Once again we were blessed with awesome weather for our second weekend of hiking in May. Nancy was able to join us this time around,
so we were back to our happy quartet and the bonus of being able to play euchre
in the evening. We wouldn’t have wanted
Nancy to miss out on the Wiarton Willie Inn “adventure” so luckily enough we
had another weekend booked there.
We set off
from Hope Bay early on Saturday morning decked out in full -highly fashionable - bug gear. It became evident quite quickly that the bugs were not making an appearance,
so our emergency run to the Canadian Tire in Owen Sound the night before was
all for naught. After a quick climb up
the escarpment from Hope Bay – past some interesting potholes – we were treated
to beautiful vistas of sparkling blue water under a clear blue sky.
Along the
trail, most of the trilliums had finished blooming for the season but other wildflowers
– such as the wild orchid - were making their annual appearance. We finished off a beautiful day of hiking
with a visit to friends in Sauble Beach and dinner at Heydays (at the June Motel). We were treated to a lovely sunset - if you
haven’t seen the sunset there, you should put it on your list!
Our second
day out started at the calm clear water’s edge in Barrow Bay and then we were back
up the the escarpment with more breathtaking vistas. We also had some “breathtaking” climbs and descents,
the latter of which had had us literally hanging from the rubber hose
handrails. I wonder, if we (I) realized in advance
what challenges awaited us on the trail, perhaps we (I) might not do it? But once you
are out there on the trail, there is not much choice but to carry on. We are often capable of so much more than we think we are!
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