tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22104864607712008312024-03-28T10:48:27.327-06:00The Adventures of Annie and Steven BergerThis Daily Travelogue is a labor of love for our families and friends at home and around the world. Remember that clicking on any picture will open it for better viewing. Also, please consider adding your name at the end of any comments.
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Steven Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09640530947960068248noreply@blogger.comBlogger288125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-19496295018673235162024-03-25T23:46:00.001-06:002024-03-25T23:46:50.226-06:001/22/24: Amazing Aruba!<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0ImgSxsDkony9Bo0XbOoV4MvJaKU8kAWPpFBqeGEaVRcCO6CBO9FLF_Zolvi8oh8d0dKnceyIAZK7K-CERMV60nLd_pDT7pMUpQajwVWIkgq5rtpZZl9rlpeAUt7aeejS9YD08cEOLA0kagdHt9C_8DYAVfrvbSTRMj-DN8eLiuaVDR1qmcmSbJihFM/s4080/PXL_20240122_183120990.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0ImgSxsDkony9Bo0XbOoV4MvJaKU8kAWPpFBqeGEaVRcCO6CBO9FLF_Zolvi8oh8d0dKnceyIAZK7K-CERMV60nLd_pDT7pMUpQajwVWIkgq5rtpZZl9rlpeAUt7aeejS9YD08cEOLA0kagdHt9C_8DYAVfrvbSTRMj-DN8eLiuaVDR1qmcmSbJihFM/s320/PXL_20240122_183120990.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Our first day aboard Virgin's <i>Valiant Lady</i> en route to the <b>Lesser Antilles </b>was spent relaxing by the pool, drinking a tonic and gin, and walking laps on the upper deck before repeating more of the same. A tough life, I know!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrE6lzrlKS8GZ5b9hEPpb1VcrglDCt1LoRfVukaDTJpVomOFiO9dd1a1onX2ELtSYYY_SvbbNNyRNaukMpvd6HTJwv9UBOp8zD8sSN0DgG_V7A_7KUWbCkfefsMDhqt3G4Lgq1p38daBs1kVSa7AOEeqXhjV_hfgAghx2JZmiNcKd1q5RkQSYZPdF8Wo/s4080/PXL_20240121_180640236.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrE6lzrlKS8GZ5b9hEPpb1VcrglDCt1LoRfVukaDTJpVomOFiO9dd1a1onX2ELtSYYY_SvbbNNyRNaukMpvd6HTJwv9UBOp8zD8sSN0DgG_V7A_7KUWbCkfefsMDhqt3G4Lgq1p38daBs1kVSa7AOEeqXhjV_hfgAghx2JZmiNcKd1q5RkQSYZPdF8Wo/s320/PXL_20240121_180640236.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We watched with admiration as some passengers gingerly walked or lay on the net with nothing but water underneath. We sure didn't have the guts to try it, though!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiMJZO4TiW1sLOiCReSZF9nFICG5DzyRheErTay8Uf4sPtE5j2svyQbhN-Z2nKdr0aPEvp6O3GTFpXdyyovgG7TVeJDhqINSweX2cNTjXTZSSW1G3M9eHYEUy9D-zS0rR7fKCC_tF09EzHwTfUZ2ec1sAz6jnw94u-kAZYkuxLOvxVvSlWJ7bCI4QGlI/s4080/PXL_20240121_182924048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPiMJZO4TiW1sLOiCReSZF9nFICG5DzyRheErTay8Uf4sPtE5j2svyQbhN-Z2nKdr0aPEvp6O3GTFpXdyyovgG7TVeJDhqINSweX2cNTjXTZSSW1G3M9eHYEUy9D-zS0rR7fKCC_tF09EzHwTfUZ2ec1sAz6jnw94u-kAZYkuxLOvxVvSlWJ7bCI4QGlI/s320/PXL_20240121_182924048.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0dLhOL6wcFs37PwJ9MuZQo9hCeUTa60gi0ql-QTrSYDDzVKOY-ynrWZAlk-16uLJ7D5I6UWcjGwnqkrbLnR__V-6UOSC_nwF1YtW6ej1R8yIAbwOo8u5IfrEob8MTnkzr9qsDoi4ExR5msBJpGSVeoLtKKtNPrEEkmEn2NX253njiXTwZb9qVfepqnoc/s4080/PXL_20240121_201656614.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0dLhOL6wcFs37PwJ9MuZQo9hCeUTa60gi0ql-QTrSYDDzVKOY-ynrWZAlk-16uLJ7D5I6UWcjGwnqkrbLnR__V-6UOSC_nwF1YtW6ej1R8yIAbwOo8u5IfrEob8MTnkzr9qsDoi4ExR5msBJpGSVeoLtKKtNPrEEkmEn2NX253njiXTwZb9qVfepqnoc/s320/PXL_20240121_201656614.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">The next morning, this was our view from our cabin of <b>Oranjestad,</b> Aruba's capital, on the south side of the island. Aruba is the "A" of the famous <b>ABC islands,</b> with the "B" and " C" standing for Bonaire and Curacao but there are three other lesser-known Dutch islands. All three islands were originally inhabited by an Amerindian people related to the Arawak. After the Spaniards conquered Aruba in 1499, they left it mostly alone as it had little agricultural or mineral wealth. That changed in the 1800s when gold was discovered. Did you know that Aruba means gold in the local language? When gold was no longer profitable a century later, oil refining became a major operation until tourism took over. Now, Aruba has more repeat visitors than any other Caribbean island with people lured by the beautiful beaches, near-perfect weather with summer being the one season, a location outside the hurricane belt, excellent facilities, natural wonders, and friendly locals.