Hope Nobody Had $100 Hair-Do

When we were in Newfoundland (weeks and weeks ago now) the Argo was so much fun that Uncle Matt agreed to be tour guide again, this time when Katrina and Charlie arrived for a few days.  And the sun was even out!  What a difference that makes!

This time Wayne followed along on our quad, watching him zoom along behind us added to the fun!

This time I knew where to go to look for starfish so Charlie and Cory followed me down for a look.

Katrina's not a fan of heights, or ankle twisting activities, so she stayed behind to enjoy the views.

Places like this are the only time when Cory feels at home in the outdoors.  

When I turned around and saw Cory perched on the rock it gave me a start, I have a picture of him doing almost the exact same thing on First Beach from 17 years ago!

That was the summer we started homeschooling, and I bought lots of books and we had lots of field trips in Maine and the Atlantic Provinces.  He fell in love with marine life, especially jellyfish and crabs and we used that as a starting point for healing from the bullying he endured at school.

No jellyfish or crabs, I guess he'll have to find those the next time we visit Newfoundland!  Charlie enjoyed the hunt also, though who knows what he thought of his girlfriend's mother lying down on the rocks and stretching her arm as far as it would go to reach those starfish.

Back on land Uncle Matt and Wayne probably discussed the history and geography of the area before we all got aboard and took off for Argentia.

We parted ways for a bit with Wayne so that we could bump around on the bog, but met up again to head out to the one of the two projectile batteries that are left on the decommissioned U.S. Naval base.

Katrina and Charlie

Batteries 281 and 282 were reinforced concrete, earth covered coastal batteries whose purpose was to provide protection of the Argentia Naval Air Station from enemy ship and U-boat attacks. They were never used against an enemy vessel, though submarine detection in the area was a serious endeavor during World War II.

Come on in, the weather's fine

Not satisfied with leaving something unexplored, we climbed into the large bunker nearby.  I especially enjoyed the graffiti marking the exit in the picture below.

Charlie thinking These Leonards are crazy people?

It was an interesting bunker to explore, but there were some open holes on the floor so bring a flashlight and watch your step.

The battery and bunker are easily accessed from the main road that goes through to the ferry, so we darted up the road to connect to our next path. 

Everybody duck!

 This one was overgrown in some spots, and trees were even down in others.  As we did our best to avoid getting smacked in the face with branches and shook the caterpillars and spiders out of hair Uncle Matt sang out,  "Hope nobody had $100 hair-do!"

But it's what made us all laugh, and Charlie and Katrina seemed to have a good time.

Pine needles and insects can't deter love

While we were getting pelted with pine needles Wayne was hunting for treasure.  He found a skillet on the trail.  Lunch anyone?

As we were heading back past the old dump to First Beach Uncle Matt offered for Cory to give it a try.

Here's the video, sorry it's taking so long to get it all up on the blog, I've been busy with work!