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By Bothan Taistil
July 3rd 2006

“You won’t get to where you want to be, if you only travel on sunny days.”

North America » Canada » Newfoundland & Labrador » Gros Morne National Park

The light rain and foggy have their own beauty…

Today’s weather is rain and strong winds, today is also our opportunity to hike Tablelands, so off we go. It is a relatively easy hike, 4km, but the rain and driving wind makes it a bit of a challenge. The mineral makeup of the rocks is not conducive to plant life, so only the very hearty plants make it. The Tablelands is he most important geological feature in the park. The mountainous block is a slice of the rock that once lay beneath the Iapetus Ocean; it is a sample of the Earth’s crust and upper mantle. The trail ends at [View Full Entry]

One soggy Maureen, and the Tableland Trail

Bob taking photos and bringing up the rear.

It was raining but the wind was a killer

By Bothan Taistil
July 2nd 2006

Gros Morne WOW!

North America » Canada » Newfoundland & Labrador » Gros Morne National Park

Tablelands

During the night it poured on and off, the AM is windy and cool. After mass, we stopped at a Canadian favorite spot, Tim Horton’s. Like Dunkin Donuts, you see them everywhere in Canada, my what strong coffee. The wind was very strong as we made our way along the Viking Trail to Gros Morne National Park of Canada. What a magnificent natural area! The Discovery Center has a great slide show narrative. It seems the geology here marks a time when the continents of Africa and North America collided, pushing these rocks originally beneath the ocean to their present position, [View Full Entry]

By Bothan Taistil
July 1st 2006

First full day in Newfoundland

North America » Canada » Newfoundland & Labrador » Corner Brook

James Cook Memorial

Our intent was to tour Corner Brook, the second largest city in Newfoundland, but this is Canada Day weekend and a holiday, so most everything is closed. We hiked up the hills out of town to James Cook’s Memorial. He was the first explorer to actually chart/map this area of North America. From on top the hills, we had a neat view of Corner Brook. Like Pittsburgh, of old, it is very hilly, but instead of the Thrtee Rivers they have the Humber Arm, and instead of the steel mills, they have a huge paper mill that is the main [View Full Entry]

View of Corner Brook, note the paper mill

Some of the streets are so steep they have steps, like Pittsburgh

Bob up close and personal with a lighthouse

By JennyC
June 21st 2006

Home Sweet Home

North America » Canada » Newfoundland & Labrador » St John's

Downtown
One of the older streets in downtown St. John's.

I finally found some pictures from the Rock. Makes me miss it even more. Summer in Newfoundland is great and I recommend it to anyone who wants to experience nature away from pollution and big cities. Plus St. John's is the oldest city in North America and is always fun to wander around. During the summer almost every community has a festival and they're all worth seeing. For those who enjoy pubs and/or clubbing there is the infamous George Street (which I sadly have no pictures of). George Street means George Street Fest' which is pretty much an open street with [View Full Entry]

By jmackey24
June 16th 2006

9 more days....

North America » Canada » Newfoundland & Labrador » St John's

Only 9 more days until we take off on our South American adventure! I figured starting this blog would be an easier way to keep everyone updated on what we're doing instead of emailing it ten times or those hated mass emails which half the people delete as spam. Look for updates once we're on the road! BUENOS AIRES HERE WE COME! [View Full Entry]

By steveandbarb
June 15th 2006

The Irish Loop & Witless Bay

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World's Longest Covered Bridge

June 15, 2006 The first leg of our adventure started by driving to Montreal, our plan was to stay at the Holiday Inn close to the TCH (Trans-Canada Highway), some how we managed to go to the wrong Holiday Inn, got lost with all the detours and construction. Phew! We finally made it to our hotel. June 16, 2006 The next leg of our drive to NFLD took us to Magnetic Hill. Not sure if it’s an optical illusion or real, but driving backwards in neutral up hill is a very cool experience and it was only $5.00. We also had [View Full Entry]

By steveandbarb
May 7th 2006

On the Road Again...

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Steve and Barb will be on the road soon. We'll be travelling east to see the wonders of Newfoundland. Stay tuned for our great adventure. [View Full Entry]

By Bon Bon on the Go Go
October 15th 2005

Last day in St. John's

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Browsing the bookshelves Updating the blog before Night on the town. I had a morning at Hava Java drinking coffee and reading the paper with Marko. The sun was shining again today but there was a cool nip in the air. I walked around some of the shops downtown again before settling into the second hand book shop near our hostel. I must have been there for a good couple of hours just browsing the stacks and stacks of books. There were so many books I wanted to purchase but kept reminding myself that books are heavy especially since I kept [View Full Entry]

By Bon Bon on the Go Go
October 14th 2005

Another pleasant day in St. John's

North America » Canada » Newfoundland & Labrador » St John's

Another nice day Checking out some of the shops Chillaxing day out. Yet again sucked in by the morning TV! I have discovered that the talk show hosted by Ellen Degeneres is hilarious! She's one funny lady. Plus she had on Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and they went on for a bit about Ellen's missing "happy face" chip. Apparently a potato chip that has a happy face on it. Anyhoo, once I finally dragged myself away from the TV, my first mission was to head on over to the Post Office on the end of Water Street. Water Street has lots [View Full Entry]

By Bon Bon on the Go Go
October 13th 2005

Amazing day up to Signal Hill

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Bon at Signal Hill
Just over 5000km to Vancouver!

Signal Hill's awesome! Watched teh mesmerizing waves Had a wicked day. The sun was shining so I took full advantage of the situation and put paying a visit up to Signal Hill at the top of the list of things to do today after grabbing a bite to eat. Out of convenience I headed across the street to Tim Horton's and had myself a chunky chicken salad sandwich, a coke and a Boston Cream donut. It was so reminiscent of my lunches with my sister when we'd head over to Save-on on our lunch break and we'd sometimes have this. Good [View Full Entry]

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