Nfld Travel Day 6 22 Sept 16

We left  Cornerbrook and headed for Rocky Harbour with a plan to visit  Gros Morne National  Park. We spent too much time in Rocky Harbour so we cancelled Gros Morne.  We never know how many stops we have to make along the way so we don't like to book a Band B too early in the day. Our first stop is a service station for fuel and we hope to get one that sells fuel for 1. 25per L . This the lowest price we have seen in Nfld. In Alberta this would be reason to start WW111. However the best we could do was 1.33, so like it or not that's want we had to pay.


We then headed for Rocky Harbour which is a "Tourist Trap" haven. It has many curio stores and just as many restaurants.We did a driving tour of the area and found a restaurant that "Tickled our Fancy " so we checked their menu which seemed acceptable. They also had a sovereign store attached to the restaurant so they get you coming and going.


The restaurant food was excellent and we again drummed up a conversation with a Newfie couple which was not only interesting but also informative about the area. We realized that we had whiled away most of the day so we started to for a B and B. We found one in Grand Falls- Windsor so headed for that city and to find our home for the evening. We were surprised on our arrival because it was a huge house with 12 rooms but it was still a B and B, which means we get a breakfast. We were lucky as we got the last two rooms.


After settling into our room and polishing off a beer, we then did a driving tour of the city. We ask the host about a restaurant and she suggested Sara's which serve  family style food. The Chief Cook and Bottle washer , who also doubled as the cook ask if we came in for his specialty which was Jigg's Dinner. We said that we would give it some thought and he said, well you need to decide quickly as those two gentlemen who just walked in will likely order Jigg's Dinner and I only have 4 left. So we ordered the Jigg"s Dinner. The vegetables were great but the corn beef tough as shoe leather.


For those who are not informed ; Jigg"s Dinner consist of salted Corn beef soaked in the fridge overnight and placed in a Dutch oven  for 2 hours and then the
 vegetables are added. They consisted of cabbage , carrots. potatoes, turnip, a spilt pea pudding ( not my favorite ). You can also use turkey in lieu of Corn beef which I prefer.


Later in the evening at the B and B, I went to the kitchen ( of the B and B )  to make a cup of tea. I  drummed up a conversation with  a "younger " couple who were sorting thru their picture. During our conversation they mention about an Air Force museum with a very strategic  Air Force base at Botwood, Nfld during  WW11. Botwood is located  about 20 KM  from Grand Falls. I spend 30 years in the Air Force and I never heard of the place or the word of Botwood. Therefore I ( we ) will put this on our list for tomorrow. cheers