Ferryland on Foot & Tips for Intuitive Living

There’s something very special about sitting on the toilet watching more than a dozen whales spouting in the distance.

With ocean views from all 4 sides of The Red House in Ferryland, I excitedly walked in circles day & night. I even grabbed my camera during a mid-night pee break to capture the full moon illuminating the herringbone clouds in the mackerel sky. That was before I even left my bedroom!

I don’t usually get much sleep the first night of my staycations. My childlike curiosity, wonder, and excitement kick in with so much newness to discover and beauty to breathe in. The creative spark lights my fire!

This time, my friend and Airbnb Superhost Gordon Martin dropped me off in Ferryland, Newfoundland & Labrador for a 3 night/4 day stay. As you can see in the video, this 5-bedroom iconic house was ideally situated for my solo Ferryland on foot experience.

Not having a car can be such a blessing – you see so much more of where you’re at! I feel I really got to know the area, and with this video, you will too.

I walked an average of 8 hours a day with thousands of photo/video pauses along the way. I wandered through the archeological dig & harbour, around town, on the beach, to the lighthouse, up on the old railway bed, along the main road and wherever my attention pulled me.

With strong winds keeping the boats in the harbour and COVID-19 keeping most of the doors locked, I often found myself on my own under magnificent skies.

The crowd waiting for their Lighthouse Picnic, however, was the largest gathering I’d been in since the pandemic started.

Once I’d called from a waiting station and received my picnic bag, however, there was plenty of room on the point to find a secluded spot to settle in and enjoy my curried chicken sandwich, lemonade, pasta salad & carrot cake.

As I then lay in the balmy 18 degree sun (64 F) to watch the grasses dance, a whale swam right below, enjoying its own picnic.

I was grateful that the winds were unusually calm long enough for my mini tripod to stay still during a time-lapse shoot of the “picnic ants” – my favourite part of this whole video.

And yes, it’s a challenge cleaning cream cheese icing off an iPhone XI Pro Max after trying to manoeuvre one-handed photography while holding up the cake…

There were so many awe-inspiring, heart-expanding, smile-inducing moments as I gratefully explored my surroundings. I can only hope that you can feel that for yourself as you enjoy this 30-minute video to the song “Into the Deep” by Christopher Lloyd Clarke.

All this is an hour’s drive from my home in St. John’s, NL.

Following your bliss is part of the intuitive living recipe. 

Exploring your Intuition into Action Treasure Map means taking one inspired step at a time, not knowing what it might lead to. It asks you to trust. From baby steps to leaps of faith, that trust will open up your world to you.

That’s right. You need to embrace the mystery and trust that both the journey and the destination holds treasures.

I started taking photography and film-making workshops 20 years ago for the fun of it.

My plans to return overseas to teach English Second Language were derailed when I received intuitive guidance during meditation to go study photography on Vancouver Island for a year after completing my Masters of Education.

That led to working with the late Courtney Milne (world renown photographer of sacred sites & nature) and his wife & co-author Sherrill Miller for a couple of years in Saskatoon before diving deeper into my own art.

Intuition guides you, stretches you, encourages you to emerge more fully into who you are.

Like pieces of a puzzle, each inspired action fits into an evolving bigger picture.

That’s the feeling I get with my new passion for videography.

Right now, I’m creating and sharing these videos as a natural extension of being inspired to offer Gordon photos of the Airbnbs he manages in exchange for a stay there. 

This emerged from my need for nature retreats while my monies are tied up in credit in Ireland for the 2-month trip I’d planned there before COVID hit.

Before that, however, came the inspiration to invest in an iPhone XI Pro and to take a couple of video classes at the Apple Store in Ottawa while I was there for Christmas. I then started playing with iMovie on my phone to make fun videos like this cross-country ski one to share on Facebook.

I don’t know where this is leading, but I have a sense that all this nature & tourism passion play has helped me develop skill sets that could open up new income doors for me. It’s already opened creative vistas for a fulfilling summer around the bay. 

I’m excited. I’m curious. I trust that it’s all evolving perfectly one inspired step at a time.

If you look back at your life, can you see how taking inspired steps years or even decades ago has shaped where you are now? What inspired actions are calling you today? 

Embrace the mystery. Feel the fear but do it anyway. Many are being called to make changes or pivot in their careers to better serve the needs and generate income.

If I hadn’t stretched my comfort zone and reached out to Gordon at the beginning of the summer with this idea, this video wouldn’t exist.

Watching it last night on YouTube on the big screen TV at a friend’s house, it blew my mind… so much better than on a phone!!!

It had been a couple of weeks since I’d created it and tears came to my eyes. I couldn’t believe that this had been created through me. I felt so honoured. So amazed.

I’m not bragging here. No. I was reliving the awe and gratitude for the beauty I explored & expressed and for the path that led me here.

And now, I’m saying yes! to where it may lead. So may it be.

May you continue to explore & express your passions in these uncertain times. There’s never been a better time to listen in and take inspired action – from intuition into action, may you have a happy, healthy life.