After re-visiting the Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site the morning of Tuesday, June 30th, we drove south with no plan, but ended at Ferryland, where we boondocked for the night. The hike to the Ferryland Lighthouse wasn’t the only activity of the day, but it was the main...

On Tuesday, June 30th, Day 33 of our trip and the 26th day in Newfoundland, we returned to Cape Spear with the RV, to see the new and old lighthouses and fort in the sunshine. Then we continued on to Ferryland, but I have a lot to show you...

Monday, June 29th, Day 32 of our trip and the 25th day in Newfoundland, was a more in-depth look at St. John’s, starting with a 4-hour van hour, and continuing with a lengthy visit to the amazing museum/gallery called The Rooms. Our tour with Jellybean Tours is actually advertised...

Sunday, June 28th, Day 31 of our trip and the 24th day in Newfoundland, was an extremely varied day, going from the quiet of Chance Cove to the bustle of St. John’s, with a stop at Harbour Grace, an aviation mecca I could spend many hours at. We spent...

Saturday, June 27th, Day 30 of our trip and the 23rd day in Newfoundland, was an easy day, with a family visit and a fairly short, extremely scenic hike where we could park for the night at the trailhead. We seldom get started early, and it was noon by...

Friday, June 26th, Day 29 of our trip and the 22nd day in Newfoundland, involved a lot of walking. I started the day with 3.5 km on the Coastal Trail at Cape Bonavista, then drove south for the 5.9-km Skerwink Trail, then put in another 1.9 km wandering the...

Thursday, June 25th, Day 28 of our trip and the 21st day in Newfoundland, was another day of exploring Bonavista. The weather was wild when we went to bed out at Cape Bonavista, and it got wilder. my day began with this post and photo on Facebook: “05:00 –...

After touring the Cape Bonavista Lighthouse the morning of Wednesday, June 24th, we drove into the community of Bonavista and spent the day engrossed in its five centuries of European history and thousands more years of other cultures. The day had begun with a misty rain and 8°C, and...

Wednesday, June 24th, Day 27 of our trip and the 20th day in Newfoundland, was a full day of exploring Bonavista, and we began at the lighthouse. We had parked for the night at the Landfall Municipal Park a few hundred meters away. I began the day, though, with...

On Tuesday, June 23rd, we started the day in Elliston (covered in the last post), then moved on to Bonavista, which was planned to be a two-night stay but became three nights. We arrived at Bonavista at about 11:00, did a loop around town, then went to the Visitor...