July 30-31, 2024 – Terra Nova National Park, Eastern Newfoundland Coast


We woke to fog Tuesday morning and drove to Terra Nova National Park in fog and wind.  Luckily it was a short drive and when we arrived it was sunny and 88o F with a heat index of 98o F.  We are staying at Newman Sound Campground.  We stopped here on our way to the east coast for an afternoon hike on July 17th and wanted to spend a little more time here.





When we arrived it was too hot to hike so we waited until after dinner and hiked the campground trail which started with a descent down these stairs.








        The evening view of Newman Sound was beautiful.






Wednesday morning, we woke to rain, so it was a good morning to sort through pictures and work on the blog.  After lunch we hiked on the Coastal Trail.  This is the same trail we hiked on when we stopped here earlier but we are starting on the opposite end of the trail.






We liked all the moss on the rocks.







The view of Newman Sound and the overcast sky.







The trail went down to a couple of small beaches.






We found this jellyfish in the water at one of the beaches.







Parks Canada puts 2 red chairs at many of its sites and invites everyone to rest, relax and discover the wonders Parks Canada has to offer.  We have had fun finding the chairs whenever we have visited a national park or national historic site.  These two were on a small beach next to the trail.

We enjoyed this hike and glad we decided to spend a couple of nights in Terra Nova National Park.


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