I think on every journey, serendipity ( for us, luck plus timing) plays a huge part in the overall experience. Woody Island was a combination of both luck and timing. This place was a wonderland of sights, tastes and experiences, and saving it for last was the icing on our Newfoundland adventure.
We climbed, hiked, danced, sang, explored, and ate and ate and ate - home baked bread, Newfoundland pea soup, freshly caught and pan fried cod, toutons, tea biscuits, bacon and eggs in the morning, date squares and molasses cookies. (Personally I believe the boat sat several inches lower in the water on the trip back from Woody). Our kids learned several traditional Newfoundland songs, how to dance the Virginia Reel, enjoyed a "boil up" (homemade soup, sandwiches and biscuits on a beach, accompanied by a singing accordion player), toasted marshmallows under a setting sun, searched for and found sand dollars on the water's edge, climbed hills (and scraped knees), fished (for fish and fish hooks), played horseshoes and enjoyed the companionship of new and forever friends.
We have just checked in to the Super 8. The kids are all at the pool and water slide enjoying their final night of this adventure. They will be coming home tired, but full of memories and home baked bread.
Thank you for all the hard work and support that made this trip a dream come true for the Grade 8 class. Each one of us is returning with a little bit of Newfoundland in our hearts.
See you tomorrow at 6:00pm at the Air Canada arrival gates.
Great job on the trip and on the blog. Thanks so much for keeping us in touch with the kids throughout this week. It has been fabulous to see their faces and read each day about their adventures. Their entire experience at St. Emile has helped to shape them into the fabulous young people they are. This trip is the icing on the cake.
ReplyDeleteOh my - what an incredible couple of days you've had! Never a dull moment by the sounds of it - and sights and experiences that very few will ever experience....especially for our prairie kids!
ReplyDeleteThanks again for the gift of this adventure for our children and including us in it all with your blog and pictures! Awesome!
Sleep well tonight....and have a safe (albeit) a bit of a long trip home tomorrow....we'll all be waiting!
A toast to all the teachers! Thanks so much - from the bottom of our hearts!
Joanne Pearson