Day 63 - St. Anthony, Newfoundland

Today is Wednesday, August lst and we are leaving St. Anthony for St. Barbe, New Foundland where we take a ferry to Labrador on Thursday.  The sun is shining so might as well take advantage of it and get in another hike.  We are only traveling 70 miles so no hurry.  Wendy, Wayne, Chris, Bruce and I hopped in the Jeep and off we went into town.

We hiked several trails - the Whale Watchers which is a series of boardwalks and short stairways which lead to an amazing lookout over the Atlantic Ocean, underneath the huge cliffs of Fishing Point.  This trail lead to Santana or Daredevil Trail where we climbed 476 stairs to the top of Fishing Point to view the coastline and Atlantic Ocean.

It was beautiful and sunny when we started our trek up the stairs; however, by the time we got up to the top, the fog came in from the ocean and we couldn't see anything.  It was cool and windy.  We sat for a little break and walked around the top for a good hour to no avail - still foggy so we went back down.  No sooner did we get back down, the fog cleared and we could see perfectly clear - wouldn't you know?

Because of the fog, we didn't see the fishing boat coming in until it was in the Bay.  I can only imagine how happy they were that they were finally out of the fog as well.  There were smaller boats out in the ocean - crazy people as far as I'm concerned; however, this is their bread and butter.

After lunch, we headed back to the campground to pack up and hit the road.  We saw a beautiful water falls as well as very barren land.  There are also pictures of gardens along the roadside as that is the only place where there is decent soil to plant a garden.  When the roads were made, they brought in soil and whatever was left over, the people were able to use for gardens.  Everyone knows where there plots are and no one else will pick from someone else's garden.   We also saw logs as well as chopped wood along the roadside and the ocean.  This is wood that is used for their fireplaces in the winter.  Again, everyone has their own stack and no one will interfere with it.  They get the wood in the summer and haul it to their houses before snowfall.  We saw a moose on the side of the road but wasn't able to get a picture of him - honest!!

It took no time at all to get to St. Barbe.  A Happy Hour was happening and then a spagetti dinner was prepared by the Staff.  Some of us girls cooked up the pasta and Chris made three different desserts - what a great gal and excellent baker.  We played some cards and now packing up for our one night stay in Labrador.

Hope all is well in your part of the world.