Today we experienced some crazy Newfoundland weather but we still got a chance to go exploring.
A rainy morning meant that we went to check out the North Atlantic Aviation Museum.
Because of its aviation history, Gander is often called "the crossroads of the world" because so many planes stopped here. We even saw a picture of Fidel Castro sledding in the museum! The museum walks through the history of Gander aviation from the building of the airport till today. Coyle's favorite part was the flight simulators. He had a blast but I'm sticking with Air Canada for the flight home!
A break in the weather this afternoon meant we could head out of town to another place we really wanted to see, the Dover Fault. This scenic overlook plays an important role in the musical because it's where 2 people fall in love. A 45 minute drive out of town, past lots of trees and moose crossings (and not much else!) brought us to Dover-"The town with a fault". While the musical says "there's about a million stairs" Coyle tells me there were only 88! At the lookout you can see the fault left behind when North America and Europe collided and then separated millions of years ago. It was a beautiful view and we were thrilled the rain held off so we could see it.
Coyle thinks we need a vlog not a blog so he wanted to make a video to add!
Unfortunately the rain didn't hold out the whole day as a massive thunderstorm came through during the late afternoon. We hunkered down inside for awhile before heading out for Coyle to indulge in his newfound love for barbecued ribs! We are looking forward to one more day in Gander and are very excited to see the show tomorrow before heading home on Friday.
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