Beach Days: Codroy Valley Provincial Park, Point Rosee and JT Cheeseman Provincial Park, Newfoundland

November 16, 2021 in Travel

The final days of September were spent on the beach, soaking in the warming rays of glorious fall sunshine. It wasn’t swimming weather. It could have been, I suppose, but we opted to walk the beaches barefoot and loll about on the warm sand instead. Over the course of several days we visited three different beaches: Codroy Valley Provincial Park, Point Rosee and JT Cheeseman Provincial Park. What splendidly luxurious and relaxing days!

Codroy Valley Provincial Park

Point Rosee

JT Cheeseman Provincial Park

Bonavista, Newfoundland: Lighthouse and Dungeon Provincial Park

October 06, 2021 in Travel

This land is your land…from Bonavista… A familiar song to many Canadians. And here we are, in Bonavista, where John Cabot first stepped into the New World in 1497, exclaiming ‘O buon vista’ (Oh happy sight), or so they say. He’s not wrong about the views though, they are a happy sight. And most especially so for a crew of men who had been at sea for such a long time.

We also hiked in Dungeons Provincial Park, taking in the sweeping coastline with its jagged, jutting rock formations called sea stacks, exploring Berry Head Arch and visiting with the local wildlife - the sheep and cows and horses and goats that roam free within the park boundaries.

The local wildlife in Dungeon Provincial Park

A shepherd and his sheep in Dungeon Provincial Park

Rissers Beach, Nova Scotia

February 07, 2017 in Travel

I'm sure you've heard the saying 'if you don't like the weather, wait a few minutes' applied to many different places. It's certainly true in Nova Scotia. The weather on our walk at Rissers Beach Provincial Park in Nova Scotia seemed to change from moment to moment - snowy, cloudy, white out, sunshine, more snow. It was great fun!