The wind dropped overnight. The concern du jour is a couple of weather systems coming into the area. Hurricane Ophilia is moving in from the south and a strong low is coming down from the Labrador Sea. We have decided our best strategy is to go to Labrador as planned. A couple with a 5th wheel spent the night next to us. They got pretty shaken over the past couple of days and are going to hunker down for a couple of days. They are planning to go to Labrador after the weather settles.
We had a beautiful day – mild, lots of sun and not too much wind. Traveled the coastal route back to the west coast, #430. Only others on the road to St. Barbe appeared to be out looking for moose. Good day for a ferry ride. No problem getting on the ferry without a reservation. Ticket girl laughed when I asked if there would be room for us. The trip was about 90 minutes long and fairly comfortable.
The landscape is different again. Limestone cliffs, headlands and coves, lots of green but nothing very tall. Camped at the Oceanview Resort in West St. Modeste. We’re about 50 km from the ferry terminal and about 38 km from the end of the paved section of road. From Red Bay, where the pavement ends, you can travel another 325 km on gravel road to Cartwright. From there it’s either snowmobile (in season) or boat. Not sure how far we’ll go. Strangely enough this is the first spot we’ve stayed where we can get wi-fi internet connection.
After dropping the trailer, we did a bit of exploring around the West St. Modeste and Capstan Island area. Hiked the Battery Trail through increasingly stunted vegetation through a meadow reminiscent of Scottish highlands to a cliff where a memorial plaque and fence was erected in memory of a local hero who, in 1930, rescued a woman who had fallen over the cliff while picking berries. From this spot, there was a good view of the Strait of Belle Isle and the Newfoundland coast.
Not sure what time zone we’re in but think we gained ½ an hour.
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