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Travelling to Bonavista and Elliston Newfoundland

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Travelling to Bonavista and Elliston, Newfoundland Searching for Puffins, Whales and Root Cellars  Today was mostly spent in transit.  We spent a slow morning, packing up, having breakfast, and then making the half-hour walk to Chapters to get a book for Sean to read in the shuttle.    At 12:30, we were picked up by Marsh's Taxi .  Marsh's was one of several companies to choose from that ran a daily shuttle up to Bonavista.  Marsh's offers a shared ride for passengers in a van, which is also used to run a courier service up and down the route.  So, we stopped to pick up several other passengers on our way out of the city, and then made quite a few stops along the way to deliver and/or drop off packages.  It may not be the fastest mode of transport, but they offer prompt, professional, and courteous service, and it is far cheaper than hiring a private taxi would be.  These passenger/courier services seem to be available for multiple routes ...