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Icebergs and fog
We woke up to 34 degrees and rain and fog. We had not expected it to be less than 40 now in Newfoundland. We drove up a peninsula towards Twilingate. We had hoped to see whales and/or icebergs from a boat or shore. After finally getting there we did see an iceberg that had floundered against the shore at low ...
A Little Loop de Loop
... we were still staying up in Bay Roberts with Catherine and Steve. So we also decided to do one last trip up to visit with Norm’s mom before we headed back to the mainland. We got on the phone and called Aunt Bella and Ed, picked them up and stuffed them into the back of the truck for a drive up to Clarenville where we met up with Graham, Aunt Ada and Shirley (mom) for lunch. We had a nice visit and everyone got to see everyone else for one last time.
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Cape St. Mary's
... but the streak continues. There are signs galore along the road to watch out for moose and every 10 miles or so along the TCH there are crosses and flower memorials, presumably to remember those who have died in vehicle-moose collisions.
We turned off the highway on the Cape Shore Drive, which runs past Long Harbor, Argentia (one of the ferry stops from Nova Scotia) and Placentia, where we stopped to get some snacks and tap the ATM. ...
Argentia to Sydney Nova Scotia 15 Hour Ferry Ride
... the ferry terminal and after they question you, take away your potatoes and any other root crops you might have to stop contamination between Newfoundland and mainland Canada, they hose your tires and lower vehicle with 2 serious firehoses as you drive through the building. We wished they would have washed off 3 1/2 months of squashed bugs, ...
Gannets Galore
... first glimpse of the seabird colony in the distance – AWESOME! A trail led from the interpretive center across the tundra and along the cliffs to a point within 60 feet of the colony. Approximately 50,000 gannets nest in the cliffs and a large rock, Bird Rock, just offshore. It was an amazing sight, chicks still wrapped in down, being fed by their mothers, the birds flying offshore and the constant ...
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