Thursday August 1

It’s a new month! Time does move along quickly while on the road. Over the last few days the front wheel has been making noise. Maybe it’s a wheel bearing or brake pads. Either way it needs repair. The owner of our campground suggests a place in Port Union, but said get there early since they are often busy. We skip breakfast and head the five miles to Port Union. Yes, they can look at it. We need new break pads. Parts can be here at noon and they can begin work right after lunch. With several hours to wait we locate a place for breakfast and do a bit of walking. Next it’s back to the auto shop for more waiting. By 2:30 we are back in the truck and heading back to camp for a quick lunch then on to Elliston. This is our third trip there. To our amazement there are up to 20 puffins on our side just hanging around. Wells using his big lens is having a field day with fantastic shots. His lens can only focus as close as 13 feet. Several puffins wandered closer than that! As long as people are quiet and calm the puffins are more curious than afraid. It’s finally time to say goodbye to the puffins and we drive up to the Bonavista Point and lighthouse.

In town we pick up a few items for supper and enjoy a barbecue back at camp.

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