One Of The World's Most Famous Airports (And What Else To Do In GANDER, Newfoundland)

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  • čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
  • Gander: Crossroads of the World. There's a fair chance you've at least heard of this place, but if like us that's as far as your knowledge goes, then why not come along and discover the airport, the town, and anything else we find on this Canadian road trip? Enjoy the video!
    Filmed on Monday 20th May 2024
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Komentáře • 554

  • @gadjet6794
    @gadjet6794 Před 2 dny +136

    You know you’re a fan of the channel when you 👍 before you start watching it🤣

  • @alanholman5466
    @alanholman5466 Před 2 dny +38

    In 1978 I was serving with the Royal Air Force. I had a stop in Gander for a couple of days where I met my future wife. We are now both living in Gander. Great place.

    • @Sujowi
      @Sujowi Před dnem +1

      That’s so romantic! ❤️‍🔥

  • @stevenweaver9753
    @stevenweaver9753 Před 2 dny +66

    Canada has roughly 318 billion trees, which cover almost 40% of the country. Canada's forests account for 30% of the world's forests, and the most common trees in the nation are spruce trees, which are distinguished by their needle-like leaves.

    • @mf19856
      @mf19856 Před 2 dny +4

      Kisses to both of you for mentioning the beauty of trees!

  • @katewilliams4876
    @katewilliams4876 Před 2 dny +103

    I was stranded in Gander in the early 70’s. My Icelandic flight developed mechanical issues and we were forced to land in Gander. We had to wait hours for a replacement aircraft and then hours due to a snowstorm. Residents of Gander came to the airport w hot soup, bread, coffee and blankets. They stayed with us, engaged us in lively conversation and stories. They were so welcoming and generous. We enjoyed our unexpected layover and I have maintained a friendship with a woman there for 50 years. They have a long history of generosity of spirit , so I wasn’t a bit surprised at their out pouring of support and love
    on 9/11. I am so thankful that Canada is our neighbor .

    • @carolmurphy7572
      @carolmurphy7572 Před 2 dny +12

      What a lovely comment! As a Newfoundlander, it warms my heart to think you have such wonderful things to say about your unexpected visit, even after all these years. Cheers!

    • @katewilliams4876
      @katewilliams4876 Před 2 dny +2

      @@carolmurphy7572I have been back often over the years. Always a wonderful experience. Wish you could work on the fog in St John. Cheers to you.

    • @user-ne7jg5gt7x
      @user-ne7jg5gt7x Před 2 dny +4

      I have so many memories of Gander, driving through on my way home from University, staying in Gander with a University friend who went on to work with NAV. No words to express the flood of memories I just had, your video has done it true justice. ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

    • @nickdoughty518
      @nickdoughty518 Před 2 dny +3

      Did you check for bears in the woods?

    • @steve-marsh
      @steve-marsh  Před 2 dny +3

      Sounds like the best mechanical diversion ever! And would be especially weird landing somewhere few would even know where it was or that it existed at all :)

  • @robinwbarrett
    @robinwbarrett Před 2 dny +42

    Steve, thank you for reminding us of the immense role player by Gander and the people of Newfoundland, during and in the aftermath of 911. The people are rightly to be commended for their humanity and empathy during the deluge of aircraft

  • @deagrime1705
    @deagrime1705 Před 2 dny +17

    I saw the opening night of “Come from Away” on Broadway. Went back to the hotel and the mayor of Gander sat and had a drink with us after the show….small world 😊

  • @richardharibo
    @richardharibo Před 2 dny +16

    You two never disappoint me 🙏 I've been watching you for 4 years when I started watching your trip on the ferry to the Shetlands. You remain my favourite CZcamsrs and this is another great one. I'm sadly not in a position to live my dream of travelling that I used to do at the moment and you keep me motivated and happy 😁 thanks guys!!

