Video Blog

We took this video a while back in the trip with hopes of posting a page with videos. Fast internet was impossible to find basically anywhere on the island of Newfoundland, so we are late in getting this to you. We were hoping to give you a little picture of what our life was like on a daily basis, so here ya go. The first video was shot on our way through Gros Morne National Park the first time (heading north).



We should note that riding on the road wasn't always this pleasant. We spent plenty of time cowering in the shoulder on the Trans Canada Highway as trucks blared past us, or biking through the rain, which could be unpleasant. But generally the roads were pleasant and the people were incredibly nice! People braked for us almost all the time, and we often got friendly honks and waves as they went by. Stark contrast to the United States, where honks are usually accompanied with a less-than-friendly gesture.

Here's a video from later that day as we searched out a campsite.



Camping was usually pretty easy too. In the video above, we found a lovely spot along the coast, within plain view of the highway. We later found out (after the fact) that we were supposed to be paying a day fee just for being in the park. But no one stopped us or really seemed to care, and we didn't find this out till we'd already left Gros Morne.

To give you a fuller picture of what things were like, however, we should also say that finding a spot to camp was hard on a few occasions. Mostly it was because the territory was so boggy and wet it was challenging to find a reasonable place to put a tent; we didn't always make the best choice, as you'll see in a later post. But a couple times when we were closer to civilization, humanity and its laws seemed to be against us as well. It is a far cry from trying to camp in the States though, and people have generally been very friendly and helped us in our search to camp for free. We are nearing the end of our trip and our total spent on camping to date: $0. Woohoo!