Jack did the writing honors
for the past couple of blogs, now it’s Carol taking
over again. The seven-hour
ferry ride from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland was
uneventful—we slept through
most of it. Our little cabin was plain but the beds
were OK. Not sure we really
needed those seasickness patches, since the ship
didn’t roll or pitch very
much.
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| Carol in the cabin watching TV |
Once we were off the ship,
about 8 am or so, we stopped at a café and service
station to grab a bite to
eat and buy a Newfoundland roadmap, and then headed
up the road to find the
bed-and-breakfast that I had booked for us, the Maclellan
Inn. It’s only about a half
hour north of the ferry terminal, in the Codroy River
valley. It’s a cute house
and Gerald, the proprietor, is a welcoming and friendly
host. He didn’t mind us
showing up so early and even insisted on making us
something more to eat, so we
had “second breakfast,” always one of our favorite
meals!
I had spoken with Gerald on
the phone several weeks ago and asked him about
finding a fishing guide for
Jack. The Codroy River is supposed to be one of the
best salmon fisheries in
Newfoundland and this is the prime time for the salmon
run. Gerald called around
while we were eating and got a guide, who he says is
the best around. So Jack
will be off early in the morning to try his hand at
hooking an Atlantic salmon.
And I’m sure he won’t turn his nose up at a trout
either, if one happens
along.
Newfoundland looks quite
different from Nova Scotia—higher mountains, not nearly
as many leaves on the trees.
The daffodils are just blooming here, and there are
significant snow patches
still on the mountain and hill slopes all around us. It
was a rainy and chilly day
here today, but the sun came out late in the day. We
went out exploring in the
early afternoon, to get a fishing license for Jack and
to see some of the sights.
The fishing villages here are so picturesque.
Unfortunately we both forgot
our iPads so couldn’t take any photos!
I just got a big batch of
book chapters to edit from the publishing company that
I work for (freelance), so I
worked on those for a good part of the day, and
probably will keep doing
that tomorrow while Jack is fishing. This is supposed
to be a world-class
birdwatching spot, so at some point I’ll grab my birding
binoculars and see if I can
add some new birds to my lifelist.
We’ll have more pictures
tomorrow…
State and
province count:
[Virginia, West
Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut,
Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Maine, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland
and Labrador]
Where we are:
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