Tuesday 23 July -- Gander to Twillingate to Clarenville

We shared the breakfast room with a bus tour group this morning, but just as we sat down, they all disappeared as if by magic! We know how that works. Very much enjoying setting our own pace.

We drove straight north to Twillingate, and started at the Long Point Lighthouse. We admired the scenery and toured the Titanic exhibit. We were each given a ticket with the name of a real passenger and at the end found out whether or not we survived. I did; Larry didn't.

We started back and stopped at the Prime Berth museum. What a trip down memory lane for both of us! It's a private collection of buildings and artifacts from the area, dating back to the time of our parents and grandparents. We both remember similar things from time spent in Gaspe and the Bruce Peninsula.

Putting this together was a labour of love and well worth the visit. We decided to take the long way to Clarenville, by the coast road. Lovely vistas of forest and shoreline, small towns with colourful houses. And a  picnic spot with tables and lots of flies.

We had a quick lunch, talked to the young people staffing the nearby Carmanville Wetland Interpretation Centre, and were on our way. The Quality Hotel at Clarenville turned out to be a real treat. It's been recently renovated from top to bottom and they did a terrific job. Our room is spacious, comfortable and very attractive. We had dinner at the in-house restaurant, Emma's, and it was delicious and very reasonably priced. Nice 2-night stop.

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[LH: ...and finally wonderful internet again and the photo processing is a breeze]