It was a chilly morning with
temperatures a few degrees above freezing, but the campsite had power and we
were comfy in our trailer.
A 4.5-hour drive, 4:30
campground arrival deadline, and internet obligations meant we could only see
one of the two lighthouses on our todo list – the Cape Ray Lighthouse.
We read a display board
describing the 2017 submarine electrical cable providing power from Newfoundland’s clean energy source to Nova Scotia.
That’s also pretty much the
route we just traveled on the ferry.
We drove to our next
campground in north central Newfoundland.
Our campsite is across from this gazebo and waterfall – a popular salmon
fishing spot.
With extra time at the end
of the day we went to Rattling
Brook Falls
for a waterfall and letterbox. Along the way we spotted a cute red fox – wish
we had the camera handy.
The falls has a number of
cascades, some not visible from the trail, but we enjoyed our peaceful walk
through mossy woods along the cascading stream. Then we meandered across the
road to a picnic area by the water where they had a parent table and a kid
table.
As we headed back, we pulled
off along the side of the road to take a picture of the mountains lining this
long body of water. Far in the distance we noticed something white hardly
distinguishable with the naked eye that we could only see from that vantage
point.
“Is it a waterfall?” “A
ship?”
“Could it be snow? That
didn’t seem right.”
“Oh wait. It’s an iceberg!”
The whole reason we wanted
to come here in June was to see icebergs. We wondered if we could get closer.
The map showed the road didn’t go out as far as we’d like, but we drove to the
end – no view there, but there was a trail. Bill grabbed our camera with the
long lens and headed up the trail, fortunately finding a place with an
unobstructed view of the iceberg still miles away. Pretty cool.