    • @carolynstewart9103
      @carolynstewart9103 Před dnem +1

      Have to absolutely agree with you...perhaps your travels may return..take care.🥰

    • @richardharibo
      @richardharibo Před 23 hodinami

      @@carolynstewart9103 I dream to travel again as I used to do when I was a travel agent. Hope you're well 😁

  • @chriswells156
    @chriswells156 Před 2 dny +17

    My mother and I (then 5) stayed overnight at the Gander airport in 1955. We were returning from living in England for 3 years. The overnight temperatures in April were below freezing. The accommodation was a hard-sided-canvas room with a small window iced up on the inside from our breath. Heat was forced air, seemingly powered by a jet engine, cycling on and off. We alternated freezing and cooking. Needless to say, we got very little sleep.
    Our plane was a TWA Lockheed Constellation with four props. I was invited into the cockpit to pretend to fly it while we flew over the Atlantic on auto-pilot.

  • @MrGreatplum
    @MrGreatplum Před 2 dny +29

    Just starting to watch this, but Come From Away, the musical about what happened at Gander following the events of 9/11, is one of the greatest musicals I have ever seen - so much emotion and incredible music. I implore everyone to watch this.

  • @VoxRox1
    @VoxRox1 Před dnem +17

    I used to work on the ramp in Gander for 12 years.
    September 11, 2001, what’s my first day back after my days off. It was only two people scheduled to work the ramp that day I was one of them along with my lead hand Nelson Piercy. It was supposed to have been a normal day for us with flights going between Gander and Halifax and Gander and St. John’s but little did we know that it was going to be the start of the busiest week of our lives this happened on a Tuesday morning I went home on Thursday for a few hours and I never got home until Sunday evening when the last plane departed.
    Great video 👍🏻

    • @carolmurphy7572
      @carolmurphy7572 Před dnem +1

      Thank you, to you and all the wonderful people of Gander and the surrounding towns/communities, for everything you did to assist the "plane people" who found themselves to be your unexpected guests in September, 2001. You have made your fellow Newfoundlanders proud by demonstrating the very best that people can be at such a terrible time. You certainly deserve the respect shown to you by everyone familiar with the "Come From Away" story! Bravo!

  • @pattymoore8351
    @pattymoore8351 Před 2 dny +12

    😂I laughed when you reminded yourself to 'drive on the right'. when we were in the Highlands recently from U.S. our chant was 'drive left, drive left'. Have only been to Nova Scotia and Cape Breton ( beautiful!) but Newfoundland looks amazing, thanks for the tour. I didn't know about all the planes being stranded there on 9/11. Out of the worst of times comes the best in people❤

  • @judybee
    @judybee Před 2 dny +9

    I think everyone remembers where they were when they first heard of the 9/11 tragedy. So poignant to see the Gander airport & with no one around it made it even more surreal. Really enjoying your Canadian trip. x J x

  • @andybaker2456
    @andybaker2456 Před 2 dny +9

    The frustrating thing for me watching this (especially as an aviation enthusiast!) is that we drove from St. John's to Gander, but didn't visit the airport!! We just didn't realise there was so much there to see!
    But what a nice surprise to see that you spent the night at the same place that we did!! I recall we spent the evening sitting outside reception, enjoying not only the bottle of vodka we'd bought at Heathrow, but also the incredible night sky...we'd never seen so many stars! 🌟⭐️🌟 The next morning, we also drove up to Twillingate. 😊

    • @carolmurphy7572
      @carolmurphy7572 Před 9 hodinami

      Isn't it incredible how much more clearly you can see the stars when there's very little light pollution! Terra Nova National Park, not far from Gander, was designated as a "Dark Sky Preserve" by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada in February of 2018.

  • @martindl99
    @martindl99 Před 2 dny +9

    I flew into Gander on Friday 13th December 1974. Crossing the Atlantic in an RAF Comet. UK to the Azores, Azores to Gander, Gander to Washington DC.. What a trip! Next day Washington to New York, New York to Toronto, Toronto to Calgary, Then a bus trip to Suffield Alberta. Jet lagged for a week. Thanks for reminding me. Would I do it all again, in a heart beat.

