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Part 27 of our road trip across Northern Quebec and Eastern Canada. After enjoying the sunrise at Cape Spear, we continued on to explore Newfoundland’s capitol City, St. John’s. We checked out Jelly Bean Row, Signal Hill, and the Atlantic end point of the Trans-Canada Trail. Finally, we boarded the 16-hour ferry to Nova Scotia.
Part 26 of our road trip across Northern Quebec and Eastern Canada. After spending the night at the St. John’s Walmart, we drove to Cape Spear, the most Easterly point in North America, to enjoy the sun rise. While there, we also checked out the historic lighthouses and World War II gun battery.
Part 25 of our road trip across Northern Quebec and Eastern Canada. After leaving Deer Lake, we ended up having some engine trouble. Plus, we continued to see road side gardens and wood piles. We even got up close and personal with a huge moose, and finally made it to the St. John’s Walmart for…
Part 23 of our road trip across Northern Quebec and Eastern Canada. After driving around for 3 days with nothing but bailing wire holding our brakes together, we finally found the proper parts, and fixed them at a Truck Stop.
Part 22 of our road trip across Northern Quebec and Eastern Canada. We drove through Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland and Labrador, and went for a hike on the Tablelands Trail. The Tablelands is an area of desert like rocky hills which were formed several hundred million years ago when plate tectonics forced the…
Part 21 of our road trip across Northern Quebec and Eastern Canada. While on the northern peninsula of Newfoundland, we heard about a humongous iceberg that could be seen from the shore. We asked for directions at a nearby campground and two gentlemen who happened to be there, offered to take us out onto the…
Part 20 of our road trip across Northern Quebec and Eastern Canada. After visiting L’Anse aux Meadows, on the northern peninsula of Newfoundland, we returned to the van to warm up and make some lunch. We decided to try some Sweet Potato and Pea Curry that we picked up a few days earlier… from the…
Part 18 of our road trip across Northern Quebec and Eastern Canada. Our makeshift bailing-wire brake fix lasted long enough for us to make it off the Newfoundland ferry. Once on the island, we gave the van a MUCH needed cleaning to get rid of all the dust! Plus, our first impression of the people…
Part 17 of our road trip across Northern Quebec and Eastern Canada. The 600 kilometers of rough gravel road through the wilderness of Labrador finally took its toll. Right before reaching the Newfoundland ferry, our van broke-down on the side of the road overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
Part 16 of our road trip across Northern Quebec and Eastern Canada. Over 600 kilometers of rough, remote, and gorgeous gravel road through the wilderness of Labrador, from Happy Valley-Goose Bay, all the way to the Atlantic Ocean! We even saw our very first iceberg ever! Plus, some nature photographs at the end.
Part 15 of our road trip across Northern Quebec and Eastern Canada. After stopping in Labrador City and Churchill Falls, our luck finally changed in Happy Valley-Goose Bay, where we found one of the satellite phones that the province provides free of charge for use along the highway.
Part 14 of our road trip across Northern Quebec and Eastern Canada. After a rainy start down the Trans-Labrador highway, the weather finally improved and we got a chance to explore Churchill River and the small northern community of Churchill Falls. Still no luck finding one of the satellite phones that the province provides free…
Part 13 of our road trip across Northern Quebec and Eastern Canada. After a night in Labrador City, we woke up bright and early to get started on the ~1200km Trans-Labrador Highway. The day started out with grey skies and rain, but we made the best of it.
Part 12 of our road trip across Northern Quebec and Eastern Canada. We finally finish our drive up route 389 from Baie-Comeau to Labrador City, and in doing so, cross another province off our list: Newfoundland and Labrador! Along the way, we also saw a huge Iron Ore Mine in Fermont, Quebec.
