Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Summary of Week Four, May 28 - June 3

Monday, May 28. Today Denise continued to walk along the Highway 69 north to the town of Estaire. This is where Denise's dad built a home for their family. They lived there until she was five years old. Today she walked 28.2 kms. For the night they drove back into Sudbury to stay at Rauno and Maya Jokinen's home.

Tuesday, May 29. This was another no-walk day. The RV needed some repairs (tune-up and replace a rad hose), laundry and shopping for supplies. Today Paul arrived in Sudbury to be reunited with his sweetheart after five weeks!

Wednesday, May 30. Denise resumed the walk (joined by Paul) from Estaire to Sudbury, covering 28.4 kms. We parked for the night in the driveway of Marilyn & Bob. They have a beautiful lake front home on Long Lake in Sudbury.

Thursday, May 31. Denise and Paul walked from Sudbury to Whitefish, 25.6 kms. This evening we stayed at the Centennial Park Campground near Whitefish. This day we walked along Regional Rd 55 to bypass the restricted access part of Highway 17 west of Sudbury. Today Denise crossed the 500 km mark.

Friday, June 1. This was the longest day that Denise has walked covering 36 kms. finishing the day in McKerrow. Paul left the walk for a visit with Josh and Becky DeGraaf. This night D&D stayed at the Nairn Centre Truck Stop.

Saturday, June 2. Denise completed her walking this week with 25.7 kms in the town of Massey. The total for the week was 143.9 kms. They camped at the Chutes Provincial Park.

Sunday, June 3. This was a well-needed rest day at the Chutes Provincial Park. So far Denise has walked 572.8 kms.

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