Posting Part II before Part I as I haven't quite finished the latter yet. I have always been fascinated with Harbour Grace. It's a community with great charm, wonderful history and beautiful scenery, but it's very much a place of the past. It was once the capital of Newfoundland and, in its heyday, was a…
Category: Travel
Field trips and journeys, no matter how far
They’re coming!
According to a friend who is also a meterologist and wave guru (and who took the picture you see above) the icebergs are on their way. After a quick check of my flickr photos, I noticed that I actually don't have any iceberg shots. Nada. I'm sure I have some taken with film somewhere, but…
You’ve heard of the Newfoundland Dog, but have you seen our pony?
Frankly, one could make the joke that there's not much size difference between dog and pony (although really, there is). The Newfoundland Pony is not a big animal – they come to about mid-torso on me and I'm not vertically enhanced in any way. They were historically used for hauling wood, fishnets, fish, carts, sleighs…
Sunset Eye Candy at Cape Spear
We decided to finish off the day at Cape Spear. Today was warm, sunny and had the type of early summer-air feel that makes you feel good to be alive. Being of sound mind, we drove east, to watch the sunset. Most people would go west, but Cape Spear is unique in that it provides…
My Egret Escape
There are days during which I truly enjoy spending time with Katherine and genuinely delight in her abilities and personality. Yesterday was not one of those. John and I have a system for days like yesterday. It amounts to me sending him a warning email about the state of the universie into which he is…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 