Another wonderful night, this one by the sea. It rained lightly just before sunrise but did not last and by the time we were ready to leave our parkup the rain had stopped and the skies were beginning to lighten as sunshine is forecast for later in the day.
Before leaving the parkup we saw a whale offshore moving along the coast, this is our 3rd of the trip. We drove back to Heart’s Content, turned East and crossed the peninsula to Carbonear where we turned South on Route 75 towards the Trans Canada Highway.
A short time later we leave the TCH and head toward Avonmore where there is a small railway museum. Unfortunately it was closed when we arrived so we took a few pictures and headed towards Holyrood. Here we stopped at the beach and admired the view of Conception Bay. After refueling it was back to the TCH and onwards toward St John’s.
We arrived a little early to check into our campsite and so drove to the end of the TCH where we were greeted by nothing. Yep, 7500km of road and when you get to the end there’s no sign, nothing to say you’ve made it. Actually there is, but it’s not on the highway, it’s in downtown St John’s in a plaza, go figure?
Leaving the TCH we turn North and head to Middle Cove Beach where we manage to squeeze into a tight parking spot and then walk down to the beach.
It’s busy. It’s the weekend. The capelin are in. As such people are out with their nets and buckets catching capelin.
Capelin are a smelt-like fish that come to shore to spawn in sandy coves. They do this in the hundreds of thousands. Evidently the fish is a traditional delicacy, we have not tried them so cannot say.
Leaving the beach it was now time to check into our campsite and relax for the remainder of the day. We are staying at the Pippy Park Campground in the middle of the city. It is very well maintained and hopefully a good spot from which to explore. We’re here for three nights and are really looking forward to discovering what St John’s has to offer.
