Summary of Week One

Denise hasn't been able to find a wireless connection, so this is Paul writing. She asked me to do a summary of Week One.

May 6: On Simple Steps Walk Launch day They covered 10 kms. from Compasspoint Bible Church, Burlington, to the small town of Lowville. That evening D&D shared the SSWalk with the Crossroads Community Church in Burford. They traveled back to Carlisle to park over night in the driveway of Jay & Christy Lehman.

May 7: They continued to travel straight north on the Guelph Line from Lowville to Darbyville covering a distance of 19 kms. That evening they returned to the home of the Lehmans to park for the night.

May 8: Continuing straight north on the Guelph Line from Darbyville crossing #7 highway and proceeding to County Rd. 124. They ended their walking day at a little town called Ospringe, covering a total of 24 Kms. Once again they returned to the Lehman's home for the night.

May 9: This was a day for getting some necessary tasks completed. In Oakville, they had one of the rear tires replaced and looked after some other errands and appointments before parking for the last evening at the Lehamn's RV park.

May 10: Denise felt that she wanted to make up for the lost time on Wednesday, so she walked 31.5 kms. Passing through the Town of Erin and finishing the walking day at the junction of Airport Rd.

May 11: Proceeding north along Airport Rd. they begin to encounter some very steep hills, especially through the Hockley Valley (see photo below; these photos were borrowed from www.bowjamesbow.ca who gives a overview of the drive along Airport Rd. from Toronto to Stayner).

At the end of a long day they had completed 30.5 kms. at the town of Mansfield. This night they stayed in the Walmart parking lot in Orangeville.

May 12: Saturday was a challenge because of the rolling hills of Simcoe County. Mom and Dad DeGraaf met them on the road with a very generous care package and loads of encouragement. They traveled north to the end of Airport Rd. in the town of Stayner (the photo below shows the approach to the town).

Here's the corner where they finished their walking day covering a total of 28 kms. The total kms. for the week was 142.

From Stayner they drove 25 kms. west to the Craigleith Provincial Campgrounds on the south shore of Georgian Bay. There they found a campsite within walking distance of the shore (below is a photo of the shale rock shoreline).
May 13: This was a rest day at the campsite and doing some necessary shopping in Collingwood.