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| Day 40 - Twillingate, NL | ||
 Today we took a 2 hour Whale watching cruise |
 aboard the M.V. Daybreak 93. |
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 As we left the dock I looked back and took this picture. Yes, we are wondering the same thing; Is the dock ready to collapse or what? |
 Going out through Sleepy Cove Tickle. "A tickle is a narrow saltwater strait, as in an entrance to a harbour or between islands or other land masses, often difficult or treacherous to navigate because of narrowness, tides, etc". |
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 Kim, the very humorous 1st mate gave us a safety talk, including a number of colorful stories about the area. |
 Then Terry arrived with some croissants, doughnuts, tea biscuits and jam. Wow, have we been fed and well-cared-for on this trip or what? |
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 We did have this mysterious guest on our boat. Joe Barack decided Kelvin must be involved in the Newfie Witness Protection Program. |
 Thar She Blows! A Finback Whale gave us a show for about 45 minutes. Surfacing again and again to the delight of us all. We could even feel her mist on our faces. |
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 This was a female estimated to be over 60 feet long. |
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 The fin on a Finback Whale is located far back on the body toward the tail. |
 Although we did not see any icebergs, this is what the harbor looked like in 2007 when an iceberg over 1/4 mile long got hung up on a Cod bed in their cove and then "calved" or broke up. |
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 As we were eating lunch at Twillingate Adventure Tours, we struck up a conversation with the owner. Gus asked if we were flying out on Newfie Air? I said, "No". He then asked, "Do you want to see a picture of their airplane?" and showed me this picture. |
 Susan and I took a hike along a trail below the Twillingate Lighthouse. |
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 This lonely boat is waiting for a fisherman to take her out to sea. |
 We had another social hour this afternoon with snacks provided by each of us to share with the group. |
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 The circle of Adventure Caravan friends enjoying the good snacks and jolly repartee. |
 Dee shows off her Newfie "Ugly Stick" that she purchased from the Twillingate Museum. |
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 Tonight we went back into town to attend a performance of The Split Peas. An all-woman group of musicians. |
 We were seated at tables waiting for the performance to begin. |
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 The group consists of seven women, but two were missing for tonight's performance due to family obligations. |
 They had a drawing for a tape of their music and it was won by Jim Strahl. |
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 One of the songs The Split Peas sang was about "Swarlin" which means wandering aimlessly. The story was about a gal who was "swarlin" for a guy... |
 and who should she pick to dance with but our own Harold Isley, the best dancer in the group! |
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 Then, we were visited by four "Mummers". Between Boxing Day and Christmas day, neighbors may dress up in a disguise and visit one another's homes to see if they can guess who is hiding behind the costume. One of the Mummers picked Bill Shallbetter to dance with her. |
 However, after dancing with Bill, she picked a real dancer, Harold Isley for the next dance. |
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 One of the last songs involved having children from the audience play musical percussion instruments. |
 Mom and Grandma with two of the participants. |
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Click here for a Google map of above pictures. |
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