Newfoundland and Labrador, the best kept secret in the world.

We have a saying here, "if you don't like the weather, wait awhile and it will change".  We can experience 4 seasons here in a day!  Prepare for all four seasons when visiting Newfoundland especially during the Springtime when icebergs are plenty and bring ice cold winds from the north.  These beautiful majestic giants, even the smaller ones, can change the climate for the whole season. Often times, a southerly wind blows them off course and we end up experiencing our comfortable summer climate hovering around 20 degrees Celsius. Along with your usual summer wear, best to bring along a wind breaker, fleece and extra layers. Gloves and hats are also suggested, especially if venturing for a hike around the East Coast Trail or any of the several boat tours in the earlier part of the tourist season.

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As far east as you can go in North America.  The first to see the sunrise and closer to Europe than Vancouver is where you will find Newfoundland and Labrador.

Embrace Newfoundland and Labrador's environment and experience a lifestyle with the land and sea.  Fresh air and walking trails and 6000 kms of coastline, you'll be sure to want to stay in this magical world, where nature demands her respect.  Newfoundland and Labrador, the fifth largest island in the world has always been an historical strategic point for sailors, astronomers, pilots and trackers, with the richest fishing grounds in the world and rocks older than the dinosaurs.   

A wilderness route to the boreal forest and fauna of berries and plants, the harsh climate of Newfoundland and Labrador begins to warm up after the icebergs have finished their journey.  Settle in for exploring time in history buried deep within the rocks of Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit Signal Hill and The Johnson GEO Centre and learn about Avalonia, the home of St. John's NL the oldest city in North America and where the first radio signal was received.   

The Big Land, Labrador, sends her melting ice bergs down the Iceberg Alley.  The majestic view of these giants are with us once in a lifetime to remind us of our precious resource, water before they melt away.

Learn how nature respects each other in the food chain of the ocean.  From whales to caplin, to the precious polar bear further north, who require the ice to rest, our land is not for the faint of heart!  Prepare to embrace all sorts of climate, an experience like none other! 

Our homes have been designed to withstand the climates we have come to know.  Adapting to Newfoundland and Labrador is best done by embracing nature that is all around us.  Never to far away within the city, the ocean is always there to remind us of why we call Newfoundland and Labrador home.  Cod fish is king in Newfoundland and Labrador.  The abundance of it brought settlers here during the summer months.  Some stayed to rest here all year long.  You can too!

Newfoundland and Labrador maintains its historical culture while embracing the latest standards of living today.  All ameninties exist here for your comfort, however you can still find yourself off the grid, without refridgeration if you choose!  Summer months, from May to September is our growing season, and fishing season, when the seas are at their lowest point around the island.  The threat of icebergs have past on, while the Titantic history always reminds us to have respect for the land and sea.

Anytime is a good time to visit NL!  Most folks like to visit Newfoundland and Labrador in the summer when the temperatures hover around the low to mid 20's, and the ocean breeze is a little warmer after ice berg season has come and gone (Spring).  Various festivals take place around the island as communities celebrate with music. Live entertainment is not hard to find in Newfoundland and Labrador. Food is celebrated, such as the Brigus Blueberry Festival in August and the recreational fishery. All sorts of sporting activities take place throughout the province but the longest running sporting activity, The Royal St. John's Regatta takes place the first Wednesday of each August where crowds up to 30,000 thousand or more participate in viewing the event! 

The main way to travel throughout Newfoundland and Labrador is with a vehicle.  Visitors can drive from Nova Scotia, board the ferry and drive across the island to land in the most easterly point in North America, St. John's the capital city.  The drive is about 10 hours.  Along the way visitors can choose to enter several other towns, from beautiful Burgeo to stay at Sandy Beach Parks or travel to Gander the town that kept stranded 911 travellers safe and sound and is now home of the famous Broadway show, Come From Away.  The western part of NL will bring you to Bay of Islands or a rest stop in Corner Brook, the second largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador and home of Marble Mountain Ski Hill.  If you follow the Appalachian Mountains, head up to Gros Morne National Park on the Great Northern Peninsula via Deer Lake to see the Tablelands and another geological beauty, Western Book Pond (home page picture).  Visit the Viking Settlement, preserved for over a thousand years, before heading to the ferry for Labrador, The Big Land. 

Central NL is where you can witness the abundant bodies of water.  From the Humber River on the west coast to the Exploits River in Central, the winter home of the Native American Indian, the Beothuks.

Not far from Gander is the second largest national park, Terra Nova (also known as Terre Neuve the French and Spanish). Nestled around East Port, where some of the most beautiful beaches exist along the north shore of the island camping is a favourite activity among several locals and visitors to NL. You will be in the comfort of other campers around the campfire and Barbeque as fishing fans take their rods to the ocean and ponds for a dip! Drive north of Gander if you would like to visit Twillingate or Fogo Island.  Visit by ferry and rest for the evening on the island known as one of the four corners of the world. A fishing town where many will witness the first ice bergs of the year.  Whale watching, another favourite activity is offered by several boat tours in this area as these giant creatures return home each year to feed on the tiny caplin.

As you can see, we are only at the half way point of the journey to the far east in North America.  With so much vast land and wilderness, visitors will be thrilled to see the rugged coastlines, and how many fishing towns have survived for centuries!

Just east of Terra Nova National Park visit the town of Clarenville, just an hour and half from St. John's, NL.  Travel north to Trinity Bay Bonavista Bay or to Random Island via the causeway.  Enter a period of history and heritage alive and well today.  Take in a dinner theatre, enjoy the local micro breweries and family activity in our clean fresh water ponds for swimming.  Visit and or stay at any of the beautiful Bed and Breakfasts located in the majority of towns and cities across the province.

Once you head east of Clarenville, you can witness the change in vegetation as you travel along the isthmus to enter what is geologically known as the Avalon Peninsula, Avalonia. History of this area resembles and dates to the same rock formations of Morocco, all the way to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, brought to us after the breakup of Pangea, the one continent that existed millions of years ago.  Fossils at Mistaken Point will surely dazzle you in being surrounded by the first known trilobites that have fascinated geologist for decades or perhaps a quick visit to France!  Yes, one can drive as far as Fortune Bay to catch a pedestrian ferry to Saint Pierre et Miquelon to enjoy some of the finest cheese and wines and swim at the sandy beaches of Miquelon where horses run wild! On your way home, stop into St. Mary's Bay and take in the view from the cliff tops to catch a glimpse of one the largest sea bird colonies in the world.

Back on the Avalon, you'll be sure to visit the Johnson GEO Centre to learn more about Avalonia and the rest of this great geological secret we come to know as Newfoundland and Labrador.  Catch a glimpse of the vast North Atlantic Ocean from Signal Hill, the home where the first radio communication was received by Marconi while viewing the most easterly tip in all of North America, Cape Spear.  Berry trails along the hill date back hundreds of years and for those who would like to learn more about the period of war over settlement, visit the Battery, the fishing village with a gun solute at 12 noon each day.  The hill side dates back to a period older than the dinosaurs to show that this mystical place has been long sought for by many!

There is plenty to do in the capital city of St. John's, NL yet, you will want to back track to visit the first capital city of NL and that was Harbour Grace, where Ameila Earhart took flight to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. 

Between visiting many great restaurants, experiencing a variety of local wines and ales, along with the entertainment of the latest cultural show band, dinner theatre, dance bar, your visit to NL may just have you packing your bags to rest here a little while longer.  The reason:  there is so much to learn, see and do!