Down East

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Not having access to Gust O'Wind this summer has been a mixed blessing - it has not been a good sailing season on Georgian Bay - so our typical trip to the north Channel might not have been up to past years. The Whytes rented our place again for 3 weeks and we have taken off for the east coast - Halifax, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.

We'll send along a couple of blogs of our travels over the next 3 weeks.

Halifax is a great place to visit - we picked a B&B close to Downtown so we could walk everywhere. Spent 3 nights there. Highlights included: Pier 21(entry point for over a million immigrants to Canada), The Citadel, Maritime Museum and a lovely sail on the harbour. A surprise addition was being able to listen to the Paul McCartney concert held just meters away from our B&B in an outdoor venue.

On to Newfoundland.

We have been watching the weather closely - just as well as were able to change our boat cruise on Western Brook Pond to the morning - avoiding the afternoon rain.
The scenery really was spectacular, right up there with Milford Sound in New Zealand - we think the photos back it up!

If you click on the first photo you can then view them as a slide show.

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Photos

busy time
Paul McCartney's concert took place in the Common at the end of our street - about 500m away so we sat on the porch with a bottle of wine and heard it all in comfort.

the Mar
she is a registered 'Tall Ship' that has been around the world twice and now sails around Halifax Harbour. We were fortunate to have a perfect day on the water.

at the helm
we took the wheel for a bit just to keep our hands in

walking in
the walk in is an easy 30 minute hike on boardwalks and good trails

the pond
Western Brook pond is actually a former fiord that is now land locked. "Pond' is the Newfie equivalent of a lake.

falls
there are a number of small waterfalls along the way

cruising
as usual, we are happy to be on the water!

east end
at the far east end after an hour by boat, you can disembark and take a 5 day hike back to civilization...we opted for the return trip on the boat.

moose
our first moose of the trip - seen by the road on the way to Cow Head.... some great place names here.

Lobster Point
this little lighthouse lights the way into the entrance of Bonne Bay and the town of Rocky Harbour where we stayed for 3 nights

Comments

[Judy Coghill]

great shots
Hi you two, Your shots of Western Brook Pond are fabulous! I read the McCartney concert review in The Globe on Monday and knew you two were there experiencing it all first hand - and was so envious! Hope you enjoy the rest of your trip through northern peninsula! Best, Judy