Freedom in a Can: Adventures with Hamlet

We've officially done it, y'all!  After nearly 13 years and 12 trips across the US-Canada border, July 24, 2025 marked the day that Hamlet made it to the northern-most village in Labrador -- the final Canadian province to which he can travel!   While Canada has a total of 10 provinces and 3 territories, the  territory of Nunvat  has no roads into it.  Hamlet will never be able to go, but  we  sure hope to go someday... Did we save the VERY best for last?   Newfoundland & Labrador is definitely VERY HIGH on the list of stunning places we've explored north of the US border -- and the geologic and cultural history of this place is truly second to none! Our goal here is to provide practical tips, direct links to key resources, and money saving strategies to help you plan your own NL road trip.    2025 TRIP STATS: 8.5 weeks (not enough!) 3741 miles (best roads: Labrador for the win!, worst road: Hwy 480 to Burgeo) 6 ferry rides (sho...

August felt a little too full of fun, traveling, and work gigs to get an adequate newsletter put together, so here's our "almost monthly" August / September issue for some good times with the ole Hamlet in tow!  Do Ya Come from Away? She walked out on stage and captivated us with her story about the day, 24 years ago, when the North American airspace was suddenly closed, and airplanes crossing the northern Atlantic were quickly diverted to her tiny little town of Gander, Newfoundland.  She’d been the manager of the airport ground crew that morning, and even her off-duty staff came in and rolled up their sleeves – all hands on deck! The Gander airport used to be one of the biggest in the world before the days of modern aircraft that can cross the Atlantic without needling to refuel.  By the turn of the millennia, flights had slowed to a trickle. On September 11, 2001, over 38 commercial airplanes carrying nearly 7000 passengers and crew from 95 countries, landed at her a...