    • @paulturner9765
      @paulturner9765 Před 2 dny +3

      And do you remember that in RAF aircraft, all the seats faced backwards! The Comets were particularly cramped leg room seats…

    • @johnduncan8844
      @johnduncan8844 Před dnem +1

      @@paulturner9765 Only in the VC10.

    • @layd999
      @layd999 Před 23 hodinami

      @@paulturner9765 The RCAF Yukon (Canadair licensed Brittania) also had backward seats.

  • @elzibaby
    @elzibaby Před 2 dny +15

    My thoughts when driving abroad too! " I wish someone else was in front of me so I know I'm on the right side"

    • @ElToro2000UK
      @ElToro2000UK Před 2 dny +4

      Driving from an airport abroad I follow another vehicle, for a block or two, then switch to another vehicle and so on, until I am confident that I am driving ok. It's funny how the brain works, to change your driving from one side of the road to another. Sometimes, when I get back to England, I have to think hard again, to sort of convert my thinking back to driving on the left!

    • @davidaarthur
      @davidaarthur Před 2 dny +3

      Newfoundland even drove on the left until 1947!

  • @southwestsellers5475
    @southwestsellers5475 Před 2 dny +12

    TV series featuring the Douglas C-47 was Airline from 1982 staring Roy Marsden.

  • @Peterraymond67
    @Peterraymond67 Před 2 dny +19

    Steve. This brought back some memories. A couple of years after 9/11 I went on a tour of Newfoundland and Labrador. Our tour of course took us into Gander and out tour guide managed to get us into all the usually out of bounds areas. It was very interesting and of course so recent to 9/11. The many exhibitions weren’t there then but the airport manager who took us around told us the story of accommodating all the 9/11 travellers who were stranded here. The local people had provided so much to their visitors that, yes, long lasting friendships were made.
    Root Beer. I'm like Alicia, root beer tastes & smalls like some terrible medicine.

  • @ciaramc29
    @ciaramc29 Před 2 dny +7

    It wasn't until you were stood outside the airport that it clicked about the role the airport played in 2001. Another great video with history, trail walks and a beer or two.

  • @stephentalas1940
    @stephentalas1940 Před 2 dny +6

    Trees in Canada estimated 318 Billion which amounts to 30% of the World's forests - Thanks again guys for a really fascinating series of Videos.

  • @ireneogilviewilson1434
    @ireneogilviewilson1434 Před 2 dny +7

    Brought back happy memories from early 70s when I lived there.

  • @paulturner9765
    @paulturner9765 Před 2 dny +12

    I landed at Gander in February 1968 in a RAF Comet, for a refuelling stop, flying from Lyneham to New York. It was cold. Ice everywhere…. I can still remember waiting in the transit lounge trying to keep warm. Not a place to visit in winter.
    There was also a story of an RAF VC10 which was flying from Lyneham to Washington in winter. The navigator made a calculation error on the great circle track. Approaching the tip of Greenland, the pilot realised they were flying east, instead of west. Low on fuel, they declared an emergency. Gander was their only hope but the runway was buried in snow. A frantic effort was made by Gander airport to clear it. They just made it! Otherwise it would have been an unsurvivable ditching in the North Atlantic.

    • @carolmurphy7572
      @carolmurphy7572 Před 2 dny +2

      Yikes! That's a harrowing tale! But I'm relieved to find it has a happy ending. Phew!
      While it was cold, I'm glad your own visit to Gander was a safe one!

    • @laguna3fase4
      @laguna3fase4 Před 2 dny +5

      I was cabin crew on RAF VC10 s and glad that didn’t happen to me. I have made lots of scheduled visits to Gander.

    • @steve-marsh
      @steve-marsh  Před 2 dny +4

      Wow! Thanks for sharing!

  • @RuthPettit-vy7pq
    @RuthPettit-vy7pq Před 2 dny +13

    That airport was so cool . Loved the museum there . Enjoyed the video . Cheers

  • @baseballfan99
    @baseballfan99 Před 2 dny +9

    I loved Come From Away so great to see the town/airport it’s set in.

