Day: 32 of 35
Date: Monday October 10, 2022
Segment: 29 of 32
Segment Start: Gaspereaux
Segment End: Murray River
Today's Distance: 21.0kTotal Distance: 634k
Start Time: 8:34
End Time: 14:17
Elapsed Time (hh:mm): 5:43Walking Time (hh:mm): 3:56Average Moving Speed: 5.31 kphAverage Moving Pace: 11:14 min/km
Total Ascent: 170m
Total Descent: 195m
Average Temperature: 19.9C
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Date: Monday October 10, 2022
Segment Start: Gaspereaux
Segment End: Murray River
Start Time: 8:34
End Time: 14:17
Elapsed Time (hh:mm): 5:43
Total Ascent: 170m
Total Descent: 195m
Average Temperature: 19.9C
Thoughts
Today was to be primarily on the Confederation Trail, which, according to one of the organizers of the Island Walk, was to be cleared and open in the section of trail planned for today. Not so, we got there and it was still covered in downed trees. That meant another adjustment to our route today. It turned out to be very lovely though, quiet, red clay roads past lakes and rivers--very picturesque.
Most businesses are closed today though Thanksgiving is not considered a paid statutory holiday in PEI. We did find a tiny restaurant in Murray Harbour, run by an Irish immigrant. She provides home made food made the English way--English breakfasts, fish and chips, beef or pork sandwiches...Her strong Irish accent meant we needed to listen quite carefully to her! I asked for a cup of tea--I needed to warm up and what I got was a whole pot of tea and a preheated mug! Her food was delicious, well worth the stop. And we were the only customers...we were well cared for. We have had fish almost every day since being on the island and will miss it when we leave!
It continues to be brilliantly sunny but very chilly, temperatures close to zero in the morning and rising to low teens later in the day. The cold sure helps to keep us moving briskly in order to stay warm.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you still with us via our blog. We hope you are all having some warm family time with your loved ones. Jerry and I feel very grateful for the time we have spent here, for all our experiences and for the support of all of you at home.
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Contributor: Jane Huiskamp
Today was to be primarily on the Confederation Trail, which, according to one of the organizers of the Island Walk, was to be cleared and open in the section of trail planned for today. Not so, we got there and it was still covered in downed trees. That meant another adjustment to our route today. It turned out to be very lovely though, quiet, red clay roads past lakes and rivers--very picturesque.
Most businesses are closed today though Thanksgiving is not considered a paid statutory holiday in PEI. We did find a tiny restaurant in Murray Harbour, run by an Irish immigrant. She provides home made food made the English way--English breakfasts, fish and chips, beef or pork sandwiches...Her strong Irish accent meant we needed to listen quite carefully to her! I asked for a cup of tea--I needed to warm up and what I got was a whole pot of tea and a preheated mug! Her food was delicious, well worth the stop. And we were the only customers...we were well cared for. We have had fish almost every day since being on the island and will miss it when we leave!
It continues to be brilliantly sunny but very chilly, temperatures close to zero in the morning and rising to low teens later in the day. The cold sure helps to keep us moving briskly in order to stay warm.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you still with us via our blog. We hope you are all having some warm family time with your loved ones. Jerry and I feel very grateful for the time we have spent here, for all our experiences and for the support of all of you at home.
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The Walk (click on image to see larger view)
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| Fall Colours |
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| Tranquility |
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| A Single Piece of Dirt - About 8 Trees |
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| A Single Piece of Dirt - About 5 Trees |
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| Fall Colours |
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| A Few Fishing Boats Still In The Water |
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| Beautiful Fall |
The End
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| Three To Go |
Close to zero in the mornings? Ouch! Glad you're finding a variety of places to eat, too. Hard to believe you're down to just 3 more days though. WOW!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteTis hard to believe. We turn away from the south shore tomorrow making our way to Charlottetown in 60k. Still not able to walk a trail due to fallen trees. Last trail was with you WB14-15 (Miscouche to Kensington) and 3.5k from St. Peters Bay to New Zealand. We're getting good at ad-hoc route planning.
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