CALVERT WHARF TO LANCE COVE
It’s been raining and drizzling all morning, but since it’s so nice and warm out – about 20 degrees – we decided it was too nice an opportunity to miss.
Getting out of the car, we zipped the girls into their rain suits (with better base layers this time), and started our hike. Amélie’s progress was fantastic on the community link, but very slow on the trail, since the rain had made everything slippery. We played hide-and-seek for a good bit of the trail, which made the time pass quickly.
Just after we got home, we got a call from Justine, the thru-hiker we’d met in Renews last week. She wanted to know if she could still take us up on our offer of a hot shower and a warm bed. Having left from Cappahayden six days ago, Justine has already hiked all the way to Mobile – averaging 16 to 19 kilometres a day. With a 50-pound pack, that’s a punishingly fast pace. We were excited to have her stay with us, since Amélie would get to spend time with a fellow thru-hiker.
We pitched Justine’s tent in the living room to let it dry, and talked about her hike so far. Amélie was very curious about the fact that Justine was sleeping on the trail.
AMÉLIE’S PROGRESS
- DAY 1: 0.15km (Our house to Alder Hill)
- DAY 2: 1km (Alder Hill to Bears Cove Inn)
- DAY 3: 1.65km (Bears Cove Inn to Tobin Memorial)
- DAY 4: 1.5km (Tobin Memorial to Otter Cove)
- DAY 5: 1km (Otter Cove to Upper Red Cove)
- DAY 6: 0.6km (Upper Red Cove to South Head)
- DAY 7: 4km (South Head to Bay Bulls Trailhead)
- DAY 8: 3km (Bay Bulls Trailhead to Captain Wayne’s Excursions)
- DAY 9: 5.8km (Captain Wayne’s Excursions to the Bull Head Light)
- DAY 10: 7.2km (Fort Amherst to The Battery)
- DAY 11: 1.3km (Our house to Harrigan’s Grocery & Convenience)
- DAY 12: 3.5km (Harrigan’s Convenience to Camel Cove Beach)
- DAY 13: 1.8km (Mobile Beach to Herring Cove)
- DAY 14: 500m (Deadman’s Bay Trailhead to Lookout Point)
- DAY 15: 4km (Herring Cove to Camel Cove Beach)
- DAY 16: 2.5km (Mobile Beach to Cape Canine)
- DAY 17: 3.3km (Cape Canine to The Cribbies)
- DAY 18: 2.9km (The Cribbies to Burnt Cove Beach)
- DAY 19: 800m (LaManche Bridge to Herring Cove Point)
- DAY 20: 1km (Riverside Restaurant to the Cape Broyle Wharf)
- DAY 21: 2.7km (Bauline East Wharf to LaManche Bridge)
- DAY 22: 3.1km (The Battery to The Quidi Vidi Village Plantation)
- DAY 23: 1.5km (Quidi Vidi Village to Bawden’s Highlands)
- DAY 24: 4km (Cape Broyle Wharf to Pagoda Projects)
- DAY 25: 2km (Burnt Cove Beach to Bauline East Wharf)
- DAY 26: 5.4km (Cappahayden to Island Meadow)
- DAY 27: 800m (Blackhead village to Bull Cove)
- DAY 28: 3.5km (Brigus South to Hares Ears)
- DAY 29: 1.5km (Chafe’s Landing to Big Hill)
- DAY 30: 2km (Island Meadows Path Trailhead to Renews Bridge)
- DAY 31: 1.8km (Chafe’s Landing to Cape Spear Path trailhead)
- DAY 32: 2.5km (Flamber Head Trailhead to Hares Ears Point)
- DAY 33: 4.3km (Hares Ears Point to Admirald’s Cove trailhead)
- DAY 34: 4km (Calvert Plant to Castle Hill)
- DAY 35: 4.7km (Renews trailhead to Island Meadow)
- DAY 36: 2.2km (Torbay’s Little Beach to Little Gallows Cove)
- DAY 37: 2.5km (Beachy Cove to Cape Broyle’s Riverside Restaurant)
- DAY 38: 3km (Renews Bridge to Ship’s Bottom)
- DAY 39: 0.4km (Lookout Point to Flowers Point)
- DAY 40: 1.1km (Petty Harbour’s Big Hill to Fortune Cove)
- DAY 41: 2.5km (Calvert Wharf to Lance Cove)
- Amélie’s total progress: 102.5km/316km
- Distance walked by the adults today: 4km
- Total distance walked by the adults: 194.4km
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