  • @jon-ie4li
    @jon-ie4li Před 2 dny +8

    Stopped there many times in the early 80s to refuel on the way to the Saint Lucia in the Caribbean normally in February ,freezing cold and heavy snow, no airbridges or buses, wrap your self in blanket to keep warm, then 4 hours later arrive in Saint Lucia 32c,happy days.

  • @Mrpegs1
    @Mrpegs1 Před 2 dny +10

    This takes me back to stopping off twice on Freddie Laker airlines in the 90's only saw the international lounge as in transit. Like a place lost in time wonderful memories

    • @meriden53
      @meriden53 Před 2 dny

      😢Bangor, Maine seemed to be a more frequent refuelling stop than Gander. The first generation of Laker DC10s could make it nonstop with lighter loads- you hoped that whoever was doing the maths knew their stuff. Laker went bust in 1982, sadly - he made a brief effort to come back but it didn’t work out.

    • @Mrpegs1
      @Mrpegs1 Před 2 dny

      @@meriden53 I flew in the mid 90s to Florida on a DC 10

  • @Kim-J312
    @Kim-J312 Před 2 dny +9

    🇺🇸 ❤ 🇨🇦 9-11-2001, We 🇺🇸 will never forget all the great people of Gander XO 🤗

  • @timekart7181
    @timekart7181 Před 2 dny +2

    You know you've arrived in North America when you shop at a Walmart, see a General Lee Charger parked in the parking lot, and come back to the hotel with a six pack of Busch Light! 😂
    Love you both! ❤

  • @michaelhoran407
    @michaelhoran407 Před 2 dny +4

    Gander is one of the most famous and well liked airports in the world from back in the day in the 1970s and 1980s. It’s a bit like Keflavik airport in Iceland. Thank you for featuring it on your channel.❤

  • @user-ne7jg5gt7x
    @user-ne7jg5gt7x Před 2 dny +4

    I have so many memories of Gander, driving through on my way home from University. Staying there with a University friend who went on to work with NAV. My brother’s engineering company. No words to describe the flash of memories this video just brought back … love, love, love ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

  • @dougzirkle5951
    @dougzirkle5951 Před 2 dny +6

    Lots of information that I knew nothing of…thanks guys!

  • @judymcgovern8454
    @judymcgovern8454 Před 55 minutami +1

    Thank you for taking us on this fabulous trip with you Steve and Alijca. I couldn’t get over how quiet the roads were. Being completely honest I hadn’t really heard of Gander but really found it interesting and very moving. ❤xx

  • @jacksprat-qd3qv
    @jacksprat-qd3qv Před 2 dny +3

    We emigrated from Scotland in 1958 and had a stopover in Gander to refuel before landing in TO…it was in January and I had never seen so much snow!

  • @erinmcgrathejm4985
    @erinmcgrathejm4985 Před 2 dny +4

    A visit well worth the drive. That airport lounge was stunning…like a time capsule. I was so impressed by all the exhibits. While I haven’t had the opportunity to see “Come From Away”, one of the songs in my repertoire is “I am here”, a very poignant song about a mother trying to call her son who’s a firefighter at NYC Rescue 2. What a fantastic side trip. To both you and Alicja, cheers, and ATB!

  • @niceguyali
    @niceguyali Před dnem +2

    Thoroughly recommend going to see Come From Away in Aberdeen or Edinburgh in September. I spent 24 hours in that departure hall when my flight had to return last summer with a medical emergency. Those couches were surprisingly comfortable to sleep on overnight.
    I'll look out for your boarding pass next month when I'm back there.

  • @curtmichael7589
    @curtmichael7589 Před 2 dny +5

    It’s nice to see someone not American or Canadian that likes root beer. I grew up on it and love it.

    • @robertallardice8119
      @robertallardice8119 Před 2 dny

      Steve is a traitor! Irn Bru only 👍😂🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @bostonrailfan2427
      @bostonrailfan2427 Před dnem

      just gotta get him to try its sisters sarsaparilla and birch beer, maybe Moxie!