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">With just one day to see as much as we could, we'd arranged a tour to explore much of the island except for <b>Arikok National Park</b> as that would be too strenuous with my leg and Steven's back issues.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvUIW-XQtt8enptb_5ulkxyjycMxRYbNUF0HwHYusTyZ5UXsx2rl1O-EqtEggSeAyTjRrpNOdumh6rNA7600aIJkjsCO7GxqPPQAchnXkYWOiR6jb2_MK40hkhirhGGhVbLhMSqWunN9ZI7Gz2mxuTOL1sVrjgLvyScJHPl4kLfpmwrE-r6E96uN-NY0/s3706/PXL_20240122_131121348.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2977" data-original-width="3706" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvUIW-XQtt8enptb_5ulkxyjycMxRYbNUF0HwHYusTyZ5UXsx2rl1O-EqtEggSeAyTjRrpNOdumh6rNA7600aIJkjsCO7GxqPPQAchnXkYWOiR6jb2_MK40hkhirhGGhVbLhMSqWunN9ZI7Gz2mxuTOL1sVrjgLvyScJHPl4kLfpmwrE-r6E96uN-NY0/s320/PXL_20240122_131121348.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Steven and I have always enjoyed guided tours except for the dreaded stops at stores or gift shops where there is a strong pull to separate us from our money. That's happened on tuk tuk tours in India and Thailand, and the scene repeated at the <b>Aloe Vera Museum and Factory,</b> our first stop of the tour. We learned the plant was brought to Aruba by the Dutch via Africa in 1865. The focus of the plant in Aruba was now skin care and hair products and not the beverage.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hc1UmPxy-1mRVN2XYHJMZdL-yLx8bJ03jfCTkon4N7Rfzj62muTwdOsdGgTssGFl2BDqG_HB2ugAoxUNZVvgrMBl3sM1KSuMzlk-gui0TyupKamm4KVlo6dlMoWRMT6wfyUG11L-SgqW1D0wBK4Oy_hyphenhyphenfML8u47SVNy2Z_o4_RBsjTl_Xy8BAiKSvZ0/s4080/PXL_20240122_141026121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hc1UmPxy-1mRVN2XYHJMZdL-yLx8bJ03jfCTkon4N7Rfzj62muTwdOsdGgTssGFl2BDqG_HB2ugAoxUNZVvgrMBl3sM1KSuMzlk-gui0TyupKamm4KVlo6dlMoWRMT6wfyUG11L-SgqW1D0wBK4Oy_hyphenhyphenfML8u47SVNy2Z_o4_RBsjTl_Xy8BAiKSvZ0/w400-h301/PXL_20240122_141026121.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Two-thirds of the island was once covered with aloe vera but now production was limited to this one area. Aruba used to produce almost half of the world's aloe but now much of it was for tourists or suckers like us! The worker said a baby aloe to full plant takes nine months, just like a real baby! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMFgkDT9bThNrJw13n24vKt3nfxPSLvrt06hJlpPy469-qx1wSNobBkO42cGCRyPuHuhggiZrEih1sVeJtm8GsGCM-fOT6MIhbbCBliKtFgCc94IIKT3cjZDCdOnACmeA0EVWxW8LdqID5vI_g058xxfA2m2yD_Sw3ZCj2lshi23bcRH99EZncBszA_M/s4080/PXL_20240122_141432121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMFgkDT9bThNrJw13n24vKt3nfxPSLvrt06hJlpPy469-qx1wSNobBkO42cGCRyPuHuhggiZrEih1sVeJtm8GsGCM-fOT6MIhbbCBliKtFgCc94IIKT3cjZDCdOnACmeA0EVWxW8LdqID5vI_g058xxfA2m2yD_Sw3ZCj2lshi23bcRH99EZncBszA_M/s320/PXL_20240122_141432121.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPyAH7jKkuwKZGIjKwS9hBNveHEZqoKxOWwEHsNIuVn4-2iJdl_sb-k65Ghy_HsPqEsRxFyKr_-lyCx2J03E6X_ms82iXnpuT2qUWTIIA0_726hIgGFhztZUuyRpQfBZiHhWo6FwRBhgxhdKSWYg3n1DX_RF6YA4H8wli4Y25F4BG_ykOjtTFWKa5cLk/s2912/PXL_20240122_143136885.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2912" data-original-width="2672" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFPyAH7jKkuwKZGIjKwS9hBNveHEZqoKxOWwEHsNIuVn4-2iJdl_sb-k65Ghy_HsPqEsRxFyKr_-lyCx2J03E6X_ms82iXnpuT2qUWTIIA0_726hIgGFhztZUuyRpQfBZiHhWo6FwRBhgxhdKSWYg3n1DX_RF6YA4H8wli4Y25F4BG_ykOjtTFWKa5cLk/s320/PXL_20240122_143136885.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After exiting through the gift shop (naturally!), the tour continued. <b>Angelo,</b> our driver cum guide, explained the sign said it was prohibited to throw out <i>sushi</i> which meant trash in the local language. Remember that the next time you feast on sushi! As you can imagine, sushi restaurants don't make it in Aruba.