Just fifteen minutes from Elliston sits another excellent puffin location on the Bonavista Peninsula: the cliffs surrounding Cape Bonavista Lighthouse. While Elliston often gets the spotlight as Newfoundland’s best land-based puffin site, Bonavista quietly delivers fewer people and epic close encounters. The lighthouse itself dates to 1843 and stands on dramatic cliffs that jut into […]
After leaving St. John’s, the first stretch north on the Trans-Canada Highway was smooth and easy. We found it slightly ironic, as just weeks earlier we had stood at the western end of the same highway in Tofino. Once we turned onto the Bonavista Peninsula, the potholes slowed us down and the landscape began to […]
From Churchill to St. John’s Our trip to Churchill ended back at Winnipeg Airport. Our Calm Air charter flight arrived at the main airport terminal, which was very convenient. With Andy’s infamous buzzing Waterpik safely left behind with the concierge, our luggage came out quickly. After a night at the Grand Royal, right across from […]
Driving from Campbell River to Tofino The drive from Campbell River to Tofino takes about three and a half hours, but we made a few essential stops. First was Goats on the Roof for another round of doughnuts. If you are planning to eat at the marketplace (even just getting coffee), arrive before 11:45 as […]
Driving from Nanaimo to Port McNeill on Vancouver Island After an in-room coffee courtesy of the Yeti, we set off around 9 a.m. for Port McNeill, on the far north of Vancouver Island. At just over four hours, it was one of the longest drives of our trip. It might have made more sense to […]