We went on an EPIC coastal road trip in Newfoundland to the Twillingate Islands, Fogo Island, Terra Nova National Park, and the Bonavista Peninsula. And along the way we got to check out small towns, experience the local culture, see crazy coastal scenery, eat local foods, and so much more!
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⌚Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 00:27 Twillingate Islands 01:15 Hiking the Nanny Hole and Lighthouse Point Loop 03:40 Getting out of a rough spot 04:34 Fishing history of Newfoundland 05:20 Exploring Twillingate 05:46 Twillingate Dinner Theatre 07:35 Hiking Spillers Cove and French Beach 10:11 We’re onto Fogo Island! 10:35 Ferry to Fogo Island 11:58 Hiking Brimstone Head to the corner of the Flat Earth 🤔 13:10 Punch Buggy + Bangbelly Bistro 15:11 Lion’s Den Trail 16:46 The Irish fishing village of Tilting 17:25 A GORGEOUS beach on Fogo Island 18:13 Joe Batt’s Trail 20:40 Growlers Ice Cream 22:05 Will we make the ferry? 23:10 A couple days of van life in Deadman’s Bay 23:47 Terra Nova National Park 25:45 Van life chores at Terra Nova National Park 27:26 Bonavista Peninsula 27:40 Tickle Cove Sea Arch 28:49 The town of Bonavista 30:00 Trying Newfoundland dishes at Mifflin’s Tea Room 32:44 Seeing puffins! 35:44 Spillars Cove 37:12 Dungeon Provincial Park 38:32 The CUTEST sheep friends! 39:04 Hiking the Skerwink Trail 40:44 Two Whales Coffee Shop 42:04 The charming town of Trinity
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For the next couple weeks we're going on an epic coastal road trip in Newfoundland.
We'll be traveling 600 kilometers around the central and northeastern part of the province,
visiting islands, small towns, experiencing the culture,
seeing crazy coastal scenery, eating local foods, that might be the best fish and chips I've ever
had, and so much more. And to kick things off we're on the Twillingate Islands.
There are two main Twillingate Islands, South and North, which are connected by a causeway
and we're currently at Crowhead on the North Island. And last night we got to camp overlooking
the ocean in this amazing rocky cove and we're treated to one of the best sunsets that we have
seen in a while. We've said it before and I'm sure we'll say it many many more times,
but boondocking here in Newfoundland has just been incredible. But to keep it real,
we have slept at some trailhead parking lots so it's not always as glamorous as this. But not
only does this area have some amazing free camping, but it also has a nine kilometer loop trail that's
supposed to have some beautiful coastal scenery, so we're going to spend the morning checking it
out. One popular thing to see here in this area of Newfoundland are icebergs. In fact,
Twillingate bills itself as the iceberg capital of the world. Every year huge chunks of glaciers
break off in Greenland and Arctic Canada and float down Iceberg Alley all the way to Newfoundland.
And what's especially crazy about them is that some of them are 10,000 years old. Unfortunately
we're not here at the right time of year, which is the springtime and early summer, but if we had
been here at the right time, we would very likely be able to see them right from this trail, so we
will 100% be coming back. This trail has been a little bit more rugged than we expected. You're
basically going up and down, up and down, all these cliff sides, but the scenery has been spectacular.
Just look at the water down there. It is crystal clear and it just has this striking turquoise
color. It is unreal. There's a cafe along the trail called Crow's Nest Cafe that we heard
great things about and we had planned to stop at, but it turns out they are closed today.
Thankfully we found this out last night, so we had time to emotionally prepare, but if you do come here
and you do this hike or just visit this area, definitely go check them out.
I see the van! And now for the extra fun part, getting the van out of this epic spot. There's
some pretty deep ruts and some little hairy spots. It's not too far, but we got in so we should be
able to get out, right? We're scratching on the side. Oh gosh, there's a tree in the van!
We're scratching like all the paint off of our van. A tree branch came into the van.
Oh my gosh.
Way to go! Crush it! Oh man, that was scary. With Newfoundland being an island, fishing has played
a huge role here in the province for centuries. When Europeans arrived in the late 1400s,
they said that you could catch cod by simply dipping a basket into the water.
