Day 38/June 10, 2016 La Scie, NL to the ferry to Nova Scotia
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| Cape Ray Lighthouse |
Today was a move day from La Scie and west to
Cornerbrook…our time here is quickly coming to an end.
Finally, on the TCH 1 we spotted our one and only
moose…well back from the road and very much alive.
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| Scenery by Cape Ray |
On a whim and because the weather was due to be
RAIN for the next five days (except for today), we decided to give up Sandbanks
Provincial Park and get a spot on the ferry.
Neither of us wanted to just sit at Sandbanks; it has some nice walks
and is a ruggedly beautiful park. We wouldn't have dry footwear for 5 days. The
ferry had openings for tonight but not tomorrow so we headed to the ferry.
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| J. T. Cheeseman Provincial Park...the beach |
A stop at Cape Ray revealed a lighthouse that we
didn’t know was there. We had a look.
Next we found our way to Cheeseman Provincial pass where we flashed our
park pass to go have a look around. A
very nice last walk on the beach.
Perhaps we will spend a night in the campground at another trip as they
have laundry facilities…not sure about potable water/always a challenge.
Our ferry leaves at 11:45 pm and there were no
cabins available and if there was I couldn’t justify $140 plus Canadian tax.
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| Our ship and accommodations for the evening ride to Nova Scotia |
At the terminal they had an ag inspection. Unbeknownst to me because last time we left
Newfoundland via Labrador (no inspection), potatoes don’t leave the
island. So they got 8 very nice sweet
potatoes and 3 of my organic garlic; BUT they cannot even take them home to eat
them. I asked! Now I know for next time.
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| A windy day at J. T. Cheeseman Provincial Park |
I was thinking it would be the same ship we came
over on. Well it wasn’t; the MV
Highlander is a pretty grand ship. They
had airplane style seats with way more leg room than an airplane and much wider
aisles. I was hoping for bench seats
that we could lay down on. The seats
reclined somewhat more than an airplane seat.
They also made a few announcements that people were not allowed to lay
on any bench seats (there were a few) or on the floor and I saw people doing
both.
I was hoping that I would sleep but pretty early I
already knew I cannot sleep sitting up…have never been able to do so. We had originally been put on wait list for a
cabin just for the heck of it. When we
got on the boat they called David up to desk and we declined. Well after about 15 minutes of the boat being
underway, I went up to the desk and asked if they had any left and was told
no. About 15 minutes later, the lady
came and search for me to let me know there was one available. I took it!
$145 CD/$111 US dollar. It was
worth it for me to get some sleep I decided and David agreed. David would have survived on the airplane
seat but to get real sleep the cabin was the best choice for a good 10-12 hours
of driving the next day. Men can sleep
sitting up don’t you know…just give them a big meal and sit them in a chair and
let the snoring and sputtering commence.
Would I do night ferry again? No.
Even if it was calm, it would cost too much to have the bed.
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