Author: Rebecca J Hogue
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Becky is dinner
Read more: Becky is dinner72 km , 5 h 46 min ride time It was a beautiful day with the sun shining and the temperatures a little cool; however, there was very little wind. We thought that was a good thing, but soon discovered that wind, even a headwind, is your friend in Labrador. The road to Red Bay…
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Deadman’s Cove
Read more: Deadman’s Cove100 km, 5 h 10 min ride time – Triple Falls RV park to Deadman’s Cove Our goal today was to get to St. Barbe, so that we could take the early ferry over to Labrador. It rained heavily overnight, and we took the time to dry out the tent before leaving, which meant another…
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A bit about Newfoundland
Read more: A bit about Newfoundland45 km, 3 hours St. Lunaire-Griquet to Triple Falls Campground and St. Anthony In the NE corner of Newfoundland, we discovered many interesting things. Perhaps not profound, but small things are interesting too. There are many bogs, the trees are short and therefore provide no shade on a long hot sunny day, and the fresh…
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The end of the road .. and some sad news
Read more: The end of the road .. and some sad newsWe were saddened to learn of the shootings at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church on Sunday morning. It is hard for us to believe that anyone would object to a UU congregation and its “liberal” stands enough to go on a shooting rampage. Our hearts go out to the victims and the families and…
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20080726 On the rock
Read more: 20080726 On the rockThe day started rather wet, so we opted for a short ride. We started out making our way to the ferry terminal from the beach where we camped with Thomas and Isabel. This was our first “free camping” on the trip, and it worked out well, despite the rain. Our arrival at the ferry was…
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20080725 One last day in Quebec
Read more: 20080725 One last day in QuebecWe made it to Sablon-Blanc and we are camping on the beach in the fog with Isabel, Thomas, and Sebastian. Thomas and Isabel met Sebastian on the ferry. He is visiting his mother in St. Pierre et Michelon, but rather than go there directly he came to Canada via Calgary and took the bus to…
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20080723 Anticosti Island
Read more: 20080723 Anticosti IslandScott slept very well in the cabin last night. I slept OK. In the morning, I found it very difficult not knowing what the weather was like outside and whether or not I should be getting up. Eventually I gave up, got out of bed and walked upstairs. The sun was shining and the temperature…
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20080722 Our first freighter cruise!
Read more: 20080722 Our first freighter cruise!When we booked the ferry service from Rimouski to Blanc-Sablon we had not expected that the boat was a freighter as well as a passenger ferry. The Nordik Express provides both freight services and passenger services to remote villages on the north shore of the St. Lawrence, so more than half the ship is dedicated…