The fishing industry collapsed in the 1990s, partially due to overfishing, which hurt
Newfoundland as so many people relied on it. And to learn more about the area's fishing history,
we're off to the Prime Birth Fishing Museum.
Well, it looks like our bad luck for today is continuing because they are also closed!
They are supposed to be open today, so I'm not totally sure why they aren't open.
It is the day after Labor Day, so maybe that has something to do with it,
but we have heard amazing things about this museum, so I guess this will be another spot
that you'll have to check out in our place. Since we had a little bit of time to kill,
we popped into the actual town of Twillingate and checked out some of their amazing local shops.
I even picked up some gross-worn coffee roasters, which I've been eyeing for weeks,
and this town is just so charming. There are just tons of colorful homes and buildings just
lining the rocky coastline. It is extremely picturesque. And tonight we're going to something
we are so excited about and we know is not closed because we made a reservation. We're going to the
Twillingate New World Island Dinner Theater for a night of food and Newfoundland skits and music,
and it's going to be so much fun!
That was such a fun night. My cheeks hurt so bad from just smiling the entire time.
The evening starts with dinner and the food was really good, and the portion sizes were pretty
big, which I'm always a big fan of. And what's really cool is the servers are the same people
up on stage performing. One minute a man was pouring me coffee, a couple minutes later he's
up on stage playing the guitar. And speaking of the music, the music was phenomenal. There were
so many unique instruments and just the sound of it was just so fun to listen to. This guy was like,
what was that thing called? The... Oh, accordion. Accordion! He was just like... I was so mesmerized
by the accordion the entire time. They also do all these fun and quirky skits. They tie in
Newfoundland culture into the skits, so you get to learn a lot the entire evening. And what was
especially cool is that we were actually the only Americans in the audience. Basically everyone else
was from Canada, and surprisingly a good chunk of the audience was from Newfoundland. And it was
just really special to be surrounded by so many people who are just so proud to be from here.
It is our last day on the Twillingate Islands, and before we go, we're going to go for another
coastal hike, this time to Spillers Cove and French Beach. We're doing the trail counterclockwise
so that we can hopefully end with a little dip in the water. We have made it to Spillers Cove,
which is the first overlook we have on this trail, and the scenery is already jaw-dropping. There are
these crazy rock structures just jutting out of the ocean, humongous rocky cliff walls, the water
is so blue, the birds are all singing. It's just so rugged and wild and... wow. There's an osprey
nest up there, and then we can see a bunch of jellyfish down in the water right there.
I might not go swimming later. No, I'll get in, but man this spot is just incredible. We've been
here for like 30 minutes. Yeah. We're hiking so slow here because everything is just too beautiful to
leave. Yeah. Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. I am pretty sure there are two whales out there.
We'll try to see if we can get them on camera. It's always so hard because you never know where
they're going to pop up next. We kind of missed prime whale season here. Usually the prime time
to see them ends in August, and we're here in early September, but we've been kind of looking
for them because I know there could be some stragglers. I don't see any jellyfish in this
immediate vicinity, so I'm going to send it. Water is actually pretty cold. I didn't think
it was going to be this cold. All right, I am frozen. Oh my gosh. Our time in Twillingate was
the perfect way to kick off our coastal road trip in Newfoundland, but it's time to go island
hopping. We're off to the province's largest offshore island, Fogo Island, a beautiful island
known for its coastal scenery, art scene, and unique architecture, but unlike the Twillingate
Islands, which you can drive to, you have to take a ferry to get there. So the ferry to Fogo Island
doesn't take reservations, and we hear in the summertime it can fill up, so we got here an
hour early and we're the fourth car in line. One big perk of living in the van is that while we
wait for the ferry to open, Adam made us some breakfast. Got Adam's little grilled cheese shop back here.
So they have two different ferries that run this time of year. One that goes directly to Fogo
Island, and that takes about 45 minutes, and then one that stops at the Change Islands along the way,
and that takes about an hour and 15 minutes. We lucked out and we got on the direct one, and it
only cost $34 for the two of us and our van, which I think is a pretty good deal.
