It was good to have two cousins from Toronto join us for the day walking from Virgil's new "Silks Breakfast" over to the Welland Canal lift bridge and into St.Catharines. Both Isabel and Edith have had numerous experiences walking in North America and in Europe. We heard details of trips taken cross country From village to village in France and into Spain. On some of these trips walking is combined with bus transportation, and luggage is moved from one night's lodging to the next. My speed is usually just over 2 mph (under 4 km/h). Edith can do 6 km/h
This part of the Niagara Peninsula has fruit trees, vineyards, and tree farms. There is no wasted space. Orchards and grape vines push tightly against homes and barns. We saw a grove of fruit trees growing in the border lands of an expressway interchange. It seems that the farm businesses and wineries are doing fairly well in this region.
After being in motels for over 50 days, it is good to be at the home of a friend for a while. (Linda Mooney and I worked together in Markham 15 years ago.) While I am writing this blog, my wife is glancing through the Zoomer Magazine, June, 2009, page 34. She reads out loud that walking has shown to reduce the chances of dementia in seniors. So I guess this walk from Pennsylvania has an additional benefit!
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