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLbOgla6ntt3ikiay2k6HeHmgtiwYmoVRkMdgfol95Bxno89Jcv49g37bf8A8SleInYDcBS2N7_nJNgSS4FDdijDUDD1yalalSoYUGsyT9T9WLuFD_Kzoy-nCfkeEPdtu1sxkp-I8N3KbA5-4cbPgSzZvdYEcuAByzhk5sskmFS7IK20EjApDAjCj78M/s2559/PXL_20240122_150949981.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2559" data-original-width="1944" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPLbOgla6ntt3ikiay2k6HeHmgtiwYmoVRkMdgfol95Bxno89Jcv49g37bf8A8SleInYDcBS2N7_nJNgSS4FDdijDUDD1yalalSoYUGsyT9T9WLuFD_Kzoy-nCfkeEPdtu1sxkp-I8N3KbA5-4cbPgSzZvdYEcuAByzhk5sskmFS7IK20EjApDAjCj78M/w304-h400/PXL_20240122_150949981.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Angelo pointed out a replica of a pastel-colored <b>Cunucu House</b> from the 1700s with aloe vera detailing on the roof. Cunucu means 'country' in the local Papiamento language. Early settlers developed homes to deal with the local climate and environment, using narrow windows to retain cool air and a slanted roof to help the heat rise.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLvIgWFOCmOxeUmWWyXv-g4B8i6LohM_p6ce_YGzYw_uuPJNoVxdXhxVNWDnHDFaPQUXmUf8f18iWHsYdPMw_szFXbQsXCCwehxy2rcaiLLz0rVBfkUvHgs7t9w_eOjTWKHaiQyKg0C0eYYlUGcaOMvv2NH2TOxlUG9x3SxH4myzv0mrcr07MUfJoguQ/s1635/PXL_20240122_151358023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1635" data-original-width="1257" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLvIgWFOCmOxeUmWWyXv-g4B8i6LohM_p6ce_YGzYw_uuPJNoVxdXhxVNWDnHDFaPQUXmUf8f18iWHsYdPMw_szFXbQsXCCwehxy2rcaiLLz0rVBfkUvHgs7t9w_eOjTWKHaiQyKg0C0eYYlUGcaOMvv2NH2TOxlUG9x3SxH4myzv0mrcr07MUfJoguQ/s320/PXL_20240122_151358023.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjehN3CCSBOP5yO3FCrz3e0g0E67g1uCzUYMJXTgdsF4K3OlnF1R4kAoA4b1qlVitwUWSZqv3Q6SClK5P-IjfD8cfs6xb6Dsk4FDAQLScsEPw6m29hyphenhyphenaqGjrcgThrYs9Ibq4uSDMgpWkNKNXKkQ_6i6d1_rOqPClPPeRX-H8df197BFwbwN5nJHSHoCE/s4080/PXL_20240122_151410735.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2965" data-original-width="4080" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpjehN3CCSBOP5yO3FCrz3e0g0E67g1uCzUYMJXTgdsF4K3OlnF1R4kAoA4b1qlVitwUWSZqv3Q6SClK5P-IjfD8cfs6xb6Dsk4FDAQLScsEPw6m29hyphenhyphenaqGjrcgThrYs9Ibq4uSDMgpWkNKNXKkQ_6i6d1_rOqPClPPeRX-H8df197BFwbwN5nJHSHoCE/s320/PXL_20240122_151410735.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another home had agave plants in the garden, one of 500 varieties of aloe vera.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20FsoYYaTzfvbT2kxwLcMvJKZBZGXC4jFjZD6egWVdZWCdTgzAUL_rr8xVLciLNt0JlWu18Y3iYUnQwe039SduF4wwIoZaUFoYf7hKJKH7mRSK4-M-pnFRa0WsHVj51ZgJoVwbG54jjbfiWvxu1rNOTxdEc9lp8YlO76bs4rXMmeQRc70XdXSso46Cnc/s3005/PXL_20240122_151617372.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3005" data-original-width="2855" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20FsoYYaTzfvbT2kxwLcMvJKZBZGXC4jFjZD6egWVdZWCdTgzAUL_rr8xVLciLNt0JlWu18Y3iYUnQwe039SduF4wwIoZaUFoYf7hKJKH7mRSK4-M-pnFRa0WsHVj51ZgJoVwbG54jjbfiWvxu1rNOTxdEc9lp8YlO76bs4rXMmeQRc70XdXSso46Cnc/s320/PXL_20240122_151617372.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Papayas, watermelons, and other tropical fruits are grown on the island. Angelo described this <b>pink dragon fruit</b> as one of the most expensive cacti in the world.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbxN0ycVVlMe2FdY8R5wpPT2Rv5IZrkdww1PTkDkioYQLPJkgYwr3HL8r-2NVLBkIEZMBTai9bGnKGI-rCVIjTmOQmOJsW7VuAGZkaygZXTOPyMwtPmOJRUzDW_4VOM9KXXbgi9PitnbXDB_yRQajfC6OfdPMinOJkDpJHTHBPGIuXZsqi6u5v4R64Js/s3072/PXL_20240122_151829019~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2249" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbxN0ycVVlMe2FdY8R5wpPT2Rv5IZrkdww1PTkDkioYQLPJkgYwr3HL8r-2NVLBkIEZMBTai9bGnKGI-rCVIjTmOQmOJsW7VuAGZkaygZXTOPyMwtPmOJRUzDW_4VOM9KXXbgi9PitnbXDB_yRQajfC6OfdPMinOJkDpJHTHBPGIuXZsqi6u5v4R64Js/s320/PXL_20240122_151829019~2.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">According to this proud Aruban, the island has the best kitesurfing in the world with its waters having seven shades of blue. I didn't know that each shade represents a different water depth. Steven and I have spent many glorious summers on the Florida Panhandle being 'beach bums.' I could sure see hightailing it to any one of the spectacular beaches we viewed from the bus in Aruba instead sometime, as the endless length of blinding white sand and aqua surf looked intoxicating.