Category: Canada
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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…
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North Head Trail/The Rooms
Wednesday, Aug 14, 2014 We hiked North Head Trail in St. John’s, which works its way around Signal Hill, out to the point and back around the edge of St. John’s Harbor, through a pretty, little neighborhood. this is a gorgeous hike, one many residents hike every day. What a beautiful place to get your…
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Diego Arrives in St. John’s
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 We did laundry in the morning, then went to Bed Bath and Beyond to get a new sheet, bag clips, new drying towel. Then to airport to pick up Diego, who was coming from Mexico City to join us for a week. He had a long night and morning of travel…
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Damnable Trail
After hiking a section of the trail in Salvage, Martha picked up a brochure on Damnable Trail. The main hike from Eastport to Salvage is one of the prettiest hikes in the world, and also is very difficult, which made us believe the use of Damnable Trail. However the brochure reads: As far back as…