Ferry to Newfoundland

JUNE 28, 2017  WEDNESDAY

Today we sail!  We had a leisurely morning making sure we have everything we need to take on the ferry as well as all the travel documents we need to check in about 1 pm.  We had breakfast and lunch in the motorhome.

It is very overcast and drizzly.  We were hoping for a sunny day but it is not to be.  We packed everything up and headed out.  We are stopping for fuel in North Sydney before we line up for the ferry.  Everything is very close so we do not have to drive far.

Checked in for the ferry with no problems.  Just a few cars ahead of us.  It did not take long before the place filled up with cars, motorcycles, bicycles, trucks, motorhomes and trailers.  Our ferry is much larger than the one we had from Portland, Maine.  I hope that means we will have a smoother trip.

While we were waiting to board I met a man in a truck with a homemade camper on the back.  He is from West Virginia and is meeting his two sons in St. John’s for a fishing trip for the week.  Once his boys leave (they are flying) he will continue to travel in Newfoundland and return by the shorter ferry on the other side of the island.  That is also our plan once we see all we can.  Our plan is to spend about a month in Newfoundland.  We’ll see how it goes.  We only have one other campground reserved right now and it’s on the western side of the island at Gros Morne National Park.

While on the ferry we met a couple from Montreal who are spending a few days in St. John’s.  We had a great time talking to them.  Another couple was nearby and they gave us all some advice on where to go and what to see.  They loved Newfoundland so much they bought a summer home there.  Another lady was listening to our conversation and joined our group.  She had lived in St. John’s for 17 years before moving back to the states.  She currently lives in New Hampshire but her youngest son is getting married in St. John’s and she was coming up to help with planning.  She also gave us some information about St. John’s.

We had a delicious dinner buffet on the ferry as well as breakfast buffet in the morning.  Our cabin was very nice with a private full bathroom.  We had a window so we could see the ocean outside.  The beds were very nice but I slept on and off all night.  All in all it was a very good experience.  

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