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84olg1kil0FBi8RG8NC7iFO2oMeYCxMUMI1F_8Dl2pmyDbFnY3evRJkL9gx8jEQDGkzqbeGTlehcJWNLjatFxRj8vsabZc1PyI6Lo-5e0tqY1R_5GmKlpbUjf9yrLiev7En96TWrYFGFQQGUnZMzpYsPFKKRmK4UaHmvbXo1rl6AmSZdDCfBJ-p1R1xs/s4080/PXL_20240122_153734682.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84olg1kil0FBi8RG8NC7iFO2oMeYCxMUMI1F_8Dl2pmyDbFnY3evRJkL9gx8jEQDGkzqbeGTlehcJWNLjatFxRj8vsabZc1PyI6Lo-5e0tqY1R_5GmKlpbUjf9yrLiev7En96TWrYFGFQQGUnZMzpYsPFKKRmK4UaHmvbXo1rl6AmSZdDCfBJ-p1R1xs/s320/PXL_20240122_153734682.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wouldn't be averse to taking a catamaran cruise if 'stranded' on Aruba either!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObrJxso9k2MhPawclu5zWoxg94owM0gNgqDcPmjFLEYTbTLm0ZBfvftqq3jqzLvoXyTU3Hly4av9SjQ1ydG90-fa5Yiwztmz2X0_SMgAyMTDzi8ilDFTcPgzGIeoOxHeur8OWu5H1w0h643_KP8PpnE64Ct8wjqMNNfE5MHhvWPyPnIWhQLuq9hT0XxY/s4080/PXL_20240122_154010647.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgObrJxso9k2MhPawclu5zWoxg94owM0gNgqDcPmjFLEYTbTLm0ZBfvftqq3jqzLvoXyTU3Hly4av9SjQ1ydG90-fa5Yiwztmz2X0_SMgAyMTDzi8ilDFTcPgzGIeoOxHeur8OWu5H1w0h643_KP8PpnE64Ct8wjqMNNfE5MHhvWPyPnIWhQLuq9hT0XxY/s320/PXL_20240122_154010647.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Snorkelers love to swim out to one of the seven shipwrecks located close to shore.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheElvMYIckrDQvLTeVSzh3Vr0s3XyTmCQquMKcJiBAuFJTOcUhqy2KO13R4IHLVMMaggzGLK0wZ9HjrjO_bKOitZqyOxpyRvkiEyPn98UKkmA-SzEP0mtSrg1diEyHiSa1fQ3MKCMdc0fFsU8oJAnN7Z7-CGiCFwFvMxxD3bz8fxaEz6j3zuG1QedGJc/s2073/PXL_20240122_153838808.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2073" data-original-width="1941" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheElvMYIckrDQvLTeVSzh3Vr0s3XyTmCQquMKcJiBAuFJTOcUhqy2KO13R4IHLVMMaggzGLK0wZ9HjrjO_bKOitZqyOxpyRvkiEyPn98UKkmA-SzEP0mtSrg1diEyHiSa1fQ3MKCMdc0fFsU8oJAnN7Z7-CGiCFwFvMxxD3bz8fxaEz6j3zuG1QedGJc/s320/PXL_20240122_153838808.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">With so much sun, solar panels were a common sight on homes, schools, and government buildings on the island.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbrugUFfG6StLLDCIaGkvhIeUAs2k_aGrfeE1QXKGJEhZUb9Kz1RlHhJiBCmaGKsS5X7OIKylTsmc6zaPNjOiZFNCaMXTTz-69DLThCVG5fAXmT95Jc9C4dHJPJ2JUoEWhvl5aYHFM_KFJxL2HiPjqgBQstTxFSYAeCUfXB0amcCm-X0Rek1hEdI5aPI/s3311/PXL_20240122_154131146.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3048" data-original-width="3311" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbrugUFfG6StLLDCIaGkvhIeUAs2k_aGrfeE1QXKGJEhZUb9Kz1RlHhJiBCmaGKsS5X7OIKylTsmc6zaPNjOiZFNCaMXTTz-69DLThCVG5fAXmT95Jc9C4dHJPJ2JUoEWhvl5aYHFM_KFJxL2HiPjqgBQstTxFSYAeCUfXB0amcCm-X0Rek1hEdI5aPI/w320-h295/PXL_20240122_154131146.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">From the sunkissed beaches on the southwest shore, we headed north to <b>California Lighthouse</b> on Califonia Point. Having seen so many American placenames in our short time already, it was easy to understand that Aruba was the most Americanized of the ABC islands. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxu418HPbaG6xy9xZAgDrM6EeAPB-b7kPzvJVi7YqqoMvbV1aQsYAVyQjJ1YxltwwVscb2xcXqdMtSeMu-f4FgAo01GIZQ9JVlTXz89mLJHeCyqmi7O6nXz_IkM87kFjCnlQ7dW_OnkobC4Zqt98ACht76oDLcwJePQ1efHthsKr4-z-yhd0H1FxdJpI/s4080/PXL_20240122_154413814.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxu418HPbaG6xy9xZAgDrM6EeAPB-b7kPzvJVi7YqqoMvbV1aQsYAVyQjJ1YxltwwVscb2xcXqdMtSeMu-f4FgAo01GIZQ9JVlTXz89mLJHeCyqmi7O6nXz_IkM87kFjCnlQ7dW_OnkobC4Zqt98ACht76oDLcwJePQ1efHthsKr4-z-yhd0H1FxdJpI/s320/PXL_20240122_154413814.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Named after the merchant ship <i>California</i> that had sunk nearby in 1912, the lighthouse became a national monument in 2015. After climbing 117 steps, a couple relishing something extraordinarily special could feast on a three-course dinner at the top, one of only two lighthouse dinner experiences in the world!