Category: Canada
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Lunch at Chucky’s Seafood and Wildgame Restaurant
Sunday, August 11, 2019 My leg being sore, I opted out of hiking for a few days. I offered to take Martha anywhere she wanted to hike, but instead we decided to go to the Burnside Archeological Society. I love driving around all the little coves and harbors. We drove all around cute, little…
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Southwest Brook Trail and Salvage Coast Trail
Friday, August 9, 2019 We said we would do a couple of easy hikes today and opted for Southwest Brook first. It’s an easy “Sauntier” along a perfect trout stream until it meets the Southwest Arm of the sea. It’s a nice, easy walk with boardwalks and bridges. Picnic tables and benches along the way…
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Move to Terra Nova National Park
Thursday, August 8, 2019 We didn’t have a long drive, so we got some things done before departing Dildo Run Provincial Park. I went up to the shower house and caught up on posting. We did several loads of wash in their nice laundry, then packed up, hooked up and got on the road about…
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Change Island, Newfoundland
Wednesday, August 7, 2019 We took the 8:45 am ferry to Change Island for $11.50. It’s an easy 30 minute ride, and only 8 cars were going, Fogo getting most of the tourists and traffic. One road runs right up the middle of the small island, then branching out at the north end of the…
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Fogo Island
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 We got an early start to make sure we caught the 8:00 ferry to Fogo Island. Two pickups were tailing me closely, like they were late for work, so I pulled over and let them pass. Just around the corner was the lineup for the ferry. We were sure they would…
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Twillingate
Monday, August 5, 2019 Driving 35 minutes to Twillingate from Dildo Provincial Park, we drove through town and out the the northwest point. Everywhere we go, the coast of Newfoundland (pronounced NewfoundLAND) is dramatic and beautiful. They call it The Rock, and you can see why. With beautiful, clear, blue-green water washing the shore and…
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King’s Point Pottery/Drive to Dildo Run Provincial Park
Sunday, August 4, 2019 About a 30-minute drive from George Huxter Memorial Park is King’s Point where the highest-rated craft store in Newfoundland can be found. King’s Point sits on beautiful Notre Dame Bay. Kaitlan greeted us, and we were the only ones in the store on a Sunday morning. She said they had the…
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Drive Back Down Coast to Shallow Bay Campground
Friday, August 2, 2019 It had been rainy, cloudy and cold in Pistolet Bay for three days, and it was getting to Martha. She talked about how cloudy and cold makes her sad. 46 years of marriage, and I am still learning. I went to Woodward GMC in St. Anthony’s to have the oil changed.…
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St. Anthony
Thursday, August 1, 2019 Driving into St. Anthony near the top of the northwest arm, we hiked Lighthouse point, which was very pretty and an excellent place to look for whales. We went to lunch at the Lightkeeper’s Restaurant, which was OK. We shared fish tacos, moose spring rolls and seafood chowder. The winner was…
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L’Anse au Meadows
Wednesday afternoon, July 31, 2019 After lunch, we moved the trailer to work on our persistent leak. Backing the truck up close, I can climb up on the truck tool box, then up the canoe rack and get on the roof. I removed all the duct tape and redid that area with RV sealing tape…