There are some very remote and relatively unknown fjords and villages no the South Coast of Newfoundland. Probably, I was the first person who walked from Devil Bay to the Francois. I was dropped off on the coast by boat and than made my way back to town through the wilderness. It was an amazing experience to walk without a path having only a topographic map to get an idea what the views are going to be like. The small villages are very quiet and peaceful where you can feel an old rhythm of life, something that is more and more hard to find in our modern world.

I walked two routes on the South cost of Newfoundland. One from Devil Bay to Francois and the other from Cape Bay (Pine Bay). In both cases I was dropped off by the boat on the coast and than was making my way back to town.

The walk from Devil Bay was 80 km (50 miles) long and took me 5 days to do. There are many great vistas along the way with many options on making your way through. The area gets a lot of fog, making navigating slow and following the ridges difficult. I was quite lucky with the weather, but still there where a couple of morning when the fog does not clear out until the second half of the day. Having a GPS is very good idea as there are many lakes, cliffs and hills along the way that look alike.

Water is everywhere along the way and is good for drinking without filtration. Bugs where obnoxious at times, but not too bad as this summer was quite dry. This was also very helpful with river crossings, especially with the one at Chaleur Bay, witch could be impossible to cross if the water level is high. In both Devil and Chaleur bays I was trying to cross the fjords following the the very first stream, both times unsuccessfully, as you are coming upon big waterfall drops with steep walls around them.

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