DAY ELEVEN
For some, this had been the most whirlwind exciting trip of their lives. For SAR. KD. and Dubz, this had been the world's longest trip that was scheduled to end days ago. Still, they had valiantly plastered their smiles on to greet the remaining guests that morning before driving continually east. Their trip through the final part of Newfoundland would again take them through some very quaint fishing towns and end with the capital city of St John's. Once again, bus guests could be entertained by the road signs with names of places they wouldn't have a chance to visit: Happy Adventure, Salvage, Tickle Cove, Random Island, Heart's Ease, Come by Chance, Witless Bay, and Placentia to name a few. Again, pick your favourite and let the mods know.
The first stop of note was in the second national park of Terra Nova. This is a hidden gem in Bonavista Bay. This is Canada's most easterly national park and another wonderful place to watch the birds, bergs, and whales! It also hosts an excellent folk music festival every year pioneered by my father in the 80s! This park is a nature lover's dream with about every type of landscape Newfoundland has to offer: mountains, cliffs, inlets, fjords, bogs, muskeg, woodlands, barrens. While you can "glamp" here in permanent tents set up for the city crowd, this is a place where people come to simply get away from it all.
Continuing along the way to St. John's, a detour was made to the south along the Avalon peninsula to visit Cape St. Mary's. This has stunning views and some of the best birdwatching in the province. "Bird Island" is one of the largest and southernmost nesting sites for gannets. In addition to the gannets, thousands of gulls, razorbills, common murres, black-legged kittiwakes, northern gannets, and double-crested and great cormorants nest here. Where 20,000 scoters, long-tailed ducks, harlequin, dovekies, thick-billed murres, and kittiwakes winter. It is the most accessible seabird colony in North America!
Making our way back to the highway, we detoured north this time to take in a few of SAR's favourite places. First, the town of Dildo. There's really not much here, but it's good for a laugh. That's been the town's name since the 1700s! East from here is Conception Bay. Another funny name, but the drive along Bay Roberts and into Salmon Cove is gorgeous. It's also the historic area where SAR's family first settled in the early 1700s.
Finally, the bus reached St. John's. Before taking on the city itself, a small side trip was made to Cape Spear - the most easterly point in North America. Here you can walk out on the rocks and know that just across that big blue expanse is the closest you can be to Europe and still have your feet on North American soil. Back to St. John's, the oldest city in North America. Walking along Water Street, the harbourfront drive, you can practically feel the history around you as you stroll the oldest street in North America. Thirsty? Why not pop up a block to George Street, which has the most pubs per square foot in Canada. If you're looking for slightly more modern history, you can hike or drive up to Signal Hill. This was the site of the first ever wireless transmission across the Atlantic in 1901.
Unfortunately, someone got just a little too close to the edge of signal hill.
Dead is @Miranda Senft , who was A Very Large, Angry Moose, a villager who could go into a Moosey rage 1x per game and kill another player.
She was also the bus Prime Minister, which granted her the ability to "prorogue" parliament and cancel one night cycle and one day cycle, but not back to back.
Please enjoy these images of the East side of Newfoundland.
Terra Nova
Cape St. Mary's
Dildo/Conception Bay
^^the view from my ancestral land
St. John's
4 players still on board
Roster:
1.
@Animal Midwife
2.
@mmmdreamerz
11.
@jenjen2020
15.
@holdthemayo
Left behind in the beauty of Canada:
Sporty - Stompin' Tom - Night Writer
MsP -
Tim Horton's - Nexus
Ferny -
Microphone Taped to A Hockey Stick
genny -
Bob McKenzie
Alissa - Hockey Enforcer
Dolph -
Linda
FTF -
Mr. Dressup
jboo -
Wexit
Zeppy -
Poutine
Snowy -
Duct Tape
Mel - 2-4
Pippy - Maple Syrup
kras --> Barks -
"Sorry, Eh?"
Wondering -
Canadian Gun Laws
Cubs -
Red Green
Lawper -
TABARNAK
Moose -
Moose
IT IS NOW N11 - SEND IN ACTIONS & INACTIONS ASAP
Night close at 8am Canada time/10am EST
