Newfoundland Adventures

juni 2022

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- 26 jun. 2022
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Hoogte: 250 m
- Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Fogo Island Region 48.701003, -55.88146148°42’4” N 55°52’53” W
Dag 11
Flora Fauna and Other Stuff
26 juni 2022, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
In addition to everything I’ve already posted we also managed to do some geocaching along the way, we saw moose (3 live ones and one dead one 😞) and lots of amazing plant life and flowers. We also saw fox and lots of birds.
The trail to the Rose Blanche lighthouse had these great little interpretive signs tucked in where you could see different varieties of plants/flowers - very smart and helpful!
Kev came across the Dog Library at L’anse aux Meadow (too cute!) so we figured a salty stick would be the best souvenir gift for Denny 🐕❤️Meer informatie
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- 26 jun. 2022
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Hoogte: 13 m
- Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Channel-Port aux Basques Flagstaff Hill 47.583221, -59.14438447°34’60” N 59°8’40” W
Dag 11
Homeward Bound
26 juni 2022, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
And then we were headed home.
We travelled by overnight ferry from Port aux Basques to North Sydney. Thankfully we had a cabin so we were able to get some sleep before the 18 hour drive home. The ferry crossing was foggy (never did see a thing) and a bit rough but the rolling of the ship and the fog horn didn’t seem to bother either of us.
Our road trip home was uneventful and in addition to the gas, pee and food stops we even managed to find a spot to stop and take some photos of the stunning lupins in the ditch along the TCH.
We arrived home safe and sound just after midnight Monday morning.
What an incredible trip ❤️Meer informatie
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- 25 jun. 2022
- 🌧 20 °C
- Hoogte: 8 m
- Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Corner Brook 48.951659, -57.94783248°57’6” N 57°56’52” W
Dag 10
The final day (on the island)
25 juni 2022, Canada ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Our final day on Newfoundland 😞
In 2021 a friend of Bailey’s relocated to Corner Brook for work. That’s a long way from home, friends and family so I figured we should connect and check in to see how he was doing (it’s a Mom thing to do!)
We had a great breakfast with Connor who told us all about his work on the new hospital and even took us up to the site and drove us around so we could see it - very impressive! He definitely has a very bright future with PCL but I’m sure he will be happy to come home when the project is finished 🙃
After hitting the grocery store to buy a few items that you can only get on The Rock we headed for our final bucket list destination - Rose Blanche lighthouse.
Once again completely blown away by the geography of the island! The landscape as we travelled the winding road to Rose Blanche was what I would expect to see in Scotland or Ireland maybe - gently rolling hillocks with small water filled burns and occasional rushing water courses - it was magical.
It was a foggy, windy day for our trip to the lighthouse but I think it added the perfect back drop. The reconstructed lighthouse at Rose Blanche is stunning 😍 Certainly one of the most beautiful buildings I’ve ever seen.Meer informatie
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- 24 jun. 2022
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Hoogte: 211 m
- Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Glenburnie-Birchy Head-Shoal Brook Gull Pond 49.473004, -57.95836549°28’23” N 57°57’30” W
Dag 9
West Coast Day 3 - to Corner Brook
24 juni 2022, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
After our last yummy breakfast, grabbing some cookies and filling our small jug at the local spring water site we headed south. Our destination today was Corner Brook via some trails in Gros Morne, including the Tablelands.
We took a bit of a leisurely pace today, stopping for some more National Park red chairs and some final shopping in Rocky Harbour.
The Tablelands is one of the most unusual and unique places. The Earths mantle is exposed giving it an otherworldly view. The pictures turned out ok but it truly is a fascinating landscape.Meer informatie
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- 23 jun. 2022
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Hoogte: 7 m
- Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Caplin Gulch Beak Point 51.598064, -55.52925551°35’53” N 55°31’45” W
Dag 8
West Coast Day 2 - L’anse aux Meadow
23 juni 2022, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Today was another driving day adventure (3+ hours one way) to see a very unique historic location and hoping to see icebergs. We had been told at there were bergs in the area of St Anthony and we hoped to be able to see something from land as we did not plan for another boat tour.
We set off early from The Turnip and headed to the northern tip of the island. Newfoundland has some of the most diverse geography/topography I’ve ever seen. It was lovely to travel through some of the cutest outports and as we travelled across towards St Anthony it was like a rocky moonscape.
We arrived at L’anse aux Meadow and set off to explore the site. When you see the location you can truly appreciate and understand why the Viking chose the location - it’s perfectly situated. They have done an amazing job with reconstruction and the interpretive staff are exceptional. I was offered 3 pieces of silver to leave Kev behind and he was offered 2 sheep and a goat for me! And while they figured we could both make beer they were hoping I would stay instead since I was less likely to drink it! 😂
Before we left we asked the staff where we could see the iceberg at St Anthony and as we had come to expect she provided directions to a great viewing spot. Still not sure what to expect for a view of the berg (just like the puffins) we were pleasantly surprised when we came to the lookout and could see the berg so well! As I was taking some photos, Kev was checking the maps on his phone and he figured there had to be a way to get closer so before heading back south we decided to try out another road and then a very bumpy trail and a short walk brought us to a rocky outcrop and there it was right in front of us!
Another successful and memorable day 🙂Meer informatie
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- 22 jun. 2022
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Hoogte: 8 m
- Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Parson's Pond Parsons Pond River 50.031994, -57.71202150°1’55” N 57°42’43” W
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West Coast Day 1
22 juni 2022, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
I can’t tell you how lucky we were to find The Turnip as a place to stay as we explored the west coast of the island. The Turnip B&B was quiet, clean and had the most delicious, fresh, homemade breakfasts - such a treat with so many meals on the road.
Our first day on this side of the island was definitely slower paced. We only had one thing to do - Western Brook Pond. Unfortunately it was a cloudy day so we couldn’t see the tops of the cliffs/mountains but it was still an amazing trip down the freshwater sound.
In addition to the boat tour we also checked out some of the sights around Rocky Harbour including the red chairs at the site of the SS Ethie shipwreck, Lobster Cove lighthouse and caught the end of a lovely sunset.Meer informatie
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- 21 jun. 2022
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Hoogte: 15 m
- Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Twillingate Young Point 49.646563, -54.76360749°38’48” N 54°45’49” W
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Twillingate
21 juni 2022, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
After a less than stellar night sleeping in the car at Dildo Run Provincial Park, we were up early and headed to Twillingate for our boat cruise.
We drove around the village and had a lovely breakfast at one of the local establishments.
Our boat trip was a bust for whales or icebergs but was still pretty exciting with the wind and the waves - sure glad that neither of us gets seasick!
After our boat tour we stopped by Auk Island Winery and sampled some very tasty fruit wines - of course we had to make some purchases and managed to come home with a whole case 😜
After Twillingate we had another long journey to our next accommodation in Parsons Pond.Meer informatie
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- 20 jun. 2022
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Hoogte: Zeeniveau
- Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Bonavista Squarry Island 48.654446, -53.1231248°39’16” N 53°7’23” W
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St. John’s to Twillingate - Bonavista
20 juni 2022, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Today was going to be a long day - lots of driving and multiple bucket list stops along the way.