  • @dougstewart61
    @dougstewart61 Před 2 hodinami +1

    Gander, my home town as Dad was stationed there when I was born.

  • @brentkeough3026
    @brentkeough3026 Před 2 dny +3

    Thank you for coming to our amazing town! You are an amazing storyteller! Have a safe travel and watch for the moose.

  • @michaelslattery9923
    @michaelslattery9923 Před 2 dny +2

    So many happy memories of Gander Steve, I flew in there for work on the refinery at Come by Chance, landed in a blizzard and ended up staying in a hotel for 3 days with the weather. Thanks so much for bringing it back to me, Newfies are wonderful people 👍

  • @annelee2005
    @annelee2005 Před 2 dny +3

    You create magical content from faraway places and reveal the hidden magic in well known areas. Thanks, Steve and Alicja.👏👏💫💫

  • @RichardThorburn
    @RichardThorburn Před 2 dny +8

    Go to gander to have a gander!! You know what I'm talking about love to you both in montrose from aberdeen.xx

  • @mrmullett1067
    @mrmullett1067 Před dnem +1

    It was nice to see that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 2 opened the airport on June 19 my birthday. My birth year was in 1952 and she was the Queen for almost all my life. She will always be missed.
    Thanks for sharing Steve an interesting place and very different .. almost desolate. The seasons must be very distinct.

  • @JurgenADV
    @JurgenADV Před dnem +1

    I can say with greatest confidence there are more than seven trees in Canada.
    I’m glad I could help.

  • @holylochlad.4119
    @holylochlad.4119 Před dnem +1

    You two should have your own tv show, amazing video as always guys, thanks for sharing your travels.

  • @donstravelsandrants.
    @donstravelsandrants. Před dnem +1

    That was a nice treat, because I love airports and planes. 👍😊🇮🇪🇨🇦

  • @almostthere3733
    @almostthere3733 Před 2 dny +7

    Yes Gander was the test site for the Concorde because it had the longest runway in the world.

    • @christinamann3640
      @christinamann3640 Před 19 hodinami

      It was also an alternative for emergency landings by the space shuttle

  • @sandymclennan2073
    @sandymclennan2073 Před 2 dny +4

    Thanks again for taking us on your travels, really enjoy them.....

  • @JBMtravels
    @JBMtravels Před 2 dny +5

    Watching now and I'm already enjoying this vlog.

  • @shelaghjackson9577
    @shelaghjackson9577 Před dnem +1

    Glad you found the Aviation Museum!
    Looking forward to Twilingate…..it was my favourite place on our visit to Newfoundland.
    We met the family of the Mayor of Gander in 2001 one night as we were having dinner.

  • @bcdave91
    @bcdave91 Před 3 hodinami

    Thanks for the video!! Your Nfld&Labrador series is awesome. You guys have outdone yourselves! I first heard of Gander back in Scotland in the early 1970s when my grandma used to tell us about flying to New York City (from Prestwick) in th 1930s-50s and had to land in Gander. I never thought much about the place until the 1990s when I ended up having to land there a few times when the St. John's airport was too fogged in to land. A plane load of passengers would have to sit at Gander for six hours until a bus could get sent from St. John's to pick us up and take us down to St. John's. It once took over 24 hours to fly from Victoria, BC to St. John's because of the fog and waiting for transportation from Gander to St. John's. My favourite memory of the Gander trips is when the bus would stop at the Goobies junction (enroute to St. John's) and we'd have a cup of tea and meet the locals at the cafe. A lot of of fun and super nice people.

  • @juliegoodwin6850
    @juliegoodwin6850 Před 2 dny +3

    I highly recommend the book " The Day The World Came to Town" by Jim Defede. Thanks for another terrific video!

  • @YoYo-db3uj
    @YoYo-db3uj Před 2 dny +4

    Swiss Chalet, the Tim Hortons of poutine.😮
    Great portrait of Gander.

