Now that we are here, wow it's beautiful here...the country is so scenic, just like a post card, taking pictures and posting them on Facebook, all of them look good, I don't think you can take a bad picture. The air here is so clean, it smells so wonderful. Now I know why everyone loves it here. We where walking home one night, and I looked up in the sky and I swear there must of been a million stars, incredible!
Now lets talk about the people here, they are super! You can walk all over other places and never talk to anyone, anywhere else, well not me I talk to everyone...lol, but here people say "hello", with a smile! Why I never moved here before now I will never know.
We have pretty much settled in to our place, we are renting at first until we find something to buy, it's a small town and there isn't a lot for sale, but we have let everyone know we are looking, so hopefully we will hear of something. I sure hope so as I know I will feel a lot better in our own home, but for now we are comfortable, happy and together, that is the main thing.
Been out to friends for dinner a few times, yummy good food and good friends, what else can you ask for. I just love good food, it doesn't always love me, but I can tell you for anyone who hasn't had Salt Beef or Riblets, Peas pudding, etc. purely Newfoundland food are sure missing out! Oh yes Fries, dressing and gravy another Newfie treat!
This is a small town, but not the smallest in Newfoundland, I believe the last census was in 2006 and there was 761 people, something like 425 residences. We have a grocery store, Colemans, a multi-functional store, what I would call a Variety store called Hiscocks, it has all the stuff you would find in a variety store, but more, grocery items, Post office, Sears outlet and a Liquor and Beer store, something great, eh!? It had two restaurants, but one burned out a couple of months ago, but they owners of that restaurant just opened a Chip Truck and there is the Boardwalk Bistro. There is a Community Mart, which is open during the summer, a Fire Station, Recycling Depot, they pay for your bottles, I'm been recycling in Ontario for free, see another reason for liking it here! Also there are two Bars, one is the Union Hall and the Buchaneer, oh yes there is also a Home Hardware, so here in Buchans we have all bases covered.
For anything else, i.e. Walmart, Dominion, Sobeys, shoe stores, etc. you have to go to Grand Falls/Windsor, which is 100 kms away, but it is a nice drive. It is not like driving along the highway in Ontario, you drive down the Buchans Hwy, and on both sides it's forest lined, and you get to see Red Indian Lake on one side of the road.
One day we went out to Red Indian Lake, I'm told is is approx. 6 miles wide and 45 miles long, great fishing, Trout and Salmon, I believe. It is beautiful out there, with cabins sprinkled around the area. I keep being told to watch out for Moose, along the highway and pretty much anywhere, there is a sign on Trans Canada Hwy into Grand Falls, that says "Slow down, watch for Moose, there where 660 collisions last year! Scarey stuff, I travel with my camera always to have handy should we see one, been told of Bears as well, I did see an Eagle and the only other wild life I have seen since I've been here is a Rabbit, walking in the middle of the road! I'll keep my eyes open and let you know when I spot a Moose.
Well my friends, this is my blog for today, will keep you abreast of any new things as they happen.
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