Red Bay

Following the Viking Trail, Day 5

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July 6th 2008
June 26, 2008 Whaling in Red Bay - Hunting and Watching Our first stop as we explored southern Labrador was the Pinware River, an exception place for trout fishing, plus salmon is abundant here. We learned about whale hunting when we arrived at the village of Red Bay. Today it’s population is 211, but in the early 1500s, when Boston and New York were still wilderness, this part of t ... read more

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more