Exploring life, one walk at a time
Monday After breakfast at the Boat House, I packed up and met Sandy from Siren's Beach Motel, who drove me to Souris (pronounced soor-ee). Sidenote: yes, that’s French for mouse. Apparently, it was founded by French-speaking Acadians in the early 1700s as a fishing settlement and they experienced several plagues of field mice, hence the... Continue Reading →
Welcome to Rambles and Walks, my newish blog about walking, hiking and travel. While you'll see a few posts from 2019, detailing my trip to Scotland to walk the West Highland Way and explore the Isles of Lewis and Harris, this site was created in the fall of 2022. I've always loved walking and walk... Continue Reading →
Saturday Another beautiful day! It was sunny and about 15 degrees but the wind had a little bit of bite. My day started with breakfast at the Boat House – I had a classic 1 egg breakfast today and another morning of lovely conversation with Val. This time we were joined by one of her... Continue Reading →
My day started with breakfast at the Boat House, Val is feeding me at 8:30 am each morning even though her October hours don't start until 10:00. I am/was super appreciative that she opened early for me, plus it was lovely that she chatted with me each morning over coffee (her) and tea (me). I... Continue Reading →
Siren’s Beach Motel, the next place I was staying, offer a “walker’s package” that includes accommodation and breakfast at the nearby North Lake Boat House Eatery, and pickup & drop off (additional fee) at several Island Walk sections, which was what I had booked (it’s based on double accommodation). Since I wouldn't be able to... Continue Reading →
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