The landscape of Newfoundland enchants visitors. Precipitous sea cliffs, alpine mountains, and Arctic barrens beckon even as the weather turns wild and the winds elemental. This harsh, blustery land, where shearwaters and kittiwakes swirl and quarrel along the cliffs will get under your skin.

The Island of Newfoundland lies off the east coast of Canada, with the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the north, east, and south. Once part of a supercontinent, the bulk of the island is geologically an extension of the Appalachian Mountains.

Newfoundlanders fondly call their island the Rock because so much of it is exposed, but pockets of lush vegetation abound. Barrens of peat, heath, and marsh cover much of Newfoundland.  Wildflowers bloom profusely in the summer months, turning the land into a riot of colour.