Today we would reach our furthest point North, Cape Onion near St. Anthony. We took a short detour into St. Barbe, a port where the ferry to Labrador crosses the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Our timing was fortuitous as we saw the smart looking ferry leaving the little harbour. We had toyed with the idea of taking it to be able to say we set foot on Labrador soil but we couldn't see how to fit it in to our schedule and beside that there is only a short section of tarmac road before it becomes gravel. It is possible to drive over gravel as far as Goose Bay and Happy Valley.
We continued north in rather foggy weather and reached our B and B at Cape Onion.
The Tickle Inn at Cape Onion
Situated at just about as far north as you can go in Newfoundland, this was probably the nicest B and B we stayed at. The owners were away somewhere and the house was left in the care of a lovely lady who lived next door. She looked after the place and also prepared breakfast and an evening meal on request. Being somewhat isolated we had the evening meal both times and they were excellent. Outside were three roaming moose and there were icebergs in the distance. One was obviously grounded and it stayed around until the morning we left.
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