Port Aux Basques Newfoundland to North Sydney Nova Scotia 113 miles
Oh my goodness blue skies again this morning. Most likely won’t last. Rob replaced the tire that he fixed last night with the spare. The hidden leak was not discovered but flatly showed up over night. Connie made sandwiches to take on the ferry for lunch. When she got out the bread the shape was not as expected, They looked like a miniature hoagie on a pedestal. Two motorcycle guys that Rob talked with last night insisted on helping to change the tire this morning. They own a tire shop. Well they were there right on time and changed the tire quickly. That sure was nice. Then as usual the car would not start. Still seems to be the carburetor flooding. The guys could smell gas too. Three of them pushed us in the car to the hill and down we went. Unfortunately the car did not start. Luckily no traffic was coming so we got off to the side and soon a pickup stopped to help. He pulled us at least a quarter mile before it started. All the guys recommended putting in Sea Foam carburetor cleaner in the gas that can be purchased at Canada Tire. The guy that pulled us made sure we got to the store. It sits on the top of a hill. When we got to the top the motorcyclists were there and had purchased a can for us. After a struggle Rob convinced him to accept payment. He checked in the store for Wire Dryer but they didn’t have any. Then off to the ferry. When Rob pulled up the email confirmation the ticket seems to be for the other direction. Rob commented he had trouble getting the online booking to work. We got to the ticket booth and the attendant confirmed Rob’s suspensions. He was able to get us on the boat but couldn’t get our reserved seats. Well getting on the ferry was the main goal. They put us in the line to board on top which we liked much better. Needless to say we drew quite a crowd. Rob didn’t even have time to wash the windshield he was so busy talking to all the guys about the car. One of them even had a Model A. Very soon they came to have us board. We are on the level with the semis and campers. We went up to the reception desk to see about seats. They were able to get us two reserved seats. Rob talked with a disabled vet who also had a Model A and lives in Nova Scotia. He gave Rob his contact information if we needed help. Unfortunately he didn’t know anything about the road conditions on the Cabot Trail. We had read earlier that significant rain had damaged part of the road a week or so ago. The ferry ride was uneventful as you would like. We did have soft swirl ice cream. We listened to an audio book so the time went by quickly. The guy who pulled us this morning met us at the car when we left. It turns out that he works on the ferry. We are so impressed with the people in this part of Canada. They may be more impressive than the scenery. Rob worked on the tire that went flat yesterday. He replaced the tube and it seems to be holding air. He did elect to not put it on the car until morning. Hopefully it will hold the pressure overnight.
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