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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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Captain James Cook in Western Newfoundland
This is my fourth post from a recent trip to Newfoundland and Labrador. In the last post Alison and I toured the scenic Port au Port peninsula before moving on to Corner Brook the largest city in western Newfoundland. In this post we’ll explore the legacy of Captain James Cook in this area by recalling […]
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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 Lighthouse Route – 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, […]
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St Andrews By-the-Sea: A Walking Tour
St Andrews By-the-Sea has one of those names that just naturally attracts your attention like Niagara-on-the-Lake or St. Louis-du-Ha!Ha!. It evokes an idyllic location beside the sea (not ocean -no place is ever by-the-ocean) and in the case of St Andrews it is an accurate description. It is one of the most popular tourist towns […]
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Kingsbrae Garden – A Reason to Visit St. Andrews
In my last post I described how much Alison and I enjoyed playing golf at the Algonquin Golf Course in St. Andrews. As much as I love golf, I think I love to garden even more. I enjoy visiting great gardens to gather new ideas to put to work in my own. On this website […]
From the road
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December 6th, 2021
@Guy_Theriault My daughter had to get tested before flying back to Canada today and I was awake all night worrying… https://t.co/Zjq4rptN4L
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December 6th, 2021
One of the main reasons I went to Malta was to see the great megalithic temples, especially Hagar Qim.… https://t.co/mcCVboCUlx
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December 5th, 2021
Beautiful morning on the water at Murrell’s Inlet. Only one fish though, but you know what they say about the worst… https://t.co/ZAWCU8z3bX
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December 4th, 2021
Pawley’s Plantation is a Jack Nicklaus Signature Design and is one of the gems on the Waccamaw Golf Trail. The two… https://t.co/RFcRH5I8sG