Day 9 - an iceberg and three hearts ❤️❤️❤️

After a long sleep in the lovely, welcoming Crow’s Hill RV park, we had a breakfast of Walmart’s finest cereals in the van. We set off on the Baccalieu Coastal Drive, on the Eastern side of the peninsula. This is said to be the most beautiful scenic drive in the whole of Labrador & Newfoundland. It is one of the earliest European-settled parts of the island and it has lots of historic towns with delightful names like Cupids, Brigus, Harbour Grace, Old Perlican and Dildo (snigger).

Our first stop was a Walmart (so glamourous) for new drinking water and washing up liquid. We knew we were going to quite a remote site tonight, so we had to make sure we had dinner. This Walmart had NO FRESH fruit, veg or meat. Very very odd. We got what we needed and left. We passed so many breath-taking views - the bluest ocean and so many pine trees.

We carried along the route, marvelling at every turn. Suddenly Oliver shouted ‘ICEBERG!’ and there in front of us in the bluest water was a pure white iceberg. We caught a few more glimpses of it before we were able to pull in to really get a good look. A few others had stopped to take photos too. We gazed at her and looked at her through the binoculars, before setting off. We had a few things we really hoped to see on this trip: whales; puffins; moose and icebergs. Three out of four now seen!

We then needed a lunch stop, so we stopped at a place called the Jungle Jim’s Eatery in Old Perlican. They had a very very extensive menu - so much choice! I had a sandwich with a side of french onion soup, Oliver had three starters (taquinos, mozarella sticks and thai sticky chicken) and Andrew had a TexMex platter with a side of shrimp. Amazing service with a smile.

We set off again down the west coast of the peninsular, climbing hills on very straight roads and some sharp bends, and we came to our next stop - Heart’s Content. I mean, who wouldn’t want to live here? It’s claim to fame is that it was the westerly landing point of the first transatlantic cable in 1866, transforming communication across the Pond, but is now a very quiet, tiny town. We dropped into the Post Office to buy some stamps.

Continuing on, we passed through Heart’s Desire and Heart’s Delight. So sweet! The houses are all wooden, mainly painted in beautiful colours all looking out to the water. The weather was sunny and we had the bluest sky - which obviously made everything look even more wonderful.

We got to our next RV park, ‘The Island Pond’ which was on a long road hidden behind tall pine trees. There was nobody around, but there was a number to call, so we called and spoke to someone who said they were now closed up (it was 4:45pm), so we couldn’t access the showers. Just as well we have a hook up for water and electricity. So we hooked up and walked around the site. The RVs here look more permanent - they are massive and have outbuildings and verandas and firepits. We are really hooked up in the car park, but it is close to the toilet!

The evening is beautiful and we are going to enjoy the late evening sunshine and play cards.