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Category Archives: Newfoundland
A Prime Time at Prime Berth
Driving to and fro to Twillingate, you pass by Prime Berth Twillingate Fishery & Heritage Centre. They are hard to miss as there is a whale skeleton beside their fishing stage just as you cross the causeway onto Twillingate Island. … Continue reading
Trails of Twillingate: All Around the Lighthouse
I wanted to title this post: TA’s Triple A (being that I am so fond of acronyms). It would have stood for TA’s Twillingate Awesome Autumn Adventure! Marian and I put two Twillingate trails together today to have a fine … Continue reading
Posted in Newfoundland
Tagged 2013, All Around the Lighthouse, hike, Twillingate, Twillingate Trails
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Rooting Around Twillingate
One of the more unique activities you can do in Twillingate is searching for root cellars. Thus far, 232 root cellars have been found and recorded; many are easily spotted from roads and others can be found in further-flung locations. … Continue reading
Trails of Twillingate: Hospital Pond Trail
With all of our travels in and around Twillingate, we’d never hiked the Hospital Pond Trail until today. What a delightful walk! The pond is just behind the Notre Dame Bay Memorial Hospital and the trail starts with two entry … Continue reading
Foraging Fun in Twillingate
After a fine weekend at the Newfoundland and Labrador Mushroom Foray on Fogo Island, Marian and I dropped in to see our friends, Deb and Wilma, the innkeepers at the Anchor Inn and Suites. We stole them away from their … Continue reading
Posted in Newfoundland
Tagged 2013, A time in Twillingate, Anchor Inn, Nature, photography, Twilingate, wild edibles
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Canoeing Twillingate…
Marian and I hemmed and hawed about whether or not we’d bring our sea kayaks to Twillingate this time. In the end, we decided to bring our canoe…a 16 foot Esquif Prospecteur…because we’re doing a canoe trip on the Main … Continue reading
Ice…We’ve spotted some icebergs
No matter how many times, I’ve seen an iceberg, there is always excitement in seeing another…we’re off to see if we can get a closer look or find a pond to canoe in, whichever comes first.
A Geocaching We Will Go…More Adventures to be had in Twillingate
Our afternoon’s intrepid adventure started out from the Anchor Inn and Suites. We set out, smart phones/GPS in hands, ready to treasure hunt/geocache in both the urban and wilds of Twillingate. Bright colours and bright smiles adorned us as we … Continue reading
Posted in Newfoundland
Tagged 2013, Anchor Inn and Suites, geocache, Georgie's, Georgina Stirling, Twillingate
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Looking for Root Cellars in Tgate
A great pre dinner walk checking out some root cellars in Twillingate. They have many of the geo-tagged but we found this one on our own and had a lovely coastal bushwhacked back to the Anchor Inn to boot! Another … Continue reading
Another Time in Twillingate
Marian and I had another “time” in Twillingate. The Dictionary of Newfoundland English defines a time as a party or celebration, a spree, a communal gathering…and what a time we had. Twillingate is the perfect Newfoundland destination as it has … Continue reading
Posted in Everest 3.0, Newfoundland
Tagged 2012, climb, hiking, Long Point Lighthouse, Nature, train, Travel, Twillingate, Wild Cove
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Visual Soliloquy #518 It is very difficult to generalize. Everyone’s adventure is original…
It is very difficult to generalise. Everyone’s adventure is original. –Bernard Pivot
Posted in Newfoundland, Photography, Visual Soliloquy
Tagged 2012, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #516 My old grandmother always used to say, Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever…
My old grandmother always used to say, Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever.” ― George R.R. Martin
Posted in Newfoundland, Photography, Visual Soliloquy
Tagged 2012, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel
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I am the Tow Truck
One morning when I was training for a climb, a guy in a truck roared up and said, “do you want me to call you a tow truck?” I wasn’t quick enough that morning mentally because about half way up … Continue reading
Posted in Everest 3.0, Gunnbjørn Fjeld, Newfoundland, Video
Tagged Go for Greenland, Signal Hill, St. John's, Tire Pull, training
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YYT Adventure #1
What do you do after you’ve been cooped up too long because of a snow storm…go out and play in it, of course. An urban adventure all within walking reach of home, the first in a series of more to … Continue reading
Posted in Newfoundland, Video
Tagged Blizzard, snow day, snowshoe, St. John's, YYT Adventures
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Republic of Snow (a.k.a. Snow Day 3)
The third in a series of “snow day” movies. Always fun to be out in a storm and see what the helmet cam can do. Today was climbing seven of the steepest hills in the downtown St. John’s.
