Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, with a metropolitan population of 730,018 in the Canada 2011 Census. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red andAssiniboine Rivers. The city is found on the eastern edge of the Canadian Prairies. The name “Winnipeg” comes from the Cree for “muddy waters”.

Thunder Bay is the most populous municipality in North Western Ontario with a population of 108,359 as of the Canada 2011 Census, and the second most populous in Northern Ontario after Greater Sudbury. The census metropolitan area of Thunder Bay has a population of 121,596 The city takes its name from the immense Thunder Bay at…

Sault Ste. Marie “Soo Saint Marie” is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario,Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means “jump” or “rapids” in French, and therefore the entire name translates as “Saint Mary’s…

Montreal became a small break where Dave stayed with Keith and Debbie from Mainly Minis. This time was used wisely, cleaning the Mini Van ready for the next leg as it had become quite a mess following the long dirt roads in Labrador and New…

Québec City or Ville de Québec is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of 2011, the city has a population of 516,622,[3] and the metropolitan area has a population of 765,706, making it the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about 233 km (145 miles) to the southwest.

  Labrador City is a town in western Labrador, near the Quebec border with a population of 7,367 as of 2011. Labrador City was built around the rich iron ore deposits of the Labrador Trough to accommodate employees of the Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) in the 1960s and iron ore mining continues to be the primary…

Happy Valley Goose Bay was a short stop-off on the way to Labrador City. Located in the central part of Labrador, the town has the largest population in that region. Incorporated in 1973, the town comprises the former town of Happy Valley and the Local Improvement…

Visited when staying in Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland and being shown around the local area by Paul Malone. Cape Spear is located on the Avalon Peninsula near St. John’s, Newfoundland and is considered the easternmost point in Canada and North America excluding Greenland. Cape Spear is close to Blackhead, an amalgamated area of the City…

Visited when staying in Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland. Stayed in the area for just over a month and was shown around the local area by Paul Malone.

Dave stayed in Port Aux Basques for nearly a month and used the time to visit local areas such as St Johns and Cape Spear.   Here is Daves report from 08/06/2009 “Just got internet access; arrived n.f.land Wed 27th May by ferry 6hrs crossing…