I'd love to go to Grose Morne, Newfoundland, but am not good driving.

[applegrove]

Photo of a back country backpacking trip at Grose Morne a few summers ago. Western Brook Pond Fjord is in the photo. This was the site of our night #1 campsite. #Newfoundland, Canada. #hike #backpacking off #trail

— Jeff, Stopping by Woods (@jeffontherock.bsky.social) 2026-01-14T20:24:30.997Z

[yorkster]

1. Was lucky enough to see Gros Morne.

Newfoundland is quite something...

[applegrove]

2. You are lucky. How did you get there? Did you drive

or can you fly there?

[yorkster]

3. We used to live in VT. Drove to Montreal

then flew to St. John's NFLD. This was a good bit ago, 20 yrs. or so.
Only had a week. Rented a car and drove across the Island on the TransCanada.
Spent 1 night in Grand Falls, then reached
Cow's Head. Stayed in a motel with.resto across the street,, plus a highly entertaining dinner theater no less. From there to Gros Morne where you can take a boat tour around the lake. The next day we went to l'Anse aux Meadows. Then headed
back toward St. John's, stopping at Twillingate on the way. All in all, delightful.
People were great. Saw caribou, moose, and puffins. Avalon Peninsula accent sounds a bit like being in Galway.

Sorry to ramble..if you want a reading recommendation Wayne Johnston is a wonderful NFLD writer. His book "The Colony of Unrequited Dreams" is excellent.
He also wrote "The Divine Ryans" among other works. Very funny, made into a film iirc.
Hope you get to go. 👋

[applegrove]

4. I am bad at driving on twisty highways. So I live vicariously through other people.

[yorkster]

5. Yup, there's always that. Doing more of it myself.

Take care and be well.

[applegrove]

6. Thanks for your story.

[yorkster]

7. You're welcome, applegrove.

Did go on a bit. I once said I should join
"onandonymous"...lol.

[applegrove]

8. I had a grandmother who told stories in the old oral tradition

way. She was born in 1898, 30 years before radio existed and changed how people talked. Her husband was born in 1882. They lived in rural Nova Scotia. I love longer stories.

[yorkster]

9. Same here.