Day 18
Miles 108 (5510)
Two Lanes 63 (4425) 80%
Top Down 108 (5086) 92%
After a late night listening to "Bugs and Debbie Greene" in he ar of the ship, we went to bed and awoke to a foggy day. At 1:30 we docked in Argentia, Newfoundland. We drove to Bay Bulls to board a 45 foot boat for the trip to Gull Isalnd to see te puffins! And did we see puffins. There are 250,000 puffins here. The nesting pairs mate for life and dig a burrow about 6 inches into the hillside. The when the single egg is laid, the parents take turns watching the nest while the other goes out and gets fish to bring back. When the chick is able to fly, he/she does does not return toe land for 3 years, spending it all at sea. The bachelors hang out on the rocks looking for mates. It is amazing how similar species are!
There are also 750,000 murres.
Then onto Cape Spear, the farthest easterly point in North America.
After we checked in to our hotel, we went to dinner and then to famous Geroge Street, the home of pub crawls. And it was hopping. We paid our cover and went into one, and again hit the sack after midnight. Parents can party.
Yes, Newfoundland is as far away from Disneyland as you can get!
Entering the harbour
Tying up
We made it!
Murres.........count 'em!
Clear the runway!
Chillin'
The bachelors
The nesting pairs
Cape Spear, the most easterly point in North America
St. John's Harbour
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