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64vW6Hk9GCGynrJwdJG6FC1Y1KwZsNu98SsQyKoCh-OLwT_jfyFRl0Ou6ZDdwJTVN391NZ_BOhOiXmCi_wdL9VmlLUWJSBx44cvPEvs-sfkKlo0WlJB0DKh3Vwg_QBK1_Gpa4fn8chtw3o3QhrUSMcTxikh1Q6tkS4FQCYUHeCiWlJiu5lH3BFIZs_oQ/s4080/PXL_20240122_160617168.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh64vW6Hk9GCGynrJwdJG6FC1Y1KwZsNu98SsQyKoCh-OLwT_jfyFRl0Ou6ZDdwJTVN391NZ_BOhOiXmCi_wdL9VmlLUWJSBx44cvPEvs-sfkKlo0WlJB0DKh3Vwg_QBK1_Gpa4fn8chtw3o3QhrUSMcTxikh1Q6tkS4FQCYUHeCiWlJiu5lH3BFIZs_oQ/s320/PXL_20240122_160617168.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge70NWEuhvNf0wNDX3_TrYHnE5aY4W-GC7XEM-5PBzPKWkl4DI7rPkx9A0NzgPMGH3bzIV2jszvlUIh4kqGEoMbwy7TrNlaTqdAv3HbjhdGOcQV3eV8clzWVqUjFpLKmcmPcd_4PxeOIVYo5bR9B21py3TqlRW2MPwmCmWbha0wqoAU6Z8u-qgdATwV34/s4080/PXL_20240122_155906905.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge70NWEuhvNf0wNDX3_TrYHnE5aY4W-GC7XEM-5PBzPKWkl4DI7rPkx9A0NzgPMGH3bzIV2jszvlUIh4kqGEoMbwy7TrNlaTqdAv3HbjhdGOcQV3eV8clzWVqUjFpLKmcmPcd_4PxeOIVYo5bR9B21py3TqlRW2MPwmCmWbha0wqoAU6Z8u-qgdATwV34/s320/PXL_20240122_155906905.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We could have rented dune buggies or ATVs to explore the island but the bus tour seemed much safer at this phase of our lives.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6rYNedBQrGRAUFmcPhz30M8SFTjg73VTMRAQsDvI7HLkzGu5ma8z1OIAnG3e-uwAd4Y4FG8BRmmM95i-VejIJzZZxzgNUwLX2Hw783GZKJiNkbiFeRhWUZVArX8dlCSY2mI4KM4DKYiQR676PalexoeDKTL41G_pAD1USP4Yddju1VrQmuFbrgOsRes/s4080/PXL_20240122_161436425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi6rYNedBQrGRAUFmcPhz30M8SFTjg73VTMRAQsDvI7HLkzGu5ma8z1OIAnG3e-uwAd4Y4FG8BRmmM95i-VejIJzZZxzgNUwLX2Hw783GZKJiNkbiFeRhWUZVArX8dlCSY2mI4KM4DKYiQR676PalexoeDKTL41G_pAD1USP4Yddju1VrQmuFbrgOsRes/s320/PXL_20240122_161436425.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The terrain noticeably changed as we began driving along the island's northwest side. Gone were the pristine beaches and lush landscape. And in were large volcanic rocks and a harsher, desert-like environment so there were no hotels.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSuIsTV7ntTkhmKB1tjz_HPVwKN2uAnBDjJbzVdXAUz14Rs91pZ1nE6x2DWwwvyT50XaVKSm3Uhul9tDNcKE4yrratcq-x7pHzFAowfUzbOIlrMb8scgppDDvRjtNIg32g4HJ20xOzRtiPwIAYHVWQmrOVgQyz1drHnED0mr6jiTtas83E85BR0iWTXg/s4080/PXL_20240122_161446593.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSuIsTV7ntTkhmKB1tjz_HPVwKN2uAnBDjJbzVdXAUz14Rs91pZ1nE6x2DWwwvyT50XaVKSm3Uhul9tDNcKE4yrratcq-x7pHzFAowfUzbOIlrMb8scgppDDvRjtNIg32g4HJ20xOzRtiPwIAYHVWQmrOVgQyz1drHnED0mr6jiTtas83E85BR0iWTXg/s320/PXL_20240122_161446593.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Angelo described the Papiamento language as a combination of seven languages in one, one for each colonizer, he joked. Even without the pictures on these signs, it would have been pretty easy to understand these phrases, especially if you remembered <i>sushi</i> meant trash!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRA514qqjoFI4LGMt7Oi_vDYWSTNxDc0SQ20E-U3eY0LS7jQ8rYMXnr26EGaY4MeAZI-tlaVMvJaMz71gSFHpl8Y5E-eZ1Ss2VgqIrKvHXWoj2pglZKI0gfYwaiiwCkhQ-FGpH6kCUUDHq4rHPRQBnd7YEZ8tHDliS2RGL5vYdEDO3Hd2H8xB250m-EgQ/s2795/PXL_20240122_161645570.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2795" data-original-width="2726" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRA514qqjoFI4LGMt7Oi_vDYWSTNxDc0SQ20E-U3eY0LS7jQ8rYMXnr26EGaY4MeAZI-tlaVMvJaMz71gSFHpl8Y5E-eZ1Ss2VgqIrKvHXWoj2pglZKI0gfYwaiiwCkhQ-FGpH6kCUUDHq4rHPRQBnd7YEZ8tHDliS2RGL5vYdEDO3Hd2H8xB250m-EgQ/s320/PXL_20240122_161645570.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Angelo explained that ninety-nine percent of the grocery stores on the island were Chinese-owned and that the Chinese were also buying up properties all over the Caribbean.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdFyVAVLtuogLFG_k9gZp-aOFHLQoUZt86AJHZsdXYZ2BPNQ7q1IjQ4HV-Yr5XFn5IcLfmCE6TCR0ssjRr6Csv4aimy_qElpyoWoccjdv_vYLscsNdi4qQrxU3TJRxVKHIjR_JTJ9L5MJTj956sUZZhKAMUi3pYqoGlbYvTNKt2g5t-B0F9DyBb-aOKs/s4080/PXL_20240122_163251662.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdFyVAVLtuogLFG_k9gZp-aOFHLQoUZt86AJHZsdXYZ2BPNQ7q1IjQ4HV-Yr5XFn5IcLfmCE6TCR0ssjRr6Csv4aimy_qElpyoWoccjdv_vYLscsNdi4qQrxU3TJRxVKHIjR_JTJ9L5MJTj956sUZZhKAMUi3pYqoGlbYvTNKt2g5t-B0F9DyBb-aOKs/s320/PXL_20240122_163251662.