Clarenville and on to Fogo Island, June 24

The fog was still with us in the morning and we headed off after a very good continental breakfast at our B&B, Capeway. Our next destination was Clarenville. There was a lot of low lying fog for most of the journey and that made avoiding the potholes more difficult. We stocked up on cold medications of all sorts because it was now definite that I had a head cold that could not be ignored. When we got to the Trans Canada Hwy We encountered a lot of road construction mostly for highway widening. As in many provinces the TC is the major East/West route.

We found our B&B in Clarenville and met our hostess Patricia. We were shown to the unit on the main floor. This unit was completely accessible with a gentle ramp into the room from the main house. There was an outside door to a parking space and that also had a ramp. The bathroom was also totally accessible. I cannot remember where we ate dinner... It may have been in our room. 

In the morning we joined the other guests at the breakfast table and enjoyed a hearty Newfoundland breakfast. Patricia makes all of her bread products and they were delicious. My favorite were her sticky buns. She sent each of us on our way with a snack for the road. A very nice place to stay.

We arrived at the Fogo Island ferry terminal in good time and were near the front of the line. This isthe primary   link, as in the only link, from the mainland to the Chance Islands and Fogo Island. The ferry fare was much lower than BC Ferries but ithe vessel wasn't as new or as big as any BC Ferry. The crossing isn't as long or as open either. The vessel does not open at either end and cars parked in the center of the vessel have to back off the ferry. Then the smaller cars on eithe side of the ferry can drive forward and turn into the emptied center area and drive off facing forward. I have seen that once before on one of the ferries in Washington state.

We went to a restaurant named Nicole's and enjoyed a nice dinner. We found out later that Zeta Kemp,  the lady who built the Fogo Island Inn, helped Nicole to start her restaurant. 

Our accommodation while on Fogo Island is a small salt box style house that is more than a hundred years old. The ceilings are very low and when our hosts modified the house they had to put the light fixtures on the wall rather than the ceiling. The floors are the original wood planking and new electrical heating units are in each room.

 

The staircase has narrow steps and is fairly steep. There isn't a hand railing but it is easy to use the floor above as a support and I step down at an angle because it feels safer. 

There was a fresh homemade loaf of bread for us and a small jar of partridge berry jam which we finished. Very tasty.