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In the Fog

10/21/2025

The next morning Burgeo was still under a thick blanket of fog....

...as we headed out of town.

The Burgeo Hwy is a remote two hour drive through the wilderness back up to the Trans-Canada Hwy. We hadn't gone far up the road, when we came across a herd of caribou...

They didn't seem to be in any hurry to get off the road...

Then a bull (I'm assuming) with a huge rack of antlers joined them.

After a little while they left the road and disappeared into the fog...

A few kilometres up the road we came across another group....

The fog finally began to lift as we continued north and further away from the coast....

when we came across another single caribou.

I took the photos with my tele-photo lens through Jan's rolled down window....

Several hours later we arrived at Channel port Aux Basques, back on the south coast, and took the coastal drive through the fog to Rose Blanche, where Grace hiked out to their famous stone lighthouse...

Model Boats

10/20/2025

Later that afternoon, Jude and Grace took their family into the village to check out the harbour...

Jude had already purchased a model boat for Bonnie....

...when he arrived with an even bigger one.

"This one is for you Jamie..."

"Wow! Thanks Dad!"

Now both kids had their own boat....

"Look at my ship, boy."

Burgeo Beach

10/19/2025

We took the lonely road through the wilderness to the remote village of Burgeo on the south coast, where we stayed at Sandbanks Provincial Park. It has one of the best beaches in all of Newfoundland...

The children were checking out the seaweed washed up on the beach...

"Look at what I found."

"I'm not sure what it is. It doesn't look like kelp..."

Jude and Grace sat down to just relax....

...and enjoy the deserted beach....

"This is such a beautiful place."

"Yes, it is...." he replied.

"But ... not as beautiful as you..."

Picnic in Bottle Cove

10/18/2025

Back on the west coast, we needed to have the RV propane valve looked at in Corner Brook, and since it was such a nice day, we went out along Humber Arm again to Bottle Cove.

So we hiked out to the point through the tuckamore (coastal trees severely bent by the prevailing winds)

The views out on the point were stunning....

"Did you know that Captain Cook explored this whole area back in the late eighteenth century?"

"I think This would be a wonderful place to have a picnic."

So, Grace went back to the RV to pack a lunch....and they all sat down to enjoy it....

Twillingate Harbour

10/17/2025

Just relaxing, enjoying the scenery in Twillingate...

Canada Day

10/16/2025

The family arrived in Twillingate on Canada Day (July 1st) and posed for some patriotic photos....

Whales and Fishing Boats

10/15/2025

Back in Newfoundland, Bonnie and Jamie's family were back in the present, visiting the various sites. Like, watching whales in St. Vincents....

A Vacation Art Project

10/14/2025

My sister surprised me last week with a book she'd made for me.

Every time Jan and I go away on a road trip, I ask my sister to come and look after my garden and houseplants. We were going to be away in June and July for roughly four weeks, so she decided to turn her daily visits into a photography and art opportunity.

The cover features a painting of my patio....

Photos and a painting of my peonies....

Some photos of the back of the house, and a marker sketch of my front door...

I had purchased a pot of pale blue pansies back in April, and most years pansies are ready for the compost heap by June, but this particular plant just kept on blooming. She took photos of it, and did a very impressive collage picture using bits from magazine pages....

A marker 'dot' drawing of some of my blue pots, and an oil pastel drawing of the group of ceramic pots made by my daughter-in-law, and displayed on my kitchen table.

Photos and an embroidery of the path in front of the kitchen...

And a palette knife painting of flowers form my garden. I always tell her to pick any of the perennials that bloom while we are away, since most only bloom for two weeks at most, and I won't be seeing them anyways, so she might as well enjoy them.

Happy Thanksgiving!

10/13/2025

Today is Thanksgiving Day in Canada, and there was a celebration in the Forest....

Thanksgiving in Canada is a much more understated affair, and a little different than its American counterpart. It's not about pilgrims, and travelling from far and wide to be with family to eat turkey and pumpkin pie, watch the parades and football, and ushering in the Christmas season. It's about getting together with family and friends to celebrate another good harvest. Which is also why it's much earlier in the autumn. It's a day to be thankful for all the good things in our lives.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Bath Time

10/12/2025

After coming home from their seaside adventure, the kids needed a good scrub....

Naomi had always loved taking a relaxing bath, so she had commissioned the blacksmith to create a large copper tub for her. And now that the twins were older, they could enjoy it as well.

And after spending several days at the beach, they seriously needed a bath...

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