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Jill, Judy and Veronica at Boughton River Trail

Walk in and around Souris

February 3, 2023

After doing much research around the walk and realizing we (3 women friends and 1 husband) only had a few days we decided to make our main departure point, Fortune Bay in Souris, and we rented a beautiful home there and researched the different points we could walk from there. We veered off the Island …

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All 4 seasons……at a walker’s pace

November 30, 2022

My friend Judi Gosbee wanted to mark entering her 50th year and suggested completing the Island Walk. I jumped on board and agreed to do it with her. We started our first section 29-30 on January 1, 2022. The start point for this section is right near Judi’s house and seemed like a logical place …

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Prepare to be Blown Away

October 18, 2022

by karengeterdone, karengeterdone.com It’s called an adventure for a reason. The unusual, exciting, potentially hazardous experience of taking on grand initiatives can be filled with the unexpected. Day 17 – Bayview to Cymbria – 28km We were on a major high after such an amazing day yesterday hitting the halfway point, both in such a great spot …

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79,000 Steps and a Whole Lot of Apple Seeds

September 21, 2022

Fifteen minutes into a 3-day, 63-km long-distance walk, a pungent, overripe, fruity scent brought me to a halt.  What was that familiar aroma? A quick visual scan revealed the source—a cluster of wild apple trees, covered in ripe apples, lined the roadside!  This abundance of wild apples became a recurring theme on my recent Island …

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Taking the Long Way, hiker on red cliff looking out at ocean

Taking the long way!

September 20, 2022

By karengeterdone blog The last post had us arriving in Summerside finishing Day 4 of The Island Walk. Very happy to say we hit the Halfway Point yesterday! It was a celebration at the Waypoint sign 16 with 364 km completed of the 700km circumnavigation of PEI. To this point we’ve had to deal with a lot of …

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Abi & Patti - Island Walk

Define Your Own Walk

September 2, 2022

As soon as I saw an article about The Island Walk, I knew it was a walk I (we) wanted to take. After two years of lockdowns and vaccines, a long walk to regroup and re-energize seemed to be just the ticket. I reached out to Bryson Guptill, bought his book, and started thinking about …

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Marjorie Dickson

Cycling the Great Walk with E-bikes

August 28, 2022

After many bicycle trips in Europe, my husband and I were looking for a tour in Canada. We heard about this walk in PEI that some people had done by bicycle. We decided to try it as it seemed to fit the bill. In preparation for the walk we: decided how far we would like …

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“Come Back Different”

July 19, 2022

Why does anyone decide to step away from their life for a month and walk 700kms? A time-out? An opportunity for reflection? A spiritual pilgrimage? Slow tourism? For me, all were reasons. Two weeks into the pandemic my middle son who lived with significant disabilities died from complications of non-COVID pneumonia. In the early months …

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I Ride for You and Me

July 2, 2022

I returned home in June 2021 from Toronto where I received a single left lung transplant. I was in Toronto from September 24th, 2020, through June 9th, 2021. I bought an e-bike and rode various trails in Nova Scotia to raise funds for Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation thru their Hope Breathes Here program. My most …

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