Tuesday, May 29, 2007

INTERNATIONAL TRAILS DAY

SATURDAY, 02 JUNE 2007

International Trails Day walk event will begin at Battery Point in St Peters.

REGISTRATION begins at 1:30pm

Walk Start Time: 2:00pm.

This event is rated 1B & 2B

Distances: 5 & 10k

Bring your lunch and have a small picnic at the park before the walk begins.

After the event we suggest "Inn On The Lake" for dinner.
Located near the St. Peters Canal bridge.
World Walking Day, Glace Bay 12 May 2007

The third walk event for 2007 had 32 walkers in attendance and with 4 new participants should deem this a very successful walk event.
fourteen members attended dinner at the Miners Village restaurant and the hotmeal and drinks were very much appreciated after the high winds we experienced along the shoreline of South Street Beach.
A photo of the group is available in the photo gallery of our new website format.

BADDECK WALKS

On Sunday May 20th we provided 2 walk events.
The morning walk started at the tourist info centre on Chebucto St. in the Village of Baddeck with 17 participants, 3 new participants showed up for this Year Round Event.

Lynda & Rick Kanne from the Valley Trekkers Volkssport Club and their Friend Allyson Hayman from the Truro Club (Central Nova) arrived for a day of walking on Cape Breton Island.

These great friends and enthusiastic walkers showed up again for our afternoon walk to Uisge Ban Falls, where once again we signed in 17 walkers for the National Walking Weekend Events.

New particpants with the club included Dianne Clarke, Phyllis Wilton, Marie , Donald & Maureen MacKenzie.

A drizzle! of rain made the trail a little slippery in places and with one of the bridges out we had to change plans as to how the walk was to proceed.
The falls and the North Baddeck River were a spectaculiar site at this time of the year . This was a worthwhile hike to the falls that will not soon be forgotten.

Check out the photo gallery in our new website format.


Wednesday, May 16, 2007

VOLKSSPORT CANADA SUBSCRIPTIONS

Subscription fees for VOLKSSPORT CANADA has been increased to $15.00 annually. Still a good bargain for the CVF national magazine.
Go to www.walks.ca for further information on how to order.

Our club newsletter Heel n Toe is free and is published as we have information to pass on, usually bi-annually.

The Island Hoppers next event is in Baddeck on Sunday May 20th, 2007
The first walk begins at 10:00am at the Tourist Info Centre on Chebucto St.
The second walk of the day begins at 2:00pm at Uisge Ban Falls Provincial Park.
Check calendar of events on the website: www.capebretonislandhoppers.com