La Manche Provincial Park was a long time coming and the flags of welcome were an encouraging sign. We had passed many small villages usually at the bottom of a steep mountain. One such was the much discussed Witless Bay. From here the ECO tours whale excursion leave. Elaine who runs the B&B had been approached via email. Now the man with the Zodiac was interviewed. He was selling beers to the next four people he was taking out in red somewhat worn bodysuits said to be floating devices ….with open legs? … Don’t think so. His answer was to tie up the bottoms. The suits are said to be regularly washed at the laundromat in town. WE did not BELIEVE that. The total impression he made was one piracy, mistruths, arrogance … I’ve got the ... read more

June 18, Friday The Mountain Vista Campground was a disappointment. Here the man has three concerns …his puffin boat tour, his cottages, and then his camp sites. He admitted that the puffin tours are on the top of his list. The condition and general presentation of the washrooms attest to that. The toilet doors do not close. The plastic roof is covered in years of dead insects. The shower needs twenty-five cents for five minutes of water. There was a pile of dog poop beside one the rusted washing machine tubs that serve as fire pits. The grass needed cutting and no one had used a whipper snapper because even longer grass hugged all the intrusions in the ‘lawn’. Fresh paint was needed everywhere. This man’s father came from Holland in 1972 with seven children. The ... read more

June 13, Route 4 and last of Coastal Shore Trail Drove from Campbell's Cove to Northumberland Provincial Park during the day. Stopped in Montague, a pretty little town, for breakfast and Wi-Fi access at MacDonald's ...they had one Mac, three traffic lights, a KFC, an Atlantic Superstore, a big Home Hardware, Tim Horton’s, very nice housesand and no RBC Branch. Butter and lemons were bought at the Superstore in preparation for the evening’s dinner of flounder, mashed potato from Idaho and left over chickpea salad. Spotted Carmel and Patrick in their Melbourne RV while I stopped take a shot of a very picturesque yellow house. I followed them but at one point the call of nature was too great. By pulling into an Esso station, using their facilities, buying a double scoop ice cream (will not ... read more

...so far behind in blogging that a quick short version is necessary. June 6, Cymbria … this campground could have been found faster of I had been following the proper route, did use Route 2 because of distance to be covered but was considerably delayed by numerous stops. … 749 found on 224 instead of 242 … at Cymbria Campground the entry sign at the road is OLD, FLAKY, DULL … is this a for warning!! of what to expect? … one toilet, one sink Habitat from Humanity would not accept, one shower stall fit for Twiggy - read anorexia … other RV’s so close have to cover side windows of wan, buildings showing age, sites good, place OK, big trees so needed extra lengths to string clothes line. … planned by using map to see ... read more

June 4, Friday… in search of North Cape, a perfect day except for the fact that the sun did not shine. The MacAusland Woollen Mill is a short distance north east of the campground and it was the first destination of the day. There were no cars in the parking lot as there had been a few days ago. Lights were seen inside the building. Peaking in any window that was low enough for me to reach I saw no workers. Because there was no number beside the notice in the Coastal Drive booklet I dialled the tourism office. The man that answered was having a day off. He was nearby so he came to the parking lot. Seems the place did not open on weekends. The tourism guy was very kind to have interrupted his ... read more