We are now heading back West to Port aux Basque to catch the ferry next week. We chose to drive 886 Km back for the
six hour ferry ride versus taking the fifteen hour ferry from the Avalon Peninsula. Price wise it’s probably a wash as the
longer ferry is more expensive. My reason? If I were to get seasick I’d die waiting fifteen hours. Oh well I’d probably
feel that way in six hours also, but really six hours is long enough for me on a ferry.
LITTLE HEARTS EASE-Now what better name for a town when you meet two of the nicest people!
This is Mil & Wilf who invited us to their home. Not only did we have a grand time sitting on the
back porch for a happy hour, Mil made us supper. We had told her all the local foods we have
tried so she came up with one we hadn’t had. Rabbit! Yep we ate bottled bunny. It was great!
The hospitality goes on , they offered us the washer for laundry, plug in for the RV, and if
that weren’t enough the spare bedroom. And when we said oh no thank you, we have a big
queen size bed Mil up and offers us her BED!
Jim, Diane, Mil & Wilf in their back yard. Saying goodbyes after a breakfast of toast with rhubarb jam &
coffee & tea. We left with gifts of bottle rabbit, fresh cherries Mil just picked and a nice plaque, which
I can hardly wait to put it up in my home. Can’t thank you enough Mil and Wilf!!!!!!
If you are reading this don’t forget, Come see us!
GLOVERTOWN-taken from the Huff & Puff lookout at the Ken Diamond Memorial Park & Trail.
We enjoyed the flat 3.5Km walk. We boondocked in the parking lot and the next morning
Jim found blueberries for us to pick.
RV tidbit-There is a dump at the Lion’s Club in Glovertown
TRITON- Off Hwy 380 is the Maple Ridge Hiking Trail, mostly boardwalk and steps.
RV tidbit-huge parking lot , camping allowed, Gazebo, swimming pool all free!
BISHOP FALLS-It was such a warm beautiful day we stopped at Bishop Falls, it’s a generated
falls but still nice. We got out our chairs & books and stayed until after dinner. There was no
camping allowed so we headed on staying the night at Walmart in Grand Falls-Windsor.
Turned out to be a good idea. We got a knock on the door and there was Tom Healey a Newfie
we had met in Twillingate! He lives in Grand Falls-Windsor. Can’t believe he would remember
our rig. He tells us Newfoundlanders never forget. We had a great visit, exchanged emails &
vowed to stay in touch. Tom travels a great deal maybe he’ll come visit us one day.
Now this is definitely the most interesting yard art we have seen!
Now look very close. It is a big bulldozer. You just never know. We thought we had found
a quiet spot for the night. Almost a dead end street with a wide turn around area at the
head of a trail head. The trail was pretty busy up until dark then everything was quiet.
UNTIL 6:00am BANG BANG BANG CRASH CRASH CRASH, they were tearing a house down
across the street! So much for any quiet ordinance. The picture is so tiny because by the
time we remembered to take a picture we were out on the trail for a morning walk.
Sunset on the cliffs at Frenchman’s Cove, another boondocking spot.
A beware of Moose sign along the Trans Canadian Hwy 1
Along Hwy 403, yes another boondocking spot
Took this picture along 404. There is very little farming in the province this was the
first we’ve seen.
It’s Herbie
Cape Anguille Lighthouse & Chap’s Museum along Hwy 407, places we see driving along
the back roads.
ROSE BLANCHE LIGHTHOUSE
HWY 470- Is a MUST SEE! Again pictures from a small camera never does it justice, I would recommend the big rigs park in town,
& take their toad. Smaller rigs OK. It’s about 45km. Right outside Channel-Port-aux Basques. The ride out to the rose Blanche is
beautiful. The Rose Blanche lighthouse is a granite stone structure now restored overlooks the resting places of untold numbers of shipwrecks.
The 10 minute walk to the lighthouse is breathtaking,
Afterwards drive into Rose Blanche where the streets are so narrow it’s a one way loop. You won’t be disappointed taking a peek
at the towns off this Hwy. If you want to stretch your legs the George Harvey Trail in Isle aux Morts is a 2.5 km walk on an easy
path with some of the most spectacular views in the province!
We leave this wonderful Province in the morning after 52 days. It’s truly a special place, you won’t see anything like this anywhere
else in North America. Again we can’t stress enough the kindness & helpfulness of the Newfoundlanders. Before coming we had
been told this many times, not only are the small towns unique, the vistas spectacular but the people make the trip. We
couldn’t agree more!
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