No Icebergs, No Whales, No Trail; But Still a Nice Day

Matey and I walked along the beach here for his morning walk and were dive bombed by this bird that definitely didn’t want us there.

Just where the beach ended there was this huge bird which I think was a juvenile Bald Eagle. It had white on its wings, it was too big to be a hawk and we are not in the range of Golden Eagles.

Later we went to Baie Verte to buy drinking water as there’s a boil water notice for the campground. It’s a pretty little town and is more or less the hub for this peninsula.

They have a Home Hardware which sells most of what you need for your house, including furniture. They have an auto parts store…

and they have this Coop Grocery Store where Bud got the water. If you want to shop at Walmart you need to drive 111 miles.

We stopped at the Visitor’s Center and picked up some copies of typewritten sheets about museums and trails in the area. I also took a photo of this sign outside which listed other things to look for.

Icebergfinder.com said there was an iceberg in White Bay, which is on the west side of the peninsula, close to Wild Cove. So we drove there. We found a pretty little fishing village…

with a nice wharf,

but no iceberg.

So we drove back inland, and then out to Seal Cove. Where we found a pretty little fishing village…

and a nice wharf,

but no iceberg.

That was okay because they had a trail just outside the village. It involved a lot of steps but was only a kilometer long and gave a nice view of the harbor and beyond. Maybe we could spot something there.

Or maybe not. It didn’t say keep off, so Bud tentatively stepped onto the stairs. The second step was bending so badly he was afraid to put his full weight on it.

So we came back to the park and I replaced the caulk behind our kitchen sink.

And now Matey and I are enjoying the breeze in our screen tent because it’s hot out, it’s 78 degrees!