Terra Nova

Driving tour of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Quebec provinces with visits to St John's, Gros Morne NP, Battle Harbour, Goose Bay and Quebec City.

... be raining, eh? And so it was; the rain started at 05:00 with showers on and off until I reached Malady Head campsite in Terra Nova National Park. On the way, I stopped at numerous small towns along the Kittiwake coast, such as: Newtown which is rebuilt ...

We were driving across a bridge from Philly's Island to Robert's Arm when we both looked out into the water spotted this pothead whale feeding on herring.  He couldn't have been more that 50' away.  We watched for about an hour.  ...

... talking dog. LOL Wednesday, September 20, 2006 Finally found another wireless internet connection. We are currently staying in Terra Nova National Park. It is just as outstanding as Grose Morne. Yesterday we stopped at the Marine Interpretation ...

... standards but it's when the sun finally came out to shine for the rest of the day. From Gambo it's a short drive to Terra Nova National Park. I quickly set up my campsite and hung everything out to dry in the warm, warm sun. The park itself is ...

... and planned the preserve trip for the next morning. Did I mention that by the time we arrived in Placentia we had not showered since Terra Nova and our priorities were a hot shower, dinner and a rest. That is exactly what we got. We woke up clean, ...

September 17, 2009. Another very cold but incredibly clear night with a mass of stars so dense it was almost solid.  We begin to feel it may be time to leave Newfoundland and let the winter settle in behind us.  We are beginning to see the ...

... we went to visit two camps of an important movement in Brazil. The name of the movement is the Movimetno dos Trablhadore Ruais Sem Terra (MST). For me this was like seeing what I had learned in IB History of the Americas come to life. Essentially this is ...

In 1910 Robert Falcon Scott and his 51 men sailed from New Zealand into McMurdo sound. This is the hut they unloaded, assembled and occupied within two weeks. The hut is 50 feet long, 25 feet wide and reached 9 feet at the peak. The double doors were ...

... O encontro com os Maori não correu muito bem e o senhor não chegou sequer a pôr os pés em terra, mas deixou uma marca no país: o nome Nova Zelândia vem então de uma províndia holandesa chamada Zeeland. Ninguém mais se aventurou por estes lados ...

... meus caros... Imaginem na hora da careta da língua para fora então....! Mas lógico, que a história desse país, a terra das nuvem longa e branca... é outra. E saímos daqui com uma certeza: a de que precisamos voltar e conhecer a ilha ...

... noticed that there were over 900 visits to my travel blog this month. Wow! Thanks for being interested! Today I am heading to the Terra del Fuego National park. It is a massive park about 20 km outside of Ushuaia. I found the shuttle bus at the ...

Finalizada a etapa de Maurício, iniciamos uma nova etapa do Projeto 20º12' » Etapa África Austral. Nesta etapa o plano é chegar aos 4 países continentais da África Austral com terras na latitude 20°12'Sul (Moçambique, Zimbábue, Botsuana e ...

... porque nem sempre ele sabia o número exato de saídas, muitas vezes porque dava pra perceber que tinha uma saída nova, construída recentemente, ou porque tinha deixado de existir alguma. Os mapas dele estão precisando de atualização. Só que depois ...