  • @marf3121
    @marf3121 Před dnem +1

    We saw Come From Away recently, it's a fantastic musical, highly recommend it to everyone

  • @gabrieleortiz5041
    @gabrieleortiz5041 Před 2 dny +3

    So glad you had blue skies for your gander 😉 Wonderful adventure, as always! 😁 You two make a great traveling team. 👍🏼👍🏼

  • @jarekweckwerth1390
    @jarekweckwerth1390 Před 2 dny +5

    The S.O.S. made my day, thanks!

    • @ft6zzz
      @ft6zzz Před 2 dny

      I was scanning the comments for this!

  • @user-fh4yn5bv4f
    @user-fh4yn5bv4f Před 2 dny +1

    Thank you very much for showing me a part on NF that we missed. I just love ALL your vlogs. You make such an effort for us to see such interesting areas. Watch the black flies as they are vicious and take chunks out of you! A very vivid memory from our trip in 1970 travelling with 4 kids across Canada from NF to Vancouver in VW camper!

  • @carolinegreenwell9086
    @carolinegreenwell9086 Před 2 hodinami +1

    you take us to some fascinating and fantastic places, thanks

  • @russellgray1426
    @russellgray1426 Před dnem +1

    The British TV programme you referred to, I believe was the 1982 series, ‘Airline’ starring Roy Marsden as Jack Ruskin and featured the Dakota. I like that series and RM is one of my favourite actors. Great video x

  • @ElToro2000UK
    @ElToro2000UK Před 2 dny +3

    Steve, Airline (TV Series 1982) starring Actor Roy Marsden is the British TV series, with a wonderful footage of a Douglas DC3 Dakota in it that you have memories of.
    A very well rated series and has been said to have been very realistic for showing people's struggles after WW2.
    There could be a BBC documentary on CZcams from 1985 about it. Have a look on there for the series too. I'm sure you'll find something. I will look myself this afternoon.
    Thank you and your other half, for taking time to highlight Gander. You have done a sterling job, as always! ✈️ 😊👍

  • @karrenmorley6637
    @karrenmorley6637 Před 2 dny +1

    You HAVE to see that Musical - it's fantastic!!!!! Come From Away

  • @christopherfox735
    @christopherfox735 Před 2 dny +2

    Having a gander at Gander! Great video as always. Keep up the great work, look forward to next week’s instalment.

  • @danielsweeney6742
    @danielsweeney6742 Před 2 dny +3

    Steve good choice on the Root Beer! A&W is awesome!

  • @MariaKowalczyk-ip4ls
    @MariaKowalczyk-ip4ls Před dnem +1

    Very interesting! I had no idea about Gander's history. Thank you.

  • @russellgraham7290
    @russellgraham7290 Před 2 dny +5

    We effectively have the gander airport equivalent here in Scotland, Prestwick is a similar airport with a similar history, you could include this in a video if you ever do the Ayrshire coastal path in a video like the Angus and Fife ones you did.

    • @rosemarymee
      @rosemarymee Před 2 dny +1

      I was just thinking that it reminded me of Prestwick - the Brigadoon of Scottish airports!

    • @MissArdenUK
      @MissArdenUK Před 2 dny

      Yes, I agree, it reminds me of Prestwick too. I live in Ayr but our family business is a stones-throw from Prestwick airport. Fab airport always got something going on. Red Arrows just the other day.

  • @ladymiriamful
    @ladymiriamful Před 2 dny +2

    Wonderful! Now I can say I’ve had a gander at Gander 🙌🏻

  • @michaelhoran407
    @michaelhoran407 Před 9 minutami

    I wish I was in Gander. It’s the northern boreal forest which makes it so nice.❤😊

  • @jennywalsh479
    @jennywalsh479 Před dnem +1

    Another very interesting video. I hadn’t heard of Gander before but what a amazing airport and certainly well worth the visit. If I ever get to Canada then will be visiting all the beautiful places you have shown so far. Not sure about the trails and the steep sides You have given the tourist industry a boost.👍🏻

  • @billwinward9324
    @billwinward9324 Před 2 dny +8

    As a fan of root beer I was envious of your frozen one and Alicja’s face when tasting it was priceless. Another great video!

