November trail

Yesterday was a beautiful autumn day. My husband and I were out on the Confederation Trail before the wind came up again. It had been a windy week, with winds gusting up to 80 kph some days. One day, the rain with the wind kept us inside all day.

Variety was the theme of last week as we walked the boardwalk, the indoor track at Credit Union Place, the Confederation Trail and the treadmill at home. 

Daisy, the golden retriever grand-dog came to stay during the week, making a walk more essential than ever.

My husband and I walk every day but a dog makes it an urgent matter. The Confederation Trail is the best option for such a walk. Several days we didn’t meet anyone on the trail. Without other walkers nearby, Daisy can run off-lead. She has the zoomies when she runs there, down over the trail, into the fields, back out, repeat. 

She always returns when called to be put on lead again for others to pass along the trail.

Daisy arrived with a huge bag of dog food which I lifted out of the car as our daughter brought her into the house. It was heavy, 14 kilograms or almost 31 pounds. I lifted it easily though which I attribute to the hand weights I use three times a week. 

We weren’t able to do a trail with elevation this past week. However, I increased the incline on the treadmill and plan to continue with it. My goal is to walk steeper trails in other parts of the island without being winded. We want to stay as active as we can for as long as we can.

At the boardwalk, the ducks which usually hang out in the salt marsh were in the bay and along the shoreline one morning. It looked as if the collective had decided on a change of scenery for the morning.

Most trees are bare now, with a few exceptions. The trees are ready for snow again though we haven’t had any yet although temperatures are in the low single digits most days.

We have Daisy again this week and may not get any further from home than we did this past week. However, we will enjoy our time with her and make the most of it. It may be too cold to sit on this bench however.

Have a great week!