All right, we're on Fogo Island. There are a handful of towns on Fogo Island, and today our plan
is to spend the day in the town of Fogo, and first we are going to climb a bunch of steps up to the
top of Brimstone Head. Not only do you have fantastic views from up here, but this spot that
we're standing in is also pretty unique. According to the Flat Earth Society, this is one of the four
corners of the flat earth. Their claim is that if you walk too far in one direction, you might just
fall off. So you got to watch where you're stepping around here. They do kind of have a point,
because if you walk too far, you'll fall. I don't know if you'll fall off the earth, but you will
fall into the ocean. And just to be 100% clear, we do not believe that the earth is flat, but
this is kind of a quirky thing, so you just you gotta come see it. We're walking around the town
of Fogo, and we just grabbed some coffee from Punch Buggy, which is this super cute pink stand
that sells coffee and pizza, but we didn't get any pizza because we're actually about to hop
across the street to their sister restaurant, Bang Belly, to have a lunch feast.
So since cod is such an important and popular fish here in Newfoundland, we went all in on the cod.
We got cod fish and chips. It comes with a huge piece of cod and a partridge berry tartar sauce,
and then we also got their cod and corn chowder. We also got a mocktail called Supposed to Be,
which has pineapple, lime, partridge berry, which is a very popular berry here on the island,
and soda, and it is so good. It is just so refreshing, and this food looks so good. Just
look at how beautiful. Everything's just so beautiful here. This is the most beautiful
restaurant. The food is beautiful. The napkins are beautiful. I love this place. All right, let's eat.
Oh, that's crunchy. That's crispy. Wow, the breading on this fish is so crispy, and light,
and flavorful, and then the cod inside there, moist, tender, super juicy, and then this tartar
sauce. You definitely get the tartar sauce flavor, but then with like a nice little
brightness from those partridge berries. Dang, that might be the best fish and chips I've ever had.
It's really hot. Wow, that fish just falls apart. So buttery and tender. That just tastes
just so fresh. There's some vegetable in there that's kind of like so crispy. Oh man,
that is a really good chowder. For being a pretty small island, Fogo Island has a lot of hiking
trails, and next up we're hiking the Lion's Den Trail, which has some pretty interesting history.
This area around Fogo was once home to four settlements, including Eastern Tickle and
Shoal Tickle, which fun fact, a tickle means a narrow strait in Newfoundland that is often
difficult to navigate. I don't know if we've mentioned it yet, but they have a lot of fun and
unique words here in Newfoundland. They call it Newfoundland English, and tickle is definitely
one of our favorites. But anyways, these four settlements all played a big role in the fishing
industry on Fogo Island. We read that in 1874, 40% of the island's inshore catch came from fishermen
just from these communities. Along the trail, they have signs where each of the four communities
used to be, and they have photos of what it used to look like, and this photo was taken basically
from this exact vantage point. There would have been buildings right there, buildings all off in
the distance, and now there's just absolutely nothing. This trail has had some of the biggest
and most abundant amount of blueberries that we've seen in all of Newfoundland. They're really good
After another amazing Newfoundland hike, we hit the road all the way east to Tilting,
a small fishing village that has a ton of Irish influence,
with Irish settlers first developing the area around the 1730s. The town still retains many
traditional buildings that shaped its past, giving it the designation of a National Historic Site.
It is just so authentic here. One thing that we've really noticed here in Newfoundland is that
nothing's really overdeveloped or over-commercialized or overly touristy.
It all just feels very real, and we absolutely love it.
But besides its traditional buildings, Tilting is also home to a gorgeous sandy beach with
crystal clear blue water, which will be our home for the night.
You're like in Dalmatian on your back. Yeah. Oh my god, that's so funny. What a punk.
We'll be leaving Fogo Island a little later today, but we do have a couple more spots we
want to check out before we go, and we're on our way to the Joe Batts Trail, which should give us
a glimpse of some pretty famous buildings here on the island. That is, if we can see it through
all this fog. It is pretty dang foggy today. If you've ever googled Fogo Island, you've likely
seen a photo of a super cool minimalistic building that's partially on stilts. This
is the Fogo Island Inn, which is a very nice and very out-of-our-budget hotel that looks
absolutely incredible. The Inn was created by Zita Cobb, who was from Fogo Island, but left and made
a bunch of money in tech and has since come back and made a huge impact on the community.
