Leaving Humber Valley at 6am was a sight to see. Fly Fishermen all down the rivers, and some already with their daily keep; the sights of Newfoundland continue to amaze us. It was a quiet 200km ride as we were determined to make good time and were still reflecting the big golf victory that the Als and I took down the day before. Arriving at the big salmon was a treat, Vince Mackenzie, Chris, Larry, John and Andrew greeted us with smiles and woke us up before a great event. The firefighters wheeled us into family day where there were over 2000 people enjoying live entertainment, great weather and a bevvy of games. Hoppy finally learned that “it’s cool to care, it’s cool to care, for people over here and people over there…all of us have something to share”. Ask him to sing it for you it’ s not bad. Vince and the wonderful people from VOCM gave us a great introduction on stage and let us deliver our messages to the entire audience. They also set the stage for a very successful boot drive; when we left the stage children of all sorts were running over to make donations and take pictures with us. The generosity in Newfoundland is overwhelming and heart warming. We also had the opportunity to hear the stories of some of the parents at the event and how they are currently battling cancer. We hope to hear good news from Bev and Cookies the clown. The common theme this trip is that everyone is somehow affected by cancer, which is why every contribution and effort is worth while. At the end of the day we were rejuvenated by all the energy from the kids and astonished that the firefighters and ourselves raised approximately $1600 that afternoon.

We then made our way to the fire hall and set up a quick baked salmon, bacon wrapped scallops, mashed potatoes and caesar salad meal compliments of Craig from Stephenville and the firefighters of Grand Falls-Windsor. Great to meet Pete and the boys back at the hall, thanks so much for yet another successful day!