Jul 26, 2010 - Holyrood, Newfoundland

7/26 – 7/29 It took us three days to travel 341 miles (PH340, PH1) to Holyrood, Newfoundland. The first night we stayed at a Wal-Mart parking lot in Grand Falls. Our refrigerator has not been lighting correctly and we hoped to pick up a part. No such luck, we will have to wait until we return to the states. The next day we had a lunch stop at the Visitor Center in Terra Nova National Park where they had an interesting sea-life discovery center. That night we parked in an ice hockey arena parking lot in the town of Whitbourne. In Holyrood...

Sep 4, 2008 - Grace and Cupid

One a Harbour - the other the town where it all began - Thursday, September 4 We got out early this morning. It was sunny and bright in Northern Bay, but as we drove south it began to cloud up. By the time we got to Carbonear it was overcast, and by the time we got to Harbour Grace it was beginning to rain. Whether you consider Harbour Grace to be famous or infamous - it is a well known town and port on the Avalon Peninsula. Mariners know it can be dangerous, and a famous shipwreck still stands there to prove it. The S.S. Kyle hit an...

Sep 3, 2007 - Trinity to Holyrood, Newfoundland

The much improved weather continued this morning with blue skies and sunshine. We left Trinity and headed south to once again hook up with the TransCanada highway to continue our exploration of Newfoundland on the Avalon Peninsula. The Avalon is the most populated area of the island and the most visited. Our first stop once we reached the Avalon was a little harbour town call Brigus. This is a very charming little town but definately becoming upscale with the saltbox houses oversadowed by new cottages & homes while the fishing boats in the...