A quick update

Today was rather full; full of running, family and sunshine. As such, I haven’t trolled through all my photos yet. These two, taken this afternoon at Cuckhold’s Cove, will have to suffice to whet your appetite. It turned out to be a beautiful sunny day and we took a spin in-between activities. Cuckhold’s Cove Head…

“Sure, there’s a woman up there in the bell tower….”

So after a foray along the beach, we rolled out of Point Lance, stopping along the way to photograph an interesting house that was adorned with stars and sat adjacent to a lovely little shed. Every dog in Point Lance barked at me while I took these. I could feel the stares of the residents…

Road trip, part 3 (Colinet and down)

After leaving Cataracts, we stopped at the fish ladder in Colinet. The Rocky River is a salmon river, but it’s March and the salmon won’t put on their display until late autumn, so what we got to see was a tremendous river, a cool bridge and a fish ladder without fish. Intriguingly, this wasn’t originally…

An adventure, of sorts

I think it must be this seemingly never-ending winter. It makes me feel pent-up and claustrophobic in the house; like someone who has been living in a very small room for a very long time. Whatever the case, I decided to get out for a bit today and to go on a Quest. For a…

A Hardship Post

Tucked along the side of Cuckold’s Cove, standing guard over the neck of Quidi Vidi Harbour (also known locally as the Quidi Vidi Gut) is the Quidi Vidi Battery. Quidi Vidi is pronounced Kiddy-Viddy or Kitty-Vitty and there are numerous stories as to the origin of the name. Once colourful tale tells of a woman…