Total Km = 430 
Our first night in a B&B (ever) was OK, I guess, in spite of the fact that Doug was feeling like he was a home invader. There was another couple we chatted with last night from Chatham, Ont. that gave us a few pointers as they had been here for a couple of weeks. They even spoke Canadian (we are having a few issues with the “downhome” accent and terminology)! They found out after they returned to the B&B that their ferry going out Tuesday evening had been cancelled due to mechanical problems and they had been booked to return from the other end of the island. Not happy campers about that one.
Started out under sunny/white cloudy sky. Not as warm as we have been used to but at least no rain and it stayed like that all day. We kept hearing all day that rain was expected but still no sign of it.
Our first night in a B&B (ever) was OK, I guess, in spite of the fact that Doug was feeling like he was a home invader. There was another couple we chatted with last night from Chatham, Ont. that gave us a few pointers as they had been here for a couple of weeks. They even spoke Canadian (we are having a few issues with the “downhome” accent and terminology)! They found out after they returned to the B&B that their ferry going out Tuesday evening had been cancelled due to mechanical problems and they had been booked to return from the other end of the island. Not happy campers about that one.
Started out under sunny/white cloudy sky. Not as warm as we have been used to but at least no rain and it stayed like that all day. We kept hearing all day that rain was expected but still no sign of it.
We saw two moose today. The first was a very large dark brown guy standing at the side of the road while a second crossed the road some distance ahead of us.
We made our way to the village of Trinity, an old fishing village that has had many of its buildings restored and opened for visits. The one brick house had been built in the early 1700’s and was recently restored. They left the brick/rock hearth area unrestored so you could see what the original base had been.
We rode along the ocean up to Bonavista.
There are numerous small fishing villages along the way and in fact a nearly every bay you would find a small establishment. As we rode along to the Bonavista lighthouse Doug had to play the song “This Land is Your Land” (from Bonavista to Vancouver Island). He had been waiting the entire trip to play it. We also stopped to see the replica of “Mathew”, the ship Cabot arrived in on June 24, 1497.
We made our way to the village of Trinity, an old fishing village that has had many of its buildings restored and opened for visits. The one brick house had been built in the early 1700’s and was recently restored. They left the brick/rock hearth area unrestored so you could see what the original base had been.
We rode along the ocean up to Bonavista.
There are numerous small fishing villages along the way and in fact a nearly every bay you would find a small establishment. As we rode along to the Bonavista lighthouse Doug had to play the song “This Land is Your Land” (from Bonavista to Vancouver Island). He had been waiting the entire trip to play it. We also stopped to see the replica of “Mathew”, the ship Cabot arrived in on June 24, 1497.We keep losing track of time. Before we realized it the time was 4:30 and it was time to start looking for accommodation so here we are in Clarenville.
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