Monday - August 13, 2007

Today we were off to Corner Brook to get the service done on our truck, it was a major one so we knew it would take a bit of time to do but hadn’t planned on all day!!

We got to the dealers shortly after 10 and we got the truck back at 5:30 – a long day. We had the courtesy car take us to a mall so that helped pass a few hours but it was still about 1-1/2 hours after we got back to the dealers before the truck was done. I got a blouse, a top and a couple of pairs of pants so was happy to get a few things as it is starting to get cool and I don’t have many long pants.

We headed to the grocery store before leaving town as I needed a few things and guess what – there was hardly any fresh produce, talk about Mother Hubbard’s cupboard being bare – grrrr!! We did get pretty well everything else we needed and as it was so late I got a cooked chicken and a couple of salads for dinner and was glad I had as it started to rain as we were walking out of the store.

One thing I was looking for was a new vest but there wasn’t a vest to be had at the mall, then when we came out of the grocery store I noticed a Mark’s Work Warehouse so we went in and they had lots of fleece vests, plus they were 60% off, so a really good deal. Now I am all set for cooler weather, but hope that now that I am ready for it the weather stays warm!!

Last night 20+ RV’s came in for the night, they were part of a caravan so I checked out the web page for this company and tour. The caravan was 53 days, it started in Quebec City then went around the Gaspe, did the Bay of Fundy etc., Prince Edward Island, Halifax, Peggy’s Cove, then crossed over to Argentia and did Newfoundland and were crossing back at Port au Basque and ending the tour with 2 days at Louisbourg – all for a cost of $7,200 (U.S.). Of course this does not include fuel, groceries, etc. When we stopped to drop off our garbage on the way out of the park this morning there were 3 people standing talking so we chatted with them for a few minutes, I asked if they had done the mussel bound tour and they said no, all they did was drive, stop, set up, make dinner and the day was done. They said they had had 4 days at Twillingate which they had enjoyed but the rest was mainly just driving, sure sounded like fun to us – NOT!! We had the distinct impression that they were not pleased with the tour and couldn’t wait for it to end.