Cycling

Three friends and I cycled the Island Walk starting and ending in Summerside. We rode between 40 – 100 kms each day with 1 day off due to torrential rain. We totalled 700km and rode on the Confederation Trail, on roads and highways. We had a car with us so 2 women would drive to …

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: We were fortunate that we were …

I returned home in June 2021 from Toronto where I received a single left lung transplant. I was in Toronto from September 24, 2020, through June 9, 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 …

Submitted by Pauline Suppa Having walked the Portuguese Camino from Lisbon, Portugal to Santiago, Spain in 2019, my sister and I developed a real craving for long distance walks. We made plans to walk the Camino Frances in 2020 then sadly Covid 19 reared its ugly head so we turned our planning to 2021.    Throughout the …

Submitted by Susan Doucette How the journey began. 2021 marked our 15th wedding anniversary. As we were travelling across Canada my husband Bob, told me that he would like to go back to PEI and cycle all around the Island. When he first mentioned this I thought he was a bit crazy because we know …

Submitted by Alasdair Veitch I got the idea of coming to PEI to do the Island Walk after hearing an interview on CBC radio. I checked out the web page after the interview, joined the Facebook group, and ordered the guide. I have done many long-distance expedition hikes (up to 53 days and nights) and …