Saturday, May 25, 2019

NEWFOUNDLAND – DEER LAKE TO PORT AU CHOIX.

Day 29 – Sensory overload! The scenery we saw today beat everything we’ve seen so far. It is now 6 p.m. We are at our campground; the RV is parked about 20 yards from the rocky beach. The waves from the Gulf of St. Lawrence are coming in & lapping on the shore. The sun is shining brightly over the water, making it sparkle. Snow is in the mountains just south of us. There is snow on the shores, too, in places, sparkling white. The water is deep blue; the sky is a lighter shade of blue. We are sitting here watching for whales. And this is nothing compared to what we saw driving through Gros Morne National Park.

142 miles, (3:35), 39250-39392

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Friday, May 24, 2019

NEWFOUNDLAND – PORT AUX BASQUES TO DEER LAKE.

Day 28 – There was no wind this morning. What a concept. At 7 a.m. it was 34 degrees and sunny. We’re looking forward to getting on the road again. What was supposed to be a fairly quick stopover, turned into 4 nights here. But this was a very good campground to be staying in for the longer period of time.

161 miles, (3:35), 39089-39250

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Thursday, May 23, 2019

NEWFOUNDLAND – PORT AUX BASQUES & VICIINITY.

Day 27 – The sun was glaringly bright in the RV this morning, almost could have gotten a sunburn. Rob was up at 7:20, 37 degrees, sun & wind. He took a hike and got some great shots with the camera. It had clouded up some by 9:30, still windy, we don’t know what the weather is going to do without the phone/internet.

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Wednesday, May 22, 2019

NEWFOUNDLAND – CAPE RAY TO CODROY VALLEY.

Day 26 – Wreckhouse Winds? Yep! And huge amounts of rain. All night long. 38 degrees this morning, still raining, still windy. We figured we’d be staying inside all day. At close to noon, the sun came out (glory be!), the wind died down to maybe 15 MPH, and it stopped raining. The girls migrated to the dashboard area; we had a quick lunch and headed out.

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Monday, May 20, 2019

NOTE:  We have had no internet connection & no cell phone signal whatsoever at our campground in Newfoundland. Therefore, we’ve been unable to download our pictures and post the blog. We’ve been able to keep up with them, but not send them out. Now, as we move to a different area – the past several days follow:

NOVA SCOTIA TO  NEWFOUNDLAND.

Day 24 – Happy Victoria Day to all Canadians! We are leaving today for the very large island, Newfoundland. It is the seventh largest island in the world. This will be the farthest north that we’ve ever been, and certainly the largest island we’ve ever been to. This Canadian Province is remote in the far north Atlantic. Across the Ocean & north is Greenland. North of Newfoundland is the Arctic Circle and west of it is the Canadian Province of Labrador. (Alot of Labrador is not accessible by roads, but we’ll be taking a ferry from Newfoundland to Labrador at some point during this trip to visit the coastal areas on any paved roads we can get to with the RV.) Today we’re taking a ferry from North Sydney Nova Scotia to Channel-Port Aux Basques Newfoundland, which is on the southwestern coast of the Island.

24 miles + 6 hr. ferry ride, (9:20), 39065-39089

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Sunday, May 19, 2019

PICTOU TO NEW HARRIS, NOVA SCOTIA (CAPE BRETON ISLAND)

Day 23 – We woke up to some sunshine this morning & not so many clouds, 43 degrees, and windy. Really pretty looking out over the water!  A Bald Eagle flew back & forth and the Bonaparte’s Gulls were back, too. We packed up and departed Harbour Light Campground at 10:20 a.m.

160 miles, (3:40), 38905-39065

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Friday, May 17, 2019

PICTOU, NOVA SCOTIA.

Day 21 – It rained a little last night. Last “night” (it hasn’t been getting dark until after 9 p.m.), after we’d already posted yesterday’s Blog entry, the Bald Eagles were in front of the RV again, and Rob got a few pictures. It was 38 degrees at 7:15 this morning and cloudy, but with very little wind, for a change. We left a little after 10 a.m. to drive through Pictou, check out the city, and to find a grocery store that would have fresh produce.

Bald Eagle, Harbour Light Campground, Pictou, NS

Bald Eagle, Harbour Light Campground, Pictou, NS

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Thursday, May 16, 2019

BYE NEW BRUNSWICK, HELLO NOVA SCOTIA.

Day 20 – It was 37 degrees this morning at 7 a.m., windy & cloudy. This was a good campground & we’d love to stay at least until we saw some Moose in the marsh nearby, but we’re also looking forward to getting into Nova Scotia. We departed Ponderosa Pines Park at 10:25 a.m.; it was 42 degrees and quite cloudy.

183 miles, (3:55), 38722-38905

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