Posts Tagged ‘newfoundland and labrador’
GROUNDED MEAT
Our parents went moose hunting last week. No kidding. A couple in their mid 70’s drove a total of 14 hours, all the way across the island and then way “Down” (North) to meet their friends Eric and Ann Cunard in snowy, Plum Point, Newfoundland. Without any of us “boys” along, they planned to hunt…
Read MoreFACADE BOOK
We encourage our guests (past and future) to follow McCarthy’s Party Tours Facebook Page, as well as the blogs on our family’s web site – www.mccarthysparty.com We post fun and informative stories (we call them “yarns”) every week, and there’s lots of daily updates; including beautiful photos, special interest pieces, and local news broadcasts. We…
Read MoreBORN TO RUN?
Touring provides us with an opportunity to meet some extraordinary characters and participate in many ridiculous adventures, but nothing compares to the recent trip we hosted in an autonomously driven vehicle provided by one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturers. Scary? Supposedly. But nothing like the convoluted story it evoked this Halloween when we met…
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As we often explain to guests on our McCarthy’s Party Tours, much of Newfoundland’s cultural mosaic can often be attributed to the simplest of factors; including a shortage of fresh meat. To truly appreciate this phenomenon, one must realize that Newfoundland was once located at the southern most extension of the ‘Canadian Shield’. During the…
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