Monday, August 22, 2011

Sunday 21st August 2011….another new Province!!

Same as yesterday great sleep and pea soup fog!!!

Did last minute fill up of water tank and gas and off to the ferry terminal..

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I arrived about 11am and the ferry wasn’t till 3.30pm so bought my ticket

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21 dollars is really an awesome price!!!  Pays to be a senior!!!

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The ferry actual goes to Blanc Sablon which is in the Province of Quebec but the border with Labrador is just a couple of km away.

I was first in line

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to await the arrival of

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Here I go!!!

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You don’t get all the posh fixtures and seats like you do on the BC ferries but for the price and the trip is over 90 minutes a bargain.  Unfortunately the weather was horrid,  foggy and wet and nothing to see out side…..

Because of the long line I up I decided to make a reservation for the return trip tomorrow afternoon an extra 10 dollars but worth it as I now do have a little bit of a schedule…..I have booked a theatre reservation for Tuesday evening and on Wednesday booked a 2 hour bout tour and Thursday I have a 4.30pm ferry reservation for the return trip to Nova Scotia…this will only be a 6 hour ferry ride.

Just after 5pm arrived yet again in the Province of

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It seemed I had brought the fog with me..

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but after about 30 minutes it did lift and the sun sort of came out!!

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The little bit of Labrador I have seen so far is quite similar to PEI and NL…small little coastal villages!!!

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I came across this interesting site

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I had planned to drive up the coast to Red Bay 80 km away and the end of the paved road…. I arrived here at 8pm

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and I am sure this will be another good place to spend the night!!

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So now I have been to the north easterly Province and I am happy I came…tomorrow is supposed to be sunny and warm……

2 comments:

Rod and Sylvia said...

So what is the equivalent cost in BC? I'm guessing it's closer to $100.

mexicokid said...

yes about 90 dollars peak season!!!!

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