Tyler had booked us a picnic lunch at the lighthouse there. On the way, we were desperate to find some breakfast, but Tim Horton's is not as easy to spot on country roads in NFLD, unlike Ontario. Finally, out of desperation, we stopped at a little place called Paddy's Convenience Store in the hopes of finding something. Anything. We settled on some fruit leathers and packaged blueberry muffins. They tasted like blueberry fig newtons. More like a sugary cookie than a breakfast muffin. Blueberries that taste like candy is not ideal for breakfast. I didn't finish mine.
Once we were in Ferryland, things looked a little better. Beautiful lighthouse! No cars allowed, so we walked up the pathway to get ready for lunch. Once we had our order in, we were given a picnic blanket and a flag so they could bring us our lunch.
Once we had our incredible lunch in our hands, we walked a bit to find the perfect spot. And the perfect spot it definitely was. Out of the wind, on the edge of a cliff over looking the ocean. We sat and ate our lunch, listening to the sound of the waves. We read our book. We even napped on the cushy undergrowth beneath us. It was glorious.
I had a ham sandwich (real ham) with apple slices and brie on oatmeal bread. Tyler had a curried chicken salad sandwich. And we both had pasta salad, lemonade and dessert. Strawberry Rhubarb cake for Tyler. Apple cinnamon cake for me, with toffee. Seriously, amazing.
After our lunch, siesta and book reading, we decided to walk around a bit and explore. It was a great way to spend the afternoon.
The entire time I kept thinking, my mom would love this!
(yes, there are a lot of selfies on this trip - and yes, it looks like it's all the same because we lived in our warm clothes, but they are different backdrops, trust me).
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