I spent 6 days out in Newfoundland and Labrador the past week. This trip completed the missing piece to my 2012 Canada puzzle. In this calendar year I have visited all 10 provinces (and one territory) either through work or pleasure. I left Monday for Stephenville, NL via Halifax and Deer Lake.

I was resolving problems at our site in Stephenville on Tuesday morning and then it was a drive back to Deer Lake to meet up with one of our contractors who was identifying possible new sites to replace some of our existing ones. It rained all morning in Stephenville, but started to let up around noon. Do you think this company might have a little conflict of interest? What better way to boost the first part of their business name than delaying the second part of their business name.

Stephenville is the site of Earnest Harmon AFB which was run by the Americans from 1941 to 1966 when it closed. The airport is still operational, but there is no major airline that services it.

My drive back to Deer Lake turned out to be a sunny drive once I reached the Corner Brook area. This is Breakfast Mountain

Legend has it that Shellbird Island, at the base of the mountain is the location of treasure buried by pirates. It is watched over by “The Old Man”, whose features are clearly seen etched in the side of the cliff.

Heading into Deer Lake.

On Wednesday it was out to the Grand Falls-Windsor area to look at some new locations. This was north of Bishop’s Falls at the water treatment plant. The beaver dam had flooded the road.

Again we had great weather, but knowing we were headed to snow in Goose Bay.

Heading back to Deer Lake after a day touring central Newfoundland.

It was an early flight from Deer Lake to Goose Bay via Halifax and St John’s.

Landed around noon and got off the plane to 24 cm of snow on the ground.

Most of it fell as wet snow and was still clinging to the trees.

The temperatures were around -5 most of the day.

The bridge crossing the Churchill River, this the Trans Labrador Highway.

Looking across the valley towards the old Pinetree Radar site.

The Churchill River.

On Friday there was another 10 cm of snow, wasn’t sure if my flight would get out. Looking out my hotel room around noon.

I had a late flight which left 5 minutes early but arrived in St. John’s 30 minutes late, due to de-icing and the head winds.  I spent about 7 hours in St. John’s, before I had to be up and back at the airport for my flight to Halifax.

I arrived in Halifax to sunny skies. A plane going through de-icing. My flights were on time and I was home by 11:00 am on Saturday morning.