Category Archives: Destinations

The cool; the unusual; the unforgettable

Before Columbus there was Leif

Posted on 19 May, 2013 by Kate

  Clayton Colbourne began fishing when he was seven years old. This was not your daddy’s fishing where you sit on a quiet lake slowly baking in the midday sun, and maybe you end up with a couple of pan … Continue reading →

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Where the Vikings landed

Posted on 12 May, 2013 by Kate

  It was a perfect day for a road trip: bright sun on an azure ocean reflecting a cerulean sky. A day like this is not to be taken lightly in soggy Newfoundland. Julia and I had started early from … Continue reading →

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Gros Morne-gateway to Newfoundland’s Viking Trail

Posted on 24 April, 2013 by Kate

  If you have a month to visit Newfoundland, you should follow the route I’ve been describing in the past few posts. You should see St. John’s and Cape St. Mary’s and rummage around on the back roads. But then, … Continue reading →

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