Port Hope Simpson marks the start of the longest stretch of the Trans-Labrador without fuel, 400km. I know my bike gets almost 400km on the highway before switching over to reserve (maybe 50km more but i havent tested it). I know she'll use more fuel in the dirt but i roll the dice and head off. I make it 100km before it starts to rain. It lasts for 200km and leaves me cold, wet and muddy however, the bike is loving it. It's what she was built for. 100km ...

Im up early, too early to visit L'Anse aux Meadows so head into St Anthony for a coffee and to check out the lighthouse. By the time im done and made the ride across the north end, L'Anse aux Meadows is open. Its the site of the first Nordic settlement in North America, marking the circumnavigation of the globe by humans over 1000 years ago. As im leaving i meet Pierre again. I make my way back south and get on the 2hr ferry to Labrador. Its a rough cro...

Its said that Newfoundland experiences four seasons in one day. And its true. Its a cloudless morning when i pack up and head out towards the Western Brook Pond. By the time im in the carpark to the fjord its become overcast and drizzling. A guy in a camper offers me a place to sit to wait for it to clear but i pass it off and put on a jacket. less than a minute later the skies open and i take him up on the offer. Jim has retired and is touring around the USA and...

I'm up early and get a day pass for the national park. I hike for 7 hours making the return trip to the summit of gros morne mountain spotting a couple of moose on the way and getting up close to one blocking the trail on the way back. Later that evening i ride to the Tablelands in the southern portion of the park. Luck is on my side as i get overtaken by a car as a cop comes around the corner (we are both speeding). He ignores me and chases down the car in f...

One of the longest rides I've done in a day takes me across Newfoundland from east to west and into Gros Morne National Park. A gusty cross wind has kept me leaning on the bike hard all day and it gets worse as I make it to the coast. I arrive in Sally's cove late afternoon and decide to find the hostel recommended by lonely planet as i don't feel like camping tonight. It's becoming a trend that the hostels recommended by Lonely plant shut down an...