Maritime Canada Trip – Day 15 to 17 – Nain, South to Goose Bay, and the road to Churchill Falls

Day 15 – Wednesday – August 15, 2018

Path for August 15, 2018 – Natuashish,north to Nain, south to Natuashish, & Sea at Night

We woke to get some breakfast and as we finished, the Northern Ranger started its last leg of our northward journey. The skies were grey as we left Natuashish but that didn’t stop us from returning to the bow for the rest of the morning with Dave, Anne, and Pastor Andrews. As morning wore on, the weather began to improve and we occasionally saw the sun as we moved through the many islands and rocky points of land. We were on the way to Nain. During this part of the trip we rounded Paul Island and got the furthest north of our trip at N56°33’44”. The lighting conditions were not great for photos but I have included a couple here so you can see what it looked like. Better ones are coming later during the return trip.

One of many small islands near Nain
Rocky Shores of Paul Island

Maritime Canada Trip – Day 12 to 14 – Battle Harbour, Goose Bay & the MV Northern Ranger

Debbie watching Lake Melville from *Northern Ranger*

Day 12 – Sunday – August 12, 2018

Path for August 12, 2018 – Battle Harbour, Mary’s Harbor and Goose Bay

Trans-Labrador Highway to Goose Bay

We left Battle Harbour after a thoroughly enjoyable stay there. We headed back on Trinity Pride to Mary’s Harbour. The weather was overcast but the seas were smooth. The 13 mile trip was an opportunity to say our goodbyes to our fellow guests and dinner companions.

Maritime Canada Trip – Day 9 – Labrador – The Big Land

Thursday – August 9, 2018

Across to Labrador – MV Apollo – Boat #3

Labrador is the northern continental part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It has a very contoured coastline and a vast amount of inland forested land getting sub-artic to the north. We traveled across the Strait of Belle Isle in the Gulf of St. Lawrence from St. Barbe to Blanc Sablon on the MV Apollo. It takes about 90 minutes to travel across. The Apollo started its life with Viking Cruises in Sweden but now it is almost 50 years old. It looked a little rough around the edges but did the job and we arrived in Blanc Sablon after a pleasant sunny trip, eating our breakfast by the window along the way. This was the last year for Apollo and in 2019 passengers get a shiny new ferry.