0-3.9 km

Well, we made our first dive into hiking the Bruce Trail today - pictures to be posted later.  After struggling to find the beginning (actually to find Queenston Heights - we shouldn't take the 405, where is Queenston Heights? on the 405) we hiked the first 3.9 km.  It was a beautiful trail you could easily mountain bike along. We discovered limestone topography, I introduced my kids to chewing grass and we had many woo hoo moments.  Those moments you can raise your hands and run down hill.  It was a close call to our kids having to sit on every stump on the BT.  We learned a couple of things - always take two maps with you so you can see the end point - the road you are going to come out on - we were a little worried about having to hike back to our vehicle, but due to an unfortunate incident we didn't have to. We also learned that our kids really enjoyed it, taking off on side paths, getting along, it was a great afternoon.  We just found the steep descent we were warned about when our first got bit by a dog.  A Schnauser to be specific.  The owner was apologetic and offered to bring us to our car.  We weren't sure at first, but hiking 3.9 km back with our first hurt would have taken a long time.  We went to their house, they invited us to the back and he took me back to get our car.   It was funny... if I was bit, I would have been able to laugh it off, but the dog biting my first was a little more difficult to handle - the owner tried to start small talk, but I just couldn't do it.  So our first adventure had a mishap at the end, but the owner was kind enough to encourage our first not to give up on hiking or small dogs.  Our kids are already looking forward to heading out again.