What
a cool trip! And we don’t just mean the weather, which was cool! We made some wonderful
memories in the easternmost province
of Canada and along the
way.
Our
trip came on the heels of Bill and Carrie's trip to Iceland, which had some
similarities: icebergs, puffins, rock formations, whales, waterfalls, and
seafood.
Despite the similarities, Newfoundland
offered new places to explore at a relaxed pace. We stopped briefly along the
way in New Hampshire, Maine
and New Brunswick and then spent some time in
the northern part of Nova Scotia before taking
the ferry to Newfoundland.
Here’s our route.
Here’s
just some of the things we saw.
Lighthouses...
Icebergs...
Birds...
Birds...
Waterfalls…
Natural arches...
Jelly bean row houses...
Moose
tracks!
We
also saw plenty of moose poop, but didn’t see a Newfoundland moose until the very end of the
trip.
We heard the history, learning about: early Paleo-Eskimo seal
hunting, Norse explorations, John Cabot’s landing, British colonization, and
the fishing economy that took a major blow in 1992 with the close of cod
fishing.
The
culture was and is connected to the sea. A painting called Maybe Tomorrow
reminded us of the challenges.
We really had a great time. Glad we have the opportunity to explore.
