Newfoundland
I spent the last week (Aug 7-14) in Newfoundland, Canada. We stayed with non-biological family in Point May, on the Burin peninsula, for the first 5 days, then spent the last 3 days in St John’s, checking out places like Signal Hill, the harbour, Quidi Vidi Village, and doing the touristy thing, checking out all the shops on Water Street.
We were lucky to have excellent (and uncommon) sunny/cloudy weather, didn’t get much fog, and didn’t see any moose. This province has the best driving roads I’ve ever seen, long and winding, with excellently steep drops. The wide open space and relaxed environment also makes this one of the most peaceful places I’ve been.
Beach we went to the second day in Newfoundland, located between St Laurence and Lord’s Cove if I remember correctly.
I climbed the cliff and took a shot of below.
Again.
Obligatory timestamp.
The gut.
Little villages found in coves all around.
Old family graves, some dating back to the end of the 19th century (1880s).
One tombstone had a note asking if anyone who could read the
writing on the stone could call a certain number. Unfortunately,
my camera’s batteries had died at that point, and
I was unable to get a photo of this.
Despite having excellent driving roads, there
are lots of other roads that will not be paved
because of low traffic and low populations.
The entrance to a cove. All the little islands act as
barriers, keeping rough waves out of the harbour.
Lots of rock can be found around the coastlines.
I think this is where you leave your cat. If only
there was one around to take a picture with…
I didn’t take that many pictures. I treated this trip as a vacation. I didn’t touch a computer until I got to St John’s. My phone, though it had service, remained turned off and in my bag. I took the time to enjoy it out there, and I sure did enjoy it. The local take-out places pretty much all specialize in fried chicken, however I did make sure to try sometime different every meal. Fresh fish and chips, squid, scallops, custard cones (best thing in the world, bar none), wedge fries with dressing and gravy… Don’t take my word for it: try it yourself!