Newfoundland

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Thursday 9/8 Actually we are waiting for the ferry to Newfoundland, which departs Blanc Sablon, Quebec, just south of the border with Labrador, and arrives 2 hours later at St Barbe, where we will spend the night. It looks like … Continued

Atlantic Cod

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This is the couple we talked to for about an hour in the fishing village St Louis, Labrador. Each of those blue bins holds 1000 pounds of fish. They filled three from their morning haul. They gave us a smaller … Continued

Ice Berg!

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See it!  No, really, look again. One is obvious, which is right in town almost on the beach. The other, a tiny one, is just  left of that pier on the far right. Still in Labrador about 10 miles from … Continued

To Happy Valley-Goose Bay

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9/1 We got to Lab City and emailed what we had prepped. Got the tire fixed and all tires set at right pressure. So now we have 2 spares. Also went to Tim Hortons before leaving town. This is the … Continued

Route Des Baleines

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Monday, 8/29 Still in Baie Comeau.  Went to get the tire fixed but it was bad, also the other side’s rear tire was worn down, so both replaced, and, optimistically, we took off for Newfoundland via pretty much all of … Continued

Baie Comeau

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The above pictures was taken 8/24 (picture of flowers called Fireweed ) and is not rare but extremely common. They line certain areas for miles. Moose eat these flowers but we cannot prove it. There are moose on Newfoundland that … Continued

The Mississippi Starts Here

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Starts here. Itasca state park, ND. This lake has a small stream coming out of it – where those rocks are. From in front of our campsite. Lake Fushimi, Ontario:

Into Quebec

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8/22 We got our scissor jacks fixed this morning and were on our way by 9 am!, earliest ever. So we probably racked up close to a total of 300 miles today. Then, once we crossed into Quebec, your mother … Continued

Moving On

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8/19 Today we went a couple hundred miles and ended up at this provincial park at Lake Fushimi. Really a beautiful place. It seemed like a long day plus every 2-3 miles they had moose warning signs, yeah right. We … Continued