Elliston, Newfoundland – puffins and sealers

On Tuesday, June 3rd, Day 26 of our trip and the 19th day in Newfoundland, we returned to the puffin colony out on the point, had a look at the powerful and often tragic stories of seal hunting, then drove 10 km to Bonavista for a two-day stay. In...
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Driving from Terra Nova to Elliston and the puffin colony

On Monday, June 22nd, after my morning hike to Pissamare Falls, we drove to Elliston specifically see the puffin colony, overnighting at the Ellison Municipal Park. It was 162 km from our site at the Newman Sound Campground to the Elliston park, and there were plenty of particularly scenic...
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Various hikes at Terra Nova National Park

On the second half of Sunday, June 21st, Cathy and I did a couple of short hikes near the park Visitor Centre, then went through the Visitor Centre to see the displays. Finally, late that evening, I went for a look at the Newman Sound Campground end of the...
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Hiking the Goodwiddy Path at Terra Nova National Park

On Sunday, June 21st, Day 24 of our trip and the 17th day in Newfoundland, we were in Terra Nova National Park with a full day to explore. For me that meant a day of hiking, starting with the Goowiddy Path, a 8-km loop that runs along the coast...
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Musgrave Harbour – the beach and Dr. Frederick Banting

On Saturday, June 20th, Day 23 of our trip and the 16th day in Newfoundland, I did a long walk on the vast sandy beach at Musgrave Harbour, visited the memorial for Dr. Frederick Banting, then visited a couple of other communities on our way to Terra Nova National...
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A hike at Twillingate, then drive to Musgrave Harbour

Friday, June 19th, Day 22 of our trip and the 15th day in Newfoundland, was an easy day. I had a 10:30 Zoom meeting scheduled with my coach for the clinical trial I’m participating in so had some time to kill in the morning. I filled that with another...
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A boat tour to see the coast and a large iceberg

This post is about the second half of Thursday, June 18th, Day 21 of our trip and the 14th day in Newfoundland – a tour with Iceberg Quest Ocean Tours. This post will be long on photos (33 of them) and somewhat short on words – I very quickly...
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Hiking the Northside Trail at Twillingate

Thursday, June 18th, Day 21 of our trip and the 14th day in Newfoundland, was so amazing it’s taking me two posts to tell you about it. This first one is about a hike, the next will be about our spectacular iceberg boat tour. After a good experience with...
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A stormy-day visit to Long Point Lighthouse at Twillingate

The weather was ugly at Twillingate on Wednesday, June 17th – Day 20 of our trip and the 13th day in Newfoundland. We visited the nearby Long Point Lighthouse and Twillingate Lighthouse Heritage Museum, and that was pretty much it for the day. We couldn’t get near the Twillingate...
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