Newfoundland - September 1-2/14 - Twillingate

Monday, September 1

Today our travels took us to the north central part of the province, mainly the Twillingate area. We settled into a nice provincial park for two nights, giving us some leisure time to explore the scenic area and take is some of the great hiking trails.

A great little park.

Our site backed on to the water, which was only a few steps away. Enjoyed a tea on the shore.

After supper we took a quick walk to a small village right outside the park, which is in the background.

We were tucked into a very pretty little bay.

Golden glow

Reflection

Tuesday, September 2

Today we explored Twillingate, the Long Point Lighthouse and trails around it.
(As you can see by the posting date, we are soooo far behind, but time and getting a good connection to update, has been limited).

For rolled in on the bay

Seaweed salad anyone

Morning coffee with a view

A popular attraction

Rugged coastline

Time to hit the hiking trails

Trails criss-crossed the area

On the edge

Colourful machinery from the past

A giant corkscrew?

Steep steps up

Tourboat

Stopped to pick blueberries along the way

Twillingate

Fishing and compact gardening go hand in hand 

Garden in plastic containers. Sure looked healthty

With the fishing season closed, all boats sit idle till next spring.

A very pretty little fishing village.

We came across this scenic small pier and....

....met Melvin Horwood, a very interesting character who happily showed us his mini personal museum which held a very extensive pen collection from all corners of the world and much information on the local history.

Grace holds a big chunk of iceberg ice.

He demonstrated how a throw net works

A net he made himself

Giving a demonstration on how to throw it.

Checking on what was brought up.

Two crabs

Seaweed that attached to stones

Melvin proudly shows a replica of a punt he built, which is a British styled boat dating back to
the 1600's.