The McCarthy’s Party Blog
GUIDE’S GUIDE
My Father and I are in the process of writing a guide’s booklet for our 12 day, comprehensive tour of Newfoundland & Labrador. Though we’ve yet to make it back from Labrador in our musings, I did write this introduction last weekend and thought this letter said so much about our company and the experience our guests…
Read MoreHERE COMES THE FUN
A post from Eugene Flynn: Greetings from Rankin Inlet, The sun is hanging around longer now and today the temp rose to a balmy -30. Once it hits the negative teens I’m hoping to get a tan and stock up on vitamin D!! Moods are improving all around and hopes of spring take on a…
Read MoreNOSING AROUND
My father marvelled at a man who comes from a well-established Newfoundland family down the coast. Despite having access to both a car and the fuel to operate it, the man had never crossed the peninsula to visit a neighbouring community; not once in his 43 years, not even after the government paved the 80km…
Read MoreISLANDERS
I took a young couple out on a St. John’s / Cape Spear tour yesterday. Not how I expected to spend my afternoon since it’s not exactly our busy season and we wouldn’t normally run a tour bus for two people. But it was a lovely day, the sun was shining, the temperatures were relatively…
Read MoreMAP TIME
Ever wonder why McCarthy’s Party’s Newfoundland tour itineraries seem so perfect? McCarthy family dinner in Topsail followed by an afternoon with provincial maps and wonderful discussion about recent discoveries and what we can tweak to ever improve our products. Yes it s very much still a family business.
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