDEN’S HIGHLANDS This is the most strenuous bit of trail we’ve seen yet. By far. The climb is especially difficult for Amélie, since there are hundreds of spots where her two-year-old legs are much too short to step over the large boulders that make up much of the path. But Read more about Amélie Hike the East Coast Trail – Day 23[…]
THE BATTERY TO THE QUIDI VIDI VILLAGE PLANTATION The hike from the Battery to Quidi Vidi Village is part of the community link (the Grand Concourse) which ties the northern and the southern ends of the East Coast Trail together. This is a very well-travelled path – many hundreds of hikers, joggers, and runners can be Read more about Amélie Hikes the East Coast Trail – Day 22[…]
BAULINE EAST WHARF TO LAMANCHE BRIDGE Another BEAUTIFUL afternoon on the trails. …but it sure didn’t start out like that! We had a REALLY rough start to the hike. Driving to the trailhead, Amélie dozed off a little in the car. When we got her out of the car, she broke down crying. Hysterically. After a few minutes of Read more about Amélie Hikes the East Coast Trail – Day 21[…]
RIVERSIDE RESTAURANT TO CAPE BROYLE WHARF On a bright sunny day, we decided to take a Sunday cruise to Cape Broyle’s nice Riverside Restaurant. A hot turkey, a steak, and a cheeseburger platter later, we went for a short stroll on the seaside. Not much of a hike, but it’s still a kilometre’s worth of progress to check Read more about Amélie Hikes the East Coast Trail – Day 20[…]
LAMANCHE BRIDGE TO HERRING COVE POINT Friends of ours are camping in LaManche for the next few days, so we organized a hike in the area with them. Séb was very eager to see the Flamber Head Path, since this is one of the hikes he has never done and he wondered about Amélie’s ability to deal Read more about Amélie Hikes the East Coast Trail – Day 19[…]