As it does, time passes and holidays long in the planning are soon merely memories. So it is with this one. Our Canadian adventure is over, succeeded by a short trip to England, and we are now back home in Ohakune. As with all our holidays, I’m too busy seeing new sights and embedding myself […]
Tag: Newfoundland
‘Ave a Gander
14-15th July 2023 When early cross-Atlantic flights began in the 1950s there was no possibility of carrying enough fuel to complete the journey between Europe and the major destinations in North America so a refuelling stop was necessary. Enter Gander, Newfoundland, which soon became known as the crossroads of the world, the title fading with […]
Oh Buono Vista
10-14th July 2023 In 1497, John Cabot, a Genoan sailing under an English flag (hence the Anglicisation of his name from Giovanni) spotted land for the first time since leaving Britain. Oh, buono vista! he exclaimed. Thus was the Bonavista Peninsula, and the town, named. The town is a strange place, roads twisting and bending, […]
Welcome to Newfoundland
10th July 2023 My first thought in Newfoundland is how friendly the welcome is. We’re queuing at the airport to collect our hire car when a man from a rival company offers to help us as he can access their system from my desk. He’s friendly and chatty. First time on the island? He asks, […]
A Whale of a Time
Few sights in the world are as awe-inspiring as that of a spout of water gushing into the air from the sea, followed by the knobbly lump of cetacean flesh that caused it rising through the waves. I’ve seen whales a few times and each time is like the first, the thrill of seeing something […]
Woman with a Plan
It could be said that I’m a woman who likes a plan. I pause here to describe the image that has entered my head: the face of my friend, Julie, eyes wide in disbelief, mouth twisted with scepticism. ‘Like a plan? Like? As in: would hardly get out of bed without one, let alone leave […]
Tracy Annenberg 