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Jun 9, 2010 - Dildo, NL
Drove PH 230 & PH 230A to Shoal Harbour, found a trail to walk, both sides of a river. Lovely weather. Found a laundramat in Clarenville. Linda read and did laundry, Ron explored and ended up several miles down PH 230A and met the couple from Ontario in the older Toyota “Mini-Winnie” again. Ate lunch at Chinese / Canadian Buffet with the same name as the one we ate at in Port Aux Basques. Dieseled up on the TCH and drove to PH 80 and got off at Dildo, found the Dildo Area Interpretive Center and parked for the night in their lot by the...
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Sep 9, 2007 - Placentia to Dildo, Newfoundland
We decided no trip to Newfoundland would be complete without a trip to Dildo. According to a book we read while in Dildo, the name could very well be associated with the sexual device we all snicker about when we hear the name of this place. There is an island in the bay called Dildo Island who's shape resembles a penis. (I am only quoting what we read). Of course there are other possible origins listed but this one sticks out (no pun intended). The side stand on the Dakar model is notorious for being too short and allowing the bike to lean...
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