Category: Hiking

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...

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...

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...

Having checked out the trail late the previous evening, Monday, June 22nd, Day 25 of our trip and the 18th day in Newfoundland, began with a 6.3-km hike on the Coastal Trail from our site at the Newman Sound Campground to Pissamare Falls. The day would continue by driving...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Tuesday, June 16th, Day 19 of our trip and the 12th day in Newfoundland, was a long day of driving due to our Most Excellent detour to Gros Morne yesterday. We had 421 km to cover. We got off to an early start, mostly because we not only had...