Dorian Missed us!

Sept 8, 2019

It was a rocking night!!  The wind was gusting and roaring through the trees.  We were positioned so that the truck and trailer were facing into the wind.  I had left the trailer hitched to the truck.  The trees that were near our campsite were small birch trees.  

We checked the weather and learned that Dorian was heading towards the south end of the western shore – exactly where we had been. Gros Morne National Park was closed and St, Georges Bay and Corner Brook were directly in its path.  

The clouds were whizzing by, but it had not rained in the night.  We were going to sit tight today and stay in camp.  We hade breakfast, and listened to the news occasionally.  Debbie did some laundry at the campground laundry facility and I worked on the blog.  The WIFI connection here is adequate to post the blogs without the photos.  I was able to totally catch up and posted ten blogs! Shortly thereafter, the e-mails and phone calls started.  

I want to take this time to thank all those family, friends and readers who e-mailed, texted, blog commented or called to check in on us. It is nice to see so many folks are concerned about us.  

There were times that the gusts rocked the trailer to the point that we were nervous, but as the day progressed the gusts became less frequent and less powerful.  Blogging, reading and listening to good old Newfie songs kept us entertained for the day. 

My brother Piet had e-mailed us after he had used Google earth to determine our location. He suggested that we go out for supper at a Chinese restaurant within walking distance, so we did.  We had driven past the restaurant when we came in and had commented on how busy it looked.  The walk in the strong wind was invigorating and we needed the exercise.  We held onto each other as we walked. At times the wind gusts would almost knock you off your feet!  The supper however, was not very good.  It was rated 4.5/5 on Tripadvisor but we rated it about a 2. There was a table of six bikers, all wearing their colors, at a table next to us. That should have been our first clue. We returned to our trailer, (it was still standing) and Debbie had downloaded a movie, so we enjoyed watching it between phone calls from friends and family.  The winds had calmed down by 11:00 and we went to bed.