Today we started our return trip to the west side of Newfoundland and, once again, have stopped in Lewisporte for the night. Why, you may ask, are we stopping in someplace we’ve already stayed? The answer is simple. John G left his “Tillie II” hat at a restaurant here. We thought there was a 99% chance they would have tossed it since it is getting a bit grungy but, sure enough, they’d kept it for him. Everyone in Newfoundland is so kind! (I think another reason John G wanted to come back is because Lewisporte has the “largest marina in Atlantic Canada” and there’s always something more he wants to look at.)
Judy & I weren’t totally opposed to returning since Lewisporte was hosting the largest rural craft show in Newfoundland today in their hockey arena. Craft might be a stretch but I did find a new musical instrument for John. The photo isn’t too clear but what he’s holding is a stick with a moose head carved on top and a dozen or so jingle bells attached below. If he starts practicing now, he’ll be ready for Christmas.
A couple of interesting things about Newfoundland… They call gas stations, gas bars. Liquor is mostly sold at gas bars. The wind blows a lot so, instead of garbage cans that can blow into the road, the garbage is put in containers like the one below. They all have that distinctive shape and are the same size but some are obviously homemade, others commercially made. As far as color, they’re stained or painted or even decorated all sorts of ways or not at all.
Word of the day… peck or pick = to precipitate in small drops or flakes; drizzle. “When we have a heavy fog, the people don’t say it’s foggy, they will say it is pecking rain.” “It just began to come picking snow.”As for us, it was pecking during our morning drive. And we saw 3 rainbows but have yet to find that pot of gold.
Old hats are like old friends, they might be tattered and stained, but comforting to the soul or chilly head. Glad he got it back.
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