Day 8 – Newfoundland

We are in Newfoundland! And wow! The ferry ride was a bit rough and those chairs are not nearly as comfortable as they look. I got some sleep, but not so much for Don. The Newfoundlanders we met were really cool and maybe we picked up a couple of more followers for the blog. Definitely the highlight of the crossing. Glad to see Warren and Neil following too. Two great guys we met at the Meat Cove Campground in Nova Scotia (brothers from Pennsylvania on a motorcycle trip with their father).

We unloaded from the ferry about 7:30 a.m. local time. Newfoundland has its own time zone which is an hour and a half ahead of Eastern time and 30 minutes ahead of Nova Scotia. It was a miserably wet and gloomy day, but things improved as he rode north. Now we are camped at Lomond Campground in the Gros Morne National Park. Don’t think I’ll ever be able to top this site. I knew Western Newfoundland was mountainous, but I didn’t realize just how big and extensive those were. Quiz for the day, “What mountain range are we in?” That would be the Appalachians believe it or not. The northern extent of the Appalachians form this side of Newfoundland.

We are finally showered and ready to get some real sleep after 36 hours on the move. We hope to see the highlights of this spectacular park tomorrow but weather is calling for pretty extensive storms. Actually, it’s thundering and lightning now as I lay here writing this. Hopefully I’ll be able to get some good photos for you. This place is just unreal. By the way, add Newfoundland to your bucket list too!