Channel Port-aux-Basques, situated on the southeast tip of Newfoundland, is the entry point to the province by sea. When you get off the ferry, there’s over 900km of road open to you, but wherever you go from here, you must first traverse Wreckhouse, an area of austere beauty, intriguing history and some of the fiercest continual winds ever known.

The Wreckhouse Effect

It’s the unique geography that makes this area legendary. Wreckhouse is a large expanse of flat, barren land that runs between the Long Range Mountains and the ocean. Southeast winds, pushed by offshore storms, funnel through the mountains, building up pressure as they are squeezed into narrow gulches in the rock. Once released into the valley, the winds quickly gain speed, sometimes exceeding 200km per hour. That’s the equivalent of a category two hurricane!

Driving Through Wreckhouse

Sound frightening? It can be, yet residents from both Channel Port-aux-Basques and the nearby Codroy valley travel this section of the Trans Canada highway each day without mishap, and hundreds of tourists drive through Wreckhouse every year without even knowing of its existence. The south-easterly winds that cause the Wreckhouse effect grow strongest during the winter and spring months, so if you’re visiting in the summer, chances are you won’t get caught in a gale.

• Disneyland Reservation

• Good Pub Guide Ireland

  Using a unique combination of local knowledge and an experienced assesment team this comprehensive, independently researched guide helps you to find the best places ...

• Oakland Athletics Spring Training Ticket

• Alice In Wonderland Pictures From The Movie

• Hapland Guides

  Hapland 2 Walkthrough Guide and Review: Voted Best of 2005 by the visitors of Jayisgames, Hapland 2 is less a continuation of the original as it is the same game with ...