NEWFOUNDLAND – FRENCHMEN’S COVE TO FORTUNE.
Day 70 – It was 50 degrees this morning & sunny when we got up. We decided that a little kayaking was in order. I hadn’t attempted kayaking since this thing with my knee began last January. I figured once I was tucked into my kayak, all would be fine; but it was the getting in and out of the kayak that had me worried.
It went okay. Getting into the kayak hurt; getting out wasn’t as bad. Actually Rob did most of the work, pulling me in & out. Once I got settled, we paddled out and all was well. It was so nice to be out on the water again. I did have trouble getting comfortable with the knee hurting, but it really was worth it. We paddled quite a distance to where a bunch of Gulls were hanging out. We didn’t realize until we got there that they had baby chicks they were protecting. When they began circling overhead and diving towards us, yelling ominously, we figured it out and high-tailed it out of their territory.
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We went out to the tent after kayaking, and I had my coffee. Awesome. (Rob had already had his, but for this occasion, he made some more.) We had our lunch in the RV for a change; lately we’d been eating at rest stops. Then we went for a drive to orient ourselves. We drove south along the western coast of this peninsula. We visited the small towns of Garnish, Grand Beach, and the larger towns of Grand Bank & Fortune. A ferry travels out of Fortune to the islands of St-Pierre & Miquelon. These are islands owned by France. We’ve heard they’re quite charming & a popular tourist destination. We probably won’t go there, though.
Grand Bank, NF
Grand Bank replica fishing stage, Grand Bank, NF
Nice Newfie house, Grand Beach, NF
The high today was 68 degrees & mostly sunny with little wind. We went back out to the tent when we got back to the RV, then had dinner and relaxed with the girls. I did have to nurse my knee a bit & will probably not go kayaking tomorrow.