LOOKING FOR WHALES.
Day 79 – It was 60 degrees this morning and cloudy. Not nearly as humid out. The weather forecast was for no rain today. We left around 10:30 a.m. for a drive south to Saint Vincent’s where Whales often come close to the shore to feed on Capelin.
PRETTY MUCH ALL ABOUT FOOD.
Day 78 – It rained last night with thunder so loud it woke us up and we thought there was an avalanche or something. Today it was raining on & off and it was quite humid. The low last night was 60 degrees and today the high was 73 degrees & breezy. At least the weather wasn’t too hot so the humidity wasn’t overwhelming. We’ve heard how hot it’s been in places in the U.S. We feel for you that are affected!
Continue readingGETTING CLOSER TO ST. JOHN’S.
TRAVEL DAY
From: Grate’s Cove Free RV Parking, Grate’s Cove, NL.
To: Butter Pot Provincial Park, near Holyrood, NL.
Day 77 – It rained so hard last night that it was almost scary. We were both awakened by the roar of the rain hitting the roof of the RV, and we wondered if that was wind, and if so, we were in trouble. Then, just as quickly it stopped. Weird. This morning it was 60 degrees and foggy. We very leisurely got ready to leave since our new destination is only a couple of hours away, and check-in time is not until 3 p.m. Getting there too early pushes the rules a bit; if someone is using the campsite, they aren’t required to exit until 2 p.m.
Happy Independence Day!
Day 76 – We woke to a storm with heavy rain and big wind gusts. Even the fishing boats aren’t going out. It’s warmish though at 60 degrees. We didn’t have a signal so did not have an updated weather report. Therefore there were a lot of puddles inside the RV where we’d left windows open. Oops! We’ll certainly stay inside until this clears up!
Continue readingMORE GRATE’S COVE.
Day 75 – A foggy morning, the cats let us sleep in, their gift to us. About a half hour later, we heard the sound of Whales blowing in the Cove. They’d come close-in for breakfast. As the Whales arrived, the fog went out. How nice of all of them!
Continue readingWHALES ON PARADE!
Day 74 – It felt cooler this morning at 60 degrees, especially during the gusts of wind. However, the wind did not stop the biting black flies as they circled around us outside while we were whale watching. We went whale watching? No, not from a boat tour – from the RV. This was soon after we got up. What a day!
Continue readingA NICE SURPRISE.
TRAVEL DAY
From: Lockston Path Provincial Park, near Port Rexton, NL.
To:Grate’s Cove Free RV Parking, Grate’s Cove, NL.
Day 71 – We got up at 5 a.m., a lousy time to wake up but since we were awake anyway and we had one of our longer traveling days ahead of us, why not go ahead and get up. Yawn! It was 55 degrees and cloudy. Lockston Path Provincial Park was beginning to get more crowded and was a bit noisy last night as people that came in today and had settled in near us, cranked up their TV and turned their kids loose. The NL vacation season had begun; school let out the end of last week. We’ll now see a big difference in campsite availability.
A BUSY DAY AT THE RV.
Day 70 – There were some more things we could’ve done in the Bonavista/Trinity area, but the weather forecast called for a cloudy day. Since we’d spent the previous two days away from the girls and we had some chores that needed to be done, we decided to stay at the campsite today. As usual, it turned out the weather forecast was wrong. It was sunny & clear until 3:30 p.m. Thank goodness for that – we had a problem doing laundry at the campground and had to dry four loads of already-washed laundry the old fashioned way.
Continue readingEXPLORING THE UPPER BONAVISTA PENINSULA, DAY 2.
Day 69 – Well, we only were able to get Monday’s post out. This is what happens if we don’t keep up with the Blog daily. It’s now Thursday at almost 8 p.m. and we’ve been traveling to a new campsite most of the day. Below is the post from Tuesday, another busy day at the Bonavista Peninsula.
EXPLORING THE UPPER BONAVISTA PENINSULA, DAY 1.
Day 68 – We got behind with blogging starting today. It is now Wednesday, June 28. On Monday & Tuesday, we went for drives and were gone all day, leaving us no time to work on the pictures and the writing of the Blog. Better a little late than never!