After the puffins we headed for Bonavista - East coast travel requires as many lighthouses as possible.
Along the road to the lighthouse we passed a lovely black fox and then came across a young pup while we explored the lighthouse area.
After Bonavista we had a long drive to get to our campsite for the night so there were no more stops along the way 😜Meer informatie
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- 20 jun. 2022
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Hoogte: 48 m
- Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Elliston Elliston Cove 48.629686, -53.04472548°37’47” N 53°2’41” W
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St. John’s to Twillingate Pt 2 Elliston
20 juni 2022, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Today was going to be a long day - lots of driving and multiple bucket list stops along the way.
PUFFINS!!!
During our planning for this trip I came across Elliston as a great place to see puffins. I love puffins so this was a must do as we made our way to Twillingate. We came across the Puffin Cafe as we were looking for a place to eat and so decided to stop in for lunch and to make sure we had the best directions to where to see the puffins.
Again the nicest, most helpful waitress confirmed where we could locate them - “past the beach past the park” - almost didn’t catch the directions with the speed at which she said it and with the heavy Newfie accent 🤪
I’ll be honest, I was expecting to walk to a point of land where you could look across the water to an island where the puffins were nesting. We brought along the binocs and my little camera which has a small telephoto lens in the hopes we might get some good sights.
OMG 😳 As we created the hill and walked toward the point of land - THEY WERE RIGHT THERE!! About 2 dozen puffins were perched on the grass and rocks on the edge of the point.
No need for the binocs (although you could have used them to see all the ones nesting on the island) and I swear that every photo posted was taken with our phone cameras.
As I sat watching and taking photos the most amazing and magical thing happened - 2 of the cutest and most curious little creatures essentially walked right up to me! They were within about 10 feet as I controlled my urge to reach out and try to pet them 😍
This was truly the absolute highlight of my trip - it became the theme and I came home with so many puffin souvenirs 😁
I should also note that Elliston is also known as the root cellar capital of the world - they’re pretty cool too.Meer informatie
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- 20 jun. 2022
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Hoogte: 5 m
- Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Harnum Point Dildo Head 47.571221, -53.5618647°34’16” N 53°33’43” W
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St. John’s to Twillingate Part 1 - Dildo
20 juni 2022, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Today was going to be a long day - lots of driving and multiple bucket list stops along the way.
Dildo - Of course we had to stop here! 😂
We stopped in to Nan and Pops Dildo Souvenir Shop - just love the name!!
The people of Newfoundland are truly some of the nicest and most helpful people you will ever meet and Brenda was no different 😁
This was an unplanned stop so we made it as quick as we could 😜Meer informatie
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