Newfoundland, West Coast

On the night of our arrival in Newfoundland we camped within 10 kms of the ferry terminal and the next morning headed north on the Trans Canada Highway (TCH) up the west coast. The west coast was fished for centuries by French fishermen and much of their culture remains. A coastal loop road, Port au Port Peninsula, out of Stephenville has a number of small villages with beautifully maintained houses, many of them are now being used as recreational property. Stephenville has a huge WW 2 airfield and we were able to camp overnight, right on the ocean, on the ramp where they would have launched flying boats some 60 plus years ago.