Twillingate

We traveled to Twillingate which is on an island connected by several causeways that are driven over.  This quaint little former fishing village had lots of trails out to the seashore and offered some of the sweetest wild blueberries we have tasted.  They are are just beginning to ripen so we left some for others to eat along the way.  Raspberries were occasionally found and eaten.  

We enjoyed a dinner theatre with a full house.  We shared our table with 3 couples from Nova Scotia and Ontario.  The ladies were cousins and we enjoyed our conversations and learning about new things to do and see when we return to Nova Scotia next week.  For $32 my fresh salmon dinner and the entertainment were well worth the evening.  We have been eating lots of really fresh seafood on this trip and there is a difference in taste.

On our agenda was a ferry ride to Fogo Island but we learned there was a music festival taking place on Saturday and Sunday.  So we agreed that Monday would be a better day to make the trip.  We drove an hour to the ferry boarded and at 9:00 am made the 45 minute trip to Fogo Island.  When we arrived there was a line of RVs and vehicles including two 18 wheelers trucks waiting to take the ferry back.  We explored the island and did some hiking, visited a fishing museum and cod liver oil factory which is closed.  One could still smell the cod liver oil and Frank said he could remember the taste. 


 We arrived back at the ferry around 2:45 to make the 4:00 pm ferry but realized the line was even longer than it was that morning.  We parked and had a nice conversation with a guy from British Columbia in a truck camper and a woman in front of him. 

 We did not make the 4:00 ferry that actually left at 5:00 pm but the transportation guy assured us that we would make the next ferry as they could only take 5 RVs and needed smaller vehicles to balance.  The ferry came back and after loading we left at 8:00 pm.  Sadly the guy in the truck camper was one of many who spent the night in line to wait for the 7:00 am ferry the next morning. The truck in the picture to the left was the last vehicle loaded.