Let the Adventure Begin!

                                           

Our taxi came to pick us up at 6:00 and then we were on our way.  After an easy ride to the airport we were pleased to see that our flight was on time.  Interesting – there were no TV’s on the plane but one could rent tablets preloaded with movies for $5.00 and if you have your own earphones – even better.  I should have played with my tablet more before I left for this trip and downloaded some games and some movies from Netflix.  Perhaps when we have our stop in Toronto I can get some for the next leg of the journey.  So with nothing else to do on the flight I thought I would write.

The weather was perfect for flying today.  Looking ahead…if the prognosticator has prognosticated decorously, we should have many sunny and warm days to explore this unique part of Canada.  For the first 5 nights, we will stay at A Schooner Inn ( www.aschoonerinn.com ) in Saint John’s Nfld.  We have been peeking in at their Facebook page of the same name for the last few weeks and it seems a great place to start. 

For the Newfoundland portion of this trip we would like to see the Capelin roll in.  These small herring like fish come in on the waves and as the water recedes, they flip flop on shore while people madly scramble to pick them up and fill their buckets.  I would love to be able to participate in this activity even if I only catch and release.  Ice Bergs – might be too late, but there were a record number this year so maybe...  Light Houses – I don’t think we will have any trouble finding those!  Places with Funny Names – this is Newfoundland and places were named by Newfoundlanders so there will be no shortage of those. Cape Spear – the eastern most part of Canada… Signal Hill – something about a signal I guess Newfoundland Dogs – at least a few I hope.  Lobster and Cod – a couple of feeds of each please!  East Coast Trail – Trail begins at Cape St. Francis in Pouch Cove, a 20 minute drive north of St. John's. From there the trail heads south for 265km to Cappahayden on the southern shore.  There are several different hikes and some are easy....I think this has to be on our list!

So it will be interesting and fun.  Sharing this adventure with my sister, brother-in-law and my niece makes this holiday very special indeed.  Stay tuned….