NEWFOUNDLAND – TWILLINGATE TO FOGO ISLAND.
Day 86 – I am skipping ahead here to describe what’s happening at 8 p.m., NF time. We are at the Brimstone Head Park, a campground on Fogo Island. The sun is beginning to set; the sky is cloudy. We are parked at site #11 on the beach, and the only way we were able to obtain this prime campsite was to travel here last week and reserve it in person. The Seagulls are congregating, catching eel or whatever those small fish are that they are eating. People have gathered at the fire pits, rimmed in the rocks from the surrounding hills, sitting around campfires and chatting. There are several groups of campers who have joined up to have these gatherings. The waves are calm although the winds were high earlier and it’s 54 degrees out. You can hear French, Irish, English, and the standard Newfoundland accent all mixing together. The rocks lead to the sea and around us the cliffs are green. Just perfect.
60 miles, (3:50 incl. ferry ride and wait in line), 41106-41166
We got up at 6:15 a.m.; it was 49 degrees. We departed Peyton’s Woods at 9 a.m. after dumping tanks & drove to Farewell, NF to get in line for the 11:30 ferry departure. It was a good thing we allowed extra time because even though we were early, there were already three other camper vehicles in line in front of us. We were a little worried that they wouldn’t have room for us (we campers take up a lot of space), but we made it in & the RV behind us got in, too.
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We left port on time. It was colder this trip & overcast, plus a bit windy, so we didn’t sit outside. The trip went without a hitch; we arrived at Man O’ War Cove ferry terminal on Fogo Island at 12:15 p.m. It was only ten minutes before we were on our way to the campground. Brimstone Head Park is a town park run by the Lion’s Club. We weren’t the only ones headed for this Park because it’s the only campground on the Island. All the campers that got off the ferry at the same time as us arrived at around the same time. We were very lucky that we came here several days ago & reserved our campsite. Not only was it the best campsite in the Park, it definitely would’ve been the most sought after campsite, too. We just drove in and started unpacking.
We arrived at 12:50 p.m., site #11, with electric & water hook-ups. It is difficult to get any privacy at a Park like this. Only one other campsite had a view as good as ours & that was a tent site with no hook-ups & it was already occupied. We were right by the water with the view on one side & the front; no one could park on that side & block our view. The rear of our vehicle was right by a rocky cliff. The other side of the RV had a camp site by it, but those people left later in the day. No one else filled that site today. There were 8 sites on the lower level one side of us, all in a row, fairly close together. On a higher level behind these sites were a row of 8 more sites. And behind the building housing the restrooms & showers, there were several more campsites in a field without any water view. Not a huge campground but a really nice location. We were parked so that we exited our vehicle towards the water. We set up our chairs there, too. We were, on this side, completely blocked from anyone’s view. The Park was fairly busy all afternoon with vehicles circling around looking for sites, or those that were here were coming & going. There are trails around here leading to the top of the cliffs. Plenty of people came to take hikes. In the evening, several groups of people took advantage of the numerous firepits lined up near the water. It rained during the night. The high today was 57 degrees & it was windy & cloudy.
