Last Day in Dildo June 26



Yikes! We slept in to almost 8:30. Running really slow this morning. Almost 9:30 before we got out. We drove over to Cupid's Cove, not far from where we had gone yesterday.
This is the oldest continuously inhabited English town in what was to be Canada. BTW, the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620.
Had a nice little guided tour. 
There are archeological diggings here.
(There was a store house here, built on the rocks. The rocks were there for the water to drain after high tide.)
(This is a ghost house built over original remains)

I wanted to take a trail almost across the road, but there was too much "up" and it was a non starter with Michael. 
https://photos.app.goo.gl/MRgKSXsvkvr7kqMY8

   The guide at the historical site convinced Michael to take the Burnt Head Trail, instead.
 Said that it was flat and easy. How anybody could call this a 'gentle' trail, I haven't a clue. I think that the first trail may have been easier. The Burnt Head Trail sucked you into the woods and before you knew it, it was up and down, and up and down, which came with the corresponding complaints, " I'm dying, I'm so hot, how much longer, I'm getting eaten alive, etc., etc.


The scenery was magnificent  and more than made up for the whining,panting and moaning.
From there, we figured that we'd only have time for a hot dog if the boat was going out again, but I called and found out that they didn't have any bookings and weren't going. Awwww, too 😞.
Spoke to the skipper later and he told me that for sure, they'd be going out tomorrow, but I declined, because although technically we could have stuck around, because only an hour away from St. Johns , we have other places to see tomorrow while the weather is good.
So, headed back to Carbonear. Yesterday, was fast food. Today, was something else.
Had chickens wings and pizza. All yummy.
Saw a little more of the town....
And from a lookout overlooking Harbour Grace, we could see the Kyle, the ship that we'd seen close to Emilia Earheart 's statue.

It was a gorgeous hot day. Able to shed all the jackets.
And we're off to St. John's tomorrow.

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