The adventure of
Julie and Simon
Simon and Julie have been exploring the great outdoors together since 1985. For the past 10 years, they have redesigned their lives to focus on thru-hiking (long-distance walking), blogging and motivational speaking.
Their current adventure is hiking The Great Trail of Canada. This great walk will take three walking seasons and stretch from St John’s, Newfoundland to Victoria, British Columbia. Join them as they blog about their trek, meet new friends and learn about our shared history and culture along the way.
Stories
Introduction – Julie and Simon’ logbook
By Julie Chatelain and Simon Lacroix We are gearing up for the start of our next…
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Arriving in St. John’s
By Julie Chatelain and Simon Lacroix When we arrived in St. John’s, we walked downtown and…
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From St John’s to Arnold’s Cove
By Julie Chatelain and Simon Lacroix We are on the seventh day of our latest adventure…
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From Arnold’s Cove to Gander
By Julie Chatelain and Simon Lacroix We have now walked over 350 kilometres from St. John’s.…
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From Gander to Corner Brook
By Julie Chatelain and Simon Lacroix It has been 11 days since our last blog. Our…
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From Corner Brook to Robinsons
By Julie Chatelain and Simon Lacroix Our rest day in Corner Brook was a time to…
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From Robinsons to Port aux Basques
By Julie Chatelain and Simon Lacroix The day off in Robinsons was worthwhile. We walked the…
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From Sydney to Port Hawkesbury
By Julie Chatelain and Simon Lacroix Five walking days found us at the Hearthstone Inn where…
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From Port Hawkesbury to Pictou
By Julie Chatelain and Simon Lacroix We left Port Hawkesbury and rejoined the Great Trail in…
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From Pictou to Borden-Carleton
By Julie Chatelain and Simon Lacroix We left Pictou refreshed and looking forward to what lay…
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From Sackville to Alma
By Julie Chatelain and Simon Lacroix We had a wonderful rest period: a family birthday celebration,…
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From Alma to Saint John
By Julie Chatelain and Simon Lacroix We awoke in Wolfe Creek campground. The morning was cool…
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From Saint John to Fredericton
By Julie Chatelain and Simon Lacroix Feeling well-rested, we left Saint John on a cool and…
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From Fredericton to Upper Kent
By Julie Chatelain and Simon Lacroix From Fredericton, The Great Trail continued along the Saint John…
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Upper Kent – Edmundston
By Julie Chatelain and Simon Lacroix The storms in the U.S. had brought us some wet…
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Spring 2019 prep
By Julie Chatelain and Simon Lacroix During the cold winter months, we had the opportunity to…
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From Rivière-du-Loup to Baie-Saint-Paul
By Julie Chatelain and Simon Lacroix After a very rainy day off, we took the 8…
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From Baie-Saint-Paul to Quebec City
By Julie Chatelain and Simon Lacroix We completed our crossing of the ‘Massif de Charlevoix’, averaging…
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