CanadaNew BrunswickSunbury County45°53’27” N 66°45’6” W August 1, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Planning a 3 day trip to Labrador starting Tuesday, Aug 2. Weather thwarted two previous attempts a few years ago.
I had been contemplating this jaunt for the last little while and waiting forRead more
CanadaNew BrunswickSisson Settlement46°2’14” N 66°51’32” W August 2, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Departed from home field.
CanadaQuebecNatashquanAnse du Ruisseau50°11’40” N 61°49’53” W
August 2, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Refuel stop on north side of St Lawrence.
To stay within gliding range of land over the water expanses crossing the river, flew at 11500 ft on the south and north sides of Anticosti island.
ThisRead more
CanadaNewfoundland and LabradorSt. LewisSt. Lewis (Fox Harbour) Airport52°22’11” N 55°40’32” W
August 2, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
First stop in Labrador.
First of the gravel strips.
Fox Harbour is the most easterly permanent settlement on mainland North America. It was supposed to be a hotbed (?) of iceberg activity. Hmm, itRead more
CanadaNewfoundland and LabradorPort Hope SimpsonPort Hope Simpson Airport52°31’40” N 56°17’34” W August 2, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
There was a reception committee when I landed at Port Hope Simpson... one million black flies. It was fun pounding the tie down anchors in the rocky soil while being the buffet for the local wingedRead more
CanadaNewfoundland and LabradorPort Hope SimpsonPort Hope Simpson Airport52°30’59” N 56°16’30” W
August 2, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
My plan was to cart two empty 20 L gas cans from the airport 'downtown' to get filled there and then drag them back on that luggage cart tomorrow. Luggage carts are crap on dirt roads. I ended upRead more
CanadaNewfoundland and LabradorRigoletRigolet Airport54°10’47” N 58°27’7” W CanadaNewfoundland and LabradorSalmon BightDomino Harbour53°27’47” N 55°46’5” W
August 3, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Flew over here only because it has a silly name.
Curiously it was neither particularly dark nor giggly.
CanadaNewfoundland and LabradorFrancis HarbourCape Tickle52°33’17” N 55°41’15” W
August 3, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Interesting iceberg with a hole in the center... like a donut.
Don't usually see icebergs from directly above.
CanadaNewfoundland and LabradorMary's HarbourMary's Harbour Airport52°18’15” N 55°50’30” W
August 3, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
