May Evening at the Wreckhouse. Click photo to open Video.

A visit to the Great Northern Peninsula this weekend. Video Clip here.

Last Night of the Sharecroppers 25th. Anniversary Tour.Click on the Photo for a Video.

Spring has to fight and claw its way in around here. Shot this yesterday,April 21 - 2013. Music on the Track by Sandy Morris.

Happy Easter from your Premier.

Newfoundland Mug-Up.

Enjoying an afternoon walk at Cape Ray and taking the time to boil up a kettle to make Tea.

Another Wind Storm hits the area and the Wreckhouse winds go to 160 KPH. Couple of little Video's to add,



and one from today.

The driver of a transport truck, which overturned on its side from high wind gusts while trying to cross the Wreckhouse area last week, says a Western Star story quoting an RCMP officer grossly misrepresented the situation.

My opinion (He has to say that now to cover his Ass.) Wind Warnings are released far in advance and it's possible with today's Devices to get up to the minute info on what the weather is like at the Wreckhouse.It's also possible to look back to the wind Gusts 24 hours prior on the Environment Canada Site. Enough info is available now to make an informed decision before you attempt to run that Gauntlet.

Rest of the Western Star Article here, >>>>>>>>>>>

A Video from a walk today and a few photos added from this month.

More Wreckhouse Woes

It just keeps on happening ! 3 in less then a Week.

 NTV News Video. I have made more trips to that area then I can remember.
http://ntv.ca/police-plead-with-drivers-to-heed-wind-warnings-in-wreckhouse/

Wreckhouse Winds,February 2013.

The recent Mishap at our Wreckhouse.
NTV News article on the matter here with Video I submitted.
http://ntv.ca/wreckhouse-wind-clocked-at-170-kmh/

Couple of new NL Tourism Ads out today and they're great.

The above was from Friday's mishap in the Wreckhouse when gusts up to nearly 150 KPH blew this one over. Today the winds are already gusting to 131 KPH and I'm wondering if someone else has attempted to run it. Somethings never change ! Link to the above story Here >>>>>

December 2012,Cape Ray

Trying the 700 Arctic Cat Prowler.

Trying out Charlies new Arctic Cat.

Quartz Rock near the Paleo Eskimo Site,Cape Ray.

The Weather has been fair and we are getting a few walks in with the recent Sunny Days. Few pics here I shot.

A walk around the Cape Ray Seashore.

A little touch of Humor for a December post.

What the Hic is really going on here?

Ottawa researcher’s firing derails Viking project:

 

OTTAWA — This should be the best of times for Pat Sutherland. November’s issue of National Geographic magazine and a documentary airing Thursday night on CBC’s The Nature of Things both highlight research the Ottawa archeologist has been doing in the Canadian Arctic for the past dozen years that could fundamentally alter our understanding of our early history.
If Sutherland is right, Norse seafarers — popularly known as Vikings — built an outpost on Baffin Island, now called Nanook, centuries before Columbus blundered on to North America. Moreover, there’s evidence they traded with the Dorset, the Arctic’s ancient, now-vanished inhabitants, for as many as 400 years.
”That’s incredible,” says Andrew Gregg, who wrote, directed and produced The Norse: An Arctic Mystery, the CBC documentary that recounts Sutherland’s findings. “That rewrites all the history books.” More on this Story/Cover up,whatever?,Click here >>>>

The Norse,An Arctic Mystery,Episode on "The Nature of Things.

Hello

I have not been posting lately and received a few messages asking where I am. Just a quick post to let you know,I'll be posting more soon. Every spare moment we get now is used for walking. Few pics from some of our recent walks.

September Walk

Cape Ray Barrens,September 2012.

A few Photos from our little walk today. One of the warmest Septembers that I can remember.

A place the locals call Northwest Cove. Seems like everything that floats in the Gulf of St. Lawrence ends up there.

Breaktime

A large piece of Driftwood the sea has thrown inland.

More Driftwood.

The Colors are a changing

Driftwood that looks like a Parrot.

Driftwood

It's coming !

Looks like Scott Andrews will be in the Limelight for a while after his recent Tweet.

Link here>>>>>

An Afternoon Cod Fishing off Cape Ray. We were gone about a hour from the time we left to return to land. Quota was easily caught.

