Planes, Puffins and Pines
August 28th 2022 Newfoundland gives one a sense of calmness and serenity. The easternmost Canadian province has soft winding roads with one stunning vista after another. Even though we had studied what we might find once we arrived, we were surprised by the number of lakes, streams and rivers. We’d call it "the land of 10,000 lakes" but Minnesota already has taken that name. Acres of trees landscape your drive,
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Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro
Of course you have to visit a place called Dildo
I just love funny place names so I understand why you would want to visit a place with that name. We have visited "Hej" in Sweden (means "Hi" in Swedish), Hell in Norway and Hel in Poland mainly for the funny names. I would have loved to visit "F**king" (it was spelt exactly like the dirty word) in Austria, but they have sadly changed their name. Some day I just have to visit Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. It's named after an athlete, winner of two Olympic gold medals in 1912, who never even visited the town while alive. /Ake