She started the Inn, she started a charity, and other endeavors across the island, including Fogo
Island Art, which is an artist-in-residence program that has these four studios around the island.
These studios were all designed by the same designer as the Inn, so they all have the same
super minimal and clean look to them. And what's super cool about these studios is that besides
wi-fi, they are all totally off the grid. They collect rainwater for the kitchens and the shower,
they have composting toilets, wood-burning stoves, and solar panels. The studio right behind me is
the Long Studio, and yesterday we got to see the Squish Studio over in Tilting. And man, they are
just so cool. They kind of look like tiny houses, and they're all located just right along the rocky
shoreline with views of the ocean. I want to become an artist just so I can come reside in one of these.
The trail ends with this sculpture of the now-extinct Great Auk. It was created by Todd
McGrain as part of his Lost Bird Project, which includes sculptures of extinct bird species placed
in the last location they were known to live. There are many of these sculptures all around
the world of various bird species, and this one is facing its counterpart way over in Iceland.
Even though we had less than ideal weather for this hike, you honestly don't even need good
weather because there's so many unique things to see along the way. And just the way that it mixes
art and nature into one trail is just so different than any hike we have done.
It is so good. So before we hop on the ferry, we had to stop by Growlers Ice Cream, which is a
homemade ice cream shop. And we've just heard incredible things about this. Honestly, it's one
of the reasons we came to Fogo Island, was to have their ice cream. And I got caramel, which I've been
licking so it doesn't melt. And it is so just rich, and buttery, and caramelly. And I also got blueberry
underneath, which I'll get to later. I went all partridgeberry. I have partridgeberry cream,
and then partridgeberry jam tart, which has little bits of cookies in there.
Oh, that is so good. The cookies kind of have like a little spice to them. They kind of taste
like they would be like a ginger cookie. I don't know, maybe they are. The ice cream is
top-notch high quality. So we got four different flavors, so we could share
partridgeberry ones. So good too.
Since we've been picking so many wild blueberries, had to get the blueberry.
Oh man, that is bursting with blueberry flavor.
Happy day. There's a ferry that leaves in about 30 minutes, and we have a 22-minute drive.
Let's see if we can make it. Could it be? I don't know. This ferry looks really full.
Not looking good. See if they let us on. We're moving up.
I don't know if there's enough room for us. Yeah, I don't know. Yes.
We just barely made it onto this ferry. We got the last possible spot that our van could have
fit in because our van's really tall. Oh my gosh, we feel so lucky because the next one was in two
hours, which is the one we were planning to take, but we thought, let's try to get on this one.
We originally weren't sure if we should make the trek to Fogo Island, but we are so glad we did.
Its mix of unique sites, delicious local eats, historic villages, and beautiful hikes make it
a very special place to explore. And after getting back onto the mainland, the next part of our
coastal road trip took us about one and a half hours to Deadman's Bay, a coastal area with free
camping. We were a bit worn out from the last week of exploring and filming, so our goal was to slow
down for a few days. And with a rainy forecast, our days were spent inside working and enjoying
quiet days and nights with the ocean right outside of our window. While we do love exploring and
seeing tons of sites, some of our favorite moments of van life are just being still,
experiencing the normal everyday moments, and getting to soak up the scenery of the beautiful
places we get to temporarily call home. It was an amazing few days, but we still had a lot more to
see, so we hit the road and headed a bit further down the coast to Newfoundland's second and final
national park, Terranova, a park known for its boreal forest plus ample water views. And if you're
lucky, a wildlife surprise. We just saw a bear. Oh my gosh. At first I didn't know what it was.
It was big and fluffy like a bear, but it wasn't like big like a bear, so I was like, is that a
big dog? But it was definitely a bear, and he scampered away really fast. We have heard that
it's super rare to see a bear here in Newfoundland, so I just feel so lucky right now. I wasn't even
paying attention, but I looked up just in time to see him before he ran off into the woods. Wow.
