No place to sit either as it was just a truck in a seaside parking, but the intention was good. To be honest, we were well satisfied with the King Crab.
Saturday appears to be splendid according to the official weather report. Certainly warmer than we will be well north of the Arctic Circle (although still mild by local standards). Helen and I will be with you in spirit. Have a great walk!
Hello from a beautiful, warm and sunny Bergen! We arrived yesterday and have put in the steps to see this lovely city. More details will come forth when we share the trip with you back home but do expect a few images over the next few weeks.
Best wishes on Sunday to Alexis who we haven’t seen walking for a while but, once a Shore Thing, always a Shore Thing. On Friday, Denise and Margie have their celebration! 🎉 to all.
Saturday looks like a good one for thin layering. L@8
We will think of you as our ship sets off for the Arctic Circle. 🚢
This week is a “lite” edition.
Next Wednesday is a double shot of birthday fun for Eileen and Charlotte. Best wishes in advance to both of you!
Saturday looks to be the perfect day for a walk: sunny and not too hot in the morning so let’s get out there and put in some steps! L@8 of course.
Happy birthday to Kim on Thursday! Woohoo!
Despite a wet start, the weather cleared and camping turned out to be a lovely four days! Thanks to everyone who came out and chipped in for setup, packing and meals. We enjoyed a few good walks too! Tentative for 2025: Long Point Provincial Park.
The forecast is iffy. Depending where you look, there is some likelyhood the rain might taper off and stop by the time we head out. Sunday is similar so this might be a case of rainwear+dedication, or we simply meet for coffee. 🤞🏻
Another gorgeous Saturday in store, so let us be together again for a distance of our choosing L@8.
We might run into this creature again if we go south.
Or this…
Perhaps we could do another offsite walk on Saturday August 31 to mark the end of summer? Suggestions welcome.
A double celebration weeks coming up: Sharon on Sunday and Norma on Wednesday. Let’s send them best wishes!
It was a perfect pool party day: sunshine, good convo, bevvies and food aplenty! Our thanks to Lou-Ann and Paul for opening their home to us and to everyone for their potluck contributions. Always the highlight of the summer for the Shore Things!
Saturday will be hot in the afternoon but bearable in the morning. The good news is that it appears it will be overcast which will help. Let’s meet at the usual and perhaps retreat to the indoors post walk for coffee and such.
Taylor Creek Park never ceases to produce interesting animal diversions.
Ruth sends along these links for some foot energizing exercises.
It’s on track to be a splendid morning for a walk Saturday, and to work up some banked negative calories for the spread at the pool party that afternoon. If you haven’t rsvp’d to Lou-Ann, please take a moment. Remember to bring a lawn chair.
In the aftermath of Tuesday’s deluge, a group of us went down into Taylor Creek Park to see how the new river works held up to all that rain. It seems that overall, the effort paid off but still, there were many indications of the power of flowing water. Pictures below tell the story.
It’s back to dry conditions on Saturday. L@8! Boardwalk or Spit?
This coming Sunday (correction from initial post) will mark Laura’s birthday. Sending her best wishes in advance!
Looking back over the blog posts, it’s been a while since the date was first announced (back in April it seems), so if you missed that post or forgot to jot down the date, it’s Saturday, July 27 from 2:00 on. rain date is Sunday the 28th. Pot luck as usual. You could post what you’re bringing on WhatsApp, but based on past years, it always seems to work out.
Hopefully we will once again have a great reunion like this past weekend. It was great to see walkers who haven’t been able to join the Saturday L@8 gang for a while. Since it looks very promising for this week, maybe we can push that number even higher?
Wednesday is Leverne’s special day, and Thursday is Marie’s so let’s wish them Happy Birthday and Bon Anniversaire!
The “Lakes Eleven” made it over to the Toronto Islands for a fresher-than-mainland walk. Back on the city side, it was followed by a lovely meal at Irene Restaurant lakefront behind the CORUS building.
We’re hoping to do this again later this summer or early fall.
So far, there’s a low probability of rain Saturday morning, so no excuses, right?! L@8 with coffee post walk.
We are the Shore Things 