STRONG WINDS.
Day 137 – It was 63 degrees this morning when we got up. The wind gusts remained strong thru the night. Because of the winds, the car and RV windows appear fogged up all the time. They’re not – it’s the salt water coating everything with sea spray. The winds increased this morning and it wasn’t even comfortable to leave the RV, it was blowing so strongly. The RV was doing a bit of rocking. Supposedly the winds will decrease tonight.
Continue readingBAKED GOODS, CARIBOU, AND FOXES.
Day 136 – The low temperature was 57 degrees last night; big difference from the low 40’s up north the previous night. This morning, it was still fairly windy, but less so than yesterday and last night. The girls are enjoying the sun on the dashboard.
Continue readingTHE MOUNTAINS AND THE OCEAN.
TRAVEL DAY
From: Pistolet Bay Provincial Park, Raleigh, NL.
To:Oceanside RV Park, Port au Choix, NL.
Day 135 – The storm finally passed over some time last night, and we awoke to a much cooler day. The low temperature last night was 43 degrees. This morning it was sunny and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky.
MAPLE: HAPPY BIRTHDAY! WE HOPE YOU’VE HAD A GREAT TIME ON YOUR VACATION!
Day 121 – It was very cloudy this morning and 61 degrees. Once again it looks like lots of rain is coming this way. Our plan is to stay at the campground today except, of course, for checking on the Caribou.
Continue readingOUT AND ABOUT.
Day 120 – This morning it was 63 degrees when we got up, the same as yesterday’s high temperature. It was very cloudy – it’s not supposed to rain today, but honestly, they rarely get the weather forecast right. Depending on the weather later, we’ll stay around Port au Choix or go for a drive south.
BEST WISHES & GOOD LUCK, GAIL!
Day 119 – It was 52 degrees at 7:30 a.m. this morning, still a bit windy, but not raining anymore. It was pretty out, but as we left to make a trip through town and visit the lighthouse, the darker clouds were moving in.
SENDING POSITIVE THOUGHTS YOUR WAY, GAIL!
TRAVEL DAY
From: Gateway to the North RV Park, Deer Lake, NL.
To:Oceanside RV Park, Port au Choix, NL.
Day 118 – It rained during the night and continued raining all day today. When we got up, it was 57 degrees with no wind. We packed up and got ready to go to our next destination. Right before we leave in the RV, Rob hooks the Honda up to the RV to be towed behind us, while I wait in the driver’s seat of the RV for him to give me a sign that he is ready to check all the lights. Today he came back inside to say that there was a problem with the power to the brake unit. No power means we cannot safely tow the vehicle.
NEWFOUNDLAND – PORT AU CHOIX & A SURPRISE.
Day 120 – The wind was super strong last night, a bit scary. We are so glad we decided not to travel today, either by ferry or RV. The wind continued, along with heavy dark clouds, for most of the day. It was only 47 degrees at 7 a.m. this morning, and with the wind it felt much colder. We turned the heat on in the RV – in August! Rob ventured out once in the morning, briefly, to try to get pictures of the Eider Ducks. He came back with a picture of a Tern, and he’d gotten pretty cold just in that amount of time.
Common Tern, Oceanside RV Park, Port au Choix, NF
NEWFOUNDLAND – A RAINY DAY IN PORT AU CHOIX.
Day 119 – A front came in last night & it became warmer and muggy. It started raining around 10 a.m. We stayed in today, except for this morning when Rob sat out by the water with his coffee. There were Common Eider Ducks, youngsters & adults, looking for something to eat for breakfast. He got some pictures.
NEWFOUNDLAND – POLLARD’S POINT TO PORT AU CHOIX.
Day 118 – Well, plans do change. We got up this morning with the intent of travelling to Labrador on Saturday, staying overnight at two campgrounds on the way to the ferry terminal. It was 52 degrees this morning and cloudy at 6:45 a.m. We packed up and departed our campground at RiverSea Motel & RV Park in Pollard’s Point at 9:55 a.m. It started raining soon after we left.
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