Newfoundland and Labrador is a great place for
sea kayaking, white-water kayaking and canoeing. The island of Newfoundland
has about 17,000 km of coastline - from the rugged and windswept to sheltered
bays and sandy beaches. Labrador has some of the wildest and most spectacular
coasts in the world.
Click here to see a picture of Jim Price greeting 1997 with a launch
from the wharf at Quidi Vidi, near St. John's
Tourism department brochures are available. Phone 1-800-563-6353 with any questions on tourism, info. requests, etc.
Eastern Edge Outfitters offers kayak training and expediditions.
Courses include white-water level 1, level 2 and level 2.5 and sea kayaking.
Expeditions include 1 day Witless Bay bird island - everything included and
no experience necessary - this is the thrill of a lifetime, as you paddle
quietly amongst thousands of sea birds and often spot a whale or an iceberg.
Longer/custom tours are also available from Eastern Edge Outfitters,
Eastern Edge Outfitters
Box 17, Site 14, RR 2
Paradise, Newfoundland
A1L 1C2
709-782-1465
Kayaking in Gros Morne National Park
There is no more beautiful place in the world than Bonne Bay, with
spectacular scenery and unique geological history (UN World Heritage Site).
The national park created around the bay is named for the ancient mountain,
Gros Morne. Kayaking outfitter located in Norris Point - check with the
park interpretation centre for further information.
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