2018-08-04 Day 6 - Being A Tourist in Happy Valley - Goose Bay

Good weather, and a nice day. Had a lot of fun touring around.

Drove out to about the end of the road going east from Happy Valley - very pretty

Then - back into Happy Valley - and walked for about 4 km along this fantastic boardwalk with views of the Churchill River - and some pretty wetlands.







Next - head up to Goose Bay - on the way - this neet memorial to when the US Air Force was based here.

Up at Goose Bay - cool exhibit of a British Vulcan, Canadian Voodoo, and an old PBY - good snapshot of some of the history of this airport.





 Ohh - and old radar used for determining altitude.



 Then, drove north 40 km to North West River- tons of pretty views





Back into town at North West River - and into the Labrador interpretation centre. Very interesting. Took this picture to capture some of the history of the Churchill River.


A nice memorial to the trappers


Back down to 500 - and drive in the couple of km they allow you to go - and have a look at the Muskrat Falls Dam Site.


Over to where I will head south and east on 510 tomorrow to follow the east coast over to Pinware River Provincial Park


Back to the hotel - fill the cooler with ice, reorganize the mayhem in the cargo area, use their BBQ to cook some sausages for dinner, and have a couple of drinks. A perfect day.

The bad news - the weather forecast for Blanc-Sablon, QC - the closest point to Pinware where I will camp for the next 2 days - as well as for Deer Lake, NL sucks. Shit. I just got everything dry :-(

Well, Wish me luck
Sandy

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  1. Unknown6 August 2018 at 03:50

    Great adventure Sandy! Blanc-Sablon is on my travel list too. Look forward to hearing more.

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