Monday August 13th
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On this day we woke up to the roar of torrential rain, and
again we were glad we were not in our past outdoor accommodations of the thin
nylon and pole variety. There is
nothing worse than packing up in the pouring rain! Our job was much easier, yet still wet. We donned ourselves head to tails in rain gear,
pulled up the jacks, moved in the slides (extending sides of motorhome) and
drove to the dumping station where Norm did “his thing”. I, in the meantime, hooked the car up, and
off we went – in our comfy mobile home!
The forecast (we are now suddenly heeding their predictions)
was rain for the next several days, so we decided to get ourselves as close to
Gros Morne National Park (where we will spend up to 2 weeks exploring) so that
when the weather clears, we will be ready for action! We drove several hours to a lovely little
park named Sargent Memorial RV Park in Grand Falls - Windsor.
Grand Falls - Windsor was the only place where I could
possibly replace my camera. Because
there are hardly any stores in Newfoundland, I am now
reduced to Walmarts’ 3 choices
and a store called Source that had another couple. They also were chained to
the stand, and would not able to be turned on so you can check them out! If you know me, you know I am a HUGE
researcher, and hate to buy an item like this (well, ANY item) without knowing
as much or more than most of the salespeople! I hate to admit it, but it took
me 3 months to choose my rice cooker!
(my Zojirushi - which I absolutely LOVE and use each and every day for
many different foods).
Norm patiently (he is, thank God, a patient man) waited
while I checked out the models then sat with my iPad and read reviews. I picked one up with a generous return policy, and hoped for the best.
Tuesday August 14th
In Walmart’s parking lot we ran into Kate
(the lady dogging us for the whole trip) and her daughter, I was so surprised to see her trailer! This has
become rather funny now. We exchanged phone numbers so perhaps we will actually
have dinner together.
We arrived at the campsite, the KOA Norris Point in Rocky
Harbor. The site assigned to us is the
most sloped we have been on, so we had to figure out how to finally use the
blocks we purchased to help us level out on very hilly sites. We went back to
the office and arranged for a different, more level site on Friday when one
becomes available.
By the time that was done and dinner was ready it was
8PM. I sit here now typing this and at
9:45PM, am rather beat and will try going to bed early. Maybe watch the TV Norm put back on the
brackets today!
Wednesday August 15th
Today we went on a great little 6 mile hike, that wound it’s
way through miles of bogs where the Park had built large sections of boardwalk
leading to a couple of tremendous waterfalls.
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| 1st of the waterfalls |
There were moose tracks everywhere, but no sightings. We met up with a Ranger on the trail and he
explained how the overpopulation of moose is damaging the forest by eating all
the emerging evergreens and not allowing the forest to regenerate naturally.
Canadian Forestry has been giving special licenses for the shooting of Moose
the last couple of years to help keep their population under control, I guess
it is helping a little, but you could see the evidence of their voracious
appetites!
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The ranger also pointed out the huge stands of dead trees
that was caused by an insect a few years back.
Norman thought the sight was really depressing, but I loved the
different shades of grey,( were there 50? ) and found their gnarly shapes really beautiful!
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| Local band called Anchors Aweigh |
We talked with several couples along the way, and got back
in time to rest and shower before we went into Rocky Harbor to a local pub for
a comedy/music show by a local group called Anchors Aweigh. Their repertoire included many Newfoundland
folk songs ( so cute with their Irish
Brogue), telling amusing stories of old times, all the while their accordion
player was donning many hilarious old
ladies’ outfits and hats, and finally playing an “ ugly stick” to a rock song. Not only was it a nearly 3 hour great show, it was great to “ get out of the
house “ for an evening.
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