    • @bostonrailfan2427
      @bostonrailfan2427 Před dnem

      funny how she described it, it was for decades served hot as a medicine!

  • @alistairthow1384
    @alistairthow1384 Před 2 dny +6

    A wee goosy round Gander
    A bit like Prestwick 😅

  • @DaveGeog
    @DaveGeog Před 2 dny +2

    That was fascinating: have been intrigued by Gander ever since reading an old copy of Nevil Shute's 1948 novel "No Highway", in which it features. You two have a real gift for just taking us along with you in the most natural manner :-) Also, next time you can contrive an additional day into a trip via London you clearly need to go to Brooklands Museum - old old planes, old cars, a historic motor racing circuit... you'd love it!

    • @MartinCook-kg1vn
      @MartinCook-kg1vn Před 2 dny

      Thanks for the name of the book: I read it when I was a kid, and want to again.

  • @junehall2177
    @junehall2177 Před 2 dny +1

    Thank you for the gander of Gander.🤣 Fascinating.

  • @malahammer
    @malahammer Před dnem

    Gander and Shannon...both ends of transatlantic flights prior to the Boeing 707. Listening to those flights on HF in those days and the 70's was magical.

  • @keithsimpson8335
    @keithsimpson8335 Před 2 dny +1

    Newfoundland was not a place I would have considered but the place looks amazing and bigger than I imagined.

  • @davidthomas7888
    @davidthomas7888 Před dnem +1

    Hi Steve. Just watched Gander Airport. TV show was called Airline starring Roy Marsden available on CZcams. Another great video.

  • @hermacoutts8587
    @hermacoutts8587 Před 2 dny +1

    We enjoyed travelling with both of you again today. Looking forward to your next adventure. ❤️🇨🇦

  • @censport
    @censport Před dnem +1

    Both museums were fascinating.
    28:25 - "I'm sending out an SOS"🎶 - Message in a Bottle, The Police.
    Frozen root beer, yum!
    For some reason, I want to watch a movie called Roots. If you ever get sponsored by a company, I have an idea where you should put the logo. 😉

  • @ytubechannel997
    @ytubechannel997 Před 16 hodinami

    Loved seeing the mid-century lounge and furniture. So cool!

  • @janetsmith3976
    @janetsmith3976 Před dnem

    I am a Scot who haslived in Canad40 years and never aquired a taste for root beer. All I can think of when I smell it is the ointment germoline. Love your channel

  • @imsbvs
    @imsbvs Před dnem

    That was great, looks lovely, scenic and the sunlight improves evreything. Never ceases to thrill me when I see roads like these, well engineered, wide and virtually no traffic. Those aircraft at the museum, they would have been cutting edge technology at the time, my, how things have changed. Of course you will be home by now, so I can't say "enjoy the rest of the trip", but will close with the comment "looking forwards to your next upload"!

  • @glenngogoll6166
    @glenngogoll6166 Před dnem

    Sorry Steve, I was commenting on a model railway video here in Victoria, Australia & you musta been up next in the queue. I clicked on the wrong comment box.
    Keep up the great work old mate, I get to see places on your side of the world that I can only dream about down here in the Southern Hemisphere.
    I could listen to you talk all day and sometimes,I do. Love your accent.
    You have a really personable presentation style which makes you videos seem like they are from an old mate on holiday.

  • @DanielEarlester
    @DanielEarlester Před 2 dny +1

    Really enjoying your north-east Canada travels.

