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Tag Archives: Twillingate
Calls from the Field: All Around the Circle
As part of my All Around the Circle Exhibit as part of the Unscripted Festival, opening in Twillingate on September 4, I am making it easy for folks to listen to the calls I made in from the field. As … Continue reading
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Tagged AATC, All around the Circle, I'se da B'y, media arts, photography, Twillingate, Unscripted Festival
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AATC Day 13: We’ve Gone All Around the Circle
Oh We’ve gone all around the circle!! We landed this afternoon back on the beach from which we left. Big challenging conditions but so excited, proud, and thrilled to have completed our expedition so not many pictures of today’s paddle. … Continue reading
AATC Day 12: Codjacks Cove
A windy forecast kept us on the beach today. We have one more pivotal paddle rounding the top of South Twillingate Island to complete our All Around the Circle expedition. It’s has been pouring rain all morning starting just as … Continue reading
AATC Day 11: An Audio Post from Codjacks Cove
Day 11 is complete, and we reached Codjacks Cove. Listen to our audio call below. We completed the expedition as RCGS Expedition Grantees and we thank the society for their support!
Posted in All around the Circle, Life, Newfoundland, Sea Kayak, Water
Tagged 2024, AATC, All around the Circle, expedition, Fogo, Folklore, I's the B'y, Moreton's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, photography, Post by Voice, Royal Canadian Geographic Society, sea kayak, Travel, Twillingate
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AATC Day 10: Paddle Magic Around Every Point
This will be brief. Today was awesome. Big paddling. Calm paddling. Cool paddling. Warm paddling. Paddling with whales. Even cooler was magic around many points: friends coming out in fast craft to say hello and take photos, surprising a dear … Continue reading
AATC Day 9: I’s the B’y Who Builds the Boat
We were winded off again today. We used the morning to prepare for our intended departure tomorrow by doing some making, marking maps, charging batteries, and ask local folks to share their knowledge of the coastline ahead. Chores done, we … Continue reading
AATC Day 8: A Whale of a Windy Day
With the high wind and waves, we were invited to our first shore/rest day of the expedition. As we were finishing breakfast, Bev came by our campsite to say that if we could be there in 15 minutes, there was … Continue reading
AATC Day 7: Hip Your Partner
We are camped in Sandy Cove tonight and when we paddled in, it seemed like a tropical paradise. Sandy, warm, and turquoise water had us pinching ourselves. Could this be real? It was indeed and we received such a warm … Continue reading
AATC Day 6: The Quiet of the Cove
I’m sitting under our rain tarp hiding from the sun in Cape Cove. We decided the weather was favourable for going around this formidable head at the corner of Fogo Island with a stiff breeze from the Southeast. We had … Continue reading
AATC Day 5: An Audio Post from Little Seldom
Day 5 is complete, and we reached Little Seldom. Listen to our audio call below. We are conducting this expedition as RCGS Expedition Grantees and we thank the society for their support!
AATC Day 5: Arrival on Fogo Island!!!
We made it to Fogo Island and we paddled here! This was one of the big moments we hoped for on this trip but of course, was highly weather dependent. We had an early start so we could cross the … Continue reading
AATC Day 4: An Audio Post from the Port Albert Peninsula
Day 4 is complete, and we reached the Port Albert Peninsula. Listen to our audio call below. We are conducting this expedition as RCGS Expedition Grantees and we thank the society for their support! View our current location on the … Continue reading
Posted in All around the Circle, Life, Newfoundland, Sea Kayak, Water
Tagged 2024, All around the Circle, expedition, Fogo, Folklore, I's the B'y, Moreton's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, photography, Post by Voice, Royal Canadian Geographic Society, sea kayak, Travel, Twillingate
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AATC Day 3: Finding Our Groove
We’ve adopted an early to bed, early to rise paddling schedule so the picture above is me making breakfast before sunrise. Today’s paddle was fantastic! The coastline was rocky and treed with several Bald Eagles keeping watch as we paddled … Continue reading
Posted in All around the Circle, Life, Newfoundland, Sea Kayak, Water
Tagged 2024, All around the Circle, expedition, Fogo, Folklore, I's the B'y, Moreton's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, photography, Post by Voice, Royal Canadian Geographic Society, sea kayak, Travel, Twillingate
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AATC Day 2: An Audio Post from Intricate Harbour
Day 2 is complete, and we reached Intricate Harbour. Listen to our audio call below. We are conducting this expedition as RCGS Expedition Grantees and we thank the society for their support! View our current location on the All Around … Continue reading
Posted in All around the Circle, Life, Newfoundland, Sea Kayak, Water
