Grace & Jude's Family Trip to Newfoundland
Photos of the family's trip to the Maritimes
Lunenburg
Jude and Grace and their kids were on the way to catch the ferry to Newfoundland, and made a side trip to visit the World Heritage Site of Lunenburg, on the Atlantic coast in Nova Scotia. They stopped for a little break along the waterfront
...with a view of the town across the harbour.
Grace and Jamie were enjoying an ice cream...
While Jude checked the map.
But Bonnie was too excited and couldn't wait to go into town on the waterfront and see the famous Bluenose schooner, which is featured on the dime.
"'Can we go see the Bluenose now?"
"Yes, just as soon as Jamie and your Mom finish their ice cream."
But unfortunately it was extremely busy in town, and there were no parking places left, so Bonnie didn't get to see the schooner up close.
Peggy's Cove
The next morning found Jude's family at Peggy's Cove,
one of the most scenic spots on the entire east coast.
Bonnie and Jamie headed down to the village with its famous picture postcard views...
the Ferry
Next morning found the family lined up in North Sydney to board the ferry to Newfoundland. Bonnie couldn't believe how many vehicles there were lined up to board....
The Marine Atlantic ferries to Newfoundland are almost the size of a cruise ship. They can take up to 1,000 passengers, 570 cars, or 190 transport trucks, but usually some combination of both.
Once on board Bonnie and Jamie went up to one of the upper decks to look around.
They checked out the life boats...
...and looked at the other ships in the harbour..
Once the ship left port and hit open water, it was enveloped in a dense fog, and they couldn't see anything for the entire 6 1/2 hour voyage. And with the ship foghorn sounding at one minute intervals the entire way, it was a lot quieter inside.
Rose Blanche
Next morning we woke to fog and light rain in the coastal town of Rose Blanche. It was too foggy to explore the village, but we did stop at the roadside model of their famous lighthouse.
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Bonnie found the fog-soaked dandelions fascinating....
Sailing in Bottle Cove
After leaving Rose Blanche, the family travelled up the Trans Canada to Corner Brook, and then out to Bottle Cove on the far western end of Humber Arm...
They took a boat out into the cove...
Blow Me Down
That evening they stayed at Blow Me Down Provincial Park on Humber Arm, and after dinner they took a bike ride down to the beach.
Jude and Grace just relaxed...
..as Bonnie and Jamie played with the pups....
Trout River
The next day we took Hwy 431 south...
into the Tablelands in the southern section of Gros Morne National Park. The tablelands are the reason Gros Morne is a World Heritage site. The red and orange rocks were once part of the Earth's mantle, deep beneath the planet's crust, and it's the only place on the planet where it's exposed on the surface.
We arrived in the village of Trout River, on the coast,
and Jude and the kids went out to explore the harbour....
* continued in part 2
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