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We stopped to look at two homeowners' <b>cactus fences</b> that took advantage of the environment and were much cheaper to build than a concrete one. The cacti have to be trimmed every six months so they don't topple over when wet.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsnq_Pu0d54_oDRuKLOsSqOdg6DG13CNjQTm0CA5zVQ4BvQnOEiPkKZ9ZFO3BwgD3N1y8t7s_g5MisS8IPwldylDBESynE8KqAoorZRDhDmGKEfv_U6_8VgHHfDcB6BPDn24whtoHkIHJL48GsX9JxdiIinDPkBOuNL3MgIOZH7a9edzYxJSY7l-1H0w/s3081/PXL_20240122_163501336.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3081" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGsnq_Pu0d54_oDRuKLOsSqOdg6DG13CNjQTm0CA5zVQ4BvQnOEiPkKZ9ZFO3BwgD3N1y8t7s_g5MisS8IPwldylDBESynE8KqAoorZRDhDmGKEfv_U6_8VgHHfDcB6BPDn24whtoHkIHJL48GsX9JxdiIinDPkBOuNL3MgIOZH7a9edzYxJSY7l-1H0w/s320/PXL_20240122_163501336.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56IMRC0xeVPjpwwyEjLoxZGvv7GukbVFPcAqMp3EOyqCDgJN9lHmOqbOMT5ts4l9kL8suotxqFrBmfri_pxhEqBPwRJB4ZHA4YAfAq9TEfZ-LdpyjdREmfwJuZIRyPvoMnKVzN6Sszhu6Lgg4IO7rwbmhSffit_pWlhAS6OsQVO0agv_-KRfgHTOyVB0/s4080/PXL_20240122_163629840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56IMRC0xeVPjpwwyEjLoxZGvv7GukbVFPcAqMp3EOyqCDgJN9lHmOqbOMT5ts4l9kL8suotxqFrBmfri_pxhEqBPwRJB4ZHA4YAfAq9TEfZ-LdpyjdREmfwJuZIRyPvoMnKVzN6Sszhu6Lgg4IO7rwbmhSffit_pWlhAS6OsQVO0agv_-KRfgHTOyVB0/s320/PXL_20240122_163629840.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Angelo told us that most Arubans decorate their homes for all the holidays - this 'model' sported her Carnival look! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKawEC5DVJamedKDROK_WlrHiD28DQbMky_SxN2nr7esdWjApvPzmd_U1-KRqxdojlmZ4mnolxpf2IUvf-GJHD40yLpLtOkc5nLCFkWg-o3jJERwnhWvNDGk01JtzKBb-mC2wEnHNzBeDA-OQigcdZKIKSlYlL4TRXJFY3kAqliGlZ1WdJ9apZenF3yT0/s3329/PXL_20240122_163938394.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3329" data-original-width="2515" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKawEC5DVJamedKDROK_WlrHiD28DQbMky_SxN2nr7esdWjApvPzmd_U1-KRqxdojlmZ4mnolxpf2IUvf-GJHD40yLpLtOkc5nLCFkWg-o3jJERwnhWvNDGk01JtzKBb-mC2wEnHNzBeDA-OQigcdZKIKSlYlL4TRXJFY3kAqliGlZ1WdJ9apZenF3yT0/s320/PXL_20240122_163938394.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We hadn't noticed until now but Angelo stated that <b>Moringa trees</b> were planted in 'everyone's yard' as the miracle mint trees were thought to cure 190 diseases.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6HoTINSySv94YA3Oh9UAOwJO1nFC40BIdUBlkUaQXLRexqYvFIAR0RcqTxer9kZtQAOcUYuKObMn4eMXiiNT_zkVRDgNBMV1ST21kxanbdz584B6s9306A8U_tFp4XbHx1ONWWzio73Sa5Bjy7b4YlKXNSyL0FyMKlzPFK5_NsNYMYsN-038SC_JCjM/s3072/PXL_20240122_164049276~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2889" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6HoTINSySv94YA3Oh9UAOwJO1nFC40BIdUBlkUaQXLRexqYvFIAR0RcqTxer9kZtQAOcUYuKObMn4eMXiiNT_zkVRDgNBMV1ST21kxanbdz584B6s9306A8U_tFp4XbHx1ONWWzio73Sa5Bjy7b4YlKXNSyL0FyMKlzPFK5_NsNYMYsN-038SC_JCjM/s320/PXL_20240122_164049276~2.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Built in 1750, the simple yellow and orange <b>Alta Vista Chapel</b> was the oldest Roman Catholic chapel in the Caribbean. Restored in 1953, the faithful attend Masses inside and outside the 'high view' chapel located on an elevated spot with a wonderful panoramic view of the coast. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsiknq7_sB6xccLOV3QS6MfgvD0swiX-EZobXuAwvlpq_G0n1I4X2_G74hH3sYN6xrmerldG0LnjsFohrZhxnMUYA9CYt0vlq33e7v5JczLU917oLf7OHUoZofQA6xiBDRJEnNvJMS0cX2qoHZr0Sq1HWzXaj81JFB7UgCAIw8Tj-MK1z_hmTpiAnGHI/s2552/PXL_20240122_165430116~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2552" data-original-width="1768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjsiknq7_sB6xccLOV3QS6MfgvD0swiX-EZobXuAwvlpq_G0n1I4X2_G74hH3sYN6xrmerldG0LnjsFohrZhxnMUYA9CYt0vlq33e7v5JczLU917oLf7OHUoZofQA6xiBDRJEnNvJMS0cX2qoHZr0Sq1HWzXaj81JFB7UgCAIw8Tj-MK1z_hmTpiAnGHI/s320/PXL_20240122_165430116~2.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73Dlp5wI8vydY9Mmun6kGlFRMSolGNnmA1Fd8Ohx6uQqzRD8lqLiU65Zqfe8uEmvRpF_h9lKrLNrz7aLb8qYHf8XlCgxNaayjkVGB26QZrxgQbNVEC9dKmOANSC6UjgJ4VMEwciKmNe02sOe66AYN0-9N2XagYcZ9qKIwo9sERTiW1zv3fsZBkZuXiEQ/s4080/PXL_20240122_165120374.