Tagged 2024, All around the Circle, expedition, Fogo, Folklore, I's the B'y, Moreton's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, photography, Post by Voice, Royal Canadian Geographic Society, sea kayak, Travel, Twillingate
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AATC Day 1: An Audio Post from Moreton’s Harbour
Day 1 is complete, and we reached Moreton’s Harbour. Listen to our audio call below. We are conducting this expedition as RCGS Expedition Grantees and we thank the society for their support! This is our current location on the All … Continue reading
On Final Approach for All Around the Circle
Where do you start a circle? Wherever the weather lets you!!! We are working away diligently at our to-do lists: marking maps and charts, looking at satellite imagery, charging up tech batteries, making choices of gear, watching the weather, getting … Continue reading
A Circle of Rhubarb Chutney, Salt Fish, and Paddling
With a mounting to-do list, I really didn’t need to add making rhubarb chutney and pickling burdock root to my day but I had no choice really. With garden fresh produce calling for my attention and with a limited window … Continue reading
All Around the Circle: Paddling a Folk Song
No one knows with certainty who wrote I’s the B’y but it was likely composed in the 19th century. The song was first transcribed in 1951 by folklorist, Kenneth Peacock, two years after Newfoundland joined Canadian confederation (as a side … Continue reading
Posted in All around the Circle, Newfoundland, Sea Kayak
Tagged All around the Circle, Fogo, Moreton's Harbour, sea kayak, Twillingate
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Twillingate…Totally Awesome Adventures
I’ve been coming to Twillingate for some time now. Each time, I’ve found adventures around every corner, on land and sea, in town, on trails and beyond. I’ve just had the privilege of being here for my longest visit ever … Continue reading
Posted in Newfoundland
Tagged 2015, Travel, Twillingate, Unscripted Digital Media Arts Festival
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Rooting for Adventure in Twillingate
Sometimes it’s best to tell a story from end to beginning. So here is our intrepid group at the end of our experience of seeing where an unscripted walk, searching for root cellars, would take us. We are holding root … Continue reading
Posted in Newfoundland
Tagged 2015, root cellars, Twillingate, Unscripted Digital Media Arts Festival
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Buns on the Beach
This morning we left on an adventure. With red bags filled with baking gear, we headed off toward the trailhead. We took a left at the sign and headed over to French Beach. We stopped and nibbled on a few … Continue reading
Foraging for Adventure with Adventurous Foragers
A gorgeous day greeted us as we headed out on our “Foraging for Adventure” workshop at the Unscripted Twillingate Digital Media Arts Festival. Starting with Newfoundland’s iconic berry, we began our day looking at blueberries in lots of new ways…the … Continue reading
Posted in Newfoundland
Tagged 2015, Digital MEdia, Twillingate, Unscripted Digital Media Arts Festival, Unscripted Festival
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Audio Post from the Top of Twillingate
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Tagged 2015, Twillingate, Unscripted Digital Media Arts Festival
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Visual Soliloquy #1099 The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall…
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. ― Nelson Mandela
Posted in Photography, Visual Soliloquy
Tagged 2015, Nature, Newfoundland, photography, Quotes, Travel, Twillingate
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Trails of Twillingate: Bashing About Back Harbour
After our fine morning, we walked directly out from the Anchor Inn and Suites to try out finding the trail that leaves from behind the Twillingate Museum that heads to Back Harbour. All was well as we headed down the … Continue reading
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
Visual Soliloquy #752 You have to do what you can, do your best with what you are. And you have to believe in wilderness…
You have to do what you can, do your best with what you are. And you have to believe in wilderness. If you do that you can’t go wrong. – Kirk Albert Walter Wipper
Posted in Canoe, Photography, Visual Soliloquy
Tagged 2013, Anchor Inn and Suites, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel, Twillingate
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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
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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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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 #163 You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment…
You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. – Henry David Thoreau
Posted in Photography, Visual Soliloquy
Tagged 2011, Above the Tickle, Nature, photography, Quotes, Travel, Twillingate
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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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TA Loeffler's Adventures that Move 