Blogs from Corner Brook, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada, North America - page 2

Green PointToday we got to Green Point we stopped and got some fish and then set up camp. Dad made a really good Halibut supper. after we ate we went to bed.In the morning I took my time but we still went for a hike. Once back at camp we had lunch and did a little work. For supper we had scallops and pasta. We also met a guy from the USA who comes down on a motor bike.It was raining all day so we went in to town and did some laundry then bought more fish for supper. I wanted to go swimming but the swimming pool was closed. By the time we got back to Rocky Harbour it was late so we went to a restaurant and had a moose meat pizza which was ... read more

The snow has definitely stopped us in our tracks. We spent the day (and will be here tonight) in Corner Brook and knew this morning that we be goin' nowhere b'y as they say here. If only we had a nicer B & B to relax in. We are a little miffed at this place, the Bell's Inn. Sadly it has delivered on NOTHING promised in its website. When we called to book in, we weren't advised that the floors were being renovated on the main floor. The tablesaws were in full swing, there was nowhere to sit, no dining room and no kitchen facilities in which to make a much needed cup of hot toddy. Oh, and no hot water to take a much needed shower when we first got there. Ordinarily, had we been ... read more

We were due to sail to Port aux Basques NFL from North Sydney NS last Wed. However due to Hurricane Leslie we were delayed until Thurs morning. The crossing takes 7 to 8 hours depending on the weather. We had a calm ocean for the crossing and arrived about 6:30 pm. We travelled to Corner Brook that evening arriving about 9pm. I should mention that we left the 5th wheel at a campground in Cape Breton as it was way to expensive to bring it across on the ferry. The next morning we travelled to Gros Morne National Park the fjords are beautiful. NFL has a landscape that is truly diverse. From Port aux Basques where there is tree covered hills to Saint John's where there are barren rocks and colourful homes. In between there is ... read more

Corner Brook, 20 juillet - Après une traversée sans histoires, bien qu'avec 2 heures de retard, je suis arrivé à Terre-Neuve, dans le port de Port-aux-Basques, à 3 heures du matin. Après une très courte nuit, je me suis littéralement réveillé ailleurs... Dès que la brume a commencé à se lever, je découvris ces paysages magnifiques que procure ici la rencontre de la mer avec le Long Range, ce dernier segment des Appalaches dans son extrémité Nord-Est. Je tombe vite sous le charme et j'entame l'exploration de l'île avec quelques oh et quelques ah! La péninsule de Port-au-Port, bastion des acadiens de l'île, est fort jolie et le petit port de Blue Beach, désert et nimbé de brume, m'a fait forte impression. J'ai parcouru aujourd'hui quelques kilomètres de sentiers dans le magnifique parc au coeur de ... read more

June 28 St. Anthony to Corner Brook How can it be the last day? We're all sad that this great trip is ending. The day starts with seeing 15 moose in the first hour out of St. Anthony - did our guide somehow stage this finale? We even watched a cow with her calf and saw a fairly big bull plus lots of yearlings. We stopped at Port aux Choix, a national historic site whose web site explains its importance. "For over 5500 years, this small peninsula on Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula has been the crossroads of various native North American and European cultures. The area's rich marine resources,. . . wild game and abundant berries, have drawn these people to the shores of Port au Choix. The people who occupied this site connect the area ... read more