The
days we travel require hitching up the trailer, leaving by the check-out time,
driving to our next destination, sometimes shopping along the way, and setting
up, which doesn’t leave much time for big outings. Nevertheless we like to
squeeze in some activities – like this day.
Bill
suggested we hike one last stretch of the East Coast Trail before we broke camp
– Silver Mine Head Path. Actually Bill hiked it the previous day. That day
Barbara didn’t feel like hiking due to the weather (40+mph gusts, occasional
spurts of rain) and just needing a rest. But now we had a glorious day. Let’s
hike!
Interestingly
this was the most seagulls we had seen except in the ecological reserves. We
wondered if the capelin were arriving. When the capelin arrive (around the end
of June), the whales come.
The
trail offered lots of coastal views and sounds. We looked for whales, but
didn’t spot any.
Then
we said good-bye to the East Coast Trail and headed west to Terra Nova National Park.
After
setting up the trailer and stopping at the visitor center, we went to Ochre Hill
where we got a vast view of the terrain from a viewing platform.
We’ve
occasionally noticed red Adirondack chairs
placed at strategic points in Canadian National Parks. Like there is one in the
rainforest at Pacific Rim National Park in British Columbia. We had just seen one at
the easternmost point in Canada
at Cape Spear National Historic Site. There were chairs along the trail at
Signal Hill Historic Site. And now there were some chairs overlooking the
terrain at Terra Nova National Park.
We took a seat and enjoyed the view.
Then
we took a trail around Ochre Hill Pond. Lots of wildflowers starting to bloom.
