Fleecy clothing and rubber boots

Out on the land in the rain

I know a lot of people think that I'm out of my mind but I was perfectly happy the last two weeks travelling the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador where the daytime highs were around +5 or +6 celsius.  I was sometimes cold but never when we were out on the land and the only time I wore my long-johns was to bed one night. To me the temperatures were perfect for hiking. If we were headed up, which we mostly were having started off from a ship, we warmed up quickly and it was easy to unzip the rain jacket and pants to get some ventilation. If I then cooled off too much I simply zipped up again.

Modern shipwreck

One time I dashed out onto the bow deck to photograph icebergs without anything more than a t-shirt. By the time I'd spent 5 minutes out there I was happy to get back into the restaurant. The day we hiked in the rain I was glad enough to get into dry clothes at the end of the hike but the grey moving fog and the shipwreck made for marvellous photo opportunities.

Adventure Canada provided us with rubber boots

It would be different if I were out on the land with a backpack and a tent. Then getting warm would have been quite a bit more complicated.  As it was we huddled against the wind and the spray on the ride back to the ship and then went into a nice warm cabin, got a cup of tea which was always available and changed into non-sweaty clothing. It is a luxurious way to travel and, at this point in my life, I'm all for it!

Riding in the zodiac