We planned our trip in advance with somewhere to go and things to see and do each day. It was nice to go to bed at night knowing you travelled and saw all you wanted and to wake up in the morning with a plan for that day. Those who know me well, know how I love to have a plan. 😌
It is important to know the itinerary was a suggestion only of the day's events. We travelled into all of the harbours along the way but only visited museums and such if the mood struck us at the time. The drive times listed on the itinerary were an estimate of how long it would take to drive from point A to point B that day. We took our time along the way which caused the travel time to be doubled and often more.
Along with the day's itinerary, I printed off some of our destinations from Google Maps in the event we were without data/internet coverage and the possibility of not having a navigational system in our car rental.
The second day's travel took us along the Irish Loop of the Avalon Peninsula from St. John's travelling south down the coast and then north to our hotel "The Wilds Resort and Golf Course" near Holyrood.
The colours of the wild flowers were beautiful.
Every harbour has at least one church sometimes three and more. I was very disappointed they are kept locked.
The gates of this church were unique in that they were made from cannons.
We stopped for lunch along the way, the food and drink were so good.
Deep fried Cod and onion rings,
with the one of the best craft beers I tasted while here "Rolling Rock"
At this same restaurant I found a genuine Ugly Stick! From my stance it looks like I am tuning up.
This is how it is played. They look simple to make, you use a yacht mop, add a tin can for the head, a boot for the stand and then add noise to it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tg92ZBNPkU
The scenery is breathtaking in Newfoundland, you can not imagine its beauty, you have to see it. I was taking so many pictures one would have thought it was my first time off Manitoulin.
These are barrons on the land which are caused from the high winds coming in off the Atlantic.The landscape changes throughout the province from evergreen trees in some parts, to mountains in others and to barrons particularly along the coast line.
Laundry on the line blowing in the Atlantic wind is one thing I see in my mind when I think of Newfoundland, I asked one of the women if they used the cloths lines much in the winter, she said just for the whites. Tough women out there to venture outside at that time of year to hang cloths.
To reach the Cape Rice lighthouse you turn off highway 10 prior to Trepassey and travel what seems to be a long drive, only because you are anticipating the end.
Along the way there is a little pool of water with many miniature boats in it.
The road snakes along with lots of high hills and valleys to climb up and down upon the barrons.
These barrons are called the Trepassey Barrons and they along with other barrons in the province provide food for the elk. Years back there were many elk living in Newfoundland, they later developed a brain disease killing all but a few. The population is growing and now they have a hunting season for them but only in some areas of the province. Caribou are also resident to Newfoundland and there is a season for hunting them as well.
This is the Cape Race lighthouse, it is still manned today with 2 lighthouse keepers per month on a rotating basis.
Myrick Wireless Interpretive Centre on Cape Race
Jimmy Myrick was a 14 year old boy when he received the Titanic's distress call at the Cape Race's Marconi Wireless Station on April 14, 1912.
From 1859 to 1866 the New York City Associated Press kept a newsboat at Cape Rice to meet ocean liners passing by on their way from Europe so that news could be telegraphed from Cape Rice to New York and be printed and circulated three days before the ship docked there. Sailors would man their skiffs in all kinds of weather to search the waters for canisters thrown overboard with news items to be telegraphed.
In 1904 the first wireless station in Newfoundland was built at Cape Race.
The road back from Cape Race to Highway 10 did not seem near as long as the road in. That happens so often doesn't it?
Another harbour stop for sightseeing.
Our lodging for the night was the Wilds Resort, the staff were locals from the surrounding area and we found them to be very friendly and helpful.
This was the view from our room, The Wilds Resort sits as number 2 on my list of hotel accomodations on this vacation.
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