NEWFOUNDLAND –WOODEN BOATS, A MINKE & A GANNET, AND A SUNSET.
Day 65 – Fog again this morning but it burned off quickly. You kinda wait with baited breath, will it stay or will it go. Rob walked amongst the rock walls to see his cairn. The sun was out when he came back.
NEWFOUNDLAND – A DAY OF EXPLORATION.
Day 64 – It was still quite foggy this morning when we woke up. Without a signal, we have no weather forecasts. We were concerned that it would be another no-visibility day, but the fog began to burn off around 9 a.m. This is what the girls do on a foggy day (from yesterday).
NEWFOUNDLAND – TOTALLY FOGGED IN!
Day 63 – We slept in this morning. It was fairly dark out, no sun due to extremely dense fog, so daylight did not get us up early. Neither did the kitties, although they tried hard; we ignored them until we couldn’t any longer. It was 47 degrees and we couldn’t even see the water below us due to the fog. This was around 8:30 a.m.
NEWFOUNDLAND – A LONG DRIVE AND A KOREAN PANCAKE.
Day 62 – Today was the end of Month #2, Trip 6. A recap of our second month follows at the end of today’s blog. It feels like we’ve been gone a lot longer; we’ve covered so much ground and had so many great experiences.
NEWFOUNDLAND – BUTTER POT TO PARADISE.
Day 61 – At 7:30 a.m. it was 48 degrees and sunny. Because we were going to a place where there were no rules & regulations to follow, we didn’t have to follow campground guidelines regarding check-in time. We wanted to get there early and the drive was supposed to be only 88 km which meant we should’ve easily gotten there by noon, allowing us a nice, long, relaxing afternoon.
89 miles, (2:40), 40366-40455
NEWFOUNDLAND – HOLYROOD TO ADMIRALS BEACH.
Day 60 – This was our last day here to cover the areas within the lower Avalon Peninsula we hadn’t covered in the past few days. It was 44 degrees and sunny at 7 a.m. Looked like a good day weather-wise. We spent some time with the girls then left at 11 a.m., heading south to Route 90 off the Trans-Canada Highway.
NEWFOUNDLAND – HOLYROOD TO CAPE ST. FRANCIS.
Day 59 – HAPPY DISCOVERY DAY, NEWFOUNDLAND. Today was a Holiday, Discovery Day, which in Newfoundland commemorates the discovery of the province in 1497 by John Cabot. (Discovery Day is on a different day in each of the other Canadian provinces.)
NEWFOUNDLAND – WINDY & RAINY.
Day 58 – Today was a stay-at-home day with the girls. The weather was lousy and the winds were scary. We did lots of cooking, making a large batch of Mushroom Stroganoff over Wide Egg Noodles and Rob’s fabulous Garlic Bread. That will feed us for days. The low was 45 degrees this morning, it rained all day, and the winds were sustained in the 20-to-30 MPH range. Hopefully tomorrow will be nice again so we can finish exploring this peninsula before we move on.
NEWFOUNDLAND – GRATES COVE.
Day 57 – It was 48 degrees & cloudy at 7 a.m. this morning. We hung around doing chores and visiting with the kitties so they wouldn’t be pouty any more. We boiled up a huge pot of water (drinking water has to be boiled before using in lots of places we’ve stayed), and we made a fresh loaf of bread. We left at 11 a.m. to scout for future campgrounds. A major Canadian holiday is coming next weekend, Canada Day, and we’ve heard campgrounds will be full. We need to find some place to stay and get our reservation in.
NEWFOUNDLAND – ST. JOHN’S.
Day 56 – It’s the first day of summer and the longest day of the year. It sure doesn’t feel like summer here, although it has gotten warmer some days, it’s still in the 40’s at night. The days have been quite long for awhile now. I’ve heard that daylight hours begin decreasing rapidly here after today.