Newfoundland 2026

Today we started heading west. Home in a week. But first … On the way out of St John’s we stopped at Sandra’s cousin, whom she hadn’t seen in ages….

Rocks and a Concert Coffee and lunch at the Battery Cafe (again). Then to the Johnson Geo Centre, a really great museum all about rocks, rocks and more rocks. Tabitha…

Battery Cafe, Cape Spear, Petty Harbour, Bridie Molloy’s Pub, Taf, Rod, Mike Herbert After lunch at a local cafe, we drove to the Cape Spear Lighthouse, which is the easternmost…

Packed up and moved to our next AirBnB in St John’s. After a look around and brief discussion we decided to stay. Worst BnB of the trip. We met up…

Stayed home today. Rod made blueberry pancakes, with bacon! We set up lighting in the gazebo, repaired the kitchen tap. Prepared dinner for the neighbours. Met said neighbours, John Gushue,…

Spent the morning hanging out, and then a little trip to Brigus. Walked around this scenic and historic little village, which seems to have its share of upscale homes, century…

We left the Bonavista Peninsula and headed down to meet Tabitha and Rod for lunch at the Dildo Brewing Company in a town called Dildo. The beer was good, the…

So many things today, I didn’t know what to call the day, so kitchen sink it is. After checking out, the first stop was Puffins and Root Cellars. At Ellison,…

We left Cobbs Arm in the rain at about 10. Stopped at the Gander Airport to see a famous mural ( see photos ). There is a very nice display…

It rained all day, so we stayed in. Sandra made a terrific seafood chowder! And a blueberry loaf. And creme caramel. We watched a couple of episodes of Lolitta Labosco,…

Spent the day nearby our Airbnb in Cobbs Arm, and made some great memories. We just drove around and found Pikes Cove lookout. On the way we stopped and chatted…

Today was a moving day from Comfort Cove to Cobbs Arm, with a lengthy stop in Twillingate. The sun finally came out, which was welcome! Visited the light house, various…

Twillingate is about 1 hr 15 from Comfort Cove, but we decided to go there anyway. We’re glad we did, even though for the next 3 days we are much…

Not much to report today. Went to Lewisporte for something to do. At the museum we learned that the town sheltered 800 stranded airline passengers for 3 days during the…

We left our best Air BNB so far with a tinge of sadness. Really terrific host, nice apartment, cute little town, and of course Gros Morne. Last night we went…

Today was a long hike (for me!) of 9km over rough terrain, with 350 meters of elevation gain. The trail started in the type of terrain of the tablelands, then…

A while back the earth’s mantle poked up to the surface around here, conveniently appearing in Gros Morne National Park! We walked the trail there today. There is essentially no…

A quiet day spent relaxing and relocating from Cornerbrook to Woody Point. Quiz of the day!

The drive from Corner Brook to Lark Harbour is very scenic, with lots of ups and downs through mountainous (hilly?) terrain. There’s even snow up there! Blow Me Down Provincial…

Rose Blanche

Ferry and Isle aux Morts While waiting in line for a table, with the servers bustling about and ignoring me, the guy behind me said ‘why don’t they like us?’….

Left Moncton around 10, arrived Sydney around 5. Was supposed to be 5 hour journey but turned into 7 after a 2 hour stop in Pictou. In the little maritime…

We took it easy getting going this morning after a restless night which featured eating muffins and tea at 4am. Beautiful day for driving. Stopped in a couple of small…

We left Bath around 10, and 8 hours later we were at our Airbnb in St Cyrille de Lessard. We made a little detour to St Hyacinthe for a coffee…