Category: Canadian National Parks
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Move to Hattie Cove in Pukaskwa National Park
August 23, 2025 We were pretty efficient getting ready, and were soon out on the Trans Canada Highway. It was cloudy with some fog, but few were on the road this morning. I was happy to get behind a good tractor-trailer driver. He was maintaining a sensible speed, so I stayed well-behind, and kept looking…
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Green Gables
Thursday, September 12, 2019 As we drove into Cavendish, it got more and more touristy with cabins, shops and some very nice golf courses. There is still a lot to be done cleaning up after Hurricane Dorian, so crews continue to work hard. Our Parks Canada Discovery card got us into the visitor’s center at…
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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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Hike Ochre Hill Trail and Sandy Pond
Saturday, August 10, 2019 In the morning we hiked the Ochre Trail, a 4 km easy to moderate trail. It first went beside a pretty pond (natural, as opposed to a lake, which is man-made). I always wonder if there are fish in these pretty ponds that are everywhere. The hike was a bit boring…
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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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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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Hike Lomond River and Anniversary Lunch
Sunday, July 28, 2019 Looking for an easier hike, we went to the Lomond River Hike. It started through a forest with orchids everywhere. We went into Woody Point for our Anniversary lunch at the Old Loft, which was OK.
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Tablelands Lecture/Hike to Green Gardens
Saturday, July 27, 2019 There is a great overlook of Bonne Bay, where we sat in Adirondack chairs in the morning, watching for whales. There is a beach next to the dock, where people go for a swim. We went up to the beautiful, modern visitor’s center for some WIFI, but the speeds were…
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Granite Coffee House and Laundry
Friday, July 26, 2019 We loaded the washing machines at Granite Coffee and Laundry, and went next door for breakfast. I had the works, eggs, sausage and pancakes, while Martha had eggs, bacon and toast and a pancake. They also had WIFI, slow, but it was WIFI. In fact it would be the last WIFI…
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Woody Point
Thursday afternoon, July 25, 2019 After hiking to Baker’s Brook Falls, we showered and packed up to move to Lomond Campground on the south side of Bonne Bay. Once we got set up in a nice campsite, we decided to go searching for a laundromat. A Google search was not good. The closest was in…