We didn't originally plan to stop here, but since it's on the way to our next major stop, and we
have a Parks Canada pass, we decided to spend part of the day hiking the Ochre Hill Trail,
and I am already glad we did because we saw that bear. The view from up here is incredible.
There are so many bodies of water, and there are mountains off in the distance, but my favorite part
is just all the different shades of blue and green. And what's especially cool is that some of
the trees are starting to turn colors for the fall, so you have a sea of green, but then a little bit
of like a golden hue on top of some of them. Gros Morne is definitely the more popular national
park here in Newfoundland, and for good reason. It is so grand and epic, but don't sleep on Terranova.
We would have loved to hang out here for a few days and camped and gone kayaking, but we're still
really glad that we decided to swing by even if it was a super quick stop. But before we leave the
park, we have a couple chores we need to knock out. The park's visitor center actually has free showers
and paid laundry for all visitors. And yes, we call a shower a chore because when you live in a van,
it is not an everyday occurrence. It's a very special occasion, and probably our least favorite
thing about van life is just how much longer chores take because you have to go to a million
different places to get all of your chores done, so it's really nice that they offer everything
right here. We've also struggled to find laundromats in this part of Newfoundland, so
we cannot wait to do some laundry. Bye, happy showering. Thanks, you too. I hope it's nice and warm.
I hope so too. This is the kind of where you have to push the button every 10 seconds,
but hey, it's free, you can't complain. Oh, that is a high power pressure wash, but you have to hold it.
I'll be here holding the button until it gets hot.
Now that our bodies are clean and our clothes are clean, it's time to head to the Bonavista
Peninsula. You look like Santa. Ho ho ho, Merry Laundrymas. The Bonavista Peninsula is located
about an hour and a half from Terra Nova National Park and is said to be one of the most scenic
areas of the province. And to kick things off, we're making a quick stop at the Tickle Cove Sea
Arch. This stop may be super quick, but it has blown me away. First off, the color of the rock
is super cool. It's kind of like this purpley red color, and then you can see behind me there's just
this crazy texture and just, I don't even know how to describe it. The rocks have like these
vertical stripes in them. It is so interesting. And then right when we got here, we saw a bald eagle
packs a big punch for such a quick stop. I don't know what it is. I just keep picking up these
little thin slices of rock. They're just, I don't know, they're so unique and so cool,
and they're just all over the place. Since we're in Tickle Cove, there's one thing I gotta do
before we go. I'll get you back.
Newfoundland has a lot of history of European exploration. The Vikings first settled in North
America at Lanceau Meadows on the northern tip of Newfoundland in 1000 AD, and here near
Buena Vista, the famous explorer John Cabot is thought to have first set foot on North America
in 1497, and apparently when he first saw the land, he exclaimed, Oh Buona Vista! Or at least I think
that's how he said it. As you can probably tell, the fog has rolled in, so we may not have the
grand views that John Cabot had, but even in the fog, this town is just so charming. We cannot
stop saying it, but all these villages and towns in Newfoundland are just so picturesque. We just
love all of the colorful homes and buildings, and I have to say, this town wins so far for the
nicest locals. We're just walking on this boardwalk that they have, and everyone has been so incredibly
friendly, giving us suggestions, just saying hello, but we had quite possibly the best moment we've
ever had with a stranger in our entire lives. There's this woman walking on the boardwalk,
she's listening to music, she's singing, she's dancing, and we all just made eye contact, and we
all just started dancing together. It was the best. One of our goals here in Newfoundland is to try as
many Newfoundland dishes as possible. So far we've had mousse, we've had cod in a variety of forms,
we've had partridge berry flavored things, and we had Jake's dinner, and for lunch we came to
Mifflin's Tea Room, and since it's a tea room, we're obviously starting with some tea, but we also got
a few new dishes to try as well. Pinky's up. We got chai tea, so it's nice and spicy. We have
ourselves a Newfoundland feast. We have a plate of toutons, fisherman's brews, and fish cake. So
toutons are basically fried bread dough, and this one comes with some fried bologna, and then some
baked beans, and then you're supposed to drizzle some delicious molasses over the top. Oh buddy.
