This morning we leave Port Hope Simpson, NL, fill up the car with gas, and return to the TLH to make a run to Happy Valley - Goose Bay, NL. It is a stretch of about 254 miles, no big deal for long distance travelers like us, but apparently for many people as it is a big deal of conversations we heard over dinner last night and breakfast this morning. The drive turns out pretty much uneventful, as it is 250 miles of almost always the same, dense forrest of different height depending on the elevation we drive in, some snow left and right, the occasional frozen lake, and lots of empty space. We count 28 cars going the opposite, and getting passed by 6 cars going our direction, and that over the entire stretch up to Happy Valley - Goose Bay. But we don't see any wildlife, no moose or porcupine, no birds of prey, only a single, lonely chipmunk crossing the road. We are not very much impressed by Happy Valley - Goose Bay, calling itself 'The heart of Labrador'. We make a short run further up Goose Bay to pay a visit to North West River, NL at The Bight bay. Established 1743 as a trading post by French Fur Trader Louis Fornel, the community later went on to become a hub for the Hudson's By Company. One may wonder why a cable cabin is displayed in North West River, but it was a crucial mode of transportation across the river until a permanent bridge was installed in 1981. Built in 1961, it was the primary way to connect North West River to neighboring Sheshatshiu Innu Nation, and the road to Happy Valley - Goose Bay.
"The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired in value." - Theodore Roosevelt, 1858-1919, 26th US President
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