Posts in Category: Canada
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Bonne Bay – Discover Newfoundland’s True Fjord
The word ‘fjord’ has magical qualities that evoke deep Scandinavian ocean inlets surrounded by massive cliffs that are considered, rightly so, as some of the most beautiful landscapes on this planet. People pay big bucks to take cruises into these fjords on lines like Viking and Norwegian, but did you know that Newfoundland has a […]
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Gros Morne Mountain – To Climb or Not to Climb
In the last post I described the reasons why the Tablelands is a must visit site in Gros Morne National Park. In this post I will discuss the pros and cons of tackling another famous landmark in the park, Gros Morne Mountain. However, before we leave the south side of Bonne Bay there are two […]
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The Tablelands – Walking on the Earth’s Mantle
In the previous post I did a mile high overview of what to expect from a visit to UNESCO World Heritage Site Gros Morne National Park. In this post I’ll get into the specifics of a number of the park highlights that can be found on the south side of Bonne Bay, most notably the […]
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Gros Morne – Introducing A Canadian Treasure
It’s taken several days and six posts since we landed at Port aux Basques, but Alison and I have finally arrived at Gros Morne National Park which I truly believe to be a national treasure that every Canadian should visit at least once in a lifetime. Join us over the next few days as we […]
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Humber Valley Resort Hole by Hole
I’ve waited many years to play the Humber Valley Resort, widely regarded as the finest in Newfoundland and Labrador and on a recent visit finally got that opportunity. I can say without reservation that it more than lived up to its reputation. Please join Alison and me in a hole by hole description of what […]
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Humber Valley – Where to Stay – Where to Play
In the last post I visited a number of places associated with Captain James Cook in the Corner Brook/Bay of Islands area. In this post we’ll leave Corner Brook and head north on the Trans-Canada Highway, but we won’t be going very far. Just outside the city the highway enters the Humber Valley, one of […]
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Port au Port Peninsula and the French Shore
After visiting the Cape Ray and Cape Anguille lighthouses and exploring the Codroy valley as described in the last post, Alison and I drove straight to the turnoff for the village of St. George’s and followed Route 490 into Stephenville where we spent a comfortable night at the Day’s Inn. We rose early as we […]
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Newfoundland’s Lighthouse Route – Part II
In my first post from Newfoundland and Labrador I hoped to convince readers entering the province by ferry at Port aux Basques as most tourists do, not to simply drive to the well known attractions of Gros Morne, but to spend some time exploring southwest Newfoundland by way of Newfoundland’s Lighthouse Route. In this post […]
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The Granite Coast – Start Exploring the Rock
It’s our first full day in Newfoundland and Labrador and Alison and I are eager to get started exploring. We have a jam packed two week schedule that will take us to Labrador and the top of the Great Northern Peninsula. Along the way we will visit three UNESCO World Heritage Sites, a national park, […]