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As your new found coach learn to embrace Newfoundland and Labrador's enviroment and grow a lifestyle with the land and sea.  Fresh air and walking trails for miles. 6000 kms of coastline, you'll be sure to settle down in this magical world, Newfoundland and Labrador.  The fifth largest island in the world has always been an historical strategic point for sailors, astronomers, pilots and trackers. 

A wilderness route to the boreal forest and fauna of berries and plants, that only they can endure in the harsh climate of Newfoundland and Labrador.  Settle in for exploring time in history burried deep within the rocks like Gros Morne National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Come visit Avalonia and meet up with Newfoundcare to develop your own personal tour of this great province. 

The Big Land, Labrador, mothers over the island as she 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.

Learn how nature respects each other in the food chain of the ocean.  From whales to caplin, to the precious polar bear further north, our land is not for the faint of heart!  Prepare to embrace all sorts of climate and experience wind 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, fish.  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.

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 communties celebrate with music. Live entertainment is not hard to find in Newfoundland and Labrador. Food, such as the Brigus Blueberry Festival in August. 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 20,000 thousand or more can 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 right 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 Stephenville, the town developed for the American US Air Force prior to NL joining Canada in 1949.  Further on, the Bay of Islands and the Blowmedown Mountains will be sure to have you rest awhile 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 geolical 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. 

Drive to the center of the island to witness the abundant bodies of water.  Over 6000 lakes and ponds can be found in NL while the two major river systems, the Humber River and the Mighty Exploits, in central NL, the winter home of the native american indian, the Beothuks. This area boast the beauty of the 5th largest island in the world with tall birch the tree used for everything by the Beothuks. Visit Grand Falls -Windsor followed by Gander, the town made famous during 911 for housing thousands of stranded travellers who touched down at Gander International Airport. In a matter of hours the entire community joined forces with schools and churches and community organizations to care and comfort those who needed to touch down during that day, for several days.  A town now made into a famous broadway show, "Come From Away" that entertains to sold out crowds as folks get a taste of Newfoundland culture.

Not far from Gander is the second largest National Park, Terra Nova and is nestled in the town around East Port, where some of the most beautiful beaches exist along the north shore of the island. Camping is a favourite activity amongst several locals and visitors to NL where you will  be in the comfort of others around the campfire and BBQ as fishing fans take their rods to the 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 can be seen by one of several boat tours 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 Bonivista Bay or to Random Island via the causeway.  Enter a period of history and heritage alive and well today.  Visit and or stay at many of the beautiful Bed and Breakfasts located in the majority of towns and cities across the province.

Once you head east of Clarenville, witness the change in vegetation as you travel along the isthmus to enter what is geoloically known as the Avalon Peninsula, Avalonia. History of this area resembles and dates to the same rock formations of Morocco, all the way on 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 trilibites that have fasinated geologist for decades or perhaps a quick visit to France!  Yes, one can drive as far as Fortune to catch a pedestrain 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! 

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 recieved 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 resturants, experiencing the various local wines and ales, along with the entertainment of the latest Irish 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!

Knowledge. Real knowledge.  Newfoundcare, founder Samantha Gerbeau has a background in communications and tourism.  Connected to tour operators around the island, along with the latest current events, Newfoundcare will assist you in your travel itinerary plans for your holiday or home from away stay!  In the market for buying your own place to stay? Get in touch with us today to learn more.