newfoundland

when last we left you we were in Rocky Harbour in Gros Morne Nat'l Park. Our dinner that night is pictured above. "Pinchy" was cooked fresh that morning and was delicious. Friday we did a 11 km hike to see the waterfalls seen above. there were 3 levels to the falls but could not get all in one picture. saw a couple of moose (cow and calf) along the trail. Friday night was a short walk to the local watering hole to see "Anchors Aweigh". it was a great time with traditional music till about 2:00 a.m. the band only took one short break as they have apparently learned that if they quit playing, people leave. there were a few locals at the pub but generally there were tourists and we brought down the average age by a lot. on the walk back to the campground, met some "moose hunters" - 3 very drunk lads staggering up the hill who said they were looking for a moose to wrestle to the ground (hunting season started Saturday).

Saturday was a beautiful day, 27 degrees and sunny, apparently the hottest day they had all year as weather has been crap since July. did a couple of short hikes and saw some incredible scenery. went to the campground recomended by "Ted from Smithers" in Cow Head on Saturday night, picture of our backs above is beside the van which was parked on a beautiful bay. Only other couple in the campground was Paul and Dale from New Hampshire. Shared a drink with them and then walked into town with them to see a play - comedy which was pretty well done ("She'd be Your Mother's Brother's Cousin").

Sunday was a short drive to Port au Choix and then biked around all afternoon to a great little restaurant and to a really nice point with a lighthouse (Monique forgot the camera so no pics). Campsite was right on the beach again. Sunset was nice but it was cold as Red Deer in January so our attempt at a campfire was very short-lived.

Monday brings us to a B&B in Hay Cove. we spent most the day driving but put on very few km's as there were lots of detours and short stops. Went to St. Anthony which is basically the end of the northern road. Picture of distant lighthouse above is Flower's Cove. From here we could also see Labrador but decided not to take the ferry across. Monique tells me Labrador is not a separate province.

tomorrow is Viking time!!!

we love NL but it sure is cold, today we had on the wool socks, sweaters, jackets and as many layers as we could find. we would have put more on but we only brought so much. I think the high was 10 degrees with a strong wind off the water to add to the chill.

hope everyone is doing well and all you hashers survived CAMP U!!!