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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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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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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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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Exploring Newfoundland:Â the Rose Blanche Lighthouse, and Barachois Falls
Friday, June 5th, Day 8 of the trip, was our first day of exploring Newfoundland, and it was a beauty, with a fine example of what passion can accomplish with a ruined stone building, and a walk to a nice waterfall. We also picked up a rented Starlink Mini...
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From Halifax to Newfoundland by RV and ferry
On June 3rd, Day 6 of the trip, we picked up our motorhome, then took until the night of June 4th to travel just over 400 km to the North Sydney ferry terminal. Sunrise on the 3rd was officially at 05:31, and it was a glorious start to the...
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