A Video from a recent trip to the Great Northern Peninsula.

This is not intended to poke fun at the Employees of SAR but SARcasm for those on top who make the decisions (WRONG ONES ! )

 

We recently lost a person who once resided in our Community,Cape Ray. Meridith Marks never forgot her Roots even though she made it to the World Stage in her Field. Meridith became a specialist in Rehabilitation Medicine and a Full Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa. She was a internationally recognized innovator in clinical education, and the founder of the Academy for Innovation in Medical Education (AIME). NTV News recently showed a Segment on her Achievements.

Yesterday a Ceremony was held at Cape Ray, the place she grew up. I was invited and shot the below Video. Check it out if your interested.

A little Video from a short walk today with a Golden Oldie from Terry Jacks thrown in.

Table Mountains

Table Mountains

 Tried out the Canoe yesterday. First run in it and decided something calm and easy. Turned out to be a pretty decent ride and day.

My Investment in an Artesian Well last Autumn seems to of paid off. Many Residents of the Community are finding themselves without Water the past week. No Rain in quite a while.The  above Photo is of Bear Cove Brook last evening.(A Salmon River) I am standing in the middle of it. I guess the Salmon are off Shore waiting for the River to rise.

An expert on international access-to-information laws calls key changes in Bill 29 “breathtaking,” and says Newfoundland and Labrador will rank lower than some Third World countries if the amendments pass.
The CBC show On Point with David Cochrane asked the Centre for Law and Democracy to analyze the changes proposed in the bill, which is currently being filibustered by the opposition in the house of assembly.
“The new cabinet exception is, well, breathtaking in its scope,” said Toby Mendel who runs the centre.

On Point
For the full interview, watch the next episode of On Point with David Cochrane on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. NT. On Point Radio airs on Radio 1 on Fridays at 3:30 p.m. NT.

“I think it’s one of the widest exceptions of that sort I’ve seen anywhere.”

CBC Article,,,,Click Here >>>>>>>>

Recently spent a few days on the Northern Peninsula Hiking. A few moments of it here.

A Friend of mine recently got rid of his oldest Fishing Vessel. A decision that he found hard to make after owning the Boat for such a long time. I captured the last moments on Video.

Another kick in the Teeth for our small Community,Cape Ray. The Titanic's distress signal was first heard at Cape Ray, Newfoundland.Yet when the Government hands out $200,000.00 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking our History is forgotten. Surely we could of been given some of that Funding to errect a small Display of our Communities Role in that Event.

CBC Article:

$200K from province to mark Titanic anniversary

The Newfoundland and Labrador government is spending more than $200,000 as part of commemorations for the 100th anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking.
The money will go to the Cape Race-Portugal Cove South heritage group, which will use the money to expand the wireless station at Cape Race and hold commemoration events this coming weekend.
Rural Development Minister Keith Hutchings announced the money while unveiling a new Titanic exhibit at Cape Race Tuesday.
Hutchings says the eyes of the world are once again focused on the province this year, as Cape Race receives attention for the role it played during the Titanic disaster.
"The increased international media attention and visitor traffic generated from these activities will have a significant and long-lasting economic impact on local businesses, especially those in the hospitality sector," Hutchings said.
The Marconi wireless station at Cape Race received the distress signal from the Titanic on April 14, 1912.

 

The 2012 Cains Quest is now History. Details of the winners and Teams scratched can be found here by clicking on the Link.  

My Cousin and her Husband,Team 39 made it to the Finish Line. Coreen made History by being the first woman to compete in that competition and to be able to finish in an event which usually sees more then 50 %  of the Teams drop out before it's over is quite an accomplishment. Info at times was hard to get, but each Team could be tracked all the way through the Journey by following the GPS Trackers on the Machines. Unfortunately CBC covered it like most other stories from Labrador. With very little or no coverage. An event such as this deserves much more coverage and hopefully the folks in Labrador will send their voices of disapproval straight to CBC in St. Johns.

My cousins running the Quest have made it through another day. 14 Teams scratched and now they have a 16 hour lay over at a Check Point in Quebec. Early tomorrow morning they make the rush for home.

