Bonavista

Wed
We had a wonderful nights sleep in our B&B and a good breakfast as well. Off now towards the Bonavista peninsula. Here this usually means turning back towards the Trans Canada Highway No 1 which is the backbone of the Newfoundland transportation system. At Clarenville we turned off No 1 heading towards Bonavista. For quite a while we just passed trees drive up the spine of the peninsula as we headed towards Trinity, a must see according to our last host. Finally as we aporoached the eastern coast signs for Trinity appeared. It was off on a cork screw side road nestled in its own harbour. No longer active as a fishing port the village is being restored as a tourist destination. Many of the homes beautifully restored are available for rent. Here are a few pictures.

We lunched in a B&B there and then pressed on with our journey.
A few kilometres down the road we came across a craft shop run by the womens' institute. S enjoyed admiring the handwork and discussing techniques an ideas with the two ladies on duty. They told us we shouldn't miss the puffins to be seen after supper at Elliston outside Bonavista. Back in the car we arrived in Bonavista some time later, a busy fishing port with rugged landscape. Our hostess wasn't home so we headed back to the mainstreet for coffee. S said she wanted tea so we were directed to Miftins Tearoom. We happened to park the car infront of three young ladies selling lemonade. We discussed their offerings which included knitted toques. These were raising money for a boy with brain cancer. I'm all set for next winter.

After our tea and coffee we headed to our lodging to meet our hostess who also worked lunck and dinner at a restaurant. After a bit of r&r we headed back down town for supper and then headed to Cape Bonavista first, then Elliston and then back to Cape Bonavista to catch the sunset.

Cape Bonavista has a lighthouse quite similar in design to the one at Cape Spear. Here it is:

Just off the promitory there is an islet, a hunk of rock, this is also home to puffins. Here is the rock.

 If you squint you may be able to spot puffins. They are one of these extraordinary seabirds that basically live on the open ocean most of the year coming home to their birthplace to breed.

Next off to Elliston. Here there is another rocky islet just off shore home to hundreds of puffins. We could see lots off puffins but none came to our side of the cliff. Here is the islet.

Back to Cape Bonavista to see the sunset. Here it is:

All for now.