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73Dlp5wI8vydY9Mmun6kGlFRMSolGNnmA1Fd8Ohx6uQqzRD8lqLiU65Zqfe8uEmvRpF_h9lKrLNrz7aLb8qYHf8XlCgxNaayjkVGB26QZrxgQbNVEC9dKmOANSC6UjgJ4VMEwciKmNe02sOe66AYN0-9N2XagYcZ9qKIwo9sERTiW1zv3fsZBkZuXiEQ/s320/PXL_20240122_165120374.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Small signposts on the windy road marked the Stations of the Cross for the annual walk at Easter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjhx2XVFPrE7eDNld-yRI3bj_F0nSBr6fV_xtzSIyOEIMo43RoVR0_x98IM2cnCcCltOhsI0OsPP1L42lTmtaoBYIdX0edTHqyX7c7FusJr-uCY_STGPMPkYASOPGWP4ANL6CtlT0paEeDDODdODWQWvp1HN-yAkqjtxfFesEsoP9Uw9U-J0UKnMu6S8/s3260/PXL_20240122_170148110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2989" data-original-width="3260" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjhx2XVFPrE7eDNld-yRI3bj_F0nSBr6fV_xtzSIyOEIMo43RoVR0_x98IM2cnCcCltOhsI0OsPP1L42lTmtaoBYIdX0edTHqyX7c7FusJr-uCY_STGPMPkYASOPGWP4ANL6CtlT0paEeDDODdODWQWvp1HN-yAkqjtxfFesEsoP9Uw9U-J0UKnMu6S8/s320/PXL_20240122_170148110.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This fence was a combination of wire, cacti, and local stones.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_M3Vmk0jpuZ755ZMGTQNlDiJlPwvDqZgXLkczpGXoY5RsZKLdLjttBgrpUrgWv1u7KkJvYsGyhp3muP0Bja1fDCRG18uiqCaFHcBTFDm52tlJkAA2fozQUne4BW2fh-HBwTmHiXT4xaI6L_d4cyFj8IV5qvQIJZgwTyjdhF6EgjR63dQ1EZ3i-cYuHts/s4080/PXL_20240122_170654997.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_M3Vmk0jpuZ755ZMGTQNlDiJlPwvDqZgXLkczpGXoY5RsZKLdLjttBgrpUrgWv1u7KkJvYsGyhp3muP0Bja1fDCRG18uiqCaFHcBTFDm52tlJkAA2fozQUne4BW2fh-HBwTmHiXT4xaI6L_d4cyFj8IV5qvQIJZgwTyjdhF6EgjR63dQ1EZ3i-cYuHts/s320/PXL_20240122_170654997.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fences weren't constructed for ornamental reasons on the island but to keep wild goats from entering properties! Curried goat was a favorite food for the islanders. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7KOnDanax4sQ1tisdA9_qZkrwNnFvaxjkYSkzaRkUie7CdeHtB6g7s5mxLWAk86mAxn5koOFAjrivOr5f8eb2lbnA8awOAfWr2WeArHo_RiatWAYeG9IqVvIg93SqM_JPWY5KGz81Z-2JL9nyeRIlrUv8uUJ0SlUzBS1FvzM-d4krkEKHbGRsMcVZmc/s4080/PXL_20240122_171228167.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv7KOnDanax4sQ1tisdA9_qZkrwNnFvaxjkYSkzaRkUie7CdeHtB6g7s5mxLWAk86mAxn5koOFAjrivOr5f8eb2lbnA8awOAfWr2WeArHo_RiatWAYeG9IqVvIg93SqM_JPWY5KGz81Z-2JL9nyeRIlrUv8uUJ0SlUzBS1FvzM-d4krkEKHbGRsMcVZmc/s320/PXL_20240122_171228167.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This bushy <b>caducia tree</b> was a variety of cactus. I wonder if I have the spelling wrong, and if it should be spelled 'caduceus' instead?</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqMGfEDqEgxlGgk0EEDPkSNzjlDCefRKq00OoqNNt0piUC6h3TGlzp8Bde0NmRCRGiimnPO4chUDQuaavvgJr8z0n6IfTBPSiTVPlBBBLWD1GeCQzo417NA8oSAfie2T5JA3IbYVIl8OQlXmNK42usPwuDaOCW1cczkFkghyI4vqvmoMzbGcca-fRPRs/s1516/PXL_20240122_172225440.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1516" data-original-width="1261" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqMGfEDqEgxlGgk0EEDPkSNzjlDCefRKq00OoqNNt0piUC6h3TGlzp8Bde0NmRCRGiimnPO4chUDQuaavvgJr8z0n6IfTBPSiTVPlBBBLWD1GeCQzo417NA8oSAfie2T5JA3IbYVIl8OQlXmNK42usPwuDaOCW1cczkFkghyI4vqvmoMzbGcca-fRPRs/s320/PXL_20240122_172225440.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We spent some time exploring the <b>Caribari Rock Formation</b> which reinforced Steven's thoughts that Aruba's north side reminded him of Arizona. The rocks held religious significance for the locals and a garden was considered hallowed ground.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_aJtr07GxPvJDEhBHEk7ZwSq1RdVJDtgBM6UIQ8YPRLZp8sxzxuRltG1RwFtjqw_-OLBIGpKeSEUUppHjpKNphYaz93-QiggVPpl0nuELx9a5uTDAzL-3DrohfXCZVygMKq5AxuDcI67BlQFSGgoro5MEJhhcQLzkUwRJSN3L-n-Rbrnhvkz43iQBRk/s4080/PXL_20240122_172818118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo_aJtr07GxPvJDEhBHEk7ZwSq1RdVJDtgBM6UIQ8YPRLZp8sxzxuRltG1RwFtjqw_-OLBIGpKeSEUUppHjpKNphYaz93-QiggVPpl0nuELx9a5uTDAzL-3DrohfXCZVygMKq5AxuDcI67BlQFSGgoro5MEJhhcQLzkUwRJSN3L-n-Rbrnhvkz43iQBRk/s320/PXL_20240122_172818118.