My father marvelled at a man who comes from a well-established Newfoundland family down the coast. Despite having access to both a car and the fuel to operate it, the man had never crossed the peninsula to visit a neighbouring community; not once in his 43 years, not even after the government paved the 80km…

I took a young couple out on a St. John’s / Cape Spear tour yesterday. Not how I expected to spend my afternoon since it’s not exactly our busy season and we wouldn’t normally run a tour bus for two people. But it was a lovely day, the sun was shining, the temperatures were relatively…

With all the focus and attention on Newfoundland’s ‘Foodie’ scene these days – who would believe I’d be writing a story about a Hot Dog? Goodness knows there are “t’ousands and t’ousands” of additional stories I could share;  from Jeremy Charles nomination to MacLean’s Magazine’s ‘Top 50 most Influential People in Canada’  to Mallard Cottage’s run…

Ever wonder why McCarthy’s Party’s Newfoundland tour itineraries seem so perfect? McCarthy family dinner in Topsail followed by an afternoon with provincial maps and wonderful discussion about recent discoveries and what we can tweak to ever improve our products. Yes it s very much still a family business.

I took a small group out for a tour of the city and Cape Spear yesterday. It was a last minute booking and despite the amount of work on my desk I was especially appreciative for the excuse to step away from the office as I knew it promised to be a most spectacular day on…

  About this time last year I attended a stag party that was hosted in a remote cabin in the Newfoundland wilderness. Knowing there were no hydro lines, the boys carried in an electric generator just to power a full band kit which they set up in the cabin’s immense living room. And I mean…

  As noted in one of my recent blog posts – we have a deep appreciation and a great deal of respect for our guides here at McCarthy’s Party. Our guides are truly the face of our company and we rely on them to ensure our guests enjoyment, comfort, knowledge base, and entertainment. Quite the…

A post from Joe Wiseman: Hello to all our friends and family at McCarthy’s Party Here are a couple of pictures of me (Joe Wiseman) and my Newfoundland dog Riley enjoying our favourite activity snowshoeing around the hills behind our home next to the old church here in Fortune Harbour. Riley seems to be a…

  Who would believe that walking to work in Newfoundland could be such a challenge? Goodness knows I walked everywhere when I lived in Vancouver. In fact I often bragged about the fact that I didn’t own a car and would even walk home to use the toilet if I got short taken at work.…

A post from Francis Corrigan: As a company McCarthy’s Party takes great pride in the quality of our tour guides. Our guides are first and foremost, local characters that have varied backgrounds, an exceptional knowledge base; unique life experiences and a wide variety of special talents and attributes which make every McCarthy’s tour unique. They…

A small group of excited tourists debark from the cruise ship the minute she reached shore in St. John’s. They are anxious to experience Newfoundland and all the wonders their guide book promises.     They’ve read extensively in preparation for the day – hoping to be ‘Screeched In’, to sample the wild variety of…

Christmas has always been an especially joyful time in Newfoundland. Nestled snugly between the working seasons and lodged smack dab in the middle of what is possibly the worst weather window on the planet, Newfoundlanders spend an inordinate amount of time around the yuletide hearth surrounded by family, friends and foe – yes,  all hands…

One of the things I enjoy most about guiding are the guests we meet on tour. Of course this is likely due to the fact that we attract a rather unique tourist to our province, they’re smart, eh boy! Tourists who visit Newfoundland are often well travelled. They’ve done the sand and sun, and had…

Guiding isn’t so much a job as it is a past time. If you like people its really just a wonderful hobby.