Blogs from St John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada, North America - page 2

We have been kept so busy with tons of activities. Yesterday we went to Cod Sounds school of cookery in St John’s where we watched a demo of Brie cheese making by a local homesteader. Headed to Harbor Grace, where the airstrip Amelia Earhart took off from and other small museums. Dinner in Carbonear at Felicity’s mom’s house and local musicians entertained us. Great fun! Overnight stay in a quaint BnB. Rain all day on Thurs-Headed to Portuguese Cove to catch the ferry to Bell Island for 3 days at the Wabana Inn. After an amazing 3 course meal, a local artist came to the Wabana Inn to teach us to make a copper wire pendant. ... read more

Last day on our own before we meet up with the tour group tonight. Nice breakfast at the JAG Hotel before venturing out in the off and on drizzle all day, but that didn’t stop us for walking in it. In fact, a local said to us on the street ‘you must be from away’ and pointed to our umbrellas. That was good for a laugh! We visited the cultural facility, The Rooms museum, an extensive collection of artifacts of the Province. Also learned about the rich and diverse cultures that formed Newfoundland & Labrador as it is today. Lunch on St John’s harbor at Jack Astor’s and with plenty of downtime before our activities tonight. Tonight we’re headed to Yellowbelly Brewery-yep,another Irish Pub- with the group. (We did learn that the Irish ancestors are a ... read more

Max and I are anxiously awaiting our trip to Newfoundland and Labrador (NF) for 12 days. We typically plan our own trips but we heard about this 12 person tour through Atlas Obscura and decided to give it a go. We'll fly into St.John's, head up the eastern coastline to Bonavista Peninsula for 3 days at a B&B. Then, head back to St. John's where the tour begins. Hope to blog and post photos as much as I can.... read more

The day started as the second day of a four day rain warning. Regardless, I decided to visit Middle Cove as planned and if nothing else I can at least get wet beachcombing Middle Cove beach. After scampering around the beach, collecting the mandatory few rocks, I noticed the Silver Mine Head Path trailhead up along the cliff. I checked it out and decided to venture along the path a km or two then return. The rain did subside for the majority of the hike but the trail was extremely wet. Upon reaching a point where the trail was submerged in water, and since my enthusiasm for bushwhacking was non-existent, what a wonderful opportunity to turn around. All in all my hike lasted about an hour. Like most of the East Coast trails, the trail is ... read more

My three week trip to Newfoundland started with a 16 hour ferry ride from Sydney Nova Scotia to Argentia Newfoundland. After the ferry I drove to Placentia for breakfast, followed by an hour and a half drive to Quidi Vidi; a small fishing village just outside St John's. Although small, it is very popular to the tourists who check out the small fishing cove, the fishing shanties and of course the Quidi Vidi microbrewery. The next day I visited Signal Hill in St John's and completed the North Head Trial, the trail from Signal Hill down to the Battery.The trail skirts the Narrows, the narrow entrance to St. John's Harbour. The trail down is 1.7 km and ends at the Battery, a unique collection of small houses, fishing shacks along a narrow, narrow road. This was ... read more