Friday, July 31, 2009
July 31 Friday 2009 Gander It poured rain all night, but this morning
It's sunny so Bill drives me to Cobb's pond. It has a 3k (1.9m) boardwalk around the pond. It is quite like our Burnaby Lake trail. Next we drive to the airport to see the 72'(22m) mural but they want us to pay for parking so we are satisfied just seeing a picture of it. Bill fuels up ready to leave for Bonavista Peninsula tomorrow. One doesn't need 3 days in Gander, one would do.
REMEMBER-You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old.
It's sunny so Bill drives me to Cobb's pond. It has a 3k (1.9m) boardwalk around the pond. It is quite like our Burnaby Lake trail. Next we drive to the airport to see the 72'(22m) mural but they want us to pay for parking so we are satisfied just seeing a picture of it. Bill fuels up ready to leave for Bonavista Peninsula tomorrow. One doesn't need 3 days in Gander, one would do.
REMEMBER-You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
July 30 Thursday 2009 Gander We wake up to sunshine. After an early lunch Bill drives me to the Thomas Howe Demonstration Forest for a 2k guided hike . Bill goes to the North Atlantic Aviation museum. He goes into DC3 Cockpit and is surprised as to how small the area was. We finish at the same time and he picks me up and we continue on to the the Peace keepers park and the Silent Witness Memorial, a tribute to the 259 people killed when their plane crashed after refueling in Gander. ( Dec 1985). the temp got up to 81 (28
REMEMBER- In youth we learn, In age we understand.
July 29 Wednesday 2009 on our way to Gander 9:30 overcast but sun by noon 57'(14) We take hwy 320 the long way but a scenic route following the ocean most of the way a loop road. Kittiwake Coast. We stop at Joey's overlook. What a great view. We have lunch at a hot dog stand on site. We connect back to hwy 1 and we arrive at Country Inn RV park around 1:30 We are overlooking a lovely pond complete with water lilies. We traveled 184 mi ( 297k) $ 84 for 3 nights.
Gander – famous for it's aviation history. Gander has low incidence of fog. It was the site of an English air base in the mid 1930. During world war 2 it was the base for convoy escort and coastal patrol as well as a refueling stop. After Sept 11 Gander sheltered thousands of airline passengers whose planes were rerouted to this small town.
REMEMBER- We don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
Gander – famous for it's aviation history. Gander has low incidence of fog. It was the site of an English air base in the mid 1930. During world war 2 it was the base for convoy escort and coastal patrol as well as a refueling stop. After Sept 11 Gander sheltered thousands of airline passengers whose planes were rerouted to this small town.
REMEMBER- We don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
up date on our girls
Sherri and Gerry have just moved into their new house in the Cloverdale area. Gerry gets 6 week off starting Friday so he can help in getting things organised. They are putting in a basement suite to rent. The temperature in Vancouver area hit all time records 36(102).
Shannon and Ethan just arrived safely in Seattle where The CV9 will be on the hard until the end of October. The boss rented the staff an appartment near Pikes market place which is not to far from the boat. Everyone will be taking their well deserved holidays. Shannon and Ethan are looking forward to going to Fort Lauderdale where they own a condo. They take 2 weeks at a time. We will see them for the twins birthday Sept 14 when we fly home for 2 weeks.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
July 28 Tuesday 2009. Twillingate and Fogo Island
Fogo Island today. We take a 45 min. ferry ride. We drive all the way to Tilting first. Another fishing village with many Irish descendent's. One can hear it in their speech. I met a lady tending her garden. She show me her root cellar and explains the many fences to keep the caribou out. Next we drive to the town of Fogo. We wonder why there is so much traffic and they said we just missed the big Fogo canal punt race. We stopped at Beaches Bar and Grill for a late lunch, then caught the ferry back. $14.25 return for truck and passengers. The landscape was low barren land of rocks, hills and marches. Many hiking trails, small museums,and historic cemeteries. Fishing has played an important role in the Islands history and is evident in various wharves and fish plants. When we arrive back at the RV park there are 25 caravan rigs with Adventure Caravans.
REMEMBER – That two people can be looking at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
Fogo Island today. We take a 45 min. ferry ride. We drive all the way to Tilting first. Another fishing village with many Irish descendent's. One can hear it in their speech. I met a lady tending her garden. She show me her root cellar and explains the many fences to keep the caribou out. Next we drive to the town of Fogo. We wonder why there is so much traffic and they said we just missed the big Fogo canal punt race. We stopped at Beaches Bar and Grill for a late lunch, then caught the ferry back. $14.25 return for truck and passengers. The landscape was low barren land of rocks, hills and marches. Many hiking trails, small museums,and historic cemeteries. Fishing has played an important role in the Islands history and is evident in various wharves and fish plants. When we arrive back at the RV park there are 25 caravan rigs with Adventure Caravans.
