It was 5:31 A.M. when the first jet took off from the Deer Lake Airport; at least I was awake already. Kathy wasn't and didn't hear it.....reminds me of Jean who could sleep through anything (trains, thunderstorms, etc, etc,)
We left the campground at 8:30 and continued east on the TCH across the top of the island. Traffic was heavier. No moose sightings or encounters.
We stopped in Grand Falls -Windsor for gas. It was our biggest fill-up this trip: $425.07 @ $1.75.4 / litre and we weren't even empty. We ate lunch parked in a shopping mall before continuing east to hwy 340 called the "Road to the Isles." The highway wanders through several small communities across causeways and bridges from island to island. It was a very beautiful drive and the highway in remarkably good condition (translation: not too many POTHOLE warning signs!) . We stopped in Boyd's Cove where to visit the Beothuk Interpretation Centre Provincial Historic Site. The centre had several interesting exhibits which a student guide pointed out to us. We took the 1.7 km trail (3.4 km round trip) to the village archeological site.The highlight of our visit was at the Spirit Garden where we were each given the materials to make a Spirit Catcher in memory of someone and hang it in the garden. Jean's spirit is with the Beothuk people.
We made our reservation for the two hour Whale, Seabird and Coastal Boat Tour for 9:30 tomorrow... too late in the summer for icebergs.
We drove 368 km under mainly sunny skies, another hot day @ 27º.