Newfies and Nature

On Thursday I began my weekend with a wonderful night out with an old friend of mine- Jake was home from Alberta and he and I went out for karoke. No, he didn't convince me to get up on stage and sing. I let him do all the singing. And I must admit...he was my favorite singer of the evening all biases aside.

Well then I made my first ever trek to Newfoundland and I must say....they have a beautiful province! The drive from Deer Lake to Corner Brook, I'd have to say, is to date my favorite drive. The highway that runs through the Humber Valley is so beautiful. I'd love to see it in the autumn. I guess I'll just have to save my pennies so that next fall that may be an option. As much as I was relieved, I was also slightly disappointed I didn't see any moose.

Martha and I had a wonderful weekend living a completely opposite life that the normal newfies must lead. This fact was only reiterated when we were at the checkout at the grocery store talking about what we would be drinking if we did go out and the lady working the cash commented on our groceries: "Cooked roast chicken, ready made salad and ice cream for dessert. My kind of ladies - not wasting any time before you get to drinking tonight." I busted a gut thinking, who goes to Newfoundland and doesn't go out drinking??? Me and only me! Okay, so we did have drinks over dinner on Friday night, but other than that it was totally relaxed and a weekend of complete rejuvenation. Exactly what I needed.