the turquoise trail

Week 6: My favourite part ... It was great to have a slower week and unwind a bit! (Vacay from a vacay.. Imagine!)  Miles ... 484  Day 33: St. John's, NL  45 miles   This morning started with partridgeberry tea biscuits topped with partridgeberry jam.. Yum!! Headed down the road for church, then were invited to stay for lunch and a lovely visit.  We headed out mid afternoon and returned to the university then we went out to Petty Harbor & Cape Spear, the most easterly point in North America! Very neat to see the coastline and a couple lighthouses there; it also provided a great view of signal hill and a lingering iceberg!  On the way home, we went out to Fort Amherst to see the opposite side of the narrows from Signal hill and a great view of the city!  We picked up a pizza for dinner and headed home where an old friend met us for dinner. Great to have a chance to catch up with her and very much enjoyed the evening. Most Easterly P...

Week 5: My favourite part. .. Hands down: whale watching.. Amazing!  Miles ... 901 Day 26: Pasadena, NL to Badger, NL 122 miles Got up around 8 this morning to have breakfast with a couple of very happy kids!  After breakfast, we got ready to head to church.  After church, we were invited out for lunch.. & what a spread! There were at least 5 different kinds of meat, and I didn't even count the vegetables.. It was delicious and I *obviously* ate way too much. After lunch, we made our way back to Pasadena where we figured out our plans for the night. It looked as if the rain would hold off, so I found a campground two hours down the road for the night. We got our things packed up, said a huge thank you & good bye, and hit the road east again! We didn't leave until about 5, and after a quick stop for gas, we headed towards Badger.  We got to the camp ground shortly after 7, to an already lit fire! After getting things set up, we had some dinner and...

Week 4: My favourite part... I got to see an iceberg!!!  Miles. .. 1263  Day 19: Port Hood, Nova Scotia to Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia  173 miles  Got up around 8 this morning, got all our gear packed up and got ready to head for the Cabot trail! We stopped off for breakfast at a restaurant in Whycocomagh (pronunciation, anyone?) and took a few minutes to clean off the windshields... gross! From there, we continued across to join up with the Cabot trail in Baddeck and followed the it all the way up the east side, making several stops along the way and taking in the sights. We took a detour 6.5kms down a gravel road to see Mary Ann waterfall, and stopped off for fish and chips.  The roads were winding back and forth, up and down all day long which made for a fun and interesting ride along the coast. We got into the hostel in Pleasant Bay around 6, and a shower felt so good. I made toasted tomato sandwiches for dinner, and spent the rest of the evening r...