Saturday May 24

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Day 8 is done and 23 more kms is in the books.

We started the day with a little rain but we were in high spirits. It only rained for a little while and the rest of the day was cloudy and a bit overcast. About half of the day was Confederation trail, and the rest was some road walking.

The scenery on the way into Miminagesh was just spectacular. But the bugs were a biting today 🦟

Meadow found the mosquito netting very helpful, and you can be sure that I will be wearing mine tomorrow.

We found 1 washroom on the route today and beside it was an interesting piece of history about the railroad and how the Confederation Trail was started.

We still have not seen the elusive fox but darn if our host Kyle saw another one just before he picked us up. That is score Kyle -2 Team BPM -0 😭

After our host Kyle picked us up from our way point we visited a beautiful little soap maker By the Sea Soap Shoppe it is natural soap handmade in PEI located in Bloomfield. If you have time you really should visit, our host has this soap in our cottage so we really wanted to pick some up.

Some notes for those of you who are following the blog, some of the mileage information we have between the way points, seems to be a little off. The information we had for today was that this section was 18kms but it was actually just over 23 so we went an extra 5km that we were not expecting so we were a little sad 😔 but again the best team ever and even though I was dragging my ass today the ladies really picked me up.

Soaking my feet in Epson salts while writing the blog has been very relaxing, and I have not dropped the phone in the bathtub, extra bonus points.

Looking forward to tomorrow and our next adventure!

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6 responses to “Saturday May 24”

  1. Alvin R. Avatar
    Alvin R.

    I left O’Leary at 7:20 this morning and walked all the way to Waterford. When my wife drove to pick me up at the end of the day, she saw two walkers with backpacks before Miminegesh. Maybe it was you, if one of you was ahead of the trio. She and her sister walked the first three kms from O’Leary later in the morning and she found a $5 bill on the ground? I did take a photo of two Bluejays high up in a tree before the big rain yesterday. Have trails.

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    1. Betty Avatar
      Betty

      Hi Alvin the two walkers who are ahead of us are Ruby and Laurie, that is probably who you wife saw 🙂

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  2. Alvin R. Avatar
    Alvin R.

    I made it to North Cape and finished in Anglo Tignish. The trail on the left side of the peninsula on route to North Cape is very muddy, but worth the trouble. The wind turbine farm is here and a view of the cliffs and what use to be elephant rock. There’s a small boardwalk and a bench, where I finally removed my poncho and had lunch. When you visit the gift shop next to the lighthouse, they do have an ink stamp if you wish to have your passport stamped! Also, I mentioned to the lady at the cash register that you might be there tomorrow. You can ask for a blue ribbon with the lighthouse that says “I visited North Cape”. Once you get to East Point on the other tip of the island, show your ribbon at that gift shop. You will receive a second blue ribbon for that lighthouse, and a certificate that you have completed the Tip to Tip circuit. It is FREE, you just need to ask. It’s an extra incentive and a great souvenir of your accomplishments!

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    1. Betty Avatar
      Betty

      I love these tips Alvin thank you so much!!. How the heck did you pass us without us seeing you 😮‍💨 I am carrying some lovely BC Dogwood pins, you missed out. Lol Hope you are having a great journey. Perhaps we will see you somewhere along the way? And keep those tips coming.

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  3. Alvin R. Avatar
    Alvin R.

    The day before, I did O’Leary to Waterford. Yesterday, I had another 30 K to Anglo-Tignish and ventured out before 8 am. The fog was so thick that I missed out on many of the wind turbines. So thanks for sharing the photos. Today I walked to Alberton. I was not aware of the bridge closure, although I did suspect something was up when I was planning my routes at home. Google map always showed a detour. I tempted faith. There was a wide metal fence on north side of the bridge. Only workers allowed on site wearing an orange vest, hard hat etc… I could see a crew on the other side of the bridge. The bridge is completely being redone but was safe to cross with no obstruction. When I faced the crew, I said that I was so sorry, but the detour would have added an extra hour on foot. The three young men were all foreigners. They just smiled and said, have a good day!!! Had it been a senior crew, the outcome might have been different. As I was walking across, I was trying to remain positive, but they also might give me a fine! Bryson contacted me for the first time this evening. When I mentioned the bridge closure, he said that I should have been advised when I registered of the detour by road or shore. Ah well… ignorance is bliss on my part! Happy Trail’s!

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    1. Betty Avatar
      Betty

      We definitely know about the bridge closure and will ge doing the water detour. Still adds about 1.5 km extra to the day which is already long, but we will be leaving early.

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