Day 7 - on the road again

Today we got up early to head to Montreal airport for the next part of our adventure. We are taking a two hour flight to Newfoundland.

Newfoundland and Labrador are part of Canada and the most easterly province. Labrador is connected to the mainland, Newfoundland is an island.

There are two time zones - Newfoundland time is 3.5 hours behind the UK and Labrador is 4 hours behind the UK.

Newfoundland has 94% of the province’s population. Which is bonkers!

We arrived and met Glenn and Steve who were from the RV rental company and they took us to the Holiday Inn car park to show us around the Jayco 24’ motor home. This will be our home for the next week. It’s our first time trying this, so we need luck!

What followed from Glenn was a list of this switch does this and don’t turn that - he definitely assumed we had some prior knowledge!

Off he went and left us in the car park feeling a bit nervous. Andrew, the driving legend, took a few laps of the car park and then we were on the road.

Ten minutes later we were parked outside a Walmart where we shopped for emergency dinner rations and breakfast food.

Twenty minutes down the road and we arrived at our first campsite, Pippy Park. A lovely young guy named Ben let us in, and gave us a map of the park. We pulled up next to some absolutely monstrous motorhomes with fairy lights, outdoor rugs, outdoor kitchens - we are total newbs.

We found our pitch, hooked up to electricity and unpacked our bags into the very clever cupboards perfectly designed for a snug space and set off into the small little shopping area 20 minutes walk away.

We went to Pop’s Diner, which was a really cute 1960s style diner where a very smiley man named Brendon served us burgers and sandwiches. Very much like we were in Happy Days. Back to the van and feeling quite cold now, so we wrapped up and watched another leg of the Nicks vs Spurs basketball game on Oliver’s laptop.

Wish us luck for a warm night and a peaceful sleep!