Day 53 Clayburn Creek

Finally, Oct. 18, 2017 I am posting this on the actual day today!  It rained and rained and rained all day today, and I thought perhaps I was not going to get in a walk at all.  But it stopped in the evening, so I went out for a 3.8 km late evening walk along Oswego, Belleville, Government Streets and Dallas Road here in James Bay,  This brings the total distance over the 53 days to 383.0 km. Virtually I am near Clayburn Creek, just outside Abbotsford on the Abbotsford Discovery Trail.

Day 52 Ridgedale

Even though windy and definitely feeling like fall, a good day for walking, and I completed 7.7 km more today, bringing the total distance over the 52 days of the walk to 379.2 km.  On the virtual tour walk, I am on the Abbotsford Discovery Trail, near Ridgedale, just a bit outside Abbotsford.

Day 51 Riverside

So, I got a few days behind again in my posting - it's easier to be regular in walking than in posting!  Today was a good day for walking, as I completed 7.2 km plus 4.5 km for an 11.7 km total for the day. This brings the total distance over the 51 days of the walk to 371.5 km.  On the virtual tour walk, I am now well along the Abbotsford Discovery Trail, near Riverside, just a bit outside Abbotsford.

Day 50: 7.2 km per day average so far

Alas, this was one of the few days that I did not get any walking in, so my total distance over the 50 days of the walk is 359.8 km, the same as yesterday 😒.  For the first 50 days of the walk I have averaged 7.2 km per day.  That is a bit less than the 8.0 km I was aiming for, but overall not bad I guess.  Of course the weather is turning less favourable the next few months here, so it may be a bit more challenging to get in the long walks.  I have not actually worked out the total distance along The Great Trail route I am doing from Victoria, BC to Sackville, NB, but I think I am on track to complete it by spring 2022, my goal. #SeeYouIn22!

Day 49 Mount Johnson

Almost  caught up in posting - this is was for yesterday! On day 49 of the walk (Oct. 14, 2017) I added another 7.7 km (the basic loop along Dallas Road waterfront park, through length of Beacon Hill Park, via Thunderbird Park, and then a bit of James Bay streets for 5.8 km, plus a short evening loop adding 1.9 km more), bringing the total distance over the 49 days of the walk to 359.8 km.  On the virtual tour walk, I have started the Abbotsford Discovery Trail, and will continue on that for a number of days. Today I am near Mount Johnson. Tomorrow (well today really) will be day 50, and I plan to compute the average distance per day for the first 50 days.

Day 48 Langley Township Trail

 On day 48 of the walk (Oct. 13, 2017) I added another 7.8 km, bringing the total distance over the 48 days of the walk to 352.1 km.  On the virtual tour walk, I have just finished the Langley Township Trail past Fort Langley, BC.

Day 47 Fort Langley

On day 47 of the walk (Oct. 12, 2017) I added another 8.3 km through walks in Victoria, BC, bringing the total distance over the 47 days of the walk to 324.7 km.  On the virtual tour walk, I moved from the Pitt River Greenway onto the Langley Township Trail, in the area of Fort Langley, BC. The part of the trail I am just starting in the days ahead is shown on this Great Trail map.

Day 46 Pitt River Greenway

I am almost caught up with recording here the details on the actual day I do the walk!  I have made a pre New Year's resolution to not get behind again! On day 46 of the walk (Oct. 11, 2017) I added another 7.8 km, bringing the total distance over the 46 days of the walk to 316.4 km.  On the virtual tour walk, I am on the Pitt River Greenway, which takes me along dykes along the Fraser and Pitt Rivers.  Fall comes rapidly here in British Columbia, and my walks in Victoria are much cooler than they were just a few weeks ago.  So far I have kept this activity just to myself, my immediate family members, and my doctor, but I think I will do a general announcement on my social media before too long.  I wanted to be sure that I was keeping up with it before doing that.

Day 45 Pitt River

On day 45 of the walk (Oct. 10, 2017) I passed the first 300 km by adding 9.2 km, bringing the total distance over the 45 days of the walk to 308.6 km,  On the virtual tour walk, I am just past Pitt River, BC.

Day 44 Hockaday Nestor, BC

On day 44 of the walk (Oct. 9, 2017 which among other things is the anniversary of the Peekskill meteorite fall!) I added 5.8 km, bringing the total distance over the 44 days of the walk to 299.4 km (so close to the first 300 km!)  On the virtual tour walk, I am east of Port Moody, BC.  This is taking me past some interesting placenames including City Centre (even though we are far from Vancouver city centre!) and Hockaday Nestor (in the modern world a place name with the o changed to a might be more common!).

Day 43 Eagle Ridge

On day 43 of the walk (Oct. 8, 2017) I added 9.2 km, bringing the total distance over the 43 days of the walk to 293.6 km.  On the virtual tour walk, this brings me east of Port Moody, BC in the Eagle Ridge area (see map from yesterday's post).  My real walk continues to be the usual loops around James Bay, Victoria, BC.

Day 42 Port Moody

On day 42 of the walk (Oct. 7, 2017) I added 7.8 km, bringing the total distance over the 42 days of the walk to 284.4 km.  On the virtual tour walk, this brings me into Port Moody, BC.  My real walk continues to be the usual loops around James Bay, Victoria, BC, including the Dallas Road walk, Beacon Hill Park, and a bit of the Inner Harbour walk.