Total Km = 505 
The ferry left the terminal only 25 minutes late so we were in N. Sydney and first off the ferry (we were first on) at 05:45 this morning. A few spits of rain but not enough to warrant rain gear and the temperatures were noticeably warmer than frigid NFLD.
We did get a bit of sleep though again it was pretty cool – when we asked re having the heat turned up we were told the air conditioner was on and that was how it was! You’d think you were in Florida or something not NFLD. There is something wrong when you have to suit up in full motorcycle regalia to sleep on a ferry (see pic).
It was light enough to make a start but were still on careful deer/moose alert. Did see a fox with it’s “breakfast” and one deer but no signs of anything else.
Again today we stayed off the main road as much as we could so got to see some more country side and little towns. Stopped at Pictou and Pugwash (where Seagull pewter items are made). Had lunch in a cute little road side café, did a bit more shopping and then headed across the street to the post office so another parcel is on it’s way home.
At one of our last NFLD stops we entered a shop to find the owner dancing around, playing the spoons and the oogly (ugly) stick to some wonderful NFLD tunes – we bought the CD and have listened to it a few times already. What is an “oogly stick” you ask? It is like a walking stick with five or six areas around the bottom where they have attached a pile of flattened bottle caps, then there is a tin can on the top and a knotted stick to hit or rub it or the tin can with to make the bottle caps rattle. I guess this is an example of their way of making a musical instrument with what little they had.
NFLD, in summary: beautiful but barren countryside speaks of the short, cool summers and long, cold winters; whitewashed buildings in picturesque seaside villages; friendly Newfies who love to chat in their wonderful accent and would do anything to help you out. Their flag speaks of the ice and snow, the ocean and the hardships the people have incurred but is punctuated by their love of life, music and their province.
We are in Dieppe again, this time to have new tires fitted on Raindancer AND to have a new low beam bulb installed (see previous blog entry).
The ferry left the terminal only 25 minutes late so we were in N. Sydney and first off the ferry (we were first on) at 05:45 this morning. A few spits of rain but not enough to warrant rain gear and the temperatures were noticeably warmer than frigid NFLD.
We did get a bit of sleep though again it was pretty cool – when we asked re having the heat turned up we were told the air conditioner was on and that was how it was! You’d think you were in Florida or something not NFLD. There is something wrong when you have to suit up in full motorcycle regalia to sleep on a ferry (see pic).
It was light enough to make a start but were still on careful deer/moose alert. Did see a fox with it’s “breakfast” and one deer but no signs of anything else.
Again today we stayed off the main road as much as we could so got to see some more country side and little towns. Stopped at Pictou and Pugwash (where Seagull pewter items are made). Had lunch in a cute little road side café, did a bit more shopping and then headed across the street to the post office so another parcel is on it’s way home.
At one of our last NFLD stops we entered a shop to find the owner dancing around, playing the spoons and the oogly (ugly) stick to some wonderful NFLD tunes – we bought the CD and have listened to it a few times already. What is an “oogly stick” you ask? It is like a walking stick with five or six areas around the bottom where they have attached a pile of flattened bottle caps, then there is a tin can on the top and a knotted stick to hit or rub it or the tin can with to make the bottle caps rattle. I guess this is an example of their way of making a musical instrument with what little they had.
NFLD, in summary: beautiful but barren countryside speaks of the short, cool summers and long, cold winters; whitewashed buildings in picturesque seaside villages; friendly Newfies who love to chat in their wonderful accent and would do anything to help you out. Their flag speaks of the ice and snow, the ocean and the hardships the people have incurred but is punctuated by their love of life, music and their province.
We are in Dieppe again, this time to have new tires fitted on Raindancer AND to have a new low beam bulb installed (see previous blog entry).
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