A few years back I wrote about finding an Indian restaurant tucked away into an old truck stop along I-80 in western Nebraska. The post was titled Butter Chicken on I-80. I tell everyone I know who travels that route to stop in for some great Indian food. Since most people think scrambled eggs, bacon, […]
Where the Grand Canyon Begins
Yesterday, for the third time this year, I found myself on a flight to Los Angeles. And because I am a map and geography nerd, I always make sure to nab a window seat. I am fascinated by watching the geography and topography change as we make our way southwest across the western half of […]
Yes, Minister
Another Newfoundland story. The day we went to St. Carols to see the iceberg that we’d read was in the little harbor, there was well-dressed man climbing around with us, taking pictures of the ‘berg. We struck up a conversation with him, and it turned out that he was the Provincial Minister for Tourism, Christopher […]
Road Trip by the Numbers
I’m not really a numbers person, but that’s mainly when it comes to doing something with them, such as adding, subtracting, multiplying, or (heaven forbid) dividing! But numbers can be interesting and can help to tell stories. So, here are a few numbers from our road trip to Newfoundland: We drove 5760.4 miles. We drove […]
Whales!
As I mentioned in a previous post, on our boat tour out of St. Anthony, NL, we also had the good fortune of coming upon a pod of whales. Don’t ask me what kind of whales; I don’t remember. Let’s just say they were big ones. We were able to stay put for 10 or […]
Newfoundland Hospitality
One of the things we love about Newfoundland is the friendliness of the people there. Just about everyone you meet — from the shopkeepers to random people in the parking lot — wants to chat. And since the towns tend to be small, everyone knows everyone. When I called the tour company to book a […]
