Coast to Coast Walk - Are we ready?

We leave Toronto tonight for London and have completed our checklist:



Bags are packed and under the weight limit - check

Rain gear - check

Walking sticks - check

Hiking boots broken in - check

Mastered compass reading skills - check

Maps and guide book- check

GPS waypoints - not sure about that one....

Fitness levels achieved - hope so!

First aid kit - lots of blister pads, band aids, Advil, A535



Since January, we've gone on a number of hikes in nearby trails and parks, trying to do a fair bit of walking and climbing and have been spending lots of time on the elliptical, so we're as ready as we're going to be.

Even though we've traveled a fair bit, we have never been this apprehensive about a trip before. We're nervous and excited all at the same time. Peter is leaving behind his computer, blackberry and cell phone and so we'll be dependant upon Internet access availability along the route. We'll try to update when we can! Please pray for good weather.

Coast to Coast Where?

For those of you wondering where exactly it is that we'll be hiking, here are a couple of maps which might be helpful:


We'll start off from St. Bees on the morning of Monday July 14th and plan to arrive at Robin Hood's Bay on the 26th.

Step 1 - Let's create the blog!

Hi everyone,
Well Peter has been bugging me to create a blog about our upcoming trip. Seems that many of our friends and family would like to follow us on our journey. So here goes. The blog is now created and hopefully we will be able to update you on a regular basis. Who knows? We may not have internet access... We may not be able to upload photos... We may even get lost, never to be heard from again!!! But we'll give it a try.