Day 89 – It was warm and sunny this morning when we got up. After relaxing and doing all our morning stuff, we left for a drive south to St. Vincent’s in search of Humpback Whales – again.
Monday, July 17, 2023
Spring/Summer/Fall 2023
Sunday, July 16, 2023
A DAY SPENT AT THE RV.
Day 88 – Well, as of today we’ve been in Newfoundland for 2 months! It doesn’t seem like it’s been that long, but looking back, we’ve really seen and done a lot. There was a big wedding party at the Resort last night. From up on the hill, we didn’t hear much. This morning the Loons were calling back and forth quite a bit. We love that!
Continue readingSaturday, July 15, 2023
A WARM, SUNNY DAY.
TRAVEL DAY
From: La Manche Provincial Park, near Burnt Cove, NL.
To: The Wilds Resort & RV Park, off of Route 90/Salmonier Line, NL.
Day 87 – We will miss our twanging frogs. This morning we leisurely got ready to travel to a new destination. It was sunny, breezy, and warm out when we got up, 66 degrees. It would’ve been a wonderful day for a whale watching trip out on the water.
Friday, July 14, 2023
LOTS MORE SEABIRDS.
Day 86 – We slept in this morning. Being retired sure can wear you out. Grin. It was warmer this morning, breezy, and a bit humid. This afternoon we’ll be going back out to see the seabirds and the whales, hopefully in weather without fog. You can’t tell in advance; fog comes and goes without warning here.
Continue readingThursday, July 13, 2023
AN INTERESTING DAY.
Day 85 – It was 54 degrees this morning and within a few hours the fog had burned off. We were lazy and hung out at the RV until after lunch. We’d wanted to check out some of the villages today and maybe tomorrow go out on the O’Brien’s Boat Tour again, but we had no internet signal and could not check the weather forecast nor the availability of tour boats. After lunch we decided to try to find a signal and make some decisions about today and tomorrow. We leave this campground on Saturday.
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
CAPE RACE.
Day 84 – It was 54 degrees this morning and still foggy. We figured while we were fogged in, we’d get some cooking done. We made a large batch of Rob’s Garlic Bread (made with homemade Italian-Herb bread), and the sauce for a favorite pasta dish which is served with Shrimp, a Creamy Garlic Mushroom Sauce. That done, and after having salads in a wrap for lunch, we headed out. It was still foggy, but not as bad as yesterday. We’ll see if we can get any pictures.
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
TWANG.
TRAVEL DAY
From: Butter Pot Provincial Park, near Holyrood, NL.
To: La Manche Provincial Park, near Burnt Cove, NL.
Day 83 – Mid 50’s this morning. It was supposed to rain last night and this morning. The weather forecast was wrong. It was 62 degrees & cloudy at 1:35 p.m. when we departed Butter Pot, after dumping tanks & getting some drinking water. We’ll have to boil our water again at the next campground, also a Provincial Park. The Park is not far away, so we weren’t worried about hurrying out.
Monday, July 10, 2023
WHALES & BIRDS.
Day 82 – Taking a chance on the weather, last night we purchased two tickets on O’Brien’s Boat Tour, departing this morning at 9 a.m. from Bay Bulls, a small town about ½ hour from the campground. They have several different boat tours; we took two of them in 2019. O’Brien’s is a family owned & operated company. On the side, they do music gigs; we have one of their CD’s. So along with an excellent tour, you get excellent music – much of it the foot-stomping, sing-along kind of music. Newfoundland music.
Sunday, July 9, 2023
BELL ISLAND.
Day 81 – Well, it turned out that the noisy neighbors had an argument and abruptly packed up and left the campground later yesterday. It was nicely quiet again. And late yesterday afternoon the sun was briefly out and it poured down rain. We were thinking, maybe there’s a rainbow, and sure enough……
Saturday, July 8, 2023
THE ROOMS.
Day 80 – It rained last night and was cool and very foggy this morning – 59 degrees. The high temperature was 73 degrees. It was cloudy or foggy or raining during the day. We headed out at about 10:30 a.m. to drive to The Rooms in St. John’s.
