Come Walk With Us on the Trans Canada Trail (TCT)

For those who are interested in trekking the GR65 across France, popularly known as the Via Podiensis in 2020 and 2021, (or for those who are just interested in vicarious travelling across another country) we have just completed revising our blog of that route. Six months after we had trekked across Spain on the Camino Frances we were back on the Via Podiensis in France hoping to recapture the adventure and spirit of our original 40 day hike. To read about our time on the GR65 / Via Podiensis in 2017 click here .

For those who are interested in trekking the Camino de Santiago across Spain, popularly known as the Camino Frances in 2020 and 2021, (or for those who are just interested in vicarious travelling across another country) we have just completed revising our blog of that route. For us our hike in 2016 along the Camino Frances came after 18 months of struggling. One of us experienced a collapse in their life after a year of loosing almost everything and experiencing extreme online harassment from a former colleague, we began to lose a family member to video games, and we both began to struggle with questions surrounding our work-life balance. In short we were lost. The Camino began for us a last ditch effort to save ourselves and along the route showed us the way forward. This is likely the reason that 6 months later we were back on the Via Podiensis in France and shortly after that on the Camino Portuguese and the Camino Finisterre. Hiking and being outdoors can be wonderfully add

For those who are interested in trekking the Camino Portuguese in 2020 and 2021, (or for those who are just interested in vicarious travelling across another country) we have just completed revising our blog of that route. Just over a year and a half since we had trekked across Spain on the Camino Frances and across France along the Via Podiensis we were back on the Camino in Portugal on the Caminho Portuguese. To read about our time on the Camino Portuguese click here .

For those interested in trekking the East Coast Trail (a part of the Great Trail) in 2020 and 2021, but we have just completed revising our blog of that route. For us our hike in 2018 was undertaken to prepare us and our equipment for undertaking the 4 year trek across Canada. The ECT is the beginning of The Great Trail on the Atlantic Coast, and even though we are well into Quebec now – 3300 km later – Newfoundland trails and the East Coast Trail still call us back with their beauty, culture and amazing communities. To read about our time on the East Coast Trail click here .

Exciting News! Come Walk With Us is presenting on birding and hiking along Canada’s Great Trail twice at the Outdoor Adventure Show in Vancouver in 2020. We are excited to present on the Best of Canada Adventure Stage!     We have been offered a coupon to distribute to followers, friends and those interested in our talk a discount on the admission tickets to the show throughout the weekend. Please feel free to share this information and coupon if appropriate. Vancouver's Outdoor Adventure Show, February 29th and March 1st, 2020 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. The Best of Canada Adventure Stage - Friday, February 29th, 10:30 am, "Exploring Canada Along the Great Trail", Sonya Richmond & Sean Morton, Come Walk With Us The Best of Canada Adventure Stage - Sunday, March 1st, 10:30am, "Exploring Canada Along the Great Trail", Sonya Richmond & Sean Morton, Come Walk With Us We look forward to see

Exciting News! Come Walk With Us is presenting on birding and hiking along Canada’s Great Trail twice at the Outdoor Adventure Show in Toronto in 2020. We are excited to present on the Best of Canada Adventure Stage!     We have been offered a coupon to distribute to followers, friends and those interested in our talk a discount on the admission tickets to the show throughout the weekend. Please feel free to share this information and coupon if appropriate. Toronto's Outdoor Adventure Show, February 21-23, 2020 at the International Centre. The Best of Canada Adventure Stage - Friday, February 21st, 3:00pm to 3:30pm, "Exploring Canada Along the Great Trail", Sonya Richmond & Sean Morton, Come Walk With Us The Best of Canada Adventure Stage - Sunday, February 23rd, 3:45pm to 4:15pm - "Exploring Canada Along the Great Trail", Sonya Richmond & Sean Morton, Come Walk With Us We look forward to seeing you there!    

For us, 2019 began in an ordinary enough way, but as spring approached we gave up our house, donated most of our possessions, left the desk job behind, and embarked on a 4-year hike across Canada on the Great Trail. We started our adventures with a 650 km “warm up” hike across Portugal , which helped us train both mentally and physically for our trek across Canada. To read more about that adventure, and some of the birds we saw along the way, please click here .   Black-winged Stilt   White Stork Since leaving Cape Spear, Newfoundland on 1 June 2019 we hiked just over 3,000 km on the Great Trail, reaching Riviere-du-Loup, QC on 10 November, two days after the first snow of winter fell. In between we were screeched in and kissed a cod, stood on the spot where two continents collided, watched a tidal bore and experienced the highest tides in the world, survived two tropical storms and a category 1 hurricane, walked on the ocean floor with goats, touched som