12/06: Newfoundland --- We're Here!!!
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
Wasn't sure what to call todays entry as there were several other choices such as "Ed's First Newfoundland Geocache", "This RV Park's Got it All", "Visiting a Vet in Newfoundland" and "First Lobster Dinner" but decided that arriving in Newfoundland was the most significant part of the day.
Around 6am the PA system beeped to wake people up and announce that we would be arriving in Newfoundland in one hour. The announcement woke Ed in time for him to see the sun rise through the dew covered windows.
It was around 7C (mid 40s F) and cloudy when we docked. You can see the staging area for the ferry and snow on the hills in the background.
This is deck 5, the third parking level, full of trucks. There were also a lot of trucks our deck 3 where we were parked.
Made it! A sign just before the Welcome Center. Zaph was really happy to stop here --- he got to walk around and have breakfast.
Driving toward Corner Brook I shot some photos out of the window of truck. Green hills, low cloud cover and snow. Hopefully we won't see too much of the low cloud cover and snow during our trip.
Approaching Corner Brook, again through the truck window. The temperature had risen and the sun was out.
Just past Corner Brook is the small town of Steady Brook where we found George's Mountain Village RV Park. This campground really has it all.
Eight nice RV sites, a dozen cabins, a Tim Horton's (for my American friends Tim Horton's is Canada's most popular coffee shop), a gas station, a liquor store that not only sells beer, wine and liquor but also ice cream cones and gifts and an outfitters store. It also has direct access to the highway. On top of all of that, it is at the base of Marble Mountain, which is a ski resort and has zip lines.
For the past week Zaph has been having some digestive problems. We thought we had corrected them but yesterday there was prove that we had not. It was time to see a veterinarian and get some antibiotics in hope they will fix the problem. The young man who checked us in at the RV park recommended the vet his mother uses. The vet and all of her staff were very helpful. Sometimes I think Zaph just likes to try out veterinarians in different parts of North America.
About a five minute walk from the campground is Steady Brook Falls. After viewing the falls we walked a bit further so Ed could find his first geocache in Newfoundland --- it was very exciting (for him).
While we were in Corner Brook we stopped and picked up some groceries at a Dominion (now owned by Loblaws). Amazing store with more selection then I get at home. These guys jumped into my cart and said "have us for dinner".
Around 6am the PA system beeped to wake people up and announce that we would be arriving in Newfoundland in one hour. The announcement woke Ed in time for him to see the sun rise through the dew covered windows.
It was around 7C (mid 40s F) and cloudy when we docked. You can see the staging area for the ferry and snow on the hills in the background.
This is deck 5, the third parking level, full of trucks. There were also a lot of trucks our deck 3 where we were parked.
Made it! A sign just before the Welcome Center. Zaph was really happy to stop here --- he got to walk around and have breakfast.
Driving toward Corner Brook I shot some photos out of the window of truck. Green hills, low cloud cover and snow. Hopefully we won't see too much of the low cloud cover and snow during our trip.
Approaching Corner Brook, again through the truck window. The temperature had risen and the sun was out.
Just past Corner Brook is the small town of Steady Brook where we found George's Mountain Village RV Park. This campground really has it all.
Eight nice RV sites, a dozen cabins, a Tim Horton's (for my American friends Tim Horton's is Canada's most popular coffee shop), a gas station, a liquor store that not only sells beer, wine and liquor but also ice cream cones and gifts and an outfitters store. It also has direct access to the highway. On top of all of that, it is at the base of Marble Mountain, which is a ski resort and has zip lines.
For the past week Zaph has been having some digestive problems. We thought we had corrected them but yesterday there was prove that we had not. It was time to see a veterinarian and get some antibiotics in hope they will fix the problem. The young man who checked us in at the RV park recommended the vet his mother uses. The vet and all of her staff were very helpful. Sometimes I think Zaph just likes to try out veterinarians in different parts of North America.
About a five minute walk from the campground is Steady Brook Falls. After viewing the falls we walked a bit further so Ed could find his first geocache in Newfoundland --- it was very exciting (for him).
While we were in Corner Brook we stopped and picked up some groceries at a Dominion (now owned by Loblaws). Amazing store with more selection then I get at home. These guys jumped into my cart and said "have us for dinner".