Ken Haigh has lived in China, Bhutan, and on Baffin Island. His memoir of life as a teacher in eastern Bhutan, Under the Holy Lake, was published by The University of Alberta Press in 2008. His second, and most recent book, On Foot to Canterbury chronicles Ken's walk along the Pilgrims' Way between Winchester and Canterbury, and was a finalist for the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction. Ken enjoys hiking, reading travel narratives, and playing the 5-string banjo. He lives in Clarksburg, Ontario, Canada, on the shores of Georgian Bay, where he works as a freelance writer and librarian.
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“My father didn’t need this walk, not the way I do. For him it would have been a fun way to spend some time with his son. He had, I begin to realize, a talent for living in the moment… Perhaps a pilgrimage would help me find happiness. ... SEE MORE