I had high hopes for getting some drone shots here, and to camp in the great sites at the edge of these cliffs. But the rain was just...In...Sane. With the camera covered in a rain-cover and wiping the lens after each shot, we were each a gallon of water heavier after just 10 minutes. Another great, lousy place to pitch tents in the rain. We skipped on to Corner Brook.
Shortly after this mellow jaunt, we realized we were on an ATV trail and ROBOTWO earned a few new pin-stripes. Resale value: down. Overlander pride: up. This route ended up having the most dangerous moment of the trip as we past a small drainage gully which crossed the path, eating away a decent chunk of it and dropping 15 feet. This meant a tilted crossing with the tires right up to the edge of the ditch's hungry, black-hole-mouth. Getting out and planning the approach we noticed a crumpled heap of Detroit's past rusting right below us. Not a good sign! It was no problem heading across it one way, but after realizing we had no solid destination in mind (or perhaps my off-road hostages were finally successful negotiating their safe return), we turned back. About a foot before re-entering the danger zone, the front end slid a few inches towards "Rusted Landrover Creek". Once stable, I honked at Angus, spotting from ahead ahead, and motioned "Watch out!, Coming in hot!" and started forward, slowly but desperately building momentum. Well, we made it. Low torque, not hitting it too hard too fast, while smoothly increasing forward momentum, seemed to work. Then again it might have been luck. The dash-cam video of this trip (to be posted later) will not visually communicate the danger of the situation, but will feature an interesting range of "nearly shit my pants" jokes.
All set for adventure. Rachel flew home from Halifax and Dirk, Leeann & Angus miraculously managed to pack a week's worth of camping gear inside the already tight LR3. A puzzle masterfully solved, disassembled and reassembled in nearly the exact same order, 20 or so times over the next week.