Kids in NFLD 4 - Fav Photos 2019

the Kids Adventure in Newfoundland - Part 4

Leaving Newfoundland

It was finally time to leave Newfoundland. The ferry would sail at 11:45, and we had to be there two hours beforehand, so there was just enough time for a quick visit out to Cape Ray....

Then it was time to board the ferry. This time we were sailing on the 'Blue Puttees', which has much better outside passenger decks, so the kids came along....

"Good-bye Newfoundland!"

"I'm really going to miss it...."

Cookie felt bad for Ringo, and had an idea.....

She went down to the ferry Gift Shop, looking for something to cheer him up...

Then found Ringo sitting near the helicopter pad.....

"I got something for you..."

"I know how much you liked my Labrador flag..."

"...so I thought I'd get you one from Newfoundland too...."

"Then every time you look at it, you can remember all the fun we had!"

"Thanks! That's really nice of you!"

Ringo loved the flag, and went to show it off to Olivia...

He was so happy now...

Back in North Sydney

It takes over seven hours to sail the 181 kilometres between Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, and North Sydney Nova Scotia, so it was early evening as we approached port....

"Look, there goes another ferry...."

'..and there comes a cruise ship..."

Louisbourg

The next day we visited the Fortress of Louisbourg, and the kids had a picnic in the King's Garden....

...with some of their favourite take-out food....

"I wonder what it was like for people living here 200 years ago??"

"Well, they certainly wouldn't have been eating stuff like this!"

"Where did all the water go?"

After leaving Fortress Louisbourg, we wanted to visit Peggy's Cove again, but got side-tracked to Burntcoat Head, on the Bay of Fundy. There's a lovely little lighthouse, with a small park, and a trail down to the water.

The Bay of Fundy has the highest tides in the world, averaging a change of 13 meters (43 feet) four times per day. When we arrived the island just offshore was still surrounded by water....

Se we went back to the RV, and the kids got their boating gear ready. But by the time we came back, all the water was gone.

"Where did all the water go??"

"We took too long....."

"....and now the tide is out..."

I took a photo anyways. "Everyone smile for the camera!"

"Well, let's go explore some, and I'll take photos....."

"...of the people walking on the ocean floor...."

"Look! We can walk around the island now!"

...and Jan went off to do just that....

Peggy's Cove

After spending so much of the day along the Bay of Fundy, we arrived at Peggy's Cove late in the day. But at least there weren't any tour buses this time, so it wasn't too crowded...

The kids posed on the rocks in front of the famous lighthouse....

"Hey, look at what Ringo has..."

He got himself a Nova Scotia flag from the gift shop....

"You're getting quite the collection!"

"Now I'd like to get a whole collection of Canadian flags, but I doubt I'll actually get to go to every province and territory." He is probably right about that.

We went to explore the village a little....

It was getting late, so after a dinner of fish & chips from the restaurant, it was time to leave....

Grand Falls

The drive along the TransCanada Hwy up through New Brunswick is long and boring at the best of times, but it was also very warm, and wet. We decided to take a little break at Grand Falls Windsor. Cookie went to the lookout...

"There's not much water going over the falls today. They must be diverting it all through the power plant...."

Ringo had noticed all the Canadian flags on the front of the Visitor Center; a Canadian flag, plus one from each of the 10 provinces and three territories, and to make them feel welcome, an American flag too.