Something for everyone! From hiking, icebergs and whales, to golf, theatre, museums and history. You can easily spend a week here and still not see and do everything the area has to offer.

Kay's Chalet Newfoundland Vacation Home is on the Avalon Peninsula, along the famous Irish Loop scenic drive - just 40 minutes south of St. John's.

It is located within walking distance of:

• the beautiful East Coast Trail, a hiker's paradise winding along 400 km of Newfoundland's Coast with staggeringly beautiful views, including icebergs and whales.
• La Manche Provincial Park - Picnic by the waterfalls, hike over the park system's only suspension bridge, canoe on the pond. Count the number of butterfly species. This park is a paradise for bird watchers, as over 50 species have been identified in this park.
• Old La Manche Village - the abandoned fishing village of La Manche was resettled in the 1960's
• The Avalon Wilderness Reserve. You can obtain a permit to visit the 868 square kilometre reserve at the La Manche park office. Enjoy canoeing, fishing or hiking on this excursion. The reserve is also home to the world’s southernmost herd of woodland caribou.
• Picturesque Doctor's Cove.

It is also just minutes from:

• whale watching - at least 15 species of whales visit in the spring and summer months
• iceberg watching Check the iceberg finder to see what is floating by.
• bird watching - including the largest puffin colony in North America and a gannet colony visible from mainland cliffs.
• golf courses
• boat tours
• Witless Bay Ecological Reserve - where you will get up close and personal with icebergs, humpback whales and thousands of seabirds including the provincial bird, the Atlantic Puffin.
• Colony of Avalon Archeological Digs
• museums
• sea kayaking sme of the best in the world.
• and many more interesting attractions, restaurants and sites on the beautiful Irish Loop.

Some Local Events you may wish to plan a trip around.

• MARCH - St. Patrick's Day is a week long festival in St. John's, and the pubs are full of Irish jigs and reels and dancing. Come out to relax by the fire. Or snowshoe, cross country ski etc.
• APRIL - JUNE - is lobster season. Newfoundland lobsters are large and delightful. The restaurants offer delicious full course meals at great prices. Or have your own lobster boil.
• MAY - JUNE - is iceberg season. They come floating right down the east coast of the peninsula.
• JUNE and JULY is the best time for whale watching. Over a dozen species breach and spout, often right off the shore, with humpbacks ( adults weigh 30,000 tonnes!) and minkes being the most common.
  
• ST. JOHN'S TIME - 4 Festivals in one during late July, early August, including The George Street Festival, and the Folk Festival.
• SEPTEMBER - is berry picking time. The low growing bushes here are the tastiest and most nutricious of blueberries. There are also wild partridgeberries and bakeapples (cloud berries) ripe for the picking.
• OCTOBER: The St. John's International Women's Festival is held in town for 5 days while Autumn colours explode along the coast.
• WIntertime - showshoeing, skidoo trails.