September 20, 2010
It has been an interesting week or so, Stuck in Cornerbrook for 5 days while we wait to see what is the matter with the rig. Geocaching again on Sunday. Monday was laundry day and Tues finish up the rig. And get on our way. It was not a waste of time though, since we ran into our geocaching hosts again on Sunday and other great people. I have to say, Newfies sure live up to the reputation of the friendliest people. And they are so genuine, what a great experience. Managed to get a feed of cod tongues in Cornerbrook. Jerry passed on that delicacy’
One thing he did note, was that it was nice to be around people that spoke English again, Sort of.....
Wednesday we left Cornerbrook for Deer Lake. First time we were able to get propane . Auto propane is not a big item here, and the price is pretty steep 1.49 a litre. Gee, guess we will have to eat out more.
Thursday we drove up to Trout River, a little fishing village near Gross Morne Park. Beautiful drive, stopped and talked to some fishermen who had just come in, managed to buy some fresh cod $4.00 a pound. (that is pound, fellow Canadians, All of Nfld has not gone metric) What a treat. Noticed that when they clean and fillet the cod, they have a pan for the cod tongues and cheeks that they save for themselves.
Did some more geocaching, These guys do not make it easy, almost every one is a climb. See pic of the Old Man. (Not Jerry, the rock stack)
Friday we headed for Rocky Harbour, where the Anchors Aweigh Pub is and the band does a great job of Newfie music and comedy. Laughed for three solid hours. Ran into some people that we had met on the ferry and shared a table and lots of stories with them. The sunset picture is from the veranda of the Rocky Harbour Pub.
We did do some geocaching at Rocky Harbour as well, and spent most of the day driving around Gross Morne. Some fantastic views. This is a very beautiful province, and I am very glad we came here. So far we have spent more time in Nfld than any other province, and plan to spend a few more days. We have not left western Nfld, and probably won’t go over to St Johns and the Avalon peninsula.
Saturday we got to L’Anse aux Meadows, where the Vikings landed in about 1000 AD. We did a lot of geocaching in the morning, then had lunch at the Norseman Restaurant, very good seafood chowder. The geocaching was pretty demanding with long up hill hikes. Later went for dinner at Northern Delight and had a plate of mussels and then the seafood platter. Got home that night with very sore feet.
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