Oh yeah buddy. Oh and yeah, just looking at these, they look like little biscuits. They're very nice
and light and airy, and you know what? Look at that. That's like definition of pillowy right there.
Yeah, bouncy. All right, these look so good. They're like nice and crispy on the outside,
and then fluffy on the inside.
This tastes like bread, like fried bread, and then you need that molasses on there,
give it the sweetness. The butter makes everything better, and they're very chewy,
like a good chewy texture. Those are so good. I don't know if I've ever had molasses before.
They're almost like a less sweet, chewier donut. Oh my gosh. Wow.
Just easier this way. Next up, we have fisherman's brews, which goes back to the early days of cod
fishing here in Newfoundland. It's made of salted cod, hardtack, which is a hard bread that's supposed
to last a long time, and then also scrunchins, which are little fried pieces of pork. It kind
of tastes like fish stuffing. You might be able to see the cod is kind of shredded in there,
so you get lots of cod in every bite. A little salty from the pork. That's really good. And last,
but certainly not least, we have fish cakes, which is salted cod, potatoes, and onion,
and then it came with this like rhubarb relish, I think is what she said.
That is super good. The combination of the cod and the potatoes just makes it super hearty,
and it has this nice savory flavor to it. And then when you dip it in this relish,
you get like a burst of sweetness. Besides icebergs, another thing that Newfoundland
is known for is its wildlife. It is a hot spot for whale watching, and the Bonavista Peninsula
is actually a great place to see puffins. They are normally only here from May to August,
and we are here in September, but we hear that there are still a few stragglers hanging out on
the rocks, so we're going to try to go find them. See a puffin. So cute. Yeah.
All right, a little puff date for you. We've seen about six or so puffins,
and during peak season, there are probably hundreds of them, and they are everywhere,
but we are just so grateful that a few of them have stuck around so we can see them.
And what they're doing is they're flying out to the water, and they're catching fish.
And as they fly by, which they fly so freaking fast, you can see the fish dangling from their
mouth, which is just so cool. And then they take the fish to their babies, which are up on the rock,
but there's a predator. There are seagulls lurking, and they're trying to steal the fish from the
babies. And I'm pretty sure that I saw one puffin get all up in the seagull's face and say,
back off. And I think it tried to fight it, which was one of the craziest things.
We could have sat and watched those puffins all day long. I think we were there for over an hour,
and we had to force ourselves to leave. They are just so cute.
Besides puffins, another cool thing to see here, literally, are fruit sellers.
Oh, wow. It's way bigger than I thought. Cool. Okay, bye. Oh my gosh, it's so dark. It's so,
so dark. Yeah, go back. I can't see anything. Flashlight, flashlight. Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh.
It's pitch black. Let me out. This little flashlight's not working. Oh no. This is so
neat. So these are traditional food storage systems for root vegetables like carrots and
potatoes that are built right into the ground. The natural moisture and humidity keeps it nice
and cool in the summer, but keeps it from freezing in the winter. And the town we're in now,
Elliston, is said to be the root seller capital of the world, with more than 130 of them in the area.
Well, look who decided to join us. The sun is finally out, and the fog is finally clearing,
and we're taking full advantage of it by checking out Spillers Cove. And you may be thinking, wait,
didn't you already go to a Spillers Cove in this video? And yes, you're correct. There's a Spillers
Cove in Twillingate, and also one here, and just like the one in Twillingate, this one is incredible.
Just look at this. And right now, because it's kind of misting all over me and the sun is out,
there is a gnarly rainbow just going all the way across. We can see both ends of it. I don't see
any gold though. What the heck? I think I spoke too soon about the weather clearing up because it
has taken a turn. The sun is hiding again. The wind is blasting us. I'm getting pounded in the face
with mist. It feels like we're on a special report for the Weather Channel. Coming to you live.
We were going to hike a bit further, but I don't know. We have one more spot we want to check out,
and we'd like to get there before the fog just completely engulfs it again. So we're gonna,
we're gonna go. We're gonna fly there. The wind.
