Escorted Tours of Newfoundland and Labrador
We did some laughing with a local character on one of our City & Cape Tours last week. Our friend is a professional fish fileter who works at the new processing facility on the south side of St. John’s harbour. Located alongside the ‘Small Boat Basin’ and all the fishing action, he can often beREAD MORE
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 huntREAD MORE
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. WeREAD MORE
From “Mummering” to “Tibb’s Eve”, much of Newfoundland’s holiday revelry is focused on “A couple of ‘S’wallys’. McCarthy’s Party Tours invites you to start a new family tradition with your friends and colleagues on a; ‘Merry Brew Year Tour’ “… Christmas revelry…” Join us for a memorable ‘Excursion Around the Bay’READ MORE
Our Mother bought a fascinating little book for the grandchildren last Christmas. ‘Will’s Words’ is beautifully illustrated, effectively portraying simple messages through the exaggeration of cartoon. More specifically, it explains the significance of William Shakespeare’s works, its influence on the English language, and why its important for us to continue his study. Brilliant! ‘…READ MORE
We met up with old friends from Corner Brook, Newfoundland and it wasn’t long before the conversation brought us back to all the great times we’d shared while operating a resort near the city’s signature ski hill – ‘Marble Mountain’. There were stories aplenty and though we enjoyed many laughs, his wife could take noREAD MORE
One must keep an open mind while traveling in Newfoundland, for this is a most unusual place filled with all sorts of bizarre anomalies. Before you shake your head and dismiss something with; “Oh those Newfoundlander & Labradoreans” – we ask you to size things up, ask questions, and apply some good old-fashioned logic. READ MORE
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 metREAD MORE
Newfoundland exhibits the most diverse array of wildflowers on the planet. An island state located off the east coast of Canada, this country’s many unique (and sometimes bizarre attributes) create a truly spectacular garden whose continuity of blooms splay across the coastal landscape for the entirety of the growing season. “… cloak of vibrantREAD MORE
We just delivered the latest Boondockers Snowmobile Film to Jim Parsons, the mayor of Corner Brook. This is the video’s birthplace, so its pretty exciting stuff. But get this, we arrived on the doorstep of City Hall driving a “Side by Side” ATV! Not kidding guys. We’ve always said that Corner Brook is the mostREAD MORE