This is the first Labour Day weekend in awhile that we haven't had anything planned with regards to a trip or adventure. Instead we relaxed and made plans as we went and simply enjoyed the ride.

Saturday morning Captain H, Terry and I left Southern Harbour on ATV and headed in the Old Road towards Little Harbour. We spent the day exploring many many side trails all over the country side, often going way off the beaten track. We managed to pick quite a few berries along the way as well.

Sunday the three of us headed back to this area an on to LeManche. We were surprised to see that heavy equipment had been down there and had widened the trail all the way to the old mine site. At the site they had filled in the large sink holes left over from the mining days. Although this covers up a very interesting history of the area, it also makes the area much safer as well. From the mine site there is a trail which leads to a small pond back in the country. This trail which heads east from the old mine site is quite tricky in places. There are a couple technical hill climbs, and a couple muddy sections hiding sticks and stumps all the way to the pond. At the pond the boys have an old flat bottom boat for paddling around and trouting. We never had much luck with the fish, but it was an adventure all the same. The boat is quite leaky and had to be bailed out frequently!!!

Sunday, young Joe joined our trio and we headed for a run east on the railway track past Little Harbour to Rantem Trinity Bay. This is a small fishing village frequented mostly by weekend cabin owners. Its a beautiful little community with high hills and only a handful of cabins.

Cheers, MIKE