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It was only a 4 hour drive north to our campsite in Gros Morne National Park, so we took our time getting packed up in the morning. It was still really hot out, which the ranger told us was highly unusual until recent years. He said that has made the mosquitos worse too, which we can attest to!

The road to Gros Morne was breathtaking! The mountains have kind of flat tops, but they are all covered in trees with rock peeking out in spots. The Gulf of St. Lawrence was on the left, all blue and sparkly. As we got closer, we turned off the Trans-Canada Highway and the road became twisty and a lot more bumpy, but the scenery was even more beautiful.

We arrived at Green Point Campground and got set up. The view from the campsite overlooked the ocean and we could hear the waves crashing on shore. Jeff and I went down to the beach to watch the sunset.

When the sign says bumps, they mean it! Lots of potholes on the island.

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J.T Cheeseman Provincial Park

August 14, 2022August 13, 2022 Amy Kline

We stayed at the campground for two nights. During our day in the park, we relaxed in the morning, then explored Port aux Basques and surrounding area. We stopped at a grocery store to get more food and jugs of water. Everyone was so nice. We noticed that all the houses had wooden containers at the end of the driveways, painted all different colors. We couldn’t figure out what they were for, perhaps Amazon deliveries? The slats on one of them was wide enough for us to see garbage bags on the inside and it dawned on us that these were their garbage cans. They look a lot better than the ugly plastic ones we have. They must not have to worry as much about raccoons and bears getting into them.

There are lots of beautiful views of the water and mountains in the distance. We stopped at one place and took lots of photos. When we got back to the campground, we drove the road that continued on to the beach and found a huge sandy beach with huge waves coming in to shore. After walking around and soaking in the sun a bit, we relaxed at the campsite the rest of the night. Carson and I also explored the campground a bit and found the waterfall and also the building with the wifi, LOL.

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Driving and taking a boat!

August 11, 2022August 13, 2022 Amy Kline

We left Kennebunkport and had a long day of driving. We made a quick stop at Bowdoin College where Joshua Chamberlain, a famous civil war soldier was buried. Then we drove through the rest of Maine, easily crossed the border thanks to the ArriveCan app, and then continued on through New Brunswick and into Nova Scotia. We stopped for the night at a hotel in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The drive was very pretty and the roads were great. This part of the world is gorgeous!

The next morning, we drove for a couple more hours until we got to the Car Ferry to Newfoundland. It took a couple hours to get the truck loaded up, but then we were on the way. We had 4 seats on deck 9 which was just below the top of the boat (the sun deck). During the 7 hour trip, there was some snoozing, some Nintendo Switch game playing, lots of reading and even some cross stitching. We bought a whole pizza for our lunch and got ice cream. Plus Carson and I saw some dolphins, and we all saw a whale! It was actually a pretty relaxing way to travel.

After we got back to the truck and drove off, we got to our campsite at J.T. Cheeseman Provincial Park in Port aux Basques which was just a few miles down the road from the ferry.