Adieu – for now

Our French feast over, the next morning loomed with a departure – Chef and Architect had to return to Deer Lake to pick up their car and head on their way. They had only had a glimpse of Gross Morne, but schedules and car hire companies are unrelenting taskmasters. Mamma, the architect and I wanted […]

The Chef, the architect, the builder, the project manager and Mamma

The next morning, as is usual with a slightly larger group, we didn’t all rise as early as we might have. Once we were up however, Alex and I wandered off in the direction the map told us showers were. You wouldn’t think that would be hard would you? Well, 20 mins of walking later […]

Fish helicopters and impressing a chef!

Last we left off, Alizee and Victor had joined our motley crew, having had the (mis?)fortune of having Charlotte stop to pick them up. Given that they had a few days before picking up their hire car (the outrageous cost of which I can only shudder at still), and given both Charlotte’s and Vanastasia’s propensities […]

The Frenchies are coming!

It was an early rise to drive and catch the ferry from Sydney over to Channel-Port Aux Basques over in Newfoundland. With the luxury of pre-booked tickets there was no question of getting on board, but the wait to do so was the usual hour or two, lined up dockside. With Charlotte and Vanastasia safely locked […]