I wasn't particularly looking forward to the expedition today, a Zodiac ride on Bonne Bay, a smallish body of sea water of around 26 square miles, with people living around it, including the town of Woody Point, off which the Viking Octantis is moored. Newfoundland and Labrador form a province, initially called Newfoundland, but since 2001 known offficially by both names. Newfoundland is an island surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, and has 95% the population of the province. Most of them are on the east side of the island where the capital of St. John's is located. The west side, though, is where we are moored. The total population surrounding Bonne Bay is 2,765, a drop of 4% from 2016 The population of Woody Point is 244. Peak was reached in 1966 of 341 people. The population of Canada was 20 million in 1966, but more than doubled to 41 million today. The population of this province was 493,396 in 1966, suffered the loss of the cod industry in 1992, but still increased...
We are cruising on the Viking Octantis, had a stop in Sydney, then Woody Point, and on to Havre-St. Pierre on the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, where begins the St. Lawrence Seaway. Along the way to the southwest are Quebec, Montreal, Toronto and into the Great Lakes. In August, we will board the Azamara Journey from Reykjavik, Iceand, to watch the total eclipse of the sun. The ship will have three stops in Greenland, then St. John's, Newfoundland, and Quebec, arriving in Montreal. So we will again be on the St. Lawrence River in four months. This is also called the St. Lawrence Waterway because there are 15 locks between Montreal and Lake Erie to overcome a 551 feet elevation change. After a week on the Octantis, we have determined that this ship has had the finest cuisine of any cruiseliner we've been on. We were on the Oceania Riviera last year. Many consider this cruise line to have the best food. Here is a video confirming ...