This is the third path on our family challenge to walk the entire East Coast trail as a family this season. Previously we hiked Cape Spear Path (9.3 km) and Mickeleen’s Path (7.3 km). The idea is to knock off the easy hikes and progress to the more difficult ones. The biggest challenge will be for Emmeline who at the age of nine will really be stretching herself to complete some of the longest hikes.
I’ve decided I’m not going to go into great detail on the East Coast trail hikes. They are well documented on the Internet in other places. These postings are mostly to document our progress for our family and friends.
After a week of really terrible weather the sun finally broke out on Friday night. Saturday started as fog but the forecast called for clearing throughout the day before returning to crap on Sunday. Off we go.
Although the name of the path is Beaches you will be disappointed if you were expecting sand. It’s more of a rugged Newfoundland type of seashore. This pic was taken in the first hundred meters or so and was pretty typical of much of the terrain.
Adrien was recently given a phone (despite my misgivings on giving a 12-year-old boy a portable screen). He’s been very creative with taking pictures and making short movie files. The irony is that I took all of these pictures on my phone.
The rain from the last week seemed to have run off pretty quickly and the trail only had a few spots of deep mud to challenge keeping the feet dry. There were a lot of pretty little streams crossing the path throughout.
I don’t know what to say about the next three pictures except: Wow! Tongue!
Towards the end of the hike we stopped at a lookout at Herring Cove. We were lucky enough to spot a pair of Bald eagles. Here is where I wish I had brought a real camera. The phone images don’t crop and resize well. I’ve posted them here anyway but in reality these birds are huge.
Watching the people watching the eagles:
On the drive home we stopped off at a roadside vendor and picked up a few fresh, live lobster. Got home and after some naps we murdered them quite mercilessly. They were delicious!
The (Modest) Adventures of Eric Akse and Soju Velvetears 