We said goodbye to Newfoundland today with mixed emotions. 5 days wasn’t nearly enough time to explore even just the Western side of the island. Incredible land and incredible people. But it’s time to start towards home.
We packed camp early and caught the ferry back to the mainland. Weather was good so we spent the entire 2-hour crossing up on the observation deck. We finally saw a whale! Sorry, I wasn’t quick enough with the camera and it never resurfaced.
The weather turned as we made the dock. Rain started and the temperature dropped. I believe we had sleet at one point. But the land was absolutely amazing! We rode through a high Alpine landscape dotted with lakes before dropping back to sea level and the evergreen forests. It was beautiful and shockingly remote (sorry, not many pictures due to the weather). We got to see another iceberg too and this time up close as it was just offshore.
We are in Port Hope Simpson tonight. Our first motel since Lincoln Maine back on August 5th. Don IS turning into a “happy camper”. Things are a little different here. There is no pavement once you turn off the highway and even it is not entirely paved. The city streets are absolutely covered with potholes. There’s more potholes than road surface and that is not exaggerating! The hotel’s water is the color of urine (but the place is clean). Two helicopters are parked out back with the second one landing just outside our window at dinner.
Tomorrow we tackle the first leg of the Trans-Labrador Highway and a 250 mile stretch of absolutely nothing.
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