NEWFOUNDLAND – TWILLINGATE & VICINITY.
Day 80 – It was sunny & breezy this morning. A caravan of huge RV’s came in, more than ten of them lined up, most of them camping in a row together. We thought it would be noisy but it wasn’t. They’re off doing things together, so the campground is fairly quiet – for now.
NEWFOUNDLAND – GANDER TO TWILLINGATE.
Day 79 – This morning was partly cloudy & 58 degrees at 8 a.m. The campground was very noisy last night, but Saturday nights are often like that. We left the campground for our next destination at 11:10 a.m.
61 miles, (1:35), 41045-41106
NEWFOUNDLAND – SEARCHING FOR OUR NEXT CAMPGROUND.
Day 78 – At 7:30 this morning it was 57 degrees and sunny. It looked like another great day. It’s the weekend & this campground is full. Tomorrow we’d planned to leave here, but we didn’t know which way to go – another peninsula north & west of us, or one south & west of us. Both areas would be visited eventually but we are approaching peak summer weekends.
ERNIE!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! HOPE YOU ARE DOING WELL.
NEWFOUNDLAND – HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN.
Day 76 – It rained all last night and most of today. Much cooler here, it was 43 degrees this morning when we got up & it didn’t even get up to 50 degrees today. We stayed in, caught up on some paperwork, did laundry at the campground laundry facilities, baked a loaf of bread, and cooked a Swedish Casserole, enough to last for many nights. There was no cell/internet signal. Getting lots of reading done. And that’s about all to say for today……
NEWFOUNDLAND – FRENCHMAN’S COVE TO GANDER.
Day 75 – At 6:30 this morning it was 53 degrees & partly cloudy, but it promised to be another pretty day. But we’re leaving this southern peninsula for a northern one. We figure if we are inundated with fog & rain again, we’ll just pack up and go back down south.
223 miles, (4:45), 40822-41045
NEWFOUNDLAND – THE LAST OF THE BURIN PENINSULA.
Day 74 – It was cloudy this morning with some wind. At 8 a.m. it was 57 degrees out. We wanted to visit the remaining little harbor towns today & were hoping the sun would come out. By early afternoon it alternated between hazy & sunny. Our pictures would’ve been better with full-on sunlight, but the scenery was amazing nonetheless.
GOOD LUCK, GAIL!
NEWFOUNDLAND – LITTLE HARBOR TOWNS.
Day 73 – At 7:15 this morning it was sunny and 53 degrees. A gorgeous day, a little windy, but basically perfect. On our way out for a drive east and north, we stopped to renew this campsite for a couple more days; we like it here, the girls are relaxed & happy, and the weather has been great.
NEWFOUNDLAND – GRAND BANK & FORTUNE.
Day 72 – We slept in this morning, lazybones. It was 57 degrees, a little windy, a little foggy, and hazy at 8:30 a.m. We hung around the campground visiting with the girls & relaxing until after lunch. The sun had come out & it was warming up. We left about 1 p.m. to go south to visit the Provincial Seamen’s Museum in Grand Bank.
NEWFOUNDLAND – FRENCHMEN’S COVE TO BURIN.
Day 71 – Partly cloudy this morning & a little hazy, 54 degrees at 7:30 a.m. Rob went kayaking to a different area of the Bay this morning, also encountering protective Gulls & their chicks. Even though the weekend is here, we still don’t have people camped around us; it has been nice & quiet. We packed our lunches & headed out for more exploring.
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.