Back to Gros Morne to hike Tablelands
Monday, June 15th, Day 18 of our trip and the 11th day in Newfoundland, didn’t go anything like we had planned – it was far better 🙂 I was up early writing as usual, when a boat came along and hurried back and forth along our bit of coast...
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Exploring Port au Choix – limestone barrens and 5,000 years of history
Sunday, June 14, Day 17 of our trip and the 10th day in Newfoundland, was intended to be a partial day to explore Port au Choix before moving on, but we very soon decided to stay another night. As I write this, it’s our favourite community so far. My...
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Dr. Wilfred Grenfell and a great hike at St. Anthony
Saturday, June 13, Day 16 of our trip and the 9th day in Newfoundland, was intended to be a full day at St. Anthony with another overnight stay there, but turned out to be a partial day then we drove south to Port au Choix to get better weather....
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More Vikings, and on to St. Anthony
On Friday, June 12th, Day 15 of the trip, the weather was dramatically better! Our planned destination, St. Anthony, was only 35 km away so we had time to do more exploring at the northern tip of the island. I really wanted to return to L’Anse aux Meadows to...
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L’Anse aux Meadows – Newfoundland 1,000 years ago
L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site is the only authenticated Viking settlement in North America and the earliest evidence of Europeans in North America. This was really the trigger to create this journey, with Gros Morne National Park also being significant. Everything else on the itinerary just got added...
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Exploring Quirpon, Newfoundland – a 10-km walk
After getting set up at the Viking RV Park on June 10th, I decided to go for a walk, possibly to see the nearby communityn of Quirpon (population 77) and it turned into a very long walk. Here’s the map from my Strava page. For an interactive Google map,...
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From Green Point Campground to L’Anse aux Meadows
On Wednesday, June 10th, Day 13 of the trip and our 6th day in Newfoundland, we drove 438 km to an RV park just a few km from the L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site. We made few stops, simply because there were few places to stop. I have...
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To Green Point, with a shipwreck and a UNESCO geologic site
Following our Western Brook Pond boat tour, it was only 23 km to Green Point Campground where we had a reservation. After 10 minutes on the road, though, a sign reminded us of the S.S. Ethie shipwreck at Martin’s Point, and I pulled in there. It’s a very scenic...
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Cruising Western Brook Pond, Gros Morne NP
On Tuesday, June 9th, Day 12 of the trip and our 5th day in Newfoundland, we took one of the best tours we’ve ever been on – 2 hours sailing the 16-km length of Western Brook Pond, a strange name for one of the world’s most dramatic lakes. The...
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On to Rocky Harbour – a lighthouse and an aquarium
On Sunday, June 7th, Day 10 of the trip, the weather was awful, with heavy rain and high winds. We spent some time at the Gros Morne National Park Discovery Centre, then drove 68 km to Harbour View RV Park at Rocky Harbour, for a 2-night stay. After our...
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