Doyles, Newfoundland

July 20, 2017  Thursday

Raining pretty good this morning.  We planned to head on to Doyles, NL today.  It is only 1-1/2 hours drive down TCH 1.  Since we had some time we took a trip into Stephenville and did some shopping at the Walmart and the Dominion, the grocery store.

As we drove back into the campground we passed a motorhome checking in.  We unloaded our packages and started putting things away when we noticed the motorhome had stopped in front of our campsite.  They just sat there.  Jim went out and, sure enough, they had been assigned our site!  Jim told him we were just getting ready to pull out so they parked out of the way and waited for us to leave.  Never had that happen before.

We were fortunate that the rain stopped before we had to go.  It is no fun hooking up the car in the rain.  The trip to Doyles was beautiful and scenic.  We are camping in Grand Codroy RV Park.  The original owner was named Downey.  I spoke to his grandson when I checked in.  We also visited with the couple checking in ahead of us.  They are taking the ferry on Saturday.  They are full-time RVer’s.  This is a very nice park.  Lots of room around the sites.

We set up camp and just chilled for the rest of the day.  The gnats are horrible!  I think they can get in the motorhome through the screens!! 


We are hoping for a good day tomorrow and we can do some exploring.

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