Jun 14, 2025 – Canada’s Home Away from Home

We were enjoying delicious soups after a morning of hiking and bracing the winds on a boat ride across Red Bay, Labrador when I asked the young server about the polar bear skin hanging on the wall. “They show up here sometimes. In fact, there was one here in April”, she tells us with a … Continue reading Jun 14, 2025 – Canada’s Home Away from Home →

Jun 11, 2025 On the Viking Trail

On our way The 7-hr ferry ride begins Leaving Nova Scotia Our first glimpse of Newfoundland. “You look like you could use this”, said our smiling campground neighbor as she handed me a piece of paper. It was her Starlink password, and she and her husband were heading out to do a little fishing for … Continue reading Jun 11, 2025 On the Viking Trail →

Jun 27, 2023 – Fundy Fog Forever on My Mind

A few hours after arriving at Headquarters Campground in Fundy National Park, I stepped out into the cool evening and headed to the Bay of Fundy. Breathing in the salt air, I felt the joy of anticipation and being in a place so wildly new and different. After a 5-min walk, I stood on the … Continue reading Jun 27, 2023 – Fundy Fog Forever on My Mind →