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 readingAN 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.
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.
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.
NEWFOUNDLAND – GOOD DAY SUNSHINE! MORE OF THE IRISH LOOP DRIVE.
Day 53 – The sun was shining & it was not foggy this morning! Rob took a hike to the La Manche village (or what is left of it). He didn’t know how long the hike was when we left, but when he dragged himself back in the door over an hour later, it had turned out to be about five miles up and down and around the switchbacks on a fire access road, then down a steep hill to the Ocean and the remnants of the small fishing village that was destroyed by a huge wave in 1966. This hike included portions of the Newfoundland East Coast Trail, a long hiking trail that extends up & down the east coast.
NEWFOUNDLAND – PORTUGAL COVE SOUTH, CAPE RACE, & TREPASSEY.
Day 52 – It was 42 degrees this morning around 7:30 a.m., and again very foggy. So wet out, with the fog and the rain we got last night. We packed our lunches & left at 10:40 a.m., hoping that the fog would lessen as we drove further south.
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO ALL YOU DADS OUT THERE!
NEWFOUNDLAND – FERRYLAND TO CHANCE COVE PROVINCIAL PARK.
Day 51 – We were up by 7 a.m. It was 40 degrees and extremely foggy. Rob took a hike from our campsite to a waterfall. He’d seen a sign pointing out the Waterfall Trail and he wanted to check it out.
NEWFOUNDLAND – BUTTER POT PROVINCIAL PARK TO FERRYLAND.
Day 50 – We have no internet & cell phone connections again. We’ll be here at La Manche Provincial Park until Wednesday, so assuming our next Park has connections, we’ll be sending out a group of blog posts all at once. We apologize. Rob was up at 6:30; I got up a little after 7. It was 41 degrees out and it shot all the way up to 43 degrees later in the day, LOL. It was very foggy all day. It began raining around 6 p.m.
NEWFOUNDLAND – ST. BRIDE’S TO TORS COVE.
Day 49 – Rob was up at 6:30 a.m. If we leave the window shades open at night when we go to bed, the girls get us up earlier because it gets light here so early this time of year. They’ll let us sleep a good hour more if we close the shades – that’s their tummy’s speaking. It was sunny out & 44 degrees. I got up a little before 7 a.m., anxious to get on the road.
104 miles, (2:35), 40220-40324