Year: 2016

Giovanni Caboto (or Zuan Chabotto in Venetian) landed in Cape Bonavista in 1497. We got there in 2016.  Well, in fact the landing site was in dispute until “…for the 500th-anniversary celebrations, the governments of Canada and the United Kingdom designated Cape Bonavista in Newfoundland as the “official” landing place.” Coming to a conclusion of course…

Trinity is a beautiful, maybe idealised, little village. It appears to be largely oriented towards tourism. Most of the people walking on the streets, in the stores and restaurants look like tourists. Many buildings look geared to tourism.  Many are classified as historical buildings and are accompanied by a plaque outlining it’s story.   We…

We stayed 3 days in Twillingate. On the first we took a few hikes, one by the Lighthouse on Crow Head and a second on Burnt Island Tickle. Our second day was spent on Change Island, which I covered in an earlier post. The last day was one to relax; it was raining so we…

We took the 10:30 ferry to Change Island, located north east of Twillingate. The crossing was just under 30 minutes.  The cost was $12 return for the three of us and the car. The return ferry, scheduled for 5:00 didn’t arrive until 5:40. The weather turned out to be excellent; clear skys and a warm 13C. …

Yesterday was a travel day; a drive from Rocky Harbour to Lewisporte.  As we approached our destination the weather changed to fog and drizzle. With that we decided to relax and have a quiet day.   For dinner we visited Chelsea’s Fish & Chips, located just outside of town.  Chelsea’s is not a classic restaurant:…