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Newfoundland – Part I

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July 9, 2019 – July 20, 2019

The ferry arrived to the island of Newfoundland just as the sun was rising. It had been a long night, neither of us really sleeping much on the ferry despite the ample leg room and comfortable, semi-reclining chairs. We had originally thought that we would get a campsite close to the ferry for the day and then head the next morning to Stephenville in order to take Piper to the vet, but as we drove off the ferry, Derek said he felt pretty good, so we drove the 165 km to Stephenville.

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Nova Scotia, Part II

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One of many lighthouses in Nova Scotia.

June 5, 2019 – June 14, 2019

On the road again, we drove along the shores of the Atlantic Ocean south of Halifax, through small, authentic fishing villages like Terrence Bay, before making our way to the touristic Peggy’s Cove. We had hoped to free camp at the visitor’s centre, but were told it was not allowed, so we continued on to the nearby ocean front King Neptune Campground. We entered the registration office/home of the owner, where Derek greeted the man by saying, “And so you must be King Neptune!” (which got quite a laugh from Granny in the corner). We then were shocked to hear that our camping spot for the night was going to cost $40. Pricey by Canadian standards, super pricey compared to what we had been paying in South America….not all is perfect about being back in Canada or maybe Derek just had to pay special price!

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Uruguay: Beaches, Coastal Towns and Rolling Countryside.

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March 22, 2019 – April 7, 2019

We had an appointment to load the truck into a container in the port of Montevideo for the 8th of April, so we had more than 2 weeks to fill. We had no real plan, other than that we knew we would have a week to explore Montevideo after the truck went into the container, so we started driving east, passing through the city of Montevideo and found some water front camping.

The beaches in Uruguay are beautiful and quiet this time of year. We are not sure if this is technically on the ocean yet, or still the Rio de la Plata…the camping spot was called “Camping Rio Plata”, but we are very close to where the Rio de la Plata becomes one with the Atlantic ocean.
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Parrot Cliffs at Balneario el Cóndor

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March 3, 2019 – March 5, 2019

Since we quit our jobs, we rarely set an alarm to wake us in the morning. I love letting my body decide when it is ready to get out of bed, of slowly waking up without any annoying, demanding “beep, beep, beep”…who doesn’t? But, there are a times that are worthy of setting an alarm…..to go skiing, to go hiking, to go to the airport…..and now we can add, to go and see the parrots on the cliffs at Balneario el Cóndor as the sun rises.

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Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa

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October 19, 2018 – October 23, 2018

We were pleased to be on our way to a reserve that we had been dreaming about since we first started planning this trip.  We had seen many images of Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa (I know, quite the mouthful) and were excited at the prospects of being at this really remote, high altitude area in southern Bolivia.

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A Love Motel, a Friendly Restaurant, and Parque Nacional Paracas

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August 24, 2018 – August 27, 2018

We were headed back to the coast in order to take the longer, but faster, route toward Cusco.  We stopped for breakfast in the town of Huaraz, which is an important tourism centre for trekkers making their way to the Cordillera Blanca. Much of Huaraz (90%) was wiped out by the devastating Peruvian earthquake of 1970 and many memorials exist in neighbouring communities to catastrophic avalanches and mudflows known as aluviones which roiled down steep mountain valleys from the glaciers in the cordillera above on other occasions over the last 300 years.

A beautiful church we passed before reaching Huaraz.

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Gold, a Lake, Some Hummingbirds and a Very Tall Waterfall

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August 9, 2018 – August 12, 2018

We drove south along the sandy desert of the northern Peru coast.  It was desolate, dreary and depressing.  The small towns we drove through were littered with garbage, as was the countryside.  We saw people hanging their wet laundry outside of their adobe brick homes, just meters from the highway, and wondered how it could ever be clean when it was dry, because of all the dust in the air.

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Granada and Popoyo

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April 8 – April 12, 2018

We left Lago de Apoyo and headed towards the city of Granada, only 20 or so kilometres away.  We had planned to camp in the parking lot of the Red Cross in Granada, as we had read that they allowed overlanders to stay there for only 100 Cordoba a night (about $4) and it was close to the city centre and had some facilities.

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Placencia

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After our ATM cave tour, we decided to head to Placencia for a little more beach time. It was late in the day, so we decided to stop for the night in the town of Hopkins where we were able to camp for the night outside of the Jambel Jerk Cafe.  We were serenaded by a local band with Bob Marley songs.  Across from the restaurant was a laundromat. Clean clothes!

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