Aug 11 - Off to St. John's

Today is the first day of our long-awaited trip to Newfoundland. Doug went to St. John's many years ago on business and was enchanted by the city and has always wanted to share the city with me. We'll be in St. John's for 5 nights, then Trinity for 3 nights, Twillingate for 2 nights, Rocky Harbour for 3 nights, St. Anthony for 2 nights, and then just one night in Deer Lake before we fly back on August 27.

The day unfolded as we had hoped. Traffic was fine. We dropped the car at SkyPark and after a short bus ride, we were at the terminal. We dropped our bags and got to go to the Trusted Traveller line and so bypass the long through security lines because we have Nexus cards. There was nobody ahead of us in the Trusted Traveller line. Love Nexus.

The flight left on time, and it was a very smooth flight – always a bonus. The entertainment selection on the plane was pretty meagre - Doug found "The Beekeeper" to watch for a second time, while I opted for watching episodes of "The Crown" that I had downloaded. We are 1.5 hours ahead of the Eastern time zone here in the Newfoundland time zone. It was a clear, warm, calm day. We picked up our rental car (for which we are paying a small fortune, even with a special deal that I got through Aeroplan) – our chariot is a 2024 Malibu. We made our way to our AirBnB. It’s a lovely one-bedroom in the bottom of a house. The unit is spotless, and very nicely equipped. We met our host, Bernadette, (she lives upstairs) when she came to drop off more pillows.

Staying true to our nickname of “The Grocery Store Gourmets” given to us by our son, Patrick, we went to Sobeys and picked up supplies. We often eat in (which we did tonight) and usually always make sandwiches for our lunches.

We are watching the closing ceremonies for the Olympics. Paris and France have done themselves proud. And kudos to Canada for giving us so many wonderful moments.

I’ve booked a walking tour for tomorrow afternoon, and a whale and puffin watching tour for me on Wednesday morning. Tuesday will require indoor activities – it’s going to be a very wet day.Læs mere