CENTRAL NL & CHANGE ISLAND

   

Point Leamington- Like so many towns we come into, NF has invested a lot in

boardwalks for their trails. We climbed this one(204)steps to see the waterfall

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LEADING TICKLES-We had to drive to the end of the peninsula to see a town called Leading Tickles. Just a beautiful town

wrapped around the cove. It did get the Tidy Towns award! A tickle is a small ebb of water between two bodies of

land. They call them leading tickles so hence the name of the town. 

The cove at the end of Leading Tickles. Too beautiful. I do think I repeat myself.

GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR- A fairly big town. We came to stock up on supplies. There were festivities going on in town,

one was a huge rock concert, OMG teenagers everywhere! We went to the local church’s Brunch were we ran into

Joyce and Larry Space, so we enjoyed swapping stories for the next two hours while we were entertained by some

local music.

MASONS COVE-After brunch we had to do some errands and repair work. But by 3:00 we were on our way

(as you could hear the concert from anywhere in town) to quieter places. Last night we were so close to the

campsite the boom boom was making me bounce so we picked up and moved to Walmart a few miles away.

The next night we wanted the peace and quiet of the small towns so started NE stopping  at Masons Cove, pictured above.

More silly stuff along the way. We stopped for fish & chips.

Learned about the extinct  aboriginal people, the Beothuk at the

Interpretation Center. Note:Provincial Historic Sites are free on Sundays.

We again ran into the Space’s here. We were both going in the same

direction for the next few days; Change Islands & Fogo Island so

we headed off together.  The ferry was a half hour late so we got to Change Island

at around 6:30. It’s a 25 minute ferry ride.

CHANGE ISLANDS-I am sitting in the camper waiting for Jim, Larry & Joyce to return from a hike at

the end of the island, the trail is called Squid Jigger Trail about an 1 1/2 hr hike.

Peter Porter at his private museum entertaining us at the end of his tour. This is one of those amazing

places you find along the way. It’s not written in any brochure another Newfie told Jim about it. He

took us around the museum and explained each item, it’s use and origin. A very fun guy