No Internet; Ferry from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland

Hello all, Johnny and Lily are in Newfoundland and without internet again. They are still alive and well.

Sarah

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Greetings from Newfoundland! Jon and I woke up at 5:30 this morning to catch the 9:30 am ferry. We had to drive an hour and a half to get to the North Sydney ferry terminal. We left during sunrise which was a nice sight. There was also fog above the roads when we left. We managed to take a few pictures along the way.

We arrived at the ferry terminal at 8 am. We had to arrive one hour and a half before departure. We ate breakfast at the ferry terminal. Jon had a bologna and cheese sandwich. I had a breakfast meal which included toast, eggs, bacon and a hash brown. It was tasty.
We slept for more than half of the ferry ride. It will take about 5.5 hours to get to Newfoundland. We’ll arrive at 3 pm but that’s Newfoundland time which is a half an hour ahead of Nova Scotia. We’re operating 4.5 hours ahead of BC.

There are several air lounges which have airplane seats. The ones we sat in were nice big seats not those dinky economy seats. It was hard to sleep in a comfortable position in those chairs. There are also cabins which you can pay for. They remind me of cruise ship cabins. Of course Jon and I are too cheap to pay for them so we wound up sleeping in airplane seats. There was also live folksy music in the main lounge area.

Jon said that the ferry was not efficient. When the cars were loading, there were workers who scanned our tickets before letting us go which slowed down the loading process. Also, we were only allowed to return to our vehicles after the ferry docked. Normally, they would send you to your vehicles about 20 to 30 minutes before docking so people can leave faster.

Anyways, we drove around Port aux Basques. It’s quite a cute town. We bought fish and chips on the pier. It was tasty. We also saw a grocery store called Coleman’s. As Jon likes to make up slogans for stores, he thought of this one for Coleman’s: “Our prices are low and our lines are short.” He thought it was funny because short refers to Gary Coleman with Coleman being to store name. We then drove to Tim Horton’s to get a bagel with cream cheese and an ice capp. We asked for the bagel to be toasted but I think toasted here means “double” toasted which is a burnt (blackened) bagel. We had to send it back and get it “single” toasted.

It’s very nice here. There are lots of trees, hills and lakes. Jon enjoys driving here. We’ll be staying at Deer Lake tonight because it is close to Gros Morne Park. We’ll be going there tomorrow.

Charlottetown, Cavendish, Nova Scotia

Good day everyone! Jon and I drove down to the Province House National Historic Site. This is where the fathers of confederation first discussed the idea of having one nation. We also saw the Legislative Assembly room.

Afterwards, we walked down to the wharf. We saw the St. Dunstan’s Basilica Church. There were a few souvenir shops and ice-cream parlours. Cows, an ice-cream store that is also found in Whistler, was there. We had a Moople walnut ice-cream. After trying maple flavoured ice-cream in Quebec, Jon really likes it. There was a mini pool of water with sea creatures including a lobster with its pinchers tied.

We then drove to Cavendish to see the Green Gables from Anne of Green Gables as well as the author, Lucy M. Montegomery’s residence. The Green Gables was not where Lucy lived. It was actually her grandfather’s brother’s house. The Green Gables area included the Haunted Walk and Lover’s Lane which are described in her books. Jon and I went on the Haunted Walk which was 1 km.

We were disappointed with Lucy Montegomery’s residence as we didn’t get to go inside the house. The original house was destroyed after Lucy left. Her family rebuilt the house and people reside in it now. However, Jon and I felt cheated because we thought we got to go inside the house. We didn’t know the original wasn’t there. All we got to see was the old well and the stone cellar. There were plaques with quotes from her and her books too.

We then drove back to Charlottetown and bought two papa burgers from A and W. It was on the way to the ferry terminal near Wood Island. We took the ferry from PEI to Nova Scotia. It took 75 minutes. There is a Cows ice-cream store here too. I didn’t know it was that popular. We slept through most of the ferry ride.

