Date:         Thu, 25 Aug 2005 01:37:33 -0230
Reply-To:     Phil Menchions <pmenchions@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Phil Menchions <pmenchions@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Newfoundland trip advice please...
Comments: To: "Katherine J. Maas" <kathmaas@telus.net>
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Early July that far north is still prime blackfly season. We just came
from Gros Morne and there were hardly any flys at all. Not a single
bite in 6 days of camping.

Cheers,
Phil

On 8/24/05, Katherine J. Maas <kathmaas@telus.net> wrote:
> If you go to LšAnse aux Meadows (and I do recommend this!), be prepared for
> lots of bugs.  I was there in early July once and never saw so many
> mosquitoes and black flies in my life.  The night we arrived, it was windy
> and we didnšt realize what was in store for us.  In those days we were
> tenting, and in the morning when we woke up, the tent screens were covered
> with bugs waiting for us to emerge.  Even the strongest bug repellent only
> lasted about 5 minutes.  My younger daughter was so badly bitten we had to
> seek medical help.  Does anyone know if the bug are still bad there this
> time of year?
> 
> Katherine & Vanita
> --
> Katherine J. Maas
> The holes we leave for our daughters are for them to darn with the yarn of
> their own lives.  Just as we did.  Just as we are doing.  ­ Isabel Huggan
>