Newfoundland 2018

        Today’s wakeup call was for 7:30, our luggage needed to be in the hallway for pickup by 8 a.m.     Breakfast was between 7 and 9. The sky was cloudy, the wind was calm and the temperature 10 °C when we went for a 40 minute walk along the street running parallel to the shoreline in the village of L’Anse-au-Clair . There were tiny insects buzzing our heads making it necessary to use our hoods.     On the gravel street we saw several tiny orange or yellow shelled snails.      Steps 5,468    Everyone was ready to depart at 9:15 a.m. for the Blanc Sablon Marine Terminal ferry terminal.  At the “Welcome to Newfoundland Labrador” sign, the coach pulled into the parking lot and everyone assembled under the sign for a group photo before continuing into Quebec to go to the ferry.  The McCarthy coach that had left the motel an hour before us was waiting in the line of vehicles for the ferry. ...

   The wakeup call came at 5:15 a.m. so that we could pack our luggage and leave it in the hallway for pickup while we went to the buffet breakfast at 5:45. Everyone was on the bus by 6:30, as the sun rose, for the short drive to the ferry terminal at  St. Barbe.  The passengers spotted two moose, the second young moose the whole coach saw. It took over an hour for the loading process to take place. The ferry took 90 minutes to cross the calm Strait of Belle Isle going into Blanc Sablon Bay to arrive at the Blanc Sablon, Quebec ferry terminal.  The cost for the coach, 39 passengers plus the driver & guide to cross on the ferry was $487.00. There had been rain overnight and there was drizzle or showers on and off day. The temperature hovered around a cool 13°C during the day with some wind in Labrador.    There was a half hour wait in line before the ferry started to load vehicles – transport trucks, RVs, cars with trail...

    For three of the next four days we will be exploring the part of Newfoundland known as the Great Northern Peninsula. At 225 km long, it is the longest peninsula in Newfoundland. Tomorrow we cross the Strait of Belle Isle, known as Iceberg Ally in June, to explore a bit of southern Labrador.  Our bus is manufactured by Motor Coach Industries and is the J4500 model with only one door. In Europe most of the coaches had a door about the center of the bus as well as at the front.    The day started cloudy with the threat of rain, windy and a temperature of 22°C. The visibly was reduced by the low clouds which hid the tops of the low mountains around Corner Brook. Our luggage was packed and in the hall by 7 a.m., then we went down for the buffet breakfast and departed on schedule at 8 a.m. Before leaving there was a visit from a ten month old 130 pound Newfoundland dog and her owner.    The journey today was about 345 km. T...