Posts in Tag: Parks Canada
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Western Brook Pond – Best Boat Tour Ever
This is my fifth post from Gros Morne National Park which I consider to be a true Canadian treasure. Previously Alison and I visited the Tablelands, contemplated climbing Gros Morne Mountain and enjoyed a cruise on Bonne Bay fjord, but we have saved the best for last. The boat tour of Western Brook Pond is […]
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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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York Redoubt National Historic Site
Yesterday was the first reasonably mild day in quite some time and in my quest to find something reasonably interesting to write about during this Covid lockdown I set out on a drive with nowhere in particular on my mind. Hitting the Armdale rotary, I took the Spryfield exit and then Purcell’s Cove Road heading […]
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The Forks – Winnipeg’s Kick Ass Destination
I used to live in Winnipeg – the key words being ‘used to’. Frankly, I couldn’t wait to get out of the place when I moved to Nova Scotia to attend law school and that’s where I’ve remained ever since. However, I still have family and friends in Winnipeg and have returned many times over […]