Wednesday, October 6, 2010

and still more...



Look carefully... are them there icebergs on the horizon?






Some more on NL/labrador

  • Fish and brewis
  • Walking into the pub and being the only ones there. Jack jokingly asked the lady at the bar if we were early or late. She looked up at him and said, “Well hard to know if yer late or early whendersnuttin going on!”
  • seeing Labrador across da way.
  • viking beer
  • playing pool and visiting with some locals.
  • ferry is down...so we may be on da rock longer than we planned.







































Tuesday, October 5, 2010

More points for ya

L'Anse Aux Meadows National Historic site-- interesting, Vikings, Norse men and women :-) completion of the 360 degree migration of humans. Leif and Red Erickson Greenland and Iceland ...oh yeah














Small Fenced garden plots on the edge of the highway rightofway and 30-40 k from any inhabitants. (seemingly in the middle of nowhere)



Straits of Belle Isle. Gunners Cove

Points along the way

The West side of the North end of the Northern Peninsula--

  • NL is huge… great roads. Vast distances.

  • Winding roads and…

15 “hug the rocks” small fishing villages starting with Forrestors Point and ending with Eddies cove all wihin 40 k.

  • Wings”n”Tings diner.

    • Cod and chips, haddock and chips, shrimp and chips, chicken and chips.. you get the picture.


Crab or lobster anyone?

coastal buildings
beautiful vistas and small villages

stormy seas