Posted in Everest 3.0, Newfoundland, Video
Tagged Republic of Doyle, snow day, St. John's
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Every Moment is New
We woke up yesterday and looked up towards Signal Hill and noticed a strange new cross looking item plastered to the side of the hill. We knew it was new and knew it must not have been there long and … Continue reading
Posted in Everest 3.0, Life, Newfoundland, Photography
Tagged 2012, climb, Newfoundland, Seven Summits, Signal Hill, St. John's, train
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Twillingate: Adventures of the Edible Kind
We started our day with the delicious Sunday brunch at the Anchor Inn. Chef Edward and his staff provided a wonderful assortment of dishes from which to choose and I made several trips up to fill my plate. My favourite … Continue reading
Posted in Newfoundland
Tagged 2011, Anchor Inn, mushrooms, partridge berries, squash berries, Twillingate
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A Time in Twillingate
Twillingate is a great choice for a long weekend get-a-way. Trading the city for an idyllic island is an invitation for all kinds of adventure. Leaving after work on Friday, the 4.5 hour drive zoomed by and we were welcomed … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Newfoundland, Sea Kayak
Tagged 2011, Anchor Inn, hike, Newfoundland and Labrador, sea kayak, Twillingate
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Visual Soliloquy #206 Music in the soul can be heard by the universe…
Music in the soul can be heard by the universe. – Lao Tsu
Posted in Newfoundland, Photography, Visual Soliloquy
Tagged 2011, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #82 The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play…
The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play. –Arnold J. Toynbee
Posted in Newfoundland, Photography, Visual Soliloquy
Tagged 2011, Newfoundland, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #81 The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water …
The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time. –Henry David Thoreau
Posted in Newfoundland, Photography, Visual Soliloquy
Tagged 2011, Newfoundland, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #80 Every age has a keyhole to which its eye is pasted…
Every age has a keyhole to which its eye is pasted. –Mary McCarthy
Posted in Newfoundland, Photography, Visual Soliloquy
Tagged 2011, Nature, Newfoundland, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #52 Leaving home in a sense involves a kind of second birth…
Leaving home in a sense involves a kind of second birth in which we give birth to ourselves. –Robert Neelly Bellah
Posted in Life, Newfoundland, Photography, Visual Soliloquy
Tagged 2010, Jelly Bean Row, Newfoundand, photography, Quotes, St. John's
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Visual Soliloquy #51 You can never step into the same river…
You can never step into the same river; for new waters are always flowing on to you. –Heraclitus of Ephesus
Posted in Newfoundland, Photography, Visual Soliloquy
Tagged 2010, Gros Morne, Nature, Newfoundland, photography, Quotes, Travel
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Visual Soliloquy #30
Just as your car runs more smoothly and requires less energy to go faster and farther when the wheels are in perfect alignment, you perform better when your thoughts, feelings, emotions, goals, and values are in balance. –Brian Tracy
Posted in Newfoundland, Photography, Visual Soliloquy
Tagged 2010, photography, Quotes
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Navigating the Landscape
Happy Equinox, Hard to believe that summer is over and we’re heading for the darker part of the year. I’ve always wanted the longest day of the year to be in August, not June. That way, the loss of light … Continue reading
Posted in Newfoundland
Tagged Cinnamon Roll Meditation, Long Range Traverse, MEC, Newfoundland, Ocean View Hotel, photography
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A Study of White and Blue
Howdy, I was signing some paperwork this morning and realized that today is a fine “odometer moment” in that it’s 8-9-10. It’s not everyday that has such fine numeric sequencing and we won’t see another for about thirteen months or … Continue reading
Posted in Newfoundland
Tagged Everest 2010, Seven Summits, training, Twillingate, Yamaha XT 250
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Excursion Around the Bay June 2006
June 4 After the breakfast special at Zachary’s, requisite stops at Whitbourne and Gobbies, and a long drive down the dirt highway, we arrived at Monkstown. Now a small community of just 22 at the head of Paradise Sound, Monkstown … Continue reading
Posted in Everest-007, Newfoundland
Tagged Necky, Newfoundland, Placentia Bay, sea kayaking
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Everest-007 May 2006
May 7, 2006 “The cure for anything is salt water – sweat, tears, or the sea.” –Tagore (a Bengali poet and novelist) Hello All, This statement is what I lived by this week-it is one of my favorites and I … Continue reading
Posted in Everest-007, Newfoundland
Tagged Placentia Bay, sea kayak, Woody Island
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Everest-007 February 2006
Happy Pisces! 2/19/2006 Yes, you’re right! I had to stretch to find that greeting-perhaps you would have preferred Happy Birthday Nicolaus Copernicus? According to Wikipedia, “Nicolaus Copernicus was a Polish astronomer who is remembered for providing the first modern formulation … Continue reading
Everest-007 January 2006
1/17/2006 I’ve got six weeks to get ready for my big sea kayaking expedition/course off the coast of Tofino, British Columbia. Found my early morning way back into the gym and yoga class today…running, Pilates, and more running tomorrow. In … Continue reading
Posted in Everest-007, Newfoundland
Tagged canyon, sea kayaking, Utah
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TA Loeffler's Adventures that Move 