Wonderstrand of Norse Sagas
Paddling Labrador
Experience Labrador
Walking/Hiking

GeoQuest Tour

Sightseeing

Berry-picking
Hike the
"Wonderstrand"
at the base of the
Mealy Mountains
Tours as low as $120
Company Profiles
Experience Labrador is a family
owned and operated outdoor
adventure business out of
Cartwright on the South Labrador
Coast.
Boat, Kayak, Walking, Sea Trout Fishing, Craft, Tours with the Barretts
20 Lethbridge Lane Cartwright, Labrador, NL A0K 1V0
George, the senior member, was born in
Goose Bay, Labrador but his ancestral home
was located at Seperation Point, at the mouth
of the Eagle River, 25 miles to the northwest of
Cartwright. He lived there year round for 8
years from the time of his birth until the family
Goose Bay in 1956. George returned to the
Sandwich Bay area for the next 10 summers
visiting his aunts and uncles at their summer
homes and fishing stations along the Labrador
Coast. George finished high school and went
to work with Transport Canada in December
1966 and in 1970 switched to Canada Post.
He retired in 2001 to spend more time at this
tourism business which he and the other
members of his family began in 1999/2000.
He has always desired to be near the water
Pete has been in or on the water since
she was a small child growing up on the
shores of the Exploits River in Central
Newfoundland.Pete has an Education
Degree from Memorial University of
Newfoundland, A Business Ed. Diploma,
Certified Small Business Counselor, a
number of art diplomas and works as a
Business Development Consultant in off
Season.
Tom is a mineral technologist and draftsman and heavy
equipment operator. He has been downhill skiing since the
age of three and, while living in Toronto in the 90's,
volunteered with Track III working on the ski slopes with
challenged inner-city young people. He began canoeing
before he entered primary school and had formal
instruction by age eight. He began his training in kayaking
in 2000. Canoeing was a hobby, now kayaking and
camping in Labrador is his way of life. Tom has
certification in BCU and Canadian Certification for
kayaking and guiding as well as Wilderness First
Responder.
In Cartwright
938-7444
Our water based tours take you on
a journey that is an amazing
cultural experience paddling or in
an open boat following the routes
of our ancestors, Innu, Inuit, and
Metis.
She is an artist with her own studio, Mealy Mountain Gallery/Fantasy Studios where
she demonstrates and instructs the craft tours when not kayaking . She was
awarded a commendation from the Governor General of Canada for "an act of great
merit in providing assistance to others in a selfless manner at "Devil's Hole" on the
Churchill River, in Newfoundland and Labrador, on August 8th, 2001. Her kayak
certification is BCU and Canadian levels. She was a Red Cross Swimming and
Canoe Instructor for 15 years.
Our Staff are all experienced in the tours we offer. They bring to you the history of
the people from personal oral history passed down through the generations.
Tom Barrett
Peyton Barrett ( Pete )
and in 1997 obtained instruction in Coastal Navigation and sailboating, buying a
sailboat of his own in 1998. He returned to the Sandwich Bay area in 2000 and, with
his wife and son set up routes and trip plans for the business. He is certifed with the
Canadian Power and Sail Squadron as a pleasure craft operator and instructor. He
brings to you his knowledge of the area, the old ways and his love for the land.
George Barrett