Friday, August 1st – Grey River

We had been advised in McCallum, that we should be in Grey River, 47 35.3N 057.10W, for this weekend, so we did.  The trip here was pretty boring thick fog, rain showers, no wind and we couldn’t see any of the beautiful scenery we were sailing past.  However, things changed when we tied up to the ferry dock.  The party was already in full swing, right on the dock.  The 2 Brits we met in Burgeo were also here with an Irish friend, so Teresa was well and truly outnumbered for once.  They indicated that the ferry would be arriving in 20 minutes, so we’d have to vacate the dock.  The ferry arrived, we vacated the dock for 20 minutes and then tied up again for the night.

We stepped ashore right into the Grey River festival. The band was playing, $20 bought you 7 beer tickets, and so we immediately decided to support the local economy.  At 5pm, a pot luck dinner was served for $5 each.  Many different dishes were available cooked by local residents – just like a huge family party into which we were welcomed.  At 7pm the music stopped and the bar closed down with a promise that they’d be back at 9pm.  We returned at 9, and met up with our British friends, Pat, Richard and Melv.  The party went on until 2am – the latest we’d been awake for a long time.  At midnight, we were “Screeched in” and are now officially Newfoundlanders!  Screeching in is a very Newfie ceremony and shouldn’t be taken lightly.  It involves kissing a fish, drinking “Screech” and reciting something, (we forget what, but it seemed very important at the time).  Anyway, we are now Newfies!

Ships Log: 4118.3, Todays Log: 19.1, Seasons Total: 530.3