We took our showers, had breakfast and stopped at the water tap (did not have individual site water faucets) to fill with fresh water and unfortunately, there is a sign that says "Must boil water before drinking." Ugh. We are out of water and even though we do not drink RV water, we do use it to wash dishes, rinse things, etc., so I was not willing to deal with unsafe water in the tank. We know we will have water this evening, so we will just have to wait.
Continued north along the eastern Avalon Peninsula coast to a small town called Bay Bulls, directly across from Witless Bay Island Ecological Reserve. We will be taking the Gatherall's catamaran boat tour to visit the Puffin colonies on the cliffs at the Reserve. We had just missed their 10:30 boat, so we did some grocery shopping, internet access at the visitor center, lunch and naps before returning to their parking lot for the 2:30 tour. Weather is mostly sunny with an occasional dark cloud that whooshes past in the gusty winds and temps about 75. Perfect!
The tour was incredible and we hit the jackpot -- iceberg, many whales (Minke and Humpback), puffins, Gannets, Kittiwakes, and Muerres. Wow, what a day and will let the photos speak for themselves...
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| Kittiwakes |
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| Muerres |
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| Puffins nest in holes they dig on the hillside above the cliffs |
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| Minke Whale |
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| The tail of a Humpback - the following is a quick series of action photos, so scroll down for the whole story |
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| This is probably the last iceberg in this part of Newfoundland - expect to see more when we get northwest to Iceberg Alley |
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| The pure white is the oldest ice - often, thousands of years old, while the turquoise is newer ice where water got into cracks and gulleys in the glacier |
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| Watching a "screech-in", where folks participate in a ceremony to become Newfies. Similar to Jack getting Hydrasized in Alaska two years ago. We will screech-in soon. |
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