Archive for October 2015

A post from Jim McCarthy: I’ve often heard people complain that there’s nothing but trees to see on Newfoundland’s Trans-Canada Highway. Really? Based on the drive we enjoyed last weekend I’d have to think this sounds like another good reason to travel with a qualified, local guide when you visit this province.     Undoubtedly,…

Francis Corrigan told a great little story when we were discussing the advantages of using a local guide in Newfoundland (see Mark’s blog on this topic earlier this year – ‘Safe Assure’ https://www.mccarthysparty.com/blog/safe-assure/ ) Last year Frances was directing a group that overlapped a tour company from the mainland who were operating on an identical…

I’ve often wondered about the characters who spray paint the many rock faces along Newfoundland’s Trans-Canada Highway. What would possess a person to desecrate these geological wonders with indiscriminate scribbles and senseless professions? They’re not exactly random or spontaneous creations.     There must be some sense of planning involved?  I can’t believe people just…

A post by Mark McCarthy: “What we lost from the land we gained in the sea !” My father has often used this wonderful expression when he attempts to explain the Newfoundlander’s attraction and willingness to populate an island whose rocky coastline is located in such a challenging climatic zone. Our province’s nickname ‘The Rock’…