North Atlantic Canada 2019

Picture this:  Tom and I decided to trek down to the southern coast of the Avalon peninsula (the peninsula in Newfoundland that is the furthest east) and “see what we see on the way”.  It is a beautiful clear day in St. Johns so we were excited to see some beautiful coastline.  The further southContinue reading "8-31-19 Close Encounters of the Moose Kind"

We are in need of another boat ride, so we’re driving to Witless Bay where there is an ecological reserve filled with birds that is only accessible by boat (since it’s an island).  Here is the bay and the boat: The ride out to the island was, of course, scenic: There are an astonishing numberContinue reading "8-30-19 Puffins and a Kitchen Party"

It is definitely an indoor activities kind of day.  We are going to spend time at “The Rooms” – a museum and cultural center located here in St. Johns.  The Rooms is truly a treasure.  The building is new (opened in 2005), very open, and houses various exhibits and art galleries.  It has 4 floorsContinue reading "8-29-19 The Rooms and Cape Spear"

Happily, the car continues to be fine – no noise.  We are feeling more confident that it was some weird fluke and all is well (or we are kidding ourselves, but we can’t do anything until it happens again so we will continue enjoying Newfoundland). We are quite pleased with our newest camping spot  -Continue reading "8-28-19 Signal Hill and Quidi Vidi"

It’s a rainy day so we don’t feel as bad about possibly spending it at a car dealership.  As we drove in to St John’s we enjoyed looking at the impressive craggy landscape here. What a beautiful place. Admittedly, this picture is not the best as the lighting is bad, but I can’t have aContinue reading "8-27-19 Arriving in St. Johns"

What a glorious day!  The sun is shining and the Coastal trail await us.  We barely began the hike when we were greeted by these inviting Adirondack chairs.  This is our 2nd hike in Gros Morne that has those chairs.  How very civilized! This hike winds along the coast with, of course, stunning views alongContinue reading "8-26-19 Coastal Trail and Terra Nova National Park"

One of the “must dos” in Gros Morne Park is to hike the Western Brook Pond trail to the boat dock and then take a boat tour of the Pond.  Some of the most famous photos of Gros Morne are from there.  Not wanting to miss any “must dos” we set off for Western BrookContinue reading "8-25-19 Western Brook Pond"

Today’s activity – HIKING!  We went to the visitor center and talked with the expert – the park ranger.  She recommended the Lookout trail if the weather cooperated (i.e., hiking up and then seeing a bank of fog would not be fun), so on our to Woody Point (town near hike origin) we keep checkingContinue reading "8-24-19 Hiking Lookout Trail"

Corner Brook (4th largest city in Newfoundland – which means it is pretty small) is our first destination of the day as we need supplies (meaning food – we ate up everything in the fridge before we got on the ferry) and the use of a laundromat.  Luckily Corner Brook was able to meet allContinue reading "8-23-19 Corner Brook and Gros Morne"

Today is the day that we finally travel to Newfoundland!  Since it’s an island, getting there is no small feat – you must go via plane or ferry.  Since flying our car and camper was cost prohibitive we decided on going by the ferry.  We are going from N. Sydney, Nova Scotia to Port auxContinue reading "8-22-19 Ferry to Newfoundland"