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Northern Ireland Calls
Being part Irish, I decided it was time to visit the land of my anscestors. I am taking a 9-day Road Scholar tour, The Best of Northern Ireland: Past, Present and Future and tacking on a couple of days at the beginning and another at the end for photography tours. I am looking forward to…
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And finally, St. Pierre and Miquelon
St. Pierre and Miquelon has always been French: way back, the islands were part of New France. When today’s Quebec was ceded to the English as part of the 1763 Treaty of Paris, the little islands off the south coast of Newfoundland were overlooked. The folks in St. Pierre are very proud of their French…
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A Wander around Halifax
When I planned my trip to Newfoundland and Labrador, I included St. Pierre and Miquelon, a little bit of France just off the coast of Canada. To get there from Newfoundland, I could (a) keep my rental car at an outrageous daily rate for three more days and take the ferry from the Burin Peninsula,…
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A visit Witless Bay Ecological Reserve
My final day in Newfoundland and Labrador I set aside for a visit to the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve. It is the nesting site of over half a million Puffins and even more Common Murres. The Reserve is spread over four islands, so is only accessible by boat. I purchased a tour from O’Brien’s Boat…
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A Photo Tour Par Excellence
What can I say about my photo tour? Moe Fitzgerald of Far East Photography Tours is the best! He offers several pre-set private tours but I wanted something different. I explained that I would have no car, so wanted to go to places that would be hard to reach without a car, and Moe readily…
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On to St. John’s via the Irish Loop
It’s a scenic drive from Placentia to St. John’s when you take the Irish Loop. The Loop is the coastal road around the south-eastern arm of the Avalon Peninsula and up the east coast to St. John’s. It passes through many communities, some larger but most smaller with interesting names such as Trespassey, Cappahayden, Ferryland…
