Saturday, June 28, 2014

Running Away with Doug and Nancy - Doyles NL to Antigonish NS (236 Kms=146 Miles)




From the site: Running Away with Doug and Nancy - Doyles NL to Antigonish NS (236 Kms=146 Miles)

We pulled out of the Grand Codroy RV-Tent Camp Park at 9:00 a.m. We needed to be at the ferry terminal 2 hours before the ship is due to leave dock. It just leaves a bit of time to waste but that's okay. There is an area off the western end of the Codroy Valley where the winds come off the southern end of the Long Range Mtns and Table Mountain at near hurricane force. It is called the Wreckhouse. The winds have been known to reach 150 km/ph. This area is, basically just about 8 kms from the Port aux Basques ferry terminal. The winds are extremely high and in the early 1900's they were even known to blow railway cars off the old narrow gauge tracks. The railway had to employ a local to warn them of the high winds. Today, the t ...Read more...




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