Saturday, August 27, 2016

Codroy Valley NL

You know Murphy's Law still exists! Doesn't it just figure that the day we leave Gros Morne Park, the sun comes out. Don't get too far ahead now, because it poured rain last night and everything in the camper (including us) is damp! However, now it would be a great day to wander a sheltered trail and just feel the sun on our faces. But oh well, we believe that there will still be adventures around the next corner!

We started by picking up a gift for Karl's sister in law Heather. There is an old style farm, complete with goats, chickens, and ducks, right across the road from Gros Morne KOA Park. We had bought some strawberry rhubarb jam from them earlier in the week and it was heavenly. So, what better gift for Heather - we were told this blueberry one was made from the small wild blueberries on their farm. The goat met me on the front step and chickens wandered loose everywhere ... LOL! Remember the TV show, Green Acres? Looks exactly the same.

The drive was so much nicer today than when we arrived 4 days ago because it was raining at that time.  Today the blue sky, and the vistas of rolling mountains covered with trees, and cliffs with trees falling off into lakes, and beautiful mountain streams, just took our breath away! We have driven through the Rocky Mountains out west and they are beautiful, and these are too, in an eastern sort of way .. and isn't that the truth biy?

Not a long drive today because we wanted to have a peaceful afternoon at the Grand Codroy Campground. Our site is nestled in the woods with a lake just around the bend. We'll go for a hike along a park trail and then have a campfire tonight. Kinda low key I suppose, but wandering campgrounds you meet such nice people, like the couple across from us whom Maxie found because they have a dog. They are from Nova Scotia, but he told us stories about working on the oil rigs off the coast of St John's NL in his younger years. A little further along we met a couple from BC who had been touring Newfoundland for a month and are planning to leave Monday. Their 2 dogs (rescues from Mexico) came out to meet Max and play a while. And then Karl found another Roadtrek in the park so he's off to visit them. A big part of the travelling always is the people you meet!

Gotta go make supper. We'll have to be on the road early tomorrow to catch the ferry ... pray for good weather LOL!

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