Category: Newfoundland

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...