The final swing of our Atlantic Canada road trip involved a two week tour of Newfoundland. We returned to Nova Scotia via ferry and eventually made our way south to Yarmouth where we boarded yet another ferry to Bar Harbor, Maine. The last week of driving would see us travelling through parts of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York State, Niagara Falls (NY and Ont), Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and North Dakota before heading back north across the US/Cdn border and finally home to Alberta.
What a trip! We logged over 16,000 km and our gear laden XC performed flawlessly. I can't say enough about the wonderful people that we met along the way.
Note that here are roughly 80 or so pics contained in this thread. Depending on your connection, the DL times may vary.
The MV Joey and Clara Smallwood would be our ticket to the 'Rock'. It departed from North Sidney, NS and arrived in Argentia, NL 16 hours later.
The Newfoundland coastline comes into view from the deck of the Smallwood.
Parked at the visitor's center at Cape St. Mary's. The cape is also home to spectacular sea bird colonies. Earlier on, we had hooked up with a paddling buddy at the Argentia ferry terminal. Wagons Rule!
The cape in its entire splendor.
Thousands of gannets, murres, kittiwakes and razorbills all manage to find a place along the steep cliffs
Killick Coast Trail. Stopover at Pouch Cove, Northeast Avalon Peninsula
The colorful streets of Saint John's, NL.
View from Signal Hill overlooking the city of St. John's
The picturesque town of Trinity along the East Coast Trail.
Entering the town of Elliston. It's most notable claim to fame is being the root cellar capital of the world. We came to see the puffins.
…and were not disappointed.
Evening paddle at Red Cove, Bonavista, NL
Cape Bonavista Lighthouse and monument to John Cabot.
We came upon this coverted school bus a couple of times along this stretch of coastal road. Turns out it was owned by a family from Dawson City, Yukon who took it upon themselves to travel cross country and advocate their 'Go Green' philosophy to life. The bus runs on WVO and is powered by solar cells.
A twin-entrance sea cave near Cape Bonavista which was aptly named the Dungeon.
It was a virtual paddlefest at a friend's cabin in Eastport, NL near Terra Nova National Park.
A fellow kayaker from Quebec extolls the virtues of his compact Go-Camp trailer. At 450 lbs., it's light enough to tow behind his four banger Matrix.
Conception Bay South. Prepping the boats for day paddle.
The charming seaside town of Salvage.
Twillingate, NL. Self-proclaimed ice berg capital of the world.
A view of the Tablelands as we enter Gros Morne National Park.
Arches Provincial Park
Seal pelts on wood stretchers somewhere along the northern peninsula.
View overlooking the town of St. Anthony
Located at the northern most point in Newfoundland are the ancient Viking settlements of L'Anse Aux Meadows and Norstead.
Any Canucks out there recognize the three costumed characters in the photo?
Moose sitings on the rock were common and on this day we encountered our fair share.
Western Brook Pond, Gros Morne National Park
A scenic drive from the Port aux Basques ferry terminal brought us to the quaint community of Rose Blanche.
Rose Blanche lighthouse
The harbor at Port aux Basques was our final stop on the Rock in addition to being one of two ferry departure points for Nova Scotia.
The MV Atlantic Vision seen steaming away from the terminal.
The lighthouse at Peggy's Cove, NS
Images from Lunenburg, NS
Fort Point Lighthouse, Liverpool, NS
Images taken of historic Shelburne, NS
Cape Forchu Lighthouse near Yarmouth, NS
A bow shot of the Fast Cat Ferry in Yarmouth that would take us to Bar Harbor, ME.
Bar Harbor, Maine.
Downtown Portsmouth, NH and the inner harbor
Ludington, Wisconsin. The SS Badger and her sister ship, The Spartan, are converted coal-fired steam vessels that were once used to transport rail cars in the late 50’s. The Badger now ferries passengers and vehicles across Lake Michigan from Ludington to Manitowoc. A crack crew of valet drivers load and unload guests' vehicles which was a first for us. On this particular day, there was a collection of vintage tractors and corvettes.
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