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Canada03 Aug 2026

After 8 years and 15,000 kilometres, B.C. couple nears end of Trans Canada Trail trek

A Vancouver Island couple is just a few steps away from completing a journey of over 15,000 kilometres on foot.

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A Vancouver Island couple is just a few steps away from completing a journey of over 15,000 kilometres on foot. A Vancouver Island couple is just steps away from completing a journey of over 15,000-kilometre on foot. Langford's Simon Lanoix and Julie Chatelain have been walking the length of the Trans Canada Trail in stages, a trek they began in 2018 in St. John's, Newfoundland. Julie: We've done a lot of long-distance hiking.., and at the 150th anniversary of Canada, the Trans Canada Trail opened. So we decided, hey, that sounds like a good plan. Simon: It sounded like a challenge for us. We knew we weren't going to walk all season. Julie: Long journeys like that, you can never think about the end because it's usually too far away.

ประโยคและวลีที่ใช้ได้จริงจากเรื่องนี้

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is just a few stepsCollocation

เป็นเพียงไม่กี่ขั้นตอน.

From the storyA Vancouver Island couple is just a few steps away from completing a journey of over 15,000 kilometres on foot.

completing a journey of overCollocation

จบการเดินทาง.

From the storyA Vancouver Island couple is just a few steps away from completing a journey of over 15,000 kilometres on foot.

is just steps away fromCollocation

อยู่ห่างจาก.

From the storyA Vancouver Island couple is just steps away from completing a journey of over 15,000-kilometre on foot.

have been walking the lengthCollocation

เดินมานานแล้ว.

From the storyLangford's Simon Lanoix and Julie Chatelain have been walking the length of the Trans Canada Trail in stages, a trek they began in 2018 in St.

sounded like a challenge forCollocation

ฟังดูเหมือนการท้าทาย.

From the storySimon: It sounded like a challenge for us.

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