Normally these wharfs, at Twillingate, are packed with fishing boats tied end to end with little to no room for recreational vessels. However, this year, with the folk festival coming up on the weekend, most of the boats were out fishing so that they could be back in time for the festival.
Considering how harsh the climate is, it is difficult to understand how many of the shore-side structures continue to stand through the years.
As we head east towards Fogo Island we marvel at the picturesque rocky shore although this area has much less elevation than others.
In the photo one can barely make out the solitary outboard speeding along the shore enroute to their favorite cod fishing spot.
A rocky outpost guarded by a now automated lighthouse. Interestingly, we were told in Twillingate that Canada was going to start stationing lighthouse keepers again because it would be cheaper than maintaining the lighthouses with helicopters, as they do now.
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