What Does the Fox Say?

Red foxes are big here in Prince Edward Island. Millions of dollars were made back in the early 20th century when fox fashion was all the rage in Europe. Overnight, fox breeders became rich, buyingMeer informatie
Anticipation

I pen this post in a small Acadien community hall on the south west coast of Prince Edward Island, awaiting la Famille Leblanc to begin performing. There is a pre-concert buzz in the community centreMeer informatie
Linger Longer

It took us over thirty years to return to Prince Edward Island and after a successful coolant tank repair of our van, I want to linger a while on this lovely isle.
There’s a relaxed and friendlyMeer informatie
Boon Docking

Also known as random camping, think of Boondocking as couch surfing for RVs. It conjures up, romantic notions of parking on some secluded beach, with an unobstructed view of a setting sun, sinkingMeer informatie
Toe Tapping

When was the last time you had lunch featuring live fiddle music? It has been a while for me as well. Today, you would have seen my feet keeping in time with Joe MacIsaac’s boots as he fiddled usMeer informatie
Wet, Wet, Wet

My front tire sluiced through torrents of water streaming over the sidewalk as I cycled like a fiend through the rain storm. There was no pretense at keeping a single inch of my body dry, cars on theMeer informatie
A Rock in the Stream

On our first day back in Nova Scotia, you would have found us at the Broad Cove Scottish Concert— an annual music festival since 1957. The venue is postcard pretty, located in a grassy meadow behindMeer informatie
Taking Stock

We have gone as far east in Canada as we can go and our 3-week ramble around Newfoundland has come to a close. The Argentia Ferry to Nova Scotia awaits. A wee bit of a killer — 16 hours.
We nowMeer informatie
Land Ho

Imagine yourself in the 15th century in the middle of the Atlantic in a small boat (by today’s standards) captained by a Venetian who has this crazy notion that the world is not flat. And … he’sMeer informatie
Bonavista

Growing up I had heard of Bonavista, this beautiful part of Newfoundland. I’d have to say it lives up to its billing — rugged sea coast, beautiful old historical buildings, magical puffins, and aMeer informatie
Dear John

I wonder what John Cabot would have thought of Newfoundland some 500 years after first making landfall on the Bonavista Peninsula.
Today, he would have seen brightly painted houses in Trinity, aMeer informatie
Home is …

If home is a place name, then we returned yesterday afternoon to Lethbridge … Newfoundland. Didn’t have the same vibe as hometown.
The house with grass growing on its roof was home to an outportMeer informatie
Big Island, Small Community

Finnegan, our 1986 van, began dripping coolant shortly after we arrived on the west coast of Newfoundland. I connected online with the Happy Campers of Newfoundland — 200+ stalwart VW van owners.Meer informatie
Carefree Highway

We’ve been on the road almost 8 weeks and today found us about as far east as our travels will take us (short of hopping on a steamer and heading over to Ireland) — St. John’s, Newfoundland. ItMeer informatie
This is My Cathedral

Meet Gord, a retired lighthouse keeper, full-time philosopher, and local walker. We met him below a lighthouse he once kept. Friendly fellow who enthused that Long Point cove was his “cathedral.”Meer informatie
First Sighting & A Welcome

There’s a scene in the Polar Express when the train arrives at the North Pole and a wide-eyed child calls out in amazement … “Elves!”
That’s how I felt like last night as we crested a hillMeer informatie
Ending on a High Note

The climb to the summit of Gros Morne Mountain capped a wonderful week at this national park. It is hard to capture in words or photographs the beauty or scale of the place. It is massivelyMeer informatie
Colour Me Lucky

From a cherry- red Triumph, to the classic, maritime blues and butter yellows, to the soft pink and purple lupins lining the ditches, it has been a colourful day here in Newfoundland.
The sports carMeer informatie
Holiday Happiness

One might ask. Is Coleen enjoying the trip? You be the judge.
Easy Peasy, Lemon Squeezy

On our hike to Old Man’s Cove we had the good fortune of meeting Michelle and her elderly mother Andres from St. Johns. When we asked about finding a particular trail, Michelle confidently rattledMeer informatie
A Tale of Two Trails

They were once two trails.
Not so very far from each other. In fact, just across the road but separated by about 4 kilometres. Gros Morne is is a national park, and we have come to expect a certainMeer informatie
OMG — Gros Morne

The dream became a reality today as sunny skies opened up to to reveal the grandeur that is Gros Morne National Park. It is stunningly beautiful and we’ve only seen a small slice — the drive intoMeer informatie
The Bog

The water seeped up out of the bog, soaking our hikers despite careful foot placement. Our first day in Newfoundland, bleary-eyed from sleeping upright on a ferry chair, and now just hours off theMeer informatie
Hello Newfoundland

Farewell to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia … that time went quickly. Four nights in the former, and only two in the latter. The curse of the impromptu reservation made two weeks ago. Our pace will beMeer informatie
The Beaten Track

Our dash thru Nova Scotia to catch the North Sydney ferry to Newfoundland continued today, much of it on the beaten track, visiting Baddeck where the scientific luminary who invented the telephone—Meer informatie
The Band Played On

On our first full day in Nova Scotia, music found us— a noon hour concert at the Tidal Bore in Truro, and later in Antigonish an outdoor ceilidh whose fiddle and short pipe reels, jigs, and airs hadMeer informatie