Following on from yesterday’s disappointments, today went a lot better. After a great meal last night and the fresh air we had an excellent nights sleep. The six of us all had a good (although maybe not too healthy) breakfast then Lyn and I decided to head off and explore the local scenery. We drove south on the start of a loop that went around the bottom part of the peninsular we are on, for the most part following the coast. We stopped a few times for some geo-caches and had a little more success than yesterday.
One of the caches led us down a small trail towards the ocean where managed to get in a 2 mile walk to blow the cob-webs away. Talking of “blow” the wind continued to rise throughout the morning to the point that even small inland ponds had white caps on them. It would have been an interesting boat ride had the trip not been cancelled.
Just off the trail were a number of bushes with berries, can anyone identify them?
#1 – Rowan??
#2 ??
#3 ??
Again the scenery was constantly changing.
View From the Passengers Seat
Small Village.
Every few miles we would come across a small village, some with only 3 houses but mostly around 50 houses in each. All the houses we saw were in a well cared for condition, and many of them seemed quite large and new. I am not sure what people do for a living around here, they can’t all be fisherman …. can they?
Small Harbour
Small boat in Small Harbour!
I am not sure what happened to the stern of that boat. It looks as though it reversed at high speed into the harbour wall as it it is totally flat!
We went to the small town of Burin for a late lunch at a restaurant that had been recommended by our host, unfortunately it was closed for the season, but the small detour was worth it for the scenic views.
We headed back towards the B&B, and re-visited the cache that had eluded us yesterday. Today Lyn walked right up to the location and found it in a matter of seconds.
Next stop was the ferry office to check to see whether the extra boat that they had put on was still planned to operate. Our luck held, so we will be off to France tomorrow.
Final stop was the B&B.
Built in the Early 1900’s
Dumpster Diving ….. Newfie Style