  • @mrhoult-qy8su
    @mrhoult-qy8su Před 2 dny +4

    Never heard of Gander before, thankyou for the road trip, roll on Tuesday 10.00 am ❤see ya on the next one👍🇨🇦

  • @WelshRob1964
    @WelshRob1964 Před dnem +1

    I could have watched the Dakota cockpit simulator for hours 😁

  • @michaelhoran407
    @michaelhoran407 Před dnem +1

    Gander is beautiful in the northern boreal forest.😊❤

  • @f1brianm
    @f1brianm Před 23 hodinami

    The ITV series featuring DC3s was called Airline from 1982 and starred Roy Marsden as Jack Ruskin a WWII pilot demobbed after the war who starts his own air transport business. I remember watching it as a kid on a Sunday night after my bath time!

  • @tinytulip333
    @tinytulip333 Před 2 dny +3

    ❤❤❤one of my favorite videos that you've ever posted!! I must say when you showed the 9/11 beam and spoke a bit about its history to Gander, I got a bit misty-eyed. But to then see Alicia touching the beam with such reverence, that moment moved me greatly. Thank you for honoring that moment in such a sincere way.
    I love your banter and comments and your spontaneous travels. You do a lot of the things that I would want to do if I made these trips myself.

  • @lauraautry6992
    @lauraautry6992 Před 2 dny +1

    Good morning…really enjoyed this video. I love watching planes and Gander airport is very nice. Wow when I saw the 911 display it brought tears to my eyes such a horrible time. It was really cool to see an A & W drive through 😊 haven’t seen one of those since I was little living in Texas that brought back memories as I too love root beer. Excited for the next leg of the journey 🤗❤️

  • @dannyone1565
    @dannyone1565 Před dnem

    Yay another great video been looking forward to it since the last update. Thank you both.

  • @horsehollerer
    @horsehollerer Před 2 dny +1

    Great idea for a video. Love the pace and the long-form chilled vibe of these types of vlogs. Also love that you just casually drove past the General bloody Lee at 35:57 and didn't bother to mention it ... too cool for skool!

  • @narabdela
    @narabdela Před 2 dny +1

    Love the TCH. I've driven it from Vancouver, through the Rockies to Calgary. Spectacular!

  • @dianewood15
    @dianewood15 Před 2 dny +1

    Another fab video
    Stunning scenery again and the airport is amazing

  • @suemurphy1730
    @suemurphy1730 Před 19 hodinami

    1:01 When we visited Ireland, our mantra was "drive on the left, drive on the left..."

  • @leeroberts123
    @leeroberts123 Před 2 dny +1

    Great video. Brought back memories of transiting through on the way to Belize with the RAF.

  • @richardstreet7518
    @richardstreet7518 Před 2 dny +2

    Scotland has Prestwick....similar reasoning..interesting vlog Thanks

  • @user-zd2gb6rn3x
    @user-zd2gb6rn3x Před dnem

    Watching the video of Gander. We live a little bit away, just west of Victoria BC. Forget Vancouver and come to paradise!

  • @MsHollylove
    @MsHollylove Před dnem

    when you said the price of the hot dogs and one can of soda!!! my mouth dropped
    really enjoying your videos, I live in St.John's and never been to Gander airport! Amazing job

  • @johnparry2355
    @johnparry2355 Před 22 hodinami

    Fantastic video, thank you to the both of you. Its a place that I would never think of visiting. But as always love any video you make.

  • @oceantree5000
    @oceantree5000 Před 2 dny +2

    Since my favorite band are called Goose, I’m bound to love this video. Tapadh leibh!

  • @RichardParker-hc6dn
    @RichardParker-hc6dn Před 2 dny

    Hi Steve, I've heard about Gander for years but never really knew too much about it. Very interesting video of airport and previous events that took place there. Thanks for giving us the chance to get this information. 😁👍

  • @lorrainesherred6458
    @lorrainesherred6458 Před 2 dny

    Just did this trip last year started in deer lake to St. John’s. Loved trinity but really liked the gander airport and the plain museum. Thanks for taking me on your journey. One of my friends is from gambo.

  • @barbaraparent3161
    @barbaraparent3161 Před 2 dny

    Very enjoyable watching this video! So great learning about areas in the country where I live. Loved Gander airport and of course listening to you both😊