REMEMBER – That two people can be looking at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
July 27 Monday 2009 Cloud in morning but sun after lunch.
today we drive out to the lighthouse and drink in the 360' view . The lighthouse sits a commanding 300 feet above sea level. The viewing platform makes this location the best place to see icebergs along famed “Iceberg Alley”.The ragged edge of rock and sea is an incomplete jigsaw puzzle of bays, inlets and peninsulas. We see no whales and only a few very small icebergs. We see many small boats out fishing. We go to a fish market and buy scallops and fresh cod. Twillingate is really an island joined by 3 causeway s on Notre Dame Bay. The Islands are the namesakes of the “Road to the Isles” Twillingate seams to be a prosperous town . The town most famous claim to fame is opera singer Georgina Sterling in the late 1800 . Miss Sterling who was professionally known as “ Marie Toulinguel” won acclaim for her performance at the Paris Opera and La Scala Milan.
REMEMBER – There is no achievement without goals.
today we drive out to the lighthouse and drink in the 360' view . The lighthouse sits a commanding 300 feet above sea level. The viewing platform makes this location the best place to see icebergs along famed “Iceberg Alley”.The ragged edge of rock and sea is an incomplete jigsaw puzzle of bays, inlets and peninsulas. We see no whales and only a few very small icebergs. We see many small boats out fishing. We go to a fish market and buy scallops and fresh cod. Twillingate is really an island joined by 3 causeway s on Notre Dame Bay. The Islands are the namesakes of the “Road to the Isles” Twillingate seams to be a prosperous town . The town most famous claim to fame is opera singer Georgina Sterling in the late 1800 . Miss Sterling who was professionally known as “ Marie Toulinguel” won acclaim for her performance at the Paris Opera and La Scala Milan.
REMEMBER – There is no achievement without goals.
Monday, July 27, 2009
July 26 Sunday 2009 10:30am 63'(17) We are off to Twillingate the Northwestern side of Newfoundland. . It is off the beaten path up hwy 340 but very scenic with one cove after another that offers scenes straight from a post card. Coastal fishing communities line every nook and cranny. We stay at Peyton's wood rv park $75 for 3 nights .We arrive in time for lunch. Bill gets the satalite dish going. Then we drive to find icebergs. We are too late for the big one as one had just about blocked the entrance to the bay but has now broken up. Apparently more are coming. One can track them on the Internet. Durrel a fishing village frozen in time with narrow roads winding close to rough wharves made good Kodak moments. My WIFI does not work in the rig but does in the gazebo. We drove 106 mi (171 k
REMEMBER – talk slowly but think quickly
REMEMBER – talk slowly but think quickly
July 25 Saturday 2009.Grand Falls Windsor Newfoundland
a down day. Bill washed the RV and truck. Weather overcast but no rain. I put my feet up and listen to instrumentals and read Wilbur Smith's “Sunbird.” I think this is an Atlantic salmon fishing area. The local lumber mill is closing down so a lot of people will be out of work.
REMEMBER- Things do not happen .They are made to happen.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
July 24 Friday 2009 Gros Morne to Grand falls Windsor. Blue skies
We turn Inland crossing into the North central portion of Newfoundland, a land of glacial-formed moraines, forested in tall Quaking Aspen, White and Yellow Birch and Black Spruce and punctuated by frequent lakes and bays. We are back on hwy 1. Without exaggeration, millions of Ox-eyed Daisies- white with yellow centers- cover both sides of the roadway for a hundred miles. I just love all the wild flowers of Newfoundland. The magenta fireweed are getting to bloom too. We arrive at 12 to a warm 70'(21). We are staying at Sanger RV park, $56 for 2 nights. We unhook and get the satalite dish working then drive into town and do some grocery shopping. They have a Wal-mart here. We drove 181mi(293k)
REMEMBER- A boiled egg is hard to beat.
We turn Inland crossing into the North central portion of Newfoundland, a land of glacial-formed moraines, forested in tall Quaking Aspen, White and Yellow Birch and Black Spruce and punctuated by frequent lakes and bays. We are back on hwy 1. Without exaggeration, millions of Ox-eyed Daisies- white with yellow centers- cover both sides of the roadway for a hundred miles. I just love all the wild flowers of Newfoundland. The magenta fireweed are getting to bloom too. We arrive at 12 to a warm 70'(21). We are staying at Sanger RV park, $56 for 2 nights. We unhook and get the satalite dish working then drive into town and do some grocery shopping. They have a Wal-mart here. We drove 181mi(293k)
REMEMBER- A boiled egg is hard to beat.
Friday, July 24, 2009
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