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Quidi Vidi Avalon

Your Avalon journey Next, it’s on to Quidi Vidi. Take a stroll

starts here. around this quaint fishing village, nestled
on the outskirts of downtown St. John’s.
Be sure to stop by the Quidi Vidi Village
Artisan Studios to see emerging artisans Itinerary Find more itineraries, or create your own, at NewfoundlandLabrador.com/tripplannerner
at work, then relax by taking in a tour and
beer tasting at Quidi Vidi Brewery. picnic like never before at Lighthouse
Picnics, reached via a 20-minute walk
DRIVING THE IRISH LOOP across the Gaze. Recline on a soft
blanket beneath a gorgeous lighthouse
DAY 4 on the mildly craggy coast and enjoy
The Irish Loop, named for the area’s a superb fresh lunch and a refreshing
dominant ancestry, starts in St. John’s jar of lemonade. Retire to your warm
and heads south on Route 10 right and comfortable accommodations in
into the heart of Irish Newfoundland. Ferryland or Trepassey.
This scenic and historic drive travels
through quaint outports, alongside DAY 5
roaring shorelines, and provides many Start today by visiting Cape Race,
opportunities to sail out to sea in search where the Marconi station picked
of whales, seabirds, and icebergs. Try a up and retransmitted the distress
boat tour to the Witless Bay Ecological signal from RMS Titanic in 1912.
Reserve where you’ll see chatty puffins See how the station – 350 miles from
nesting on the rocky coast, and where the tragedy – played an important
humpback and minke whales are the role in the rescue of the survivors,
favourite regulars. and discover the story of 14-year-old
Jimmy Myrick, the first person to
Visit the Colony of Avalon in hear Titanic’s distress signal.
Ferryland – founded by Lord Baltimore.
Here, an ongoing archaeological dig Next, examine some of the oldest fossils
is uncovering the remains of the 1621 on Earth at Mistaken Point Ecological
English colony. Next, experience a Reserve, the province’s fourth and newest

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