Day 3 of Cains Quest. 12 Teams scratched and it must be quite the ordeal now on the Teams and Machines. Team 39 had trouble with a Suspension Bolt earlier in the morning which cost them time but are now racing towards Nain. Go Cousins Go !

Today is the start of Cains Quest. Canada's longest Snowmobile Endurance Race and I will be tracking it all the way. My Cousin Coreen Paul is competing along with her Husband Jason. For more on Cains Quest,check out the Website.

Lanier Phillips, survivor of 1942 disaster, dies at 88

 Newfoundland rescue opened horizons, inspired civil rights activism

Lanier Phillips, a black U.S. serviceman who has credited his 1942 rescue off Newfoundland as transforming his life and igniting a passion for civil rights, died Monday. He was 88. More click here. >>>

Winds gusting up to 160 KPH again today in the Wreckhouse and of course someone has to try and run the Gauntlet. This guy would of made it if he could of drove several more hundred yards but his luck ran out. Rumor has it that he was warned but shrugged off the warning.

A bit bored this afternoon and decided to put a little Video together.

The Report from Manitoba Hydro International (MHI) on Muskrats Falls has been released. It says that it's least-cost option of the two alternatives reviewed (  with the assumptions provided by Nalcor.) For the ordinary little guy like myself who can only assume that it's going ahead even if those assumptions by Nalcor are right or wrong.

MHI Report here >>  The Report from Manitoba Hydro International (MHI)

Moose cull ends in Newfoundland national parks

Moose Gros Morne Park

 

CBC News::::This is the last day hunters can legally shoot moose in two national parks in Newfoundland.
Permits were issued for more than 400 moose in Gros Morne and Terra Nova.
Parks Canada says it hopes letting hunters into the parks will help prevent hungry moose from turning forests into fields.
"We're losing forests progressively, year by year," Tom Knight of Parks Canada said.
"As insects or fire disturb the forests, when the forests start to regrow underneath that, moose browsing is preventing it from regenerating." Click here for the rest of the Article.

Happy New Year.

A few photos from a little walk today in the Wreckhouse. It's the calm before the Storm again. Within hours from now the winds wil be gusting over 100 KPH there.

I got out around for a walk today and captured a few shots around the Community. I decided to make a small Video for those who couldn't make it back to Cape Ray for Christmas.

Another step in the right direction....

Environment Canada redraws weather map for southwest coast

 Brodie Thomas: The Gulf News

Almost two years after The Port aux Basques town council called for it, Environment Canada is re-drawing the lines on its weather forecast map to group Wreckhouse in the same region as Port aux Basques.

Previously, Port aux Basques was grouped in with Burgeo, while Wreckhouse and the Codroy Valley fell under Bay St. George’s coverage area.
For a time, this meant people checking the forecast for Port aux Basques would not necessarily receive notice of high winds in the Wreckhouse area.
Port aux Basques town council found this misleading and wrote to Environment Canada, asking them to redraw the lines in December of 2009. At the time, a spokesperson said council’s request was timely because the divisions were up for review.
Under the new rezoning, a forecast area known as Port aux Basques and Vicinity will take in the entire Codroy Valley and the Granite Coast as far as Harbour Le Cou.
Another area called Burgeo-Ramea, will take in the south coast from La Poile to Francois and stretch north to cover the Burgeo Highway.
The Connaigre Peninsula now has it’s own forecast region. It was once grouped in with Ramea, Francois and Grey River.
According to a press release from Environment Canada, the rezoning adds eight unique zones to the entire province. Other changes include the addition of more forecast zones on the Avalon Peninsula, along the Labrador coast, and along the entire Labrador highway.
Dale Foote, program supervisor at the Newfoundland and Labrador Weather Office in Gander, said these changes were made to address concerns form the general public on the past model.
“People were concerned about not having Wreckhouse and Port aux Basques in the same region,” he said.
He said they also changed the name of the St. George’s forecast region to Bay St. George based on feedback from people in that area.

 

For those wondering why I have not Blogged in a while. I had a Heart Attack on November 6-2011 and spent 20 days in the Hospital at Port Aux Basques and The Health Science Center in St. Johns.Feeling great now! They let our Puppy drop by and visit me in the Hospital. (photo above)