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Day 2 (September 19, 2026): St. Bride's to Bay Bulls and Onward to Home

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. . Breakfast, by Chef David, was served at 9AM: eggs, toast, sliced veggies, grilled ham. What a comfortable suite we had! With two bedrooms, it was just perfect for the night. Newfoundland had wind warnings of up to 100KM/H for the day.  As we pulled out of St. Bride's at 10:45AM to start our tour for the day, Mom excalimed, "I don't think I've ever seen a higher sea than that, in all the years I've lived in Newfoundland!" Tao's Cascade on Rocky River, just outside Collinet. The Rocky River fishway helps  At St. Mary's, the town has developed a wonderful day-use site with top-notch facilities.  We stopped there for a picnic lunch.  This view looks north into St. Mary's Harbour. Horses are a rare sight in these parts.  These three seemed quite happy, as they grazed in St. Mary's. Oh, the wind was a-blowin' a gale at Gulch Beach in Point La Haye. A typical Newfoundland winter wood supply - Point La Haye. St. Vincent's Beach separates th...
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Day 1 (September 18, 2026): The Annual Potato Dig. Then, Home to St. Bride's

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Digging the potatoes has been a wonderful thing for Dad and I to do together, these last few years. When comparing the 2025 wheelbarrow load of potatoes to the 2026 crop above, this year's crop looks to be about 25% larger. That's between 500-600 potatoes!  Enough to last until the end of the winter. After digging the spuds, we set out, just after 2PM, to start our road trip of the southern Avalon Peninsula. The entire route is just under 500KM and takes 6½ hours, without stopping.  Of course, we spread it over two days and took our time.  With stops, it took us about nine hours of driving time. We stopped at A&W in Whitbourne for a late lunch, early into the journey. Just past Placentia, we started on the Cape Shore drive, wich is one of Newfoundland's designated scenic drives. Tomorrow, we will finish the Cape Shore drive and will also do the Irish Loop drive. The view over Northeast Arm, with Placentia in the top centre of the photo, off in the distance. Just past ...
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