Bye Newfoundland, Hello Cape Breton

August 27, 2010
Went caching for the day on Saturday and Sunday, also drove to Margaree . After a long walk on the beach at Port aux Basques, stopped for supper at Pizza Delight. Food was ok service was terrible.
We noticed that all the restaurants we were in in NL were spotlessly clean, and in every one but the last service was great.
Lined up at ferry terminal ready to spend the night. After they took our potatoes (something about a quarantine on NL spuds) we parked and went to bed. About 1130 there was a knock on the door, and a fellow said they could get us on the next ferry, leaving at midnight. We got up again and loaded up. This ship was the Joseph and Clara Smallwood, quite a bit different from the Atlantic Vision. Not nearly as comfortable and no entertainment but TSN on TV and the Safety DVD. Tried to get some sleep, but it was so cold. Thought perhaps they were acclimatizing us in case we had to abandon ship.
Found the crew was not as friendly as the Vision either. Trip was a bit longer, about 7 hours. Looks like there is frost in Cape Breton, so should see some fall colours soon.
The dogs were sure glad to see us when the trip was over. So now we are on Cape Breton Island and will probably spend a couple of days before heading for PEI