Tonight, we are boondocking near Dungeon Provincial Park, which gets its name from
the dungeon, which is a double sea arch crazy rock formation.
Besides the sea caves, this park is also known for horses that roam around. They have a community
pasture out here, and we think we see a horse off in the distance, so we're gonna try to go say hi.
The horse just walked over to say hi. Hey bud.
As he was walking over here, I thought he was gonna stick his head through the window.
It's so funny.
Bye buddy. Have a good night.
Today, we're just working from this boondocking spot, and all of a sudden we look out the window
and see 30 fluffy friends just running towards us. A bunch of sheep coming by. It was so funny
and so cute. Today is our last day on the Bonavista Peninsula, and this morning we're
heading a bit south to hike the number one rated trail in Newfoundland, according to AllTrails,
the Skirwink Trail. This hike starts by taking you by some houses and through the trees, and you
start to wonder, where are these views that make this hike the number one trail on AllTrails? And
then it starts to open up, and you get these amazing views of these sea stacks and these
black rugged cliffs that have kind of these like vertical columns that are in the process of
eroding and forming to make more sea stacks later. There's black sand beaches and crystal
clear blue water. We're only a little bit in, and so far it is spectacular. I don't know if the
Skirwink Trail is our number one hike here in Newfoundland, but that's only because we have done
some amazing hikes, so it has some stiff competition, but considering its low miles and how easy it is
combined with its awesome views, it is definitely a must-do. For lunch, we came to a cafe just up the
road from the Skirwink Trail called Two Whales, and this place is so cool. It's located in an old
house, and they have a garden out back, and they grow a lot of the produce that they use in their
menu items, and there are chickens. So we got their lunch combo, which comes with a salad, some coleslaw.
We got the broccoli soup with an optional blue cheese crumble, which isn't optional for us. That's
a given. And then for the sandwich, the panini, it is their berry picker. So there's brie cheese,
spinach, and then a partridge berry pickle in there. We're eating all the partridge berry we
can get here in Newfoundland. There is so much cheese on there, and it's nice and creamy,
and then mixed with that partridge berry pickle, just enough tang and a little bit of sweetness.
Oh man, then the bread is nice and crunchy on the outside. That is just loaded with fresh broccoli.
It just tastes kind of like pureed broccoli, and then you get a little bit of that bitterness from
the blue cheese. It goes so well with this, because this is kind of sweet. This is more savory. I love
this place. I love chickens. For our final stop on the peninsula, and on our big coastal road trip,
we're in the town of Trinity, which came highly recommended to us by multiple locals that we've
met across Newfoundland. And to see it from above, we're gonna hike the Gun Hill Trail.
Well, we decided to not make it all the way to the top, because the top is covered in fog,
but thankfully there's an overlook about halfway up with an incredible view of the town. And man,
this town looks like a postcard. Yeah, when we rolled into town, I was just like, wow, there are
so many historic and well-preserved buildings here. Even the ones that look like they're newer,
they're kind of made to look like they were older, so it just looks like you're kind of walking back
in time or back into history. And this may be the most picturesque town we have seen so far.
We've said that a lot. Yeah. But I think this one might win. I think it does.
The last couple weeks exploring these different coastal towns and islands has been jam-packed with
so much epic scenery. And what we loved about it is that every area was a little different and
offered a unique experience, all while giving us a glimpse into authentic small-town life.
Thankfully, our time in Newfoundland isn't quite over yet, though. We still have a couple more
weeks here, and we're continuing east to check out St. John's and see even more coastal scenery.
I'm really rocking a cute look right now. I look like Damien from Mean Girls.
Besides puffins. Oh, look at this. Yeah, I was gonna say, how's my hair? Link Larkin hair.
Yeah, you like that? Yeah, I love Link Larkin. And I'm Link. We accidentally left the tripod on
the ground about a quarter of a mile back, so Adam's getting a nice little run-in today.
You got it! I'm taking up trail running now. I'm a trail runner. Oh, and I missed you. Yeah.
She cried a lot. I'm sorry, poo-poo. Oh my gosh.