Tuesday, June 20, 2023

Off to Newfoundland

 


 After our lobster feed we drove to Leo's sister's Cathy's house in Chester Basin.  We slept in their new (to them) motorhome, a 34-foot diesel Newmar Discovery.  We will be travelling in luxury.

We were all ready to head off in the morning when Rick discovered that the fridge was not working on gas.   Eventually he turned on the generator to run it on a/c.  We stopped for lunch at the Walmart parking lot in New Glasgow while Rick worked on the gas line.  Eventually he removed a part that was choking off the propane, and we were able to carry on.

The sun came out when we crossed the causeway onto Cape Breton. 

It was a 5-1/2 hour drive to the Mira River Provincial campsite near Sydney.  

Mira River Provincial Park

We were excited to hear some eastern warblers at the campsite.  Our Merlin app detected a northern parula which I chased down but could not see high in the deciduous trees.  Later we did get a brief view of a Blackburnian warbler (Bird of the Day!) which Leo informs me we've seen before in Montreal.

Otherwise, we saw a pileated woodpecker, goldfinches, juncos and robins.


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