We’re in Nova Scotia now. We’ll be staying in Port Hastings. Tomorrow, we’ll be waking up at 4am to catch the 6am ferry to Newfoundland.

We just ate a Mclobster. It had lobster mixed with some white sauce, celery and lettuce. It seemed quite healthy. It wasn’t bad tasting either but it was expensive. It was a little over $7 for a hot dog bun size sandwich.

We’re at our motel. It is quite cute. It also has a kitchen. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to us it.

Have a wonderful night everyone!

Kouchiboogaroo, Boutouche, Shediac, Victoria, Charlottetown

Good day everyone! Jon and I drove to Kouchibouguac National Park first thing this morning. The park had a nice boardwalk that lead to the beach. The area has long stretches of sand dunes. It was very nice. We walked along the water which was quite cold. We find that water here is a lot cooler than back home. As we were walking, we saw some jellyfishes washed up on the beach. They weren’t poisonous but they sting. It was the first time Jon and I have seen Jellyfishes in the wild. We also saw a red fox in the park. We bought a hot dog, a pogo and a chocolate dipped ice-cream cone. I had been craving an ice-cream cone since yesterday so I was happy to get one.

We then drove Boutouche and went to the Irving Ecocentre. This area was made of sand dunes and was occupied by oysters. We walked along the boardwalk. It was very pretty.

Afterwards, we drove to Shediac. We took pictures of a giant lobster. We also drove to the wharf and ate lobster at a fish market. Initially, we were going to eat at a restaurant near the end of the dock but the server told us to go to the fish market for the lobster dinner because it would be half the price. We listened and indeed, it was quite cheap. We ordered 2 lobster dinners for $28 in total. The lobster was delicious! We had a whole lobster which we had to break apart ourselves. Lobster bits were flying everywhere but it was fun. It was nice chowing down on your own lobster without hurting the bank.

We then drove to Parlee Beach but we didn’t want to pay for admission since we already went to two beaches.

We drove over the Confederation Bridge which took about 10 minutes to drive across. We are now in Price Edward Island. We drove to Victoria where we visited a few local shops. The sand here is sand. Very unusual but neat! We also had a 2 scoop ice-cream. It was tasty.

We’re now in Charlottetown where we’ll be staying the night. We were watching meteor showers here and we were quite fortunate to see a few.

Anyways, have a good night everyone!

Sans internet; Perce

Hello! I have been told to notify you that Johnny and Lily are without internet right now. Not sure where they are, but you can bet they are being cheap, wearing their tilly hats, and making noodles in their hotel room.

Sarah/the sister

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Chicken noodle to be exact.

Happy 25th Birthday Charles, my fourth brother!

We hope everyone had a nice day. Jon and I drove to Gaspe beach. It was very nice. The water was clear and the sand was fine. It was nice seeing a beach that is not completely saturated with bodies like Kitsilano Beach. We also saw a cross that commemorated Jacques Cartier. There should have been a cross that Jacque Cartier planted in 1534. We weren’t sure if the one on the building was it but we took a picture just in case.

We then drove to Perce where we spent most of our time. We paid $25 each to take a boat around Perce Rock and to Bonaventure Island. Perce Rock was a massive rock that had a distinct hole. It is 88mm tall and about 3 tonnes of rock erodes every year.

Bonaventure Island has colonies of Gannets, or white birds. We took the shortest path called “des colonies” which was 2.8km, one way. It normally takes 45 minutes to walk it but Jon and I were speed walking the whole time. It took us under 30 minutes to get there.

Afterwards, we shared 2 pogos with fries and a mini pizza with salad. It was a good meal. We drove to Sainte Therese de Gaspe to buy some salted-dried codfish. We thought it may be a ready-to-eat product but it wasn’t. You have to boil it. We don’t have a working cooler so we didn’t buy it.

We crossed the border into New Brunswick. We drove by Campbellton and saw a large fish. We are staying at Kouchibouguac or as I’d like to call it “Kouchiboogaroo”. We’ll be going to the park here tomorrow.

Have a good night!