Monday - July 23, 2007

We are now in Newfoundland and what little we have seen is beautiful. We are set up at a really nice campground about 45 km from Port aux Basques, on one side is a river and the other side is mountains - so pretty. It seems weird to be1-1/2 hours ahead of home, the half hour is so strange! Bonus, there is wi-fi here and she gave us a spot where we could be sure to hook up with no problem. John has just got the satellite TV up and working so we are all set.

Today was a nice warm sunny day and it is supposed to be like this for a couple of days at least so here’s hoping.

The ferry ride was good but seemed long, this was only 6 hours so can't wait for the 14 hour one coming back! It was really hot in the sun on deck and cool in the shade so we took turns sitting inside and out. After lunch we found a couple of nice comfortable chairs and dozed for a bit and I bought a book and read to help pass the time.

We were at the front of the boat going on so we were the first one off which was a bonus. Getting the trailer parked on the ferry was fun, the first thing they did when we got on was push in our mirrors, then John couldn't see the trailer behind and where it was in relation to the obstacles on either side so we put them out again. We were parking between a wall and a transport truck, with about a foot clearance on either side, then when we got to the front John had to turn a bit to miss a large post, lots of fun but he did very well and we managed to get off and on without any scratches. There was a fellow directing us but he could only see one side of the trailer at a time so when he was watching one side we were worrying about the other!