We are Family - I got lots of Cousins with me!

This morning after a leisurely breakfast, it was time to go to the United Church in Topsail.  When we arrived, we were greeted by Nonie and Barbara – Mom’s cousins.  We enjoyed the service in the church where so many of our family had sat before.  The original Topsail United Church by the Side of the Road, is gone now, and a new church stands in its place.  The service was wonderful warm and inviting.  I think if more churches were like this one, they wouldn’t be as concerned with declining congregations – even the minister played the guitar and sang a song. 

After the service we were guided through the cemetery that is on the same property as the church and were shown the graves of so many of our extended family.  It was a real history lesson.  After, we went across the street and up a block to the Anglican Church and saw a few more graves in that cemetery too. 

We went back to Nonie’s and had Mary Brown’s chicken for lunch with them in their wonderful back yard.  It was a great day to have a bit of a picnic in the yard. 

We met Aunt Maude’s sons, Robert and Bill and some of their family.  What a great time is was.  We were sorry not to be able to have Barbara and Ben with us, but it wasn’t to be.  We enjoyed our family time and watching Bill and Barbara’s grandchildren play on the slip and slide.  They had such a great time in the beautiful big yard.  It is so fascinating to me to have travelled all the way across the country and you feel like you are home. 

We drove back to the inn ready to do laundry and there was a nice surprise waiting for us!  So we were able to take it easy and walk around the bay to a restaurant across from the inn for dinner.  Holyrood has a sign at the entrance saying that this is the squid capital of Canada.  Well they may have a lot of it, but they sure don’t know how to cook it.  We had some at the Beach Cottage Restaurant and it was the nastiest stuff ever!  Olive Garden, you have nothing to be worried about – keep on making it the way you do – there is no competition here.

It was a lovely evening stroll though, around the bay to and from on the boardwalk and a lovely evening to do it!  Tomorrow we are off to Cape St. Mary’s to see more of the quaint fishing villages that are so much a part of Newfoundland.