Hello! Tim and I have started up a joint blog for our journeys. There will be nothing new added to this blog so make sure you bookmark our new one!
http://kathrynandtim.wordpress.com/
New Blog
13 years ago
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Beauty
Every girl (and probably every guy) has their insecurities about their outward image. I came across these sites that are an excellent resource on this issue and are definitely worth taking a look at. I was inspired!
Unbranded Beauty
Salvation has come
True Campaign
Let me know what you think!
Unbranded Beauty
Salvation has come
True Campaign
Let me know what you think!
Thursday, October 08, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Church
Sorry, no icebergs yet...
I came across this the other day and I wanted to share it. In my opinion it's a great definition of church that's not commonly understood. So enjoy!
http://www.dealministry.com/blog/2005/02/when-we-say-church.html
I came across this the other day and I wanted to share it. In my opinion it's a great definition of church that's not commonly understood. So enjoy!
http://www.dealministry.com/blog/2005/02/when-we-say-church.html
Friday, August 21, 2009
Western Newfoundland - Part 4
We moved our campsite from trout river to berry hill after hiking Green Gardens. The campsite we were assigned basically had no spot for a tent that was flat and the floor was gravel... so Tim went to see if we could get another one. He did and we moved over there. It was a bit bigger and flatter but still gravel. Oh well. We set up our tent, made some supper and relaxed the rest of the evening. It was even dry enough for a campfire! We stayed up late chatting around the fire and it was wonderful. We planned on hiking Gros Morne mountain the next morning but when we woke up we just weren't feeling it. We wanted to take it easy and go to the beach (even though it wasn't that warm) so we did! We took our time and drove north stopping at some sites along the way.
Some rocks Tim wanted to see...they are special! You can ask him about them...
We saw some fish drying in the sun.
We stopped to check out a ship wreck.
We made it to the beach!
We saw a mermaid....
And a moose!
We ate out and went to the Gros Morne theater festival both of which were really good! We headed back to our campsite, had a fire and went to bed. The next morning we had to get up early because we went on the highly recommended bout tour of Western Brook Pond to see a fjord up close and personal. This was quite expensive but absolutely beautiful and I would recommend you take it in as well.
We also saw some bake apples (the first time I saw them growing in the wild) they weren't ripe sadly.
And some laurel, I had to take a picture because it's pretty just like my mommy!
Next post: L'anse aux meadows and icebergs!
Some rocks Tim wanted to see...they are special! You can ask him about them...
We saw some fish drying in the sun.
We stopped to check out a ship wreck.
We made it to the beach!
We saw a mermaid....
And a moose!
We ate out and went to the Gros Morne theater festival both of which were really good! We headed back to our campsite, had a fire and went to bed. The next morning we had to get up early because we went on the highly recommended bout tour of Western Brook Pond to see a fjord up close and personal. This was quite expensive but absolutely beautiful and I would recommend you take it in as well.
We also saw some bake apples (the first time I saw them growing in the wild) they weren't ripe sadly.
And some laurel, I had to take a picture because it's pretty just like my mommy!
Next post: L'anse aux meadows and icebergs!
Western Newfoundland - Part 3
The next day we decided to return to Green Gardens and do the short hike. I really wanted to do it because it was my favourite hike the last time I was there and I didn't want to leave with such a disappointing experience associated with it. Tim wasn't too sure about returning there because he wanted to do another hike and we only had a few days left in the park. But I was insistent and it was worth it (Tim even said so)! Here are some pictures of one of my most favourite hikes!
Western Newfoundland - Part 2
We started off our second day of hiking with big plans. We were going to go to do the Green Gardens hike. Now, if you're familiar with Gros Morne you will know that this hike is a favourite of many but you will also know there are 2 options for hiking it - the long route or the short route. The short route is 9km return and the long is a 16km loop (maybe if it was flat). We decided that we were going to do the 16km route, I was a little unsure about this because we had a topo map and at some points the hike was pretty steep, but we decided to go for it anyway. Green Gardens is trail 2 on this map in the south west corner. We started at the western parking lot.
We packed up a lunch and some snacks and headed out. We hiked in to where the trail forked and took the right path, the left being the path that most people take. It wasn't too bad, we encountered another couple going to opposite direction and they seemed like they were doing fine. We began a long descent into the river valley. At this point I was thinking there was no way I would be wanting to come the other direction because we were going down for a long time and there were lots of stairs. We finally reached the river and forded it (we were prepared for this and we would have to ford it again down stream) and then rested on the other side. At this point I was exhausted and had already drank half my water, we weren't even half done the hike!
We ate lunch and discussed what we were going to do. The options were to continue on our planned route or take the other fork back to the second parking lot. I knew there was no way I could have done it, I was pretty sure Tim was more tired than he was letting on. I'm sure he could have done the planned hike but it would have been really difficult for him and impossible for me (we found out later that many people say this hike is more difficult than Gros Morne mountain) so we decided to head back to the second parking lot and hitch a ride back to our car at the other parking lot. I wasn't even sure if I was going to make it back my legs were so shaky. We realised that day that we wern't as physically ready for intense hiking as we thought we were, and we didn't have nearly enough water for a hike like that. Here's the one picture we took that day of the river we forded.
Honestly it was difficult to enjoy the beauty of the place because we were so exhausted. My advice? If you want to do this hike then take over night things because there are tent sites along the way. This would be the only way to appreciate the beauty of this hike and have a chance to explore the sea caves and beach that this hike is known for. If you don't want to do this than do the short route because it's a lot easier and just as rewarding!
We packed up a lunch and some snacks and headed out. We hiked in to where the trail forked and took the right path, the left being the path that most people take. It wasn't too bad, we encountered another couple going to opposite direction and they seemed like they were doing fine. We began a long descent into the river valley. At this point I was thinking there was no way I would be wanting to come the other direction because we were going down for a long time and there were lots of stairs. We finally reached the river and forded it (we were prepared for this and we would have to ford it again down stream) and then rested on the other side. At this point I was exhausted and had already drank half my water, we weren't even half done the hike!We ate lunch and discussed what we were going to do. The options were to continue on our planned route or take the other fork back to the second parking lot. I knew there was no way I could have done it, I was pretty sure Tim was more tired than he was letting on. I'm sure he could have done the planned hike but it would have been really difficult for him and impossible for me (we found out later that many people say this hike is more difficult than Gros Morne mountain) so we decided to head back to the second parking lot and hitch a ride back to our car at the other parking lot. I wasn't even sure if I was going to make it back my legs were so shaky. We realised that day that we wern't as physically ready for intense hiking as we thought we were, and we didn't have nearly enough water for a hike like that. Here's the one picture we took that day of the river we forded.
Honestly it was difficult to enjoy the beauty of the place because we were so exhausted. My advice? If you want to do this hike then take over night things because there are tent sites along the way. This would be the only way to appreciate the beauty of this hike and have a chance to explore the sea caves and beach that this hike is known for. If you don't want to do this than do the short route because it's a lot easier and just as rewarding!
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