It was only 12º when we left the park at 9:30 and continued east along the TCH to the Bonavista Peninsula.. We were soon back in a steady rain which lasted most of the day. We left the TCH and took Routes 233, 230 and 235, together known as the Discovery Trail. It follows much of the rugged coastline with stunning scenery and passes through numerous small towns and villages. The wind became an issue again.
In one small town, surprisingly we came upon an Esso station and topped up the gas tank @ $1.67.9 before arriving in the town of |Bonavista. There we did some grocery shopping and parked at the Cape overlooking the ocean to have lunch. We drove to the Cape Bonavista Lighthouse, a provincial historic site. It was built in 1843 and operated until 1962. The drive there along the narrow winding coastal road in the wicked wind was as exhilarating as the scenery. 😵
It was too wet, cold and windy to visit Ryan Premises National Historic Site so we continued to Elliston, checked out the Puffin Viewing Site. By then winds were gusting to 68 km/h , really miserable. We stopped and souvenir shopped at Home From the Ice Floes Craft Shop where I bought, among other items, my puffin whirly-gig.
We checked in at the Elliston Municipal Park Campground in the wind driven rain, wind gusting to 78 km/h. It was the first time ever camping that we brought in the slide out in the main room because the wind was rocking and buffeting the motorhome so much. It remained 12º all day. Not sure how much sleep I'll get.
