More Beautiful Coast

I’m writing this at the dinette on a chilly rainy morning in Dildo Run Provincial Park, but don’t feel too sorry for me. I’m warm and dry and this is the view out the window.

Dildo Run is on route 340, which is called “The Road to the Isles” and for good reason. We are now on New World Island, having crossed Chapel Island and several small islands to get here. This view is from the entrance to the park looking over the water to where our campsite is. The little island is the one we see from our windows. This body of water is called The Coish. It runs from the Labrador Sea to the Bay of Exploits. (I love these names.)

Early this morning, before the rain came, we drove just under 20 miles; across South Twillingate Island and to the tip of North Twillingate Island and the end of route 340. It ends at Long Point Lighthouse.

There are some lookouts there and we were looking for whales. Alas there were no whales.

There were however more incredible views of the coast. Newfoundland has 6000 miles of coastline, and all of it that we’ve seen is gorgeous.

There was a fishing boat out there. Dennis, the Canadian Coast Guard person on duty, told us they were fishing for cod. Commercial fisherman can take 3,000 pounds per day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from inshore waters. Pleasure craft can take 5 cod per person up to 15 cod per boat on the same days. The offshore cod banks are still closed to fishing after 30 years.

The sun was trying to come up, but the rain was coming, too. When it started to sprinkle, we left. Now we are “stuck” for a few hours in this pretty, private campsite.