Published: July 21st 2009July 21st 2009
berg in Griquet
on the way north we saw 2 bergs well offshore near Port au Choix - this was the first we saw up close. It rolled overnight for an entirely different look the next day
On to Twillingate. As there is only one road to the north we had to retrace our route - but we have found that the views are still fresh from the other direction.
We are really enjoying B&Bs - meeting the locals and interesting fellow travellers and getting good advice.
Fogo is a little island off the east coast and probably as close as we'll find to the traditional old days of subsistence living in fishing outports - wonderful people!
Firsts: icebergs, moose burger, caribou burger, cod tongues (look deceptively like scallops!), squashberry and bakeapple jams....still to come - a Newfie dog and puffins.
Later today we move on to Bonavista.
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We are retired school principals (Peel, Ontario - Canada). Our fair weather home is at Sauble Beach at the base of the Bruce Peninsular.
We have a CS 34 sailboat that we have sailed from Lake Ontario to Wiarton, where we enjoyed 7 great seasons sailing around Georgian Bay and the North Channel.
In October 2008 we trucked "Gust O'Wind" to Deltaville, Virginia - planning to take her south to the Florida Keys and perhaps the Bahamas.
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L'Anse aux Meadows - site of a Norse settlement over 1000 years ago
viking
this viking wasn't so fierce - he had a strong Newfie accent!
bergs in Durrell
a local told us this was one massive berg, almost a mile long, when it first grounded in this harbour near Twillingate a week ago
Marlie and friend
this friendly local netted a piece of berg from shore for us
in the drink!
a piece of 15 000 year old ice to chill the drink
more bergs
bergs and more bergs!
Prime Berth
This fisherman has set up a great display of historic fishing artifacts and demonstrates cod splitting and salting - near Twillingate
Twillingate
our B&B is the house with the ladder on the roof, directly below
Tilting
Tilting - on Fogo Island. Many of the homes were relocated here (when the outports were closed down) by floating them on barges
good walk
parts of Fogo remind us of Tasmania - wild and rugged - this walk was an easier version of our memorable hike around Cradle Mountain
Fogo
this is the view from Peg's B&B in Fogo - not bad!
Comments
Date: 21st July 2009
Wow!
What an inspiration you two are!!! Beautiful scenery! Thanks for sharing!
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Wow!
What an inspiration you two are!!! Beautiful scenery! Thanks for sharing!
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Date: 22nd July 2009
quaint
Thanks for the info about this area that I know little about, but want to visit some day. Wonder if we'll go by boat or by car???
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quaint
Thanks for the info about this area that I know little about, but want to visit some day. Wonder if we'll go by boat or by car???
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Date: 25th July 2009
Don't recommend you come by boat...remember the Titanic!
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Don't recommend you come by boat...remember the Titanic!
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Judy
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Bergs and more bergs
Hi Marlene and Ian, I think that Newfoundland rolled out the icebergs for you! I wouldn't have thought you would see so many this late in the season. What does this say about what's happening to the Arctic? Glad you are enjoying yourselves. Thought you would like Fogo. I hope you get over to Change Islands too. Enjoy! Judy
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