Rocky Harbor, Newfoundland, July 12 - 14, 2015

Rocky Harbor, Newfoundland, July 12 - 14, 2015

July 12, 2015

Today, we are off to Rocky Harbor.  This will be retracing our steps today, since there is only one road up and down the coastline.   We passed Green Island Brook and tooted, but didn’t stop.

We started the morning with Tim Horton’s donuts to celebrate Wagon Master Jennie’s 70^th Birthday.

We spent the trip on “Moose watch”.  We wanted to see one.  Finally just before Hawkes Bay we spotted on beside the road, but were going too fast to get a good picture of it.  Bummer.  We hope to see some more on our travels.  

The closer we got to Rocky Harbor, the more the rain picked up.  Wow was it wet.  At least we were inside other than to unhook the car for parking.  Stan was nice enough to let Bev stay dry when he hooked up the water, power & sewer.

Luckily, nothing was planned for the evening, so we played cards, Bev did laundry.  We had a quiet evening and Bev made a ham dinner.  It was a nice change from eating out so much.

 

July 13, 2015

Thank heaven, the rain stopped, since we were scheduled for a Bonne Bay Boat Trip.  It was cold and windy, but the boat had an inside cabin so we decided we would take a chance.   We are sure glad that we did.  We saw eagles and they gave a lot of details on the Geology of the area.   

The tour guides were very entertaining.  They did quite a bit of joke telling which kept us all laughing.  Since there was a group on the boat that had not gone through the “Screech In”, we had a ceremony.  Lucky for them, they didn’t have to kiss a “real” cod like we did.   They even had music, with some Newfoundland flavor.  Two of the performers were part of the group “Anchors Aweigh”, which we were scheduled to see in the evening.

When we returned to the dock, we headed off to the Hotel to get our tickets for the evening show.  With the sample that we got on the boat, we didn’t want to miss the show.

We went back to the RV for a little rest and relaxation.  We have taken more naps on this trip than we normally do, but they keep us pretty busy.  Then, of course, there was ironing to be done before we went to dinner.

The evening was as advertised.  Wow, the group of five guys can put out some great music.  They have so much talent that brings to life true Newfoundland culture.  The lead singer, Wayne and the accordion player, Reg, have been playing there for 19 years.  We had a wonderful evening.  They played for three hours with only a 10 minute break.  We didn’t get back to the coach until midnight.  

 

July 14, 2015

Today was a free day.  Wow – it is the first one we have had.  The sun has been shining, so it was a great day to catch up on projects.  Stan fixed a seal on the slide.  Bev continued to wash and clean the coach.

We decided to go for a ride, to see if there was anything that we missed in the area.  We started out toward the Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse.   I don’t think we have missed many lighthouses on the trip.  Unfortunately, the lighthouse was closed since they were adding a new exhibit.  Oh well, we got a shot of the outside.

On the way back from the lighthouse, we saw a sign for the Gros Morne Wildlife Museum.  We decided to check it out.  There were stuffed animals from the area.  Since we haven’t seen too many in the wild, at least we saw what they should look like.  It was very interesting and we got lots of good pictures.

When we got back to the coach we checked Trip Advisor and found that we had visited the top five places to visit in Rocky Harbor.  1) Gros Morne National Park (though we didn’t do any of the great day hikes), 2) Anchors Aweigh, 3) Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse, 4) Bon Tour Boat Tours, 5) Gros Morne Wildlife Museum.

We will turn in earlier tonight, since we have an 8:00 am drivers meeting before we head to Twillingate, Newfoundland, tomorrow.