Aug 21 - Rocky Harbour

It’s a cool, rainy day, but we weren’t fussed because we would be in the car most of the day. Destination for today – Rocky Harbour in Gros Morne National Park on the west coast of Newfoundland.

We hit the road about 9:00 a.m. After about 2 hours, we stopped in Grand Forks – Windsor at a Tim’s for a pit stop and some morning munchies. There was a Sobeys nearby, so we stocked up on lunch provisions. We found a lovely conservation area, Corduroy Brook Nature Centre, and had lunch. The rain let up for a bit, so we took the opportunity to do a 30-minute walk along one of the many nature trails. The trails were flat and well-maintained and had lots of information boards about the many animals, birds, plants, flowers and trees in the area. In the main building, there was a wonderful wildlife display and great washrooms (you appreciate these on a road trip!). If you are ever in the GF-W area, drop into this nature centre - it's well worth it.

After 2 more hours of rain, we were in Deer Lake. This is where we will be flying out of on Tuesday of next week, and where we left the Trans-Canada Highway which bends off to the southwest to Port Aux Basques from here. We headed north and west to Rocky Harbour. The rain stopped and the sun came out as we entered Gros Morne Park. We’ll be exploring it tomorrow.

We are in a lovely cabin that is brand spanking new, spacious, well-stocked, has in-suite laundry, and is located just across the street from the body of water known as Rocky Harbour, hence the name of this town. The cabin is just like its on-line listing on AirBnB.

We walked down to the general store and got bread that we forgot to get at Sobeys in GF-W. Doug got a Gros Morne t-shirt.

We had dinner at a nice little restaurant across from the general store, called Earle's. Doug had another good feed of cod fish and chips, and I tucked into another big bowl of fish chowder. Both were great. We walked to the end of the pier to watch the sun waning in the west, and then headed home. It's been a long, but very rewarding day. Let's hope this nice sunny weather continues tomorrow.Lue lisää