Saturday, September 14, 2019

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NEWFOUNDLAND – HUNKERED DOWN AGAIN.

Day 141 – It was REALLY windy last night. The RV was rocking a bit. There were no trees around us to offer us any protection. This morning the waves were breaking roughly, and out to sea, there were white-caps as far as we could see in the distance. It was 46 degrees when we got up, cloudy & very windy. The wind increased during the morning, and we brought in two of the slides where the wind was whipping the awning over the slides back & forth – very noisy & scaring the cats. The girls were fine when we made the noise go away, grin. We were their heroes.

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Friday, September 13, 2019

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LABRADOR – LABRADOR TO NEWFOUNDLAND.

Day 140 – Is it wise to take a ferry trip across the Strait of Belle Isle on Friday the 13th?  From what we’ve read, fishermen are very superstitious, and they don’t like to go out on Friday the 13th. As it turned out, we were wise to take the ferry from Labrador to Newfoundland today. (We found this out on Saturday when the ferry crossings were cancelled due to high winds in the Strait. The ferry remained in Newfoundland & didn’t cross. We would’ve had to wait several more days to leave due to the back-up caused by the cancellation.)

18 miles, (4:15), 42451-42469

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Thursday, September 12, 2019

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LABRADOR – LAZY LAST DAY IN LABRADOR.

Day 139 – The weather has changed yet again. Rain last night & this morning; it was 47 degrees when we got up. It is very cloudy with no wind; the bugs did not magically leave. We are taking it easy today, nursing our aching knees & backs. At some point we’ll need to go out & get propane for the RV. Tomorrow we will leave to go back to Newfoundland. We hope the weather will be nice for the ferry ride. When we came over here on August 31, there were high winds, rocking waves, and dense fog when we arrived. Little did we know we’d encounter an Atlantic hurricane!

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Wednesday, September 11, 2019

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LABRADOR – GOOD-BYE WIND;  HELLO BLACK FLIES.

Day 138 – September 11 always brings back such memories – we’re sure it does for everyone else, too.  It was beautiful out this morning when we got up – sunny, few clouds, no wind, and 41 degrees. We left a little before 11 a.m. for a drive south to check out Quebec, at least until the road ended. We’d planned to get more pictures of the excellent scenery & take a few back roads since we were in the Honda rather than the RV.

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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

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LABRADOR – VISITOR’S CENTER CLOSED.

Day 137 – Since we finally have a connection, we could see that it was 36 degrees this morning & sunny when we got up. The girls don’t care – since we have electricity again, they have their heated pads again & all is well. We’ve added a Labrador sticker to our Canadian map, showing we’ve camped in another Canadian Province, but it’s disappointing that this trip we won’t be adding Quebec to the map. A good incentive to travel to Quebec soon.

Added Labrador, Pinware River Provincial Park, Pinware, LB

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Monday, September 9, 2019

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LABRADOR – LABRADOR TO QUEBEC TO LABRADOR AGAIN.

Day 136 – When we got up this morning, it was still windy and raining, but not hurricane or tropical storm strength. Around 11 a.m. the sun came out & it was back to normal – the wind decreased some and no more rain. We went to Wi-Fi Central & looked at the weather; we decided to pack up & leave for Quebec.

158 miles, (4:00), 42293-42451

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Sunday, September 8, 2019

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LABRADOR – SHELTER FROM THE STORM.

Day 135 – Last night, the sky became overcast and the wind began picking up about the time it was getting dark (which is earlier & earlier now – summer is over for sure). I was nervous and kept waking up every two hours or so. At midnight it was very windy, no rain. At 2 a.m. it was raining and the wind was really blowing. At around 4 a.m. the wind was howling & the rain was coming down sideways. When Rob got up at 7 a.m. it was raining and very windy; I asked Rob to close the shade so I wouldn’t have to look at the bushes blowing so hard.

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Saturday, September 7, 2019

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LABRADOR – THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM.

Day 134 – As of this morning, Dorian remains a Category 2 Hurricane & is headed for Nova Scotia, then Prince Edward Island, then right up the Strait of Belle Isle between Newfoundland & Labrador. It could drop to a Tropical Storm by the time it reaches us on the eastern coast of   Labrador; it depends on the force of the winds.

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Friday, September 6, 2019

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LABRADOR – A TRIP OUT FOR SUPPLIES BEFORE THE HURRICANE.

Day 133 – Last night it was pretty windy; the ladder which is hooked up to the back of the RV was clanking. The wind should decrease later today. That’ll be nice. It was beautiful out this morning with sunny skies and some billowy clouds, a deep blue sea with rolling waves, and again, the wind.

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Thursday, September 5, 2019

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LABRADOR – WAVES, WIND, AND RAIN.

Day 132 – It rained hard last night. Felt fairly warm & humid this morning in spite of the fact that the wind was increasing again. By noon the rain had stopped. The Honda had gotten really filthy with all the dirt roads we’ve traveled since we got here. One side of it got washed fairly clean by the previous rain & windstorm. This morning Rob turned the car around so the other side would be washed this time. The wind increased during the afternoon. We brought the RV slide in on the passenger side because the wind was hitting that side and banging around the awning that covers the top of the slide. So glad we are not out in the open. The Ocean is very choppy & rough; the waves are breaking loudly at the shallower parts of the shore. We are not going anywhere today.