Blogs from L'Anse Amour, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada, North America

8:45 p.m. I am sitting in the laundromat that closes at 9:00, ardently hoping that at least the washing is done in time. We have two nights here, and if drying has to happen in my room, it would be feasible. In some ways I do have enough clothes to last the rest of the trip, but somehow several things I brought don’t work so well for this trip. This morning I climbed the lighthouse at L’Anse Amour, the second tallest lighthouse in Canada. It is one of four lighthouses that made the Strait of Belle Isle reasonably navigable in the late 19th century. Two families lived in the house attached to the lighthouse and tended it through its working lifetime. The building has been lightly restored, just enough for safety. 132 stairs take you up ... read more

June 25, 2008 Ferry to Labrador, Visiting Point Amour We drove north 120 miles to St. Barbe, had a quick lunch and proceeded to the ferry for our 90 minute crossing of the Strait of Belle Isle. It was a cold windy day so while the hardier souls, Harold, the Peters 2 and guide Mark headed to the outside decks, Marilyn and I chose the warm lounge with it's big pictures windows across the entire front of the ferry. I ventured outside when Mark rushed in to announce a whale sighting, and I made it out just in time to experience the thrill of watching the huge tail of a humpback slip into the water. The ferry actually unloads in Quebec at Blanc Sablon, but after a 10-minute ride east, we entered southern Labrador and began ... read more