Having raced across New Brunswick and Nova Scotia to reach their ferry port on the eve of their departure, after a lovely evening in Sydney, NS, the following morning our intrepid Team Viking members soon found that in ferry boarding, as in much of life, the mantra of the wizened old veterans is “hurry up and wait….” Although they were queued up to board more than two hours before the ship was to set sail, the Norns again threw our heroes a curve ball. The odd configuration of the Subaru Forester and SylvanSport GO!—in tandem with the tongue extension necessary to haul 18-foot sea-kayaks—ensured that they were relegated to what one loquacious Canadian retired transportation professional referred to as “the goofy lane,” an aisle replete with cars and trucks with trailers, in addition to non-standard-length RVs. This worked to our advantage in one way, however, as numerous folks wandered over in the hours granted to us by our boarding-the-ferry-traffic-jam to admire our trailer and boats and to make friendly conversation to pass the time. The ferry journey itself was uneventful and placid, crossing as we were on a windswept yet glorious afternoon. Shortly before landing our clocks shifted automatically to Newfie Time, which is a half-hour ahead of Atlantic Time, so 90 minutes ahead of the folks at home (As we shift between Newfoundland and Labrador this half hour may again come and go.) After disembarking almost as far back in the queue as we had embarked, we raced the setting sun up the western coast of Newfoundland to our reserved site (#11, for those of you playing at home) at Green Point Campground in Gros Morne National Park, which Russell had specifically wanted us to visit. Even after dark it was apparent why he had been so keen to stay there: Roaring surf, a stiff ocean breeze, the smell of pines, and a Pirates of the Caribbean moon shrouded with shreds of clouds greeted us and enlivened our senses as we set up camp round about midnight. It proved to be one of the most beautiful nights of my entire life. Words fail your normally overly-verbose commentator….
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Cool following your tracks. On the Garmin page it appears that we can send messages to you…does that cost you money? I seem to recall that my inReach had a limited allowance before there was a charge.
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