Wednesday, August 20, 2008

30 Days to Newfoundland!!

I can't believe I only have 30 days left until I go to Newfoundland for a 2 week vacation. I also can't believe that it has been 4 long years since I've been back "home!" It seems like forever.

I have been scouring car rental websites for deals, but no one seems to be willing to give me a great price. Good prices, yes, but not the great deal that I've been looking for. $750 for 2 weeks - and thats not even with unlimited kilometers! We are definitely going to be over the allowed 1oo kilometers per day, and that's only 2 trips to St. John's. We will only be going there once, but we did want to go to a few more places as well. Oh well, I guess we need to bite the bullet and pay up!

A lot of the tourist attractions in Newfoundland will be closed or closing down while we are there. :( Hopefully the weather stays nice and sunny and warm for us. Every other vacation I have had in Newfoundland has been lovely - they always tell me that I bring the Ontario weather with me.

Trying to come up with a packing list for a trip to Newfoundland in the fall is a laugh - we may have to bring a winter suitcase and a summer suitcase! The weather can change 15 times in one day - showing you all 4 seasons, plus some seasons that Ontarians have never seen. (Extreme wind, anyone?) There is a reason why many places in Newfoundland are named "Blow-me-down!"

Well, I will pray for good, stable weather and a good rental car deal...either that or we will rob a bank before we leave the mainland!

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