Oceanview Writers Retreat

01/18/2026

This is just an update.

The past two years have been rather difficult for me, in terms of running the Writers Retreat. I was very ill, very long term, with a respiratory condition in the summer of 2024. I had no sooner recovered from that when I had a bad fall requiring an elbow replacement in the summer of 2025.

I am determined that I won't spend all future summers laid up. I now continue to recover from my elbow surgery, but I am well on my way toward healing. Do contact me if you are considering visiting the retreat in the summer of 2026.

12/05/2024

One of the reasons I love where I live in Newfoundland, is the fact I can sit on my couch and look out on Clode Sound. It is amazing for its changing beauty. The scene is never the same, from day to day, or even hour by hour. The first scene here was captured on my cell phone today (2024-12-05) at 2:15 pm. Others were taken on different days and times, and even in different years (which is why some show trees that are not there in other photos). Check out the pages on my website and book ahead. Space is very limited.
https://sharonbergauthor.wixsite.com/my-site/ocenview-writers-retreat

11/22/2024

You cannot appreciate the beauty of Newfoundland's landscapes until you visit them in person. I am open for bookings between May 15th and September 15th, 2025. Your stay in my Writers Retreat includes 3 meals a day and two sight-seeing-excursions for a one-week stay.

06/11/2024

This is Gaye's last day at Oceanview Writers Retreat. She wrote a beautiful comment in my Guest book:
June 2 to June 11th, 2024

I was in desperate need of a time away to recover from an illness and to finish the last chapter of my book. I didn’t want to go to the west coast, my usual place to escape to write in solitude because I know too many people there now, like to ski in winter, and go out to restaraunts. I decided if I would ever get the book done I needed to go where I’d never been, and there were no restaurants or friends to tempt men to go out. I put on a Google search for Writers Retreats in Newfoundland and up popped Sharon’s.

I signed up and so glad I did.

The weather was quite foggy, rainy, and generally crappy, thank God, exactly what I needed to stay put and write and not go on the excursions. Those will wait for another time when the book is done. I asked Sharon if there was anyone in the small town who did massage theraspy and she immediately found Roxanne, who has a healing retreat in town. When I wasn’t writing I would go for long breaks and walks to get inspiration, and enjoyed meeting Roxanne, having a few ytreatments, but basically learning about indigenous herbs and aroma therapy potions for healing.

I am so glad I came to this beautiful part of the world. On the one nice day weather-wise Sharon took me to her sister’s home in Clarenville and we went on an adventure to purchase lobster from fisherman Gilbert and then to [the] wonderful village Trinity, and then back to Cathi’s house for a delicious lobster feed. A real highlight of my trip [is] I got to purchase some beautiful baby quilts and a full quilt from Cathi, an expert quilt maker.

Thank you for the opportunity to write, the lovely and yummy meals, and sharing sweet little village with me. Keep on top of those dandelions!

Gaye Gould :-)

04/02/2024

Tomorrow, I will be recording an interview with Kathryn Taylor for her program on Rogers TV 'Lets Get Writing' which is also featured on her YouTube channel. I believe it will cover my career as a writer but one focus will be my decision to move to Newfoundland and set up my Writing Retreat. More news to follow after my interview!

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