Rocky Harbour Newfoundland

In the last 7 days visited Bonavista (puffins a replica of John Cabot's ship they were really brave or lacked good judgment), Twillingate iceberg capital of the world no icebergs this time of the year, went on a whale watching boat tour the killer whales were in the area all the other whales left so the only whale we saw is the one in the picture. Kayaked in a bay of the North Atlantic beyond the big rock in the picture is the open ocean that's all the closer I got (I'm not as brave as John Cabot). The better a lot of pictures of St. John's Newfoundland to Rocky Harbour Newfoundland

 

 

St John's Newfoundland

We cross Cabot Strait 5hr ferry ride 96 miles to Newfoundland. Arrived 11 o'clock at night 8/5/13 we all (20 RVs) drove 13 miles spent the night in a truck parking lot (boon docking). 8/6/13 drove 284 miles Bishop Falls . (8/7/13) 264 miles to St. John's, Newfoundland. The original plan was to take the ferry overnight to St. John's. They had ferry problems not ours, diverted all ferries to Port-Aux-Basque, Newfoundland. 660 passengers and a full load of cars and trucks (2 miles) 7 levels 8, 9 and 10 passengers, it took 2 hours to load. Maybe 300 in the ship's crew. Newfoundland is very beautiful the people are friendly and helpful .

 

 

Sydney Nova Scotia

Tomorrow we cross Cabot Straits 5hr ferry ride 96 miles to Newfoundland. Yesterday we moved to a new RV park 3 miles from the ferry terminal, located near a bay on Bras D’Or Lake, in Sydney, Nova Scotia on old farm. We had a lobster dinner or prime rib and entertainment a group from Newfoundland they had the audience participate there music was good.

 

 

Baddeck Nova Scotia

 Moose on the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park near Sydney Nova Scotia

The cows are on Ile de Cheticamp Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The view out my motorhome window of Lake Bras d’Or 1/3 fresh 2/3 salt has tides connected to Atlantic by narrow passages the largest saltwater lake in the world. Kayaked in Nova Scotia on this saltwater lake at the RV Park.

maybe less flies in salt water?

Acadian home

St. Peter's built by the French in 1700’s



Hooked rug of all US president’s, the artist passed away 2001. She had all kinds of art from birds to landscapes all sizes.  Her house was a museum of rug hooking.

 

John Cabot landed in this Bay 1497 his first landfall on the North American mainland initial landing on Newfoundland