Posts made in August, 2015
The Great Cat Escape
Well, almost. It was a great attempt. While we were parked waiting for the ferry, we had let the Cat out in the bedroom and had closed the bedroom door to keep her in there. She would ride the ferry in the bedroom of the rig so she could access her litter box. I had to quickly grab something from the rig, popped in and left the main door open and slid the bedroom door a crack. Well, faster than you can say cat, she slipped out and tried to get past me. I managed to grab her tail with my left hand (ouch – my wrist still hurts!) but she slipped through my fingers. Fortunately she ran under the table and not out the door. I quickly ran and closed the door, chased her back into the bedroom. Bad Cat! When we got back into the trailer later in the afternoon, there was a hunk of hair I must have pulled out of her tail. I couldn’t find where it came from. When I got back into the truck, I was really shaken, hot and sweaty and covered with hair. Scared me silly that she could have...
Read MoreDoyle Inspiration
We stayed at the Doyle RV Park which came highly recommended by other RVers we had met so we booked a night to spend there before catching the ferry back to Nova Scotia. We weren’t disappointed. It was a large open, grassy area along a river. Very large sites and the park wasn’t overly crowded. A lot of people left late evening to catch the night ferry. I discovered one of the best walks through the woods when I was taking Lucy for her walk. I spotted a sign that said Inspirational Walk so had to go check it out. As I entered the woods, I noticed a sign a little further in with a little quotation and an arrow pointing the way. Every few feet was another sign and arrow. Soon I found myself laughing out loud. What fun! I even could ignore the mosquitoes. Tomorrow the drive to Port Aux Basques and the...
Read MoreGrand Falls – Windsor
August 11th We decided not to take the Argentia ferry back to Nova Scotia because it would have cost us $900 and it took 16 hours to get there. Lucy wouldn’t have been able to cross her legs for that long. Another reason was that the Port aux Basques ferry was $420 and it would cost $250 for diesel and RV camping but we would still save some money. So, to make the trip back to Port aux Basque easier, we broke it into two days. We stayed at Grand Falls – Windsor at the Sager RV Park which is on the bank of the longest river in Newfoundland. Lots of fishermen and boats out on the water to watch. It was a relatively short drive there so we had a relaxing afternoon and a nice walk down to the...
Read MoreSt. John’s – Pippy Park
August 7 – August 10 Bonavista to St. John’s Pippy Park It was a bit of a drive to St. John’s and we were playing tag with a couple of other rigs we had seen along our travels. It was very easy to find Pippy Park with the large signs on the edge of the highway. Pippy Park is very old, well established, an RV Park and Campground as well as a golf course and a park. After we got settled into our pull through (the only area that had wifi, weak as it was), we took Lucy and ended up walking around Long Lake, almost a 2 km hike. It was really hot. When we got back, we took a quick drive through St. John’s. Really narrow streets, hilly and scenic. The next morning was drizzly and much cooler. Felt like snow. We packed our rain gear in our backpack and then went to meet Brendan, our guide from Legend Tours. We would be spending 3 hours with him and several other travelers. Brendan told us about the local lore and legends and showed us all the important historical spots in the area. It was a cold walk up the hill to Cape Spear Lighthouse. Our Parks Canada pass once again got us into the lighthouse for a guided tour. You could really fell the remoteness of the area and imagine how hard it would be to bring a family up there. Generations of the family kept the light going until it was automated. One of the women on the tour had only three days during which she was expecting to see the whole province, including L’anse aux Meadows. I told her we had been there for almost three weeks and still wouldn’t be seeing half of it. I don’t think she believed me. That afternoon, after the tour, we found a grocery store and stocked up again with frozen veggies. Our friend, Doug, had moved back to St. John’s from Sooke and we wanted to look him up. I found him on Facebook and messaged him. He was busy with the Busker’s Festival but could meet us on Monday so on Monday we headed to The Rooms, the museum, and just as we were finishing there, he called us. We met him downtown, drove around for about half an hour looking for a parking spot, and then...
Read MoreBonavista
From Twillingate, we drove to Bonavista and stayed at Paradise Farm RV Park. Again, another back in and again, we had some trouble because this time we had to jackknife and back down a hill without enough turning radius for the truck. We did it and unhooked. Paradise Farm RV Park is a very pretty spot up next to a large pond. We drove to Elliston to see the root cellars and the puffins. Good thing we had unhooked and not dragged our 5th wheel behind us. It would have been shaken to bits. What a bad road. So many large potholes to dodge. A lot of the roads in Newfoundland are like that, including the one we took to Bonavista. Don hates them and everything in the Rig gets shaken about. The couch walks across the floor along with the table and chairs. We have learned to make sure the fridge latch is clicked after one very bad experience. 🙂 On the drive to Bonavista with the rig, one of the cabinets over the couch popped open and everything fell into a box that was behind the chairs. Weird that it all landed in the box. Nothing was broken and it was an easy cleanup. Elliston is a very quaint village with very narrow streets. It was really difficult to find the puffin cliff and the first fellow we asked for directions sent us in the wrong direction. However, we eventually found the info centre by accident and then we found the root cellars and the puffins. While at the info centre, we met a couple from Quesnel. We had a nice chat with the old fellow who was pointing people to the puffin walk. He told us to do the scenic 5 minute drive to Maberly and along the way are all the root cellars. Afterwards, we headed back to Bonavista by a different road and drove out to Cape Bonavista and the lighthouse. We searched for a gas station that sold diesel and finally found one. The gas stations either don’t have diesel or have hidden the pump behind the building. There usually are no signs saying diesel. You have to be a real detective. We are also finding that the signs are place right at the entrance to places, not allowing any warning time to slow down. I have to add that when we got...
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