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One Time Zone Down, Two More to Go

Nothing very exciting today, we headed out after breakfast on a cool and wet morning. We followed the north shore of Lake Michigan heading west before turning south west and heading into Wisconsin (a new State for us), and the … Continue reading

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Here We Go Again

Happy St. Georges Day!! Finally hit the road around 9AM after a few last minute close-up chores around the house. Our fist place of interest (for some) is a (wait for it…. drum roll etc) a quilt store located at … Continue reading

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Done That!

A little later than expected, but here is the last entry for this trip. We made it to the ferry terminal with a couple of hours to spare; we were due to sail at 23:45. but they started boarding about … Continue reading

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A Small World

Continuing on our new theme of a less energetic vacation we headed out for breakfast, then drove to a park in town for a gentle stroll around some trails. Well gentle didn’t enter into the equation. We finished up doing … Continue reading

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Taking it Easy

Woke up at our usual time, only to find Deer Lake blanketed in fog, evidently this is unusual as St. John’s usually steals it all. After breakfast we headed out towards Gros Morne National Park for some sightseeing and walks. … Continue reading

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Enough is Enough

Last night we came to the conclusion that we had set ourselves a fairly arduous schedule, that had us spending too much time getting from A to B to C. We therefore modified today’s schedule from around 350kms driving down … Continue reading

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Iceberg Alley.

We headed north from Gander after our night in an RV park motel. Compared to the similar situation we had in Alaska, this one was luxury. Then again, it was no where near the other accommodations we have had on … Continue reading

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This is What we Came Here For.

Woke up at a respectable hour and had breakfast, it was sunny and clear outside so we were hoping for a good day. Out goal today was to drive around the Bona Vista Peninsular. At the restaurant last night our … Continue reading

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Rain Stopped Play

Well St. John’s has not done too much to enamour us, as least weather-wise. We woke up to a wet, foggy drizzly morning, much as we did a few days earlier. We had a lazy start to the day hoping … Continue reading

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Un petit morceau de l’Europe

Up for an early breakfast, then checkout and head down to the harbour for the ferry across to St. Pierre. The ferry was a large catamaran looking more like a private yacht. The journey took about 50 minutes at 50Km/h, … Continue reading

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