Canada

Stag Harbour

The week of Monday, May 25 started under happy auspices, no rain and a temperature which reached 17°C, hurrah. Of course the day was gloomy with an overcast sky, but finally the mercury of the thermometer goes up. The target was to take a ferry for Fogo Island. At breakfast in the B&B an young woman, alone so-British who knowing I was French, nobody is perfect, gave me information which corroborated those of Lonely Planet. On the way I stopped in Boyd's Cove where a Beothuk Interpretation Centre of a first nation disappeared after the European invasion. A 3 km return track led to the archeological site where the material of this tribe disappeared in 1829 was found. I spent a pleasant moment pointing out to me the first nations on the west coast in British Columbia visited in 2011, already time passes so quickly. The ferry was late I approached Fogo Island around 15:50 to bivouac at the edge of water at Stag Pond.

Boyd's Cove

Statue in memoriam	Caribou

Tilting

on Tuesday morning May 26th the barometer was good shape for the day. I hastened outward journey to Joe Batt's Arm to walk the eponymous trail, in line. I was not disappointed. It skirted the coast as well as the Iceberg Alley. Of course the ground was still spongy but the spectacle is dramatic with sublime rock colors. I made a selfie, but I did not have the rather long arm! After having lunched on the spot I drove to Tilting to also walk a trail, in loop. As well in Joe Batt's Arm as in Tilting I did not find Free Wifi Hot spot. From 16:00 the sky was covered, tomorrow will be another day. I bivouacked in Sandy Cove, departure of Turpin's trail.

Joe Batt's Point Trail

Turpin's Trail

Iceberg Alley

Fogo

On Wednesday morning weather was misty. I went to Fogo, administrative capital of the island, to carry out the rise of Brimstone Heads. When I arrived there around 9:00 the top was still in fog. Despite everything I undertook the rise primarily made up of a sequence of staircases. At the top a map affirms that the earth is flatt by giving the four corners! During the descent I noticed a couple who maintained the campsite. I asked them for the password of Wifi connection. They well readily gave it me as by authorizing me to fill the tank with water. I lunched on the spot and decided to go to take the ferry at Stag Harbor.

Early morning at Sandy Cove

Brimstone's Head Trail

Brimstone Head

Is the earth is round or flat?

Bird's eye view in fog

Port Albert

While arriving the ferry was at quay I embarked without difficulty for Farewell where I arrived around 14:40. I continued my road to Port Albert hoping to find a bivouac at the edge of water. I was satisfied with a small spot between the road and the abrupt of water.

Port Albert at early morning

Gambo South

Thursday, May 28 was a drining day without much interest to go to Gander to do shopping, then to Gambo South to find a bivouac at the edge of water. The temperature continued to climb to reach 20°C under an overcast sky.

Sandringham

I had decided to carry out two excursions in the Terra Nova National Park. On Friday, May 29 I went to Visitor Center to buy a license for two days, to take the map of the park and to speak with French speaking hostess. I recall that Canada is bilingual, at least in the federal organizations. For the first day I had thrown my reserved on Malady Head Trail promising a sumptuous view on the landscape. At the beginning around 10:30 the sky was covered, then it got clear to become again covered in the afternoon, climatic diagram since two days. The Malady camp-site being closed I began walk as of the entry to cross all the camp-site explaining the starting loop on the GPS tracklog. The ground was still very wet because the snowmelt was recent. Walk was rather painful by the many roots of the spruces leveling in the spongy ground. The panorama from the top of Malady Head is dramatic dominating Northeast Arm and Southwest Arm. The hostess had promised to me to see bald eagles, emblem of the USA, que nenni. I returned to my truck to lunch frugally before finding a bivouac at the edge of water in Sandringham. Indeed for the pleasure of the eyes and my rest during my administrative work I always looked for to put the bay in front of me with a view on a water spot. But alas often the idyllic places are called: Day uses area, No overnight, No camping.

Malady Head Trail

Extract of the Terra Nova National Park map	Trail GPS tracklog of 6,06 km on 2015/05/29

Trail into spruce forest

Bird's eye view from Malady Head, causeway of road 310 to Sandringham

Broken causeway

Malady Head view from the causeway to Sandringham

Goose Bay, Vey Point

Thus on Saturday, May 30 I carried out the second excursion in Ocher Hill. What disappointment it did not have there arrowing. I vainly sought after the rise of two staircases the continuation of the track which I did not find. I returned to my truck and I decided to make the excursion of Sandy Cove around the eponymous pond. The first part had wasted my pleasure of walking around the small lake although there were interpretative panels. I looked for a bivouac around Goose Bay after Musgravetown which I found not far from Vey Point in the village vis-a-vis a damaged pontoon. Although the barometer was not enthusiastic the day was beautiful with a temperature of 19°C at the beginning of afternoon.

Ochre Hill trail

GPS tracklog of the Ochre Hill trail  about 3 km

Panorama

Sandy Cove trail

GPS tracklog of the Sandy Cove trail about 5 km

Trinity

On Sunday, May 31 I visited the Trinity historic village. It is a museum town where old residences were restored to testify to the past. A dozen houses are thus worth visiting with including four churches of various obediences. I gave a short outline of them. In this last day of May some rare tourists under a sorrow sun in an icy wind. I pushed up tol Fort Point where a lighthouse is on the site of old Fort dominating the Icdeberg Alley. No Free Wifi in the village to publish the pages of my website. But the Trailer Park tightened me these arms both for the Internet access and drinking water. I have a great disappointment. I had made a reservation in a hotel at St Pierre and Miquelon several weeks ago but I had not received any answer. I consulted the sites of reservation, hotels.com, booking.com and expedia.com, without success. Moreover the ferry for pedestrian only does not allow to make the outward journey and return in one day… There is no bridge to sleep below and it is still too cold during the night for my great age.

Trinity

Lester-Garland Mercantile Premises

Hiscok House

Fort (Admiral's) Point Lighthouse