Gros Morne

This is the boat we rode through the Fjords

It's always nice to have a place live up to it's billing.  Gros Morne is described as beautiful, and it certainly is.

A Fjord is actually supposed to be connected to
the sea, and these are a few miles inland - but
they have all the personality you could hope for!

The fog hung near the mountain tops, poking into
the splits among them

The walls of the mountains are sheer rock, with
modest vegetation grown at the bottoms

Simply beautiful

A view out the rear

Paul and Moie in front of Pissing Mare Falls.  It's a funny story,
but he is happy simply because he was "right"...
They ARE in this park.

So far, this little Moosey is the only one we have seen.
You can see his young antlers poking out.

We arrived Thursday afternoon to a KOA in the park.  After a string of great experiences with KOA's, we are a bit disappointed in this one.  We are parked in a open lot that has the personality of cow pasture, without any views to speak of.  But the good news is that beauty is all around us, just a moments drive away.

Big Blue is having a bit of trouble; it was brought to our attention that she is leaking oil pretty badly.  After emailing his mechanic in Tennessee, the leading theory is a blown rear engine seal.  Jay drove Blue an hour (each way) to the closest town that has 1) Oil and 2) A mechanic to lend a second opinion.  He concurred with the diagnosis and shared that many truckers are too cheap to fix it and just keep adding oil.  With renewed confidence that Big Blue can make it back to Nova Scotia, we will begin our trek back to "The Mainland" on Monday.  There is a certified Cummins shop near the cottage and they can tear into her belly next week.

During Jay's trip into "town" (Yikes! This place is desolate!!!) he heard two women talking.  The first one - an elderly woman - was trying to suppress her cough.  The second one said "Dear - the 'mor ya try to hold a calf, the more yer goona calf!"

Newfie accents.  Ya gotta lov'em.  Sitting here in the KOA office (for internet) the lady at the desk just told her co-worker "I saws that price was $65.24 so ya knows that it's on the river....."

We're going to look for a local pub tonight to kick-off our cocktail hour, and plan for a fun day of exploring on Sunday.

See ya!