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To Newfoundland!
An awesome August adventure

Monday, August 17, 2009

Drop dead gorgeous

My first impression after driving away from the ferry? This place is drop-dead gorgeous.

The road climbed up from the water, through rolling hills with occasional shining pools of water, small lakes or ponds, on one side of the road, the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the other. As I drove further the water disappeared, replaced to trees, green, rolling hills.

I ended my drive in Stephenville, with plans to start tomorrow with a drive around the Port au Port Peninsula just west of here. Fingers crossed though; the weather wizard is predicting rain for tomorrow and showers for a good chunk of the week.

How wet will I get?

first view of Newfoundland, just north of Port aux Basques