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SO you have had enough of the COVID blues and NEED to get out of the house to enjoy some well deserved freedom to explore and relax!!! AND you have chosen Newfoundland and Labrador as your playground/vacation destination. You couldn't have picked a better time to visit with COME HOME YEAR 2022 proclaimed by the Provincial Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation. Aptly named department as there will be a lot of culture, arts and entertainment to experience on your vacation to our beautiful province. What are the highlights that you should include in your vacation? Places and destinations that are a must and some of the hidden gems to see along the way? Well the anser to this is not as straight forward as it seems. We are the 16th largest island in the world with a lot of crooks and crannies to explore plus a varied amount of wildlife to view. In order to enjoy your time so that you cover the maximum amount of Newfoundland and Labrador time is a factor. If you have seven

Whale Watching FAQ Planning your trip to the island man!! (When global warming truly kicks in I think we will be the next Jamaica!) Looking to see the lumbering behemoths, the gentle giants of the sea, those amazing cetaceans that inspire us, amaze us and instill that wonderful sense of natural awe? Well Newfoundland is the place to do it with the largest annually returning numbers of cetaceans (whales) in the world  to feed right here! As I say to be well informed is to be well armed, so here is the information you need to have a spectacular whale tour any time of the season according to our expert, Skipper Bob Bartlett! When is the best time to see whales in Newfoundland? Whales migrate north from areas of the South North Atlantic (Oxymoron I know) like the Dominican Republic. They start to arrive in April and continue arriving through the season. Whales do not necessarily stop to feed in one place all summer but move around so like our friend Finnegan the Humpbac