NEWFOUNDLAND – ERRANDS.
Day 116 – Yesterday when we arrived we found we had no signal whatsoever here. Phone calls, internet, the blog, all would have to wait a couple of days. Without the internet, we had no weather information, so the rain we got last night & much of today was a complete surprise. We’d checked in advance and the claim was that no rain was in our near future. So I guess it actually makes no difference if you have a weather forecast or not……..
NEWFOUNDLAND – LA SCIE TO POLLARD’S POINT.
Day 115 – Last night after we posted yesterday’s post, there was another good sunset. Since that picture didn’t get posted yesterday, it’ll be first thing today. We are finished visiting the east & central parts of Newfoundland – for this trip anyway. We’re moving on today, beginning the last section of our trip which will be visiting the Northern Peninsula again when it’s not covered in snow, a several-week trip to see Gros Morne National Park in detail (we only drove through before, early in this trip), visiting communities on the western side of Newfoundland, and a trip by ferry to Labrador.
Sunset, Island Cove RV Park, La Scie, NF
132 miles, (2:40), 41749-41881
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAPLE!!! SWEET SIXTEEN, MY HOW TIME FLIES!!!
NEWFOUNDLAND – LAST DAY IN LA SCIE.
Day 114 – It was 60 degrees this morning at 7 a.m. with dark skies & a breeze. It stayed fairly windy throughout the day. The rain started at 10:15; we were out in the screened tent until then. We will have been here 8 days when we leave tomorrow. The weather has been wonderful & we’ve really enjoyed our stay – a great town with beautiful scenery, and we considered staying longer. But we still need to visit Labrador! We will come back again.
NEWFOUNDLAND – THE LA SCIE OUTPORT MUSEUM & TEA ROOM.
Day 113 – This morning, Rob walked the Capelin Cove trail along the Harbour, looking for whales while watching the fishing activity. We hung around the RV until just after lunch today. The weather forecast was for rain most of tomorrow & dry with just partly cloudy skies today. Figuring we’d be staying at the Park tomorrow, we took a final exploratory drive this afternoon. Surprise! It rained hard when we were gone & things got pretty wet inside the screened tent & RV. That’s what we get for believing the weather forecast.
Fishing for Caplin, La Scie, NF
Fishing for Caplin, La Scie, NF
Squid Jiggin’, La Scie, NF
NEWFOUNDLAND – ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR A DRIVE.
Day 112 – The peace & quiet plus the sound of the waves were interrupted last night by the rowdy ones turning on their generator (they’d done that all day previously when they were here & we couldn’t figure out why – there ARE electric hook-ups). But this time the couple from Switzerland called the campground manager & said it’d awakened them – their site was right next to the rowdy ones. The manager drove over & told them to turn it off; the rowdy ones left this morning, darnit. It was 59 degrees this morning & lovely out again.
NEWFOUNDLAND – ANOTHER DRIVE TO SEE SMALL TOWNS.
Day 111 – It was 52 degrees this morning and breezy when we got up. We hung out for a bit, then packed our lunch & left for an exploratory drive. Almost daily the campground empties out & new campers arrive. There are only a couple of longer-stay campers here like us. We were curious who our new neighbors would be later when we got back to the campground. So far it’s been a variety of retired couples from different countries or provinces. We’ve had France, Switzerland, the U.S., Germany, and Canada (Newfoundland, Quebec, British Columbia, Alberta).
NEWFOUNDLAND – SOCIAL BUTTERFLIES.
Day 110 – We went to bed early last night hoping to get up & out early today. There’s lots to see around here & we’ve happily been just hanging around at the campground. It rained hard during the night & there was lots of lightning, not much thunder. Rob took a hike this morning on a trail that goes from the campground to the top of the hill and got to see a couple of juvenile Bald Eagles fly by at eye level. We were working at getting ready to leave for some exploring when Whales were spotted & change of plans, it was whale watching time.
NEWFOUNDLAND – LUNA AND THE SNAKE.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LIN! WE HOPE IT’S BEEN WONDERFUL!
Day 109 – We slept in again this morning; I think it was because we were interrupted during the night by the strong winds. We’d left the windows open throughout the RV, but in the bedroom we had the shades down, causing the shades to bang around every time the wind blew hard enough. Finally, shutting the window over the bed solved that issue. DUH. It was 64 degrees this morning with lots of sun & few clouds, but still windy.
NEWFOUNDLAND – SITTING AROUND LA SCIE AT THE CAMPGROUND.
Day 108 – There’s something about the Ocean. You get up in the morning to an ocean breeze, a little salt, moisture, and sea in the air. The air is cool, fresh, and clean. You look out the front window & stretch as you view the deep blue of the ocean below, and a feeling of calmness settles in around you. Uh huh. We aren’t going anywhere today.
NEWFOUNDLAND – ROBERT’S ARM TO LA SCIE.
Day 107 – We weren’t the only ones traveling today; people were moving out earlier than us this morning. That’s weekends for you, party hard on Friday & Saturday, leave on Sunday to prepare for another week. Retirement is so good!
104 miles, (2:05), 41645-41749