Author: Greg
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Bonavista and Puffins
Sunday, August 25, 2019 We drove the coast road north along Bonavista Bay. The coastline here is beautiful with crashing, blue-green waves. It was about an hour to Bonavista. We walked along the Bonavista harbor on a beautiful day, and went into The Mathew Legacy, a building housing a reproduction ship, The Mathew, that John…
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Clarenville and Trinity
Saturday, August 24, 2019 We took our flat tire to Clarenville, about an hour from our camp at Lockston Path Provincial Park. There was a Goodyear place, but it was closed on this Saturday, so we went across the street to Canadian Tire. Their tire service was closed too, but the rest of the store…
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Move to Lockston Path Provincial Park
Friday, August 23, 2019 We drove 4 hours to the middle of the Bonavista Peninsula. It is a 3-4 km drive on a gravel road to get to the park. We were a bit early, so Martha chatted with the people moving out of the campsite. Just as we were getting settled, we noticed…
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Avalon Wilderness Reserve & East Coast Trail
Thursday, August 22, 2019 There is a huge wilderness area in the south central part of the Avalon Peninsula, and I wanted to drive through it. I knew it would be a gravel road and a bit rough, but Martha was game. Well, it is a very rough road, first with houses all along a…
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Exploring the Irish Loop, Newfoundland
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 We have driven half of the east side of the Irish Loop on the Avalon Peninsula, but wanted to see more. We drove south to Ferryland and walked to the lighthouse from the visitor’s center. The harbor is so pretty with islands in the middle and rock cliffs on the north…
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Gatherall Puffin/Whale Tour
Monday, August 19, 2019 Many times we have heard people say they paid for a whale tour and never saw one, but we wanted to see the puffins at Witless Bay Ecological Reserve. Whales would be a bonus. The cost was $70 each for Gatherall’s, the one recommended at the visitor’s center. It was a…
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La Manche Suspension Bridge Trail
Sunday, August 18, 2019 Diego went for a run for a little over an hour, while Martha and I rested on a warm, sunny morning. Then we hiked the Suspension Bridge Trail to La Manche, a tiny settlement that was destroyed by a terrible storm years ago. La Manche is a beautiful spot sitting on…
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Hike The East Coast Trail Tors Cove to Mobile
Saturday, August 17, 2019 Martha said we were getting an early start at 8:30. It was a bit chilly, about 59 degrees, or 14C, as we drove north a few km to Tors Cove to pick up the East Coast Trail. We had hiked it at Signal Hill in St. Johns, and wanted to hike…
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Brigus Lighthouse Trail
Thursday, August 15, 2019 Driving 35 minutes west from Butter Pot Provincial Park along the coast, we arrived in Brigus, which we heard was very pretty. We pulled into a parking area by a pretty cove. A man and his family drove in behind us. The big man said they had never been there and…
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Moose inThe Campsite
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 Martha and Diego were sitting by the fire chatting and heard something in the bushes, then saw something move. Hearing that, I joined them. Sure enough, there was a moose in the woods. It turned out to be a mother and a calf, and they seemed to be foraging the campsites…