Putting all of our worldly possessions, not to mention the cat, in the belly of a huge ferry, and shoving off on a 6 hour trip was a little unsettling for me. At least until I got on the ship. Once the rig, and the cat, were settled, I enjoyed the trip over from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland. It actually made me want to take a cruise again. We had paid a little extra to get assigned seating, and felt that it was worth the extra $10 each to have a seat that reclines, and more room to stretch out. Dozer got to stay in the rig, so he had access to his kitty litter, and no one to bother him.
We were lucky that the weather held, since 50 mph winds were predicted for the evening, after we arrived in Newfoundland. Once we were off the ferry, it was a half hour drive to the RV park where we had reservations. All told, the trip took us 9 hours. We were pretty tired, considering we didn’t really DO anything.
The next day we were up and running, trying to see as much as we could in a short amount of time. We started by hiking the Starlite Trail- a trail that heads up a mountain. And I mean straight up. Apparently they never heard of switchbacks here, so the trail is pretty much a straight line up the hill, instead of zigzagging back and forth to make it easier. 
By the time we reached the top, the wind was whipping, and the fog/clouds were rolling in, so we didn’t linger too long. 
Once we got back down the hill we took the scenic coastal road to Rose Blanche, a nearby coastal community. Unfortunately, the fog really did hinder our view of our surroundings, but still, we could see some interesting scenery. 
Newfoundland is known as “The Rock” for good reason. There is very little soil on the island, creating a very unique look to the landscape.
After two nights in Port Aux Basque, the town nearest the ferry terminal, we have moved up to Rocky Harbor, just outside Gros Morne National Park. It was a fairly long drive to get here- and as it turns out, we are leaving again in the morning. Gros Morne is really high on our list of places we want to explore- unfortunately the weather forecast calls for rain for the next 3 days. So we are leaving the rig here and are headed to St. Anthony, on the tip of Newfoundland. From there we’ll take a day trip over to Labrador, just to say we went there, and spend some time exploring that area before heading back to Gros Morne. Hopefully by then the weather will have cleared up.
The RV park that we are staying in is in the middle of re-doing their Wi-Fi, and as a result, they have no internet access to offer us. We “borrowed” someone else’s Wi-Fi but now not even that is working, so I have no idea if I will be able to post this, or if I will be able to get my pictures to post.
