This is the EXACT same time that Henri started yesterday.
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Start of Day 2
This is the EXACT same time that Henri started yesterday.
Monday, October 4, 2010
The Day in Pictures
Henri shares a fascination of mushrooms with his daughter, Ashley
Gorgeous spot at the start of the Bruce - Little Cove
Henri parties at the end of Day 1
Self photo - Day 1
Gorgeous grotto along Georgian Bay
Author: Runner
Ok, feeling good now after a 50.6 km day. (mind you it's the first one). The day started out pretty good but started to get a little tough from Little Cove to Cypress Lake. Then from Cypress lake it was brutal rock up and down, up and down, took me 2 hours to do 7.5 km. Yikes! It turned around at High Dump Side Trail where I could finally start running/plodding again. Lots of mushrooms on the trail today and bear scat! Finished it off by standing in the waters of Dyers Bay for leg recovery. Now wine & cheese with Di, a fire on in the wood stove, dinner and get ready for tomorrow! Di is great!
Author: Almost fired Diane
Day 1 - Almost fired Diane
Today I barely saw "the runner". I would have fired me. Henri's too nice to fire me. You see, I saw him at the 5.2k mark this morning and after that, I spent the next six hours looking for him. I even told the very nice gas station attendant that I lost "the runner."
It's easy to do. We basically underestimated timing, neither of us having ever run the Tobermory section of the Bruce before, were unfamiliar with the "tough" and therefore "slow" terrain. Our "fail safe" method of marking a meeting spot to indicate one of us had been by also failed (i.e. Henri was to leave some tp under a rock. Well, there were rocks abound with one piece of tp in sight at the meeting point in question so I left, figuring I did see "the sign" that he'd been by).
Nonetheless, we found each other at around three this aft. I jumped up and down like a lunatic when I saw him coming down the trail. I was scared for a bit that I'd have to explain to his family that I lost him. I also had images of Jack Nicholson in "The Shining" on my brain...not sure why. And to top it all off, when I wandered along the trail looking for Henri, there was a very strong smell of fresh animal poop - probably a massive bear as the poop smell was VERY strong.
Over to you Hen...
Today I barely saw "the runner". I would have fired me. Henri's too nice to fire me. You see, I saw him at the 5.2k mark this morning and after that, I spent the next six hours looking for him. I even told the very nice gas station attendant that I lost "the runner."
It's easy to do. We basically underestimated timing, neither of us having ever run the Tobermory section of the Bruce before, were unfamiliar with the "tough" and therefore "slow" terrain. Our "fail safe" method of marking a meeting spot to indicate one of us had been by also failed (i.e. Henri was to leave some tp under a rock. Well, there were rocks abound with one piece of tp in sight at the meeting point in question so I left, figuring I did see "the sign" that he'd been by).
Nonetheless, we found each other at around three this aft. I jumped up and down like a lunatic when I saw him coming down the trail. I was scared for a bit that I'd have to explain to his family that I lost him. I also had images of Jack Nicholson in "The Shining" on my brain...not sure why. And to top it all off, when I wandered along the trail looking for Henri, there was a very strong smell of fresh animal poop - probably a massive bear as the poop smell was VERY strong.
Over to you Hen...
Author: Not usually a morning person Diane
HE'S OFF! 8:07 a.m. on Monday October 4th. Nice & crisp but clear weather!
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Author: Diane the Bell specialist
Hmmm....we left home at approx. 11 a.m. Three point five hours later, we've only made it as far as Milton (my parents). Car is OVER stuffed, we missed all rental places by 25 minutes and after a long - but fun - 2 hours on the phone with tech support, we found out that our internet stick only works on my MAC.
The moral of the story is buy MACS and buy vans, not cars if you're into adventuring!!!! See y'all in Tobermory!
The moral of the story is buy MACS and buy vans, not cars if you're into adventuring!!!! See y'all in Tobermory!
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Coverage & Sponsors!
Author: One rather post-wedding tired Diane
Two big THANK YOUS today as we do [all] of our packing/organizing before heading out on our Bruce adventure tomorrow:
1. A BIG THANK YOU to Karen at National Wireless for loaning us a USB internet key and two radio-style phones to keep in touch en route with each other & with everyone out there via this blog!!! I was rather worried about Henri running by himself on the Tobermory to Owen Sound route all this coming week. Now I'll be able to nag him from afar (ha ha!)
2. An uber cool THANK YOU to John Swart for his uber cool article on Henri in today's St. Catharines Standard. Smiley H. is on the 2nd page of the sports section. Online link to the article is HERE!!!
Later kids! Have a great couple of days and think of us tomorrow as we get up with the sunrise and mingle with Mother Nature and Bell Cellular for 8+ hours on Monday!
Two big THANK YOUS today as we do [all] of our packing/organizing before heading out on our Bruce adventure tomorrow:
1. A BIG THANK YOU to Karen at National Wireless for loaning us a USB internet key and two radio-style phones to keep in touch en route with each other & with everyone out there via this blog!!! I was rather worried about Henri running by himself on the Tobermory to Owen Sound route all this coming week. Now I'll be able to nag him from afar (ha ha!)
2. An uber cool THANK YOU to John Swart for his uber cool article on Henri in today's St. Catharines Standard. Smiley H. is on the 2nd page of the sports section. Online link to the article is HERE!!!
Later kids! Have a great couple of days and think of us tomorrow as we get up with the sunrise and mingle with Mother Nature and Bell Cellular for 8+ hours on Monday!
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