We were up early as we wanted to make sure we got to the ferry with plenty of time. It rained during the night and it was cool again, down to about 40. :) We never did see our hosts but they knew we were there (We guess.). We had called ahead to make sure they had room (PLENTY--it is still early here for tourists, cold and kids are still in school.), but the entry house was getting ready to close up for the night. They said we could pay on our way out but they didn’t get there until about an hour after our planned departure time. We paid them over the phone and all was good. We found a good picnic spot and didn’t put the canopy up, had a quick supper, and called it a night. The WiFi was hit and miss. Sigh.
We weren’t sure exactly how to dress. Our ferry experiences are generally walking around on the outside to see what we can see! And usually our ferry experiences have been cool days! So we dressed warmer.
We stopped at a Tim Horton’s for a breakfast sandwich, and coffee. Tim Horton’s are like Star Bucks, more locations and a bigger reputation even. The donuts looked tasty but we didn’t cave. We did share a blueberry muffin though. :)
The ferry process was easy. Andrew had already bought the tickets online so just had to show his email and ID. It wasn’t crowded and we were waved into a line, #10. We had time to go into the terminal to use the restroom and roam around before the 7 hour trip ahead of us. The loudspeaker announced it was time to head back to our truck and we then waited for our que. In we went, up a ramp and then waited, watching those in front of disappear into the gut at a very steep angle! We did the same, popping our side view mirrors in just in case! We had to make a circle and back into our space. Andrew had packed up the bikes and bike rack into our sleeping area early this morning so we would fit the “space” requirements. It is more expensive the more room you take up! Ruby was now situated on Level 1.
We took the elevator up to Level 7. Levels 8 and 9 had optional cabins and reserved seating. This was not a very crowded ferry so there was plenty of room. We found seats with a window and watched as the semis were loaded; Andrew went up onto the top deck to watch as they packed them in. We backed out of the dock and then turned as we were then the “front.” It rained steadily almost the entire trip. Cheryl did venture out to take a picture of a lighthouse that was safeguarding our exit. She then cleaned up the pictures on her phone while Andrew mapped out this week’s excursions. He is one heck of a trip planner!! AMAZING!!
The gentle rocking of the boat sort of drew us to some reclining chairs in another spot on Level 7; yes, we slept!! Awake and alert again, we headed back to our original seats and they were still open. Like previously stated, this was really not a very big crowd at all!! We shared a dinner, featuring our first hamburger since we’ve started our journey. Dinner also included fries with gravy (!), beef/vegetable soup and blueberry bundt cake! The guide on our whale ship mentioned that these areas are fishing areas. EVERYONE eats lobsters and scallops and fish, so those that got bologna sandwiches and hamburgers were the lucky ones!! Funny.
Soon the call came to line up to get back to our vehicles and head out. Level 1 was last to unboard and we pulled out into rain and 80 km mile an hour wind gusts (about 50 mph)!! We had to laugh as using the GPS isn’t really necessary as there really is just one road. There are mountains full of trees, some with snow on them, lakes, more trees, moose signs, and not many houses. There is traffic, semis hauling supplies, campers/RVs, and the odd car and truck.
We suddenly see lights and lots of them. The city of Corner Brook is pretty big! A big lake pops up on our left and it goes on the remaining 15 miles we have to drive. Deer Lake. It is probably pretty in the full daylight!
We are staying at a Holiday Inn and taking off very very early. The room is very fancy but we can’t do laundry due to it being too late. Oh, well. It is what it is!
We are actually driving all the way to St. John and then will work our way back around to catch the ferry again on Friday. It looks like a very exciting week! Icebergs, whales (maybe), hiking, lighthouses (of course!), and whatever else we can squeeze in! If we can ever load the blog and pictures again, we will! Otherwise you’ll have to come to Kyana to see them. :)
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