The ferry crossing was uneventful - thank goodness. We had
managed to book one sleeper berth due to a cancellation so TimG kindly donated the berth to me. I had a good nights rest and we arrived in Port-aux Basques at 06:00. After breakfast at the ferry terminal, TimG disassembled and reassembled his crank before we hit the road. The first stretch of road goes through a zone called the wreck house. The wind blows off the table mountain and is funnelled through the twin peaks. We had met a trucker in North Sydney who warned us not to attempt the road if the winds were strong. They weren’t so we rode through okay. The winds were noticeable but manageable. After miles and miles in Ontario,
Quebec and the Maritimes the scenery today was extremely different. The ocean was often in view, the trees were low and the line of hills along the road was spectacular. We are now on the last leg of our journey and the first day in Newfoundland was fun. Near the destination for the day we decided to take a side road called the 3 rivers tourist route. We rode down to the seashore and followed the road through 3 small villages. The landscape is true Newfoundland, however TimG called it very similar to Scotland. It is difficult to find places to eat along the way, even on the Trans-Canada, so we had to content ourselves with sandwiches, crisps, muffins and beer for supper. However we’ll survive.
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