Gros Morne, NL

It rained last night and we woke to the rumble of thunder. It was enough to make us wonder whether we should just put off our "tourist" travel for a few days until the world dried out a bit.  But after strong cup of tea, some warm clothes, and a little help from Arnie and Rita, we were on our way!

God bless them, they hooked up our camper to their truck and pulled it up the "steep" rocky hill from Furby's Cove and then another 40 min. to Dashwood! It was a wonderful visit with them and hard to leave but we had heard so much about Gros Morne Park that we just can't leave Newfoundland without checking it out!

The trip itself should have taken 5 1/2 hours but it never really works out that way. You need to factor in stops for gas, bathroom breaks, and of course doggie walks! When we were ready for lunch, we drove for an hour without finding any spot to pull over that looked okay. So we finally just pulled over on the shoulder and scrounged in the trailer, happily settling for leftover pizza from yesterday. Thank you Rita for making sure we took them along! (btw - I found that I could effectively remove the cheese from the gluten free pizza so it worked out well)

We made it to the KOA in Rocky Harbour inside Gros Morne by 5:30 so we set up and then headed out to the local grocery store to pick up a few things. Oh my goodness!!! It seems that Foodex, their little grocery, souvenir shop, hardware store.... etc. has a licence to steal. We actually paid $10 for a jar of mayo!!?! 

I suppose it would be more expensive to eat out. I hear one of the little restaurants has moose burgers so Karl is ready to give them a try ... LOL.  But in the end, we ate in the camper. Karl had a feast of shrimp (thank you Bob and Donna) and my feast was salad! Maxi was staging another hunger strike, refusing his dog food and obviously holding out for ours. It took him until suppertime (and just a little sausage temptation ... sigh, we "caved" ) to finally eat his food. 

We did a quick walk around the park. Lots of trees where we are, a beautiful lake and walking trails..... This is another superb campground!

Tomorrow we plan to check out Gros Morne Park, after we have our fried bologne and eggs for breakfast. You should have seen the price of bacon, so we substituted! LOL

And, oh yes, thanks again to Rita who donated several servings of home picked wild raspberries, some of which we had for desert tonight. Mmmm... mmm...mmm! At their place, there are zillions of raspberries growing wild everywhere! Marvy!