Greetings from Newfoundland!

We arrived in Newfoundland on Thursday evening last week, after a pleasant journey, stopping to visit with a number of friends on the way down, including an overnight stay with Mary and Reuben in Cape Breton. Many thanks to Dale who did the majority of the driving. We are staying in a house in Kippens which belongs to Myron’s brother Junior, but we have taken it over and consider it home. Junior and Bernie had a wonderful soup and homemade bread waiting for us when we arrived. Myron is feeling well and enjoying every minute of our adventure.

 Myron on deck of the MV Blue Puttees on route to "The Rock"

Our temporary home in Kippens, Nfld.

 

We have been busy non-stop since our arrival. We have visited with Myron’s siblings Joan, Junior and Dan, in addition to Aunt Marty and Uncle Nishi, Uncle Andrew, Uncle Mattie, & many, many friends. Friday morning we went to Sir Thomas Roddick Hospital in Stephenville and Myron had the first of his scheduled weekly PICC line cleanings/dressings. All went well. In the evening we went out to Junior’s place in West Bay and had a feed of lobsters provided by Myron’s brother Dan. We did some shopping in Stephenville yesterday (Saturday), and then in the evening we attended a Young Family Reunion/75^th Birthday /37^th Wedding Anniversary party in Piccadilly. A grand time was had by all!

 Myron (and Billy) waiting for his dressing change at Stephenville hospital

A visit with Aunt Marty

Today (Sunday) we went out for breakfast/lunch (Myron and Vern had breakfast, Dale and Wendy opted for lunch fare) at Dan and Marlene’s restaurant (Oliver’s) in Piccadilly. Following that we headed out for the circle journey around the Port-au-Port Peninsula (the French Ancestor’s Route) with stops at Sheaves’s Cove and Hidden Falls, Cape St. George and Mainland to mention a few places. Tomorrow morning we will be up early and heading north. We are planning to visit Gros Morne National Park and the fjord boat tour on Western Brook Pond, the Arches Provincial Park, and then heading up to the tip of the Northern Peninsula to St. Anthony and the Viking Settlement at L’Anse-aux-Meadows.

 "The boot" at Cape St. George

 Boats at Mainland

 Cliffs at the Cape

 Travelling through Campbell's Creek

Hidden Falls at Sheave's Cove

Myron’s health continues to be good, and he is ready for whatever adventures await us. We do try to make time for him to have a short nap each day and then he is good to go. His leg is swelling no more than it normally does, in spite of all our travels. We’ll be in touch again in the near future when we encounter access with the internet again. Talk to you soon.

love,

Myron & Wendy