Day 36 & 37 .... but wait this is NFLD

Day 36 - Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 21 degrees

woke at about 8 to a glorious sunny morning...but wait this is NFLD

within one half hour a cloud rolled in and we had pelting down rain
but wait this is NFLD ... that soon blew over to sun again

a very nice campsite, tons of space between each site

the landscape is very nice with rolling hills all around

we make a note to try to get back here one day

Telus 3G not working very well here

we were able to find out that the Lions won last night ... way to go Lulay!!!!

on our way to Gros Morne National Park

the rain came and went a little along the way

we are now seeing the highest mountains and hills since Alberta

trees appear to be stunted the land is sparsely populated

for the most part Highway 1 is a good road

but had a few bumpy parts like most of the roads along our whole trip

the first time since Winnipeg that the road signs are in English only

 "Watch for Moose" signs have re-appeared

we stopped in Corner Brook for supplies and fuel

nice again at about 20 degrees, back on the road at 4 o'clock
 just east of Corner Brook we come across the first farms so far 

but for the most part it is still very wooded

we arrive at our KOA campsite at Gros Morne at about 5:30

a quick setup,a light dinner

getting back to the change in plans for the return ferry.......good news & bad news

the good news is that Missy will NOT have to be in the kennel for 16 hours

the bad news is that we will have to back-track on Hwy 1 to get back
to Port Aux Basques

we are not sure if we should try to go as far a St. John's

another good thing,we won't need the kennel so we'll return it as soon as we can

Day 37 - Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 18 degrees

Gros Morne KOA

I woke up at 7:30 and Dad a little later

it looks a little overcast but that didn't last long, soon became a very nice day

some time was sent trying to send pictures back home without much success

off to explore Gros Morne National Park about noon

first stop visitor's center to get oriented

and the scoop on what there was to see and do

 

the young man we spoke to told us it was at least another 8 hours drive to St. John's

 with our limited time here and the fact that we now have to backtrack to board the ferry at Port Aux Basques instead of St. John's as planned

we made the decision not to visit this St. John's on this trip

followed Route 430 through the park

stopping at several spots of interest and a couple of really cute fishing villages

a beautiful ride along the coast , very short and stubby spruce and fir trees

at one beach we stopped at we encountered a few people swimming

we thought the water would be freezing and cold

but they insisted it was lovely and warm

at another spot we were able to catch up with a Parks Canada guided tour of an old fishing camp

finally on our way back we saw the elusive moose that we have been warned about for weeks

it was foraging and meandering a little way off the road

we stopped for a couple of pictures

here is a picture of the truck but I promise you will see a picture of a moose tomorrow

 

then back to camp at about 6

called Marine Atlantic again about our return to Nova Scotia

even though we had booked a berth on our original reservation

there wasn't one available on our current reservation

we might just be sitting up all night

we then tried to plan out the rest of our days in NFLD

and decided on spending the next 2 nights in Twillingate

then off to bed

S, G and {a very grateful} M