Friday, June 27

Terra Nova National Park was our destination with several interesting hikes in the guide.We stopped to see what the campgrounds were like and a few mosquitos slipped into our car but, they are much larger than ours. At the visitor center we were told that the mosquitos were really bad now and since we did not feel like being mosquito bait we moved on to GAMBO. On the way our of the park we stopped at a demo forest plot that showed the damage the moose are doing to the forests in the area. Basically, the moose eat everything and the grounds are decimated. In Gambo, we found the Joey Smallwood staue, skipped the Smallwood Interpretation Centre and headed for Joey's lookout. One enterprising Newfoundlander who lostmhis job in Ontario, set up a hot dog and hamburger stand at this location so, we gave him a helping hand and had a quick lunch there. The Rotary Club in GANDER have created a 3 km boardwalk around Cobb Pond which provided us a nice walk in thr sun this afternoon before the drive to NOTRE DAME JUNCTION for the night. The Bluewater Lodge and Resort was quite a surprise; 1.5 km off the highway on a gravel road led us to a huge log home. We discovered that the owners did much of the work themselves after moving here from Toronto via Calgary. There is one great room for eating and relaxing and the bedrooms are off to one side for quiet and privacy. Very interesting talking tomthe owners and other guests. Only problem is this place does not have internet so I am at McDonald's in Lewisporte and one day behind on the blog.