Sept 14 - Arnold's Cove to Brigus - 95 km

Another dry day! It's been a while since I complained about rain. Headwinds in the afternoon, but not as bad as the previous day.

We are well onto the Avalon Penninsula now. The hills are smaller. Since we are on the Trans Canada Highway, the scenery isn't spectacular, but it is nice. It is almost alpine, in spite of being less than 200 meters elevation.

Brigus is one of those quintessential Newfoundland towns. Very old, quaint, a small fishing harbour and wonderfull people. We stayed at the Brittoner B&B (the story behind the name is too long to recount here), hosted by the delightful Betty Barrett. This is typical of an older home (circa 1840) that has undergone changes and renovations and finally been converted into a B&B. We had some wonderful chats with Betty over evening tea and a great breakfast. We'd recommend the Brittoner any time.

The first photo is of the dock at Brigus. I climbed the hills in the background to take the second photo (I'll do anything to keep you guys happy). The photo at right is from the deck of the Brittoner B&B. Pretty touch to take, eh!

And, one for the 'small world' department. One of the other couples staying at the Brittoner turned out to be from Comox, and they knew the Stewarts, who were our next door neighbours when we grew up in Kye Bay!