
2016 Update with the Jansens
For those friends that we haven’t seen recently here is a quick update of the major changes Mike and I have seen …

Largest Windscreen in the industry – BROKEN!
When we purchased our RV one of the marketing features was that our model had the largest single windscreen in the industry. …

RVs and Water – A Great Mix
On our last big RV trip one thing we quickly learned was that we missed our boat. It seemed like every campground …

Kilt Run Perth Ontario
We were again heading for Ottawa when we stopped for lunch in Perth. The waitress told us about what they hoped would …

Canada Day in Ottawa
July 1, Canada Day on Parliament Hill. As we finally arrived in Ottawa it was only right that we spend Canada Day …

Quebec City
Mike and I both really like old Quebec so we couldn’t miss a chance of visiting it again. Actually we spent quite …

Adventurers from Germany
Walmart parking lot – what a great place to meet interesting people 🙂 In Quebec City we decided to stay in a …
Eastern Quebec
After we left Quebec City region we started driving and encontered some of the steepest climbs and descents we have ever had …

Not our Best Day
Before we started out this morning Mike took the garbage across the road to a forestry campsite. He encountered a red fox …
Happy Again
Just a quick note so that no one feels too sorry for us. We have just arrived in Labrador City. The people …
Starting Inland: Hwy 500/510
This is our last night in Labrador City before we leave on the Trans-Labrador Highway and the unknown. For those that want …
Churchill Falls – or not
The good news is that the road between Labrador City and Goose Bay looks to be excellent. They have just finished paving …

FedEx: What a Mess
This might also be called “A Parcel that has more air miles than I do”. You may remember that we were having …

Happy Valley – Goose Bay
Well our plan to visit Happy Valley – Goose Bay for a couple of days turned into a full week. I am …

Boondocking or Dry Camping
For more than two weeks now we have been boondocking or, more correctly, dry camping. Boondocking is basically camping without services such …

Back to Civilization – Almost:
Paved roads and intermittent cell phone coverage, my new idea of civilization :-). Some great times and a few not so great …

Labrador Summary
Here is our final entry for Labrador. This was the one area that we planned to visit on this trip where Mike …

Newfoundland: Walking Again
We have spent the last day and a half around St. Anthony in the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland and we are having …

Winston and Mummers in L’Anse aux Meadows
We are at the tip of the Northern Peninsula in L’Anse aux Meadows, home of the historic Viking settlement. After two days …

Mother-in-Law Doors: Newfoundland’s Unique Architectural Feature
Have a look at the pictures here. They all have one thing in common, a door that leads to nowhere. Well in …

A Letter Home
This website started because whenever Mike and I traveled I would send letters home. Friends started asking for me to copy them …

Cow Head: “Tete de Vache”
Nowhere in Newfoundland and Labrador have we seen houses and decorations in the somewhat dull earth tones that we see in Southern …

Gross Morne North
Mike and I are staying in the northern section of Gros Morne National Park for a few days. We will then move …

Boat Tour Great; Sunset Fantastic!
We are having a great time in Gros Morne and went on a superb boat ride tonight. We weren’t sure that it …
Bits and Pieces
SUCCESS! Exactly one month ago today (note: this was written a week ago) Mike diagnosed a problem in Labrador City with our …

Leaving Gros Morne and the Northern Peninsula
We have just spent almost one month on the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland and had a great time. Lots of well marked …

Newfoundland: A Place for Walking
Newfoundland is amazing. You would expect an important site like Gros Morne to have a lot of good walking trails. What you …

Fogo, Twillingate, Moreton’s Harbour, All around the circle
This note was originally going to be titled “Newfoundland: Music Everywhere” but I just realized that Mike and I have spent the …

Camping at the far edges of a Hurricane
We arrived on Fogo Island last night along with Environment Canada’s warnings about really strong winds and tying campers down. Apparently Hurricane …

Fogo Island and more
We have just spent five nights on Fogo Island. It is a barren rock with lots of ocean and a really super …
Test of a Panorama Photo
This entry is just a quick test to see how a very wide panorama photo works. If you click on the photo …

Bonavista Peninsula
We have just spent 5 days on the Bonavista Peninsula. Other than worrying about running out of propane we had a super …

Chasing the Ace
Mike and I have spent three days so far on the western arm of the Avalon Peninsula. On Monday we drove …

Cupids
We just spent two nights in Cupids and it was super. Everything went great: our camping location, the hospitable people we met …

The Avalon and St. John’s
I am sitting here in our RV living room with my feet up in my recliner looking out the window. What is …
Slopes, Hills and Vehicles
Slopes and Hills – not great for the Lincoln or the RV. Both the RV and the Lincoln have each run into …

Parting Thoughts of Newfoundland
I don’t want to write this entry because it means that our time in Newfoundland and Labrador is over for now. Mike …
Hurricane Number 2
Yet again does a hurricane far off-shore affect our trip. The remnants of Hurricane Matthew have given us an extremely “interesting” Thanksgiving. …

Celtic Colours International Festival – Cape Breton
Mike and I left Newfoundland a little quicker than we wanted so that we could get to the Celtic Colours festival in …

To My Husband: Happy 40th Anniversary
October 22, 1976 to October 22, 2016. A happy 40th anniversary to my best friend and husband. My love and my thanks …

Cape Breton and the Maritimes
Mike and I spent almost two weeks on the island of Cape Breton. What a glorious time of year (ignoring hurricanes!). The …

United States in the Fall
Mike and I have spent the last week traveling through the northern US: Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and now upper New York …