This is the last chapter of our 2010 trip to Newfoundland. The photos will look a little better if you click to enlarge. June 30-July 1st, 2010 ; the last leg through New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario. 8,000 km. New Brunswick We zipped through New Brunswick with one last lunch stop by the ocean. Look, … Continue reading Blast from the Past: Quebec and home!
Category: Newfoundland
Blast from the Past: Port aux Basque, Isle aux Morts, and the ferry ride back
Continuing our 2010 trip to the maritimes. All photos will look much better if you click and enlarge them. June 28, 2010. Driving towards Port aux Basque to catch the ferry to Nova Scotia. 6,000km. Many rivers we've seen have the sames names as rivers that we are very familiar with in Ontario. Below is … Continue reading Blast from the Past: Port aux Basque, Isle aux Morts, and the ferry ride back
Blast from the Past: Northern Peninsula the Return
Continuing our 2010 trip to the maritimes. All photos will look much better if you click and enlarge them. June 24-27, 2010 5000km. Port aux Choix to Gros Morne. Southern Ontario is experiencing some strange weather involving tornadoes and earthquakes in the same day! It was good to hear that everyone was okay. Here, the … Continue reading Blast from the Past: Northern Peninsula the Return
Blast from the Past: Icebergs and Whales
Continuing our 2010 trip. All photos look much better if you click and enlarge them. June 23, 2010 4600 km. Snippets along the way to St Anthony We spotted a few more moose on our hikes. There are about 500,000 people in Newfoundland and approximately 125,000 moose. That's 1 moose per 4 people. Moose are … Continue reading Blast from the Past: Icebergs and Whales
Blast from the Past: Hiking and geocaching in Cape Onion and Burnt Cape
Continuing our 2010 trip. All photos look much better if you click and enlarge them. Saturday, June 26, 2010 Highway Gardens As you drive along the highway you see every 100m or so a fenced off area that is usually tilled. The fencing varies and can be very creative with different scare tactics employed: scarecrows, … Continue reading Blast from the Past: Hiking and geocaching in Cape Onion and Burnt Cape
Blast from the Past: Hiking in Hay Cove
Continuing our 2010 trip. All photos look much better if you click and enlarge them. An iceberg floated into the harbour and we walked up the hill for a better view. Is this strange house with a funny haircut abandoned, or is it another cold cellar? Does anyone know what it is? A short walk … Continue reading Blast from the Past: Hiking in Hay Cove
Blast from the Past: Port aux Chois, L’Anse aux Meadows, Icebergs, and moose
Continuing our 2010 trip to the maritimes. All photos will look much better if you click and enlarge them. June 20-22,v2010; 4200 km. Port aux Chois to L'Anse aux meadows. We wanted to stop at the visitors centre at Port aux Chois to look at the archaeological exhibits, but it was raining so we decided … Continue reading Blast from the Past: Port aux Chois, L’Anse aux Meadows, Icebergs, and moose
Blast from the Past: Onwards to Newfoundland!
June 18 -20, 2010; 3800 km, not including the ferry between Nova Scotia to Newfoundland. We stayed the night just outside of Truro, Nova Scotia and woke up to see this guy outside our hotel. We didn't realize it last night, but we stopped in the Millbrook First Nations Community. There's a Mi'kmaq museum next … Continue reading Blast from the Past: Onwards to Newfoundland!
Blast From The Past – Prince Edward Island
In case you missed it, these are our notes and photos from our trip to Newfoundland in June 2010. 1,800 km and 3 days on the road. Just got on the Confederation Bridge, a13 KM long bridge! Neat. We are making a 'small' detour that will take us through PEI. Drove in through the … Continue reading Blast From The Past – Prince Edward Island