{"id":720,"date":"2015-06-29T21:18:33","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T01:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.7hannahs.net\/wordpress\/?p=720"},"modified":"2016-08-17T23:47:45","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T03:47:45","slug":"day-54-deer-lake-rocky-harbour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.7hannahs.net\/wordpress\/blog\/2015\/06\/29\/day-54-deer-lake-rocky-harbour\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 54 – Deer Lake \/ Rocky Harbour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 54 – Deer Lake, Newfoundland (Monday, June 29, 2015)<\/p>\n

I woke at 5:30 and was on the road by 6:30 determined to make Deer Lake which was 163 km through hilly country against a strong cross wind from the east.<\/p>\n

It was cool and overcast throughout the day, reaching a high in the teens. I find this preferable over hot days like yesterday.<\/p>\n

Cycling was my main focus and although I spent a bit of time fiddling with my GPS connection I did not spend extra time on secondary roads until Corner Brook.<\/p>\n

I arrived in Corner Brook at 1:40 pm and, noticing that it was located at a much lower elevation and away from the road, I decided to skirt the town and stuck to the highway. I remembered the owner of the Midway Motel mentioning that the trip from Corner Brook to Deer Lake was down hill. I thought he was pulling my leg since they’re both sea ports. But unless you leave the highway to enter the town your descent doesn’t start until you pass by the town.<\/p>\n

Corner Brook is located at the tip of a fjord\u00a0and may be another town worth visiting.\u200e The road signs commemorated James Cook. I found out later that he was famous for mapping Newfoundland.<\/p>\n

I arrived at the Deer Lake airport at about 6 pm. I will pick up the cross country cycling tour on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

Somewhere along the way I decided to visit Gross Morne Park. Several people had said that I ought not to miss it if I was going to NFL. Because the park is 70k m off the main route I have rented a car from Deer Lake airport. Ralph and I are staying in Rocky Harbour tonight at the Ocean View where the food is pretty darn good for Newfoundland.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow we hope to explore the park.<\/p>\n