Our circuit of the Bonavista Peninsula was awesome! Certainly a highlight of this vacation. Our first stop was the town of Trinity, where we parked and strolled around the streets. I was interested to watch builders painting and installing real clapboard siding on a new building.
As I looked around, I realized that this historic town does not have the vinyl siding we've seen so much of elsewhere. I love the traditional, colourful buildings and the beautiful gardens. We spent some time in the very interesting
Trinity Museum. I am always attracted to hand-made items like embroidered samplers and hooked rugs. Larry is intrigued by the technology, whether it's the bits and pieces of ships' equipment or the first transatlantic telegraph cable (that worked well for 25 days, then quit for good).
The Anglican Church (3rd on the site) is huge and lovely, with lots of wood and stained glass. In its cemetery we found headstones with dates in the 1770s and earlier.
Leaving Trinity, we drove to the end of the Peninsula, to the light house. Again we heard the very personal story of a family of light keepers, and saw their home restored to the 1890s. We climbed to the light and saw its mechanism.
But the biggest thrill was the whales! As we drove up, I could see them on both sides of the end of the peninsula. After the lighthouse tour we watched them for a half hour or so. There were very many of them feeding along the shore and farther out. Sometimes we could see 6 or 8 at the same time. When we were walking to the cliffside, one excited little girl on her way back regaled us with an account of what we would see -- "They breech, they dive! There are SO many of them! It's so wonderful! You'll love it!". She was 100% correct.
Leaving the whales, we returned to the town of Bonavista for a late cod and chips lunch at the brand-new Ragged Rocks Gastropub, followed by cupcakes across the street at Morely Cupcakes. All delicious.
The drive back to the hotel took us through several small communities in amazingly scenic coves.
No moose sightings today but we saw a fox beside the road. Time to put our feet up.
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The drive back to the hotel took us through several small communities in amazingly scenic coves.
No moose sightings today but we saw a fox beside the road. Time to put our feet up.
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