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PPnYTX8wiH79szkIeyE3dq9TpPy62d8X_ag5s-F7mGiTZmsMUyhOsS_eyTt2N8ZOEz0PKboAnzYASOLRrgBEFXrge1vsc60tt3r0ObPA7GFDHOGy0aqoj5v92SWNktgc3EbxD907S5roObQr5gY_MlPElKHkT98ChegEzuT8BeSWgvhmzr6JBY-Ilvw/s4080/PXL_20240122_172948512.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7PPnYTX8wiH79szkIeyE3dq9TpPy62d8X_ag5s-F7mGiTZmsMUyhOsS_eyTt2N8ZOEz0PKboAnzYASOLRrgBEFXrge1vsc60tt3r0ObPA7GFDHOGy0aqoj5v92SWNktgc3EbxD907S5roObQr5gY_MlPElKHkT98ChegEzuT8BeSWgvhmzr6JBY-Ilvw/s320/PXL_20240122_172948512.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlJwEOiRuGDRqflIwHANUBXm0HjhK8P8-9VlaIyJrNs8-X4HmBY8qZWRFdjN_FNTlo5p4jNhwLYCLlkLqFf2NjY2o4v4IGSYnOVwDRw1XEuDaoSWrrtTdnvxF0lXfxj2CtOVkrHNT6jw9o4p7h0cAk729j2WsoR4XkTYACVqCk7d1JghEvQgUXHrnMMc/s4080/PXL_20240122_173343419.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlJwEOiRuGDRqflIwHANUBXm0HjhK8P8-9VlaIyJrNs8-X4HmBY8qZWRFdjN_FNTlo5p4jNhwLYCLlkLqFf2NjY2o4v4IGSYnOVwDRw1XEuDaoSWrrtTdnvxF0lXfxj2CtOVkrHNT6jw9o4p7h0cAk729j2WsoR4XkTYACVqCk7d1JghEvQgUXHrnMMc/s320/PXL_20240122_173343419.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The view from, and of, the Casibari rocks was almost identical to the one we see every day here just outside of Tempe, Arizona where we are for March. Now, if only we also had Aruba's golden beaches a few tantalizing miles away ...!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Kn163G4tZAMwOuDKOw-SpFxVCCpWQu6CaEitxFu4gPFfYRzLGYHtbS6aWvyvBeJW-w9_pva9O9xg7xUMMLVyy2vyO8zZ5agQ2vIdST9kn4tcKIaWdn30eyxaDgi5-8h9AQLQvtJl7sNHXujuzvj928kSltyd9dD8HbSHVO0KujMzVbzj_EfSrSwNkak/s4080/PXL_20240122_173834516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Kn163G4tZAMwOuDKOw-SpFxVCCpWQu6CaEitxFu4gPFfYRzLGYHtbS6aWvyvBeJW-w9_pva9O9xg7xUMMLVyy2vyO8zZ5agQ2vIdST9kn4tcKIaWdn30eyxaDgi5-8h9AQLQvtJl7sNHXujuzvj928kSltyd9dD8HbSHVO0KujMzVbzj_EfSrSwNkak/s320/PXL_20240122_173834516.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When we asked the guide why there were no stop signs or red lights, he commented that there had been 125 fatal accidents on the island when there had been stop signs but only five since.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I remember thinking thank goodness we'd bought medical evacuation insurance as Angelo sailed down the roller coaster hill with his hands above his head!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIat9xQC69GkmpQz0S22SvqIvkn-VEc1D6n_6dEDoFUrN5CjdgDtVQiljrShYSqE78sxJuTo4GkojYBEa0iBzGhSiBrRxanWA6YkaUJjC71FBWnPtgeiu43ktuKIoEEZlbRikp3d_0NLl2LiAzK0YhxgMgx0FbbTmn5SnTINAnu4LW9oZ8tNUuDn_pSU/s4080/PXL_20240122_180307289.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIat9xQC69GkmpQz0S22SvqIvkn-VEc1D6n_6dEDoFUrN5CjdgDtVQiljrShYSqE78sxJuTo4GkojYBEa0iBzGhSiBrRxanWA6YkaUJjC71FBWnPtgeiu43ktuKIoEEZlbRikp3d_0NLl2LiAzK0YhxgMgx0FbbTmn5SnTINAnu4LW9oZ8tNUuDn_pSU/s320/PXL_20240122_180307289.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If we ever revisit Aruba, I'd like to stop at the <b>Ostrich Farm. </b>Apart from zoos, Steven and I had only seen ostriches before in one section of South Africa's <b>Kruger National Park,</b> one of our favorite places. I'll take Angelo at his word when he described ostrich meat as tasting like steak.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9YPK2YZAOjmGlQMadIJtTOV9mvFK_uWeCLT_vgKf_yKCc5JlfbZidVrpbflZzZwUhM3dThlfSFER2S3WOVngpv-VK550BIoa5tGoiOGDuGeZ-QT580PR7AjaFsP-d2BZODESXUuDF0qkVfTzfLau_RxAd3iEKyQknyZtjsZ_SoLwSYIxQIKyV2HmPrk/s4080/PXL_20240122_180806571.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9YPK2YZAOjmGlQMadIJtTOV9mvFK_uWeCLT_vgKf_yKCc5JlfbZidVrpbflZzZwUhM3dThlfSFER2S3WOVngpv-VK550BIoa5tGoiOGDuGeZ-QT580PR7AjaFsP-d2BZODESXUuDF0qkVfTzfLau_RxAd3iEKyQknyZtjsZ_SoLwSYIxQIKyV2HmPrk/s320/PXL_20240122_180806571.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At <b>Natural Bridge</b> on the island's north-central side, we finally reached what Angelo considered to be the 'real' Aruba and not the 'concrete jungle' of hotel resorts on the south side.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilsLp1_TYawe65xWARhD8k9WPjBljzcJ_w7L8UGwt8VaSC3GaI5wR2A6BofuL7hQulOhBUB-5TfW2lZ3Y3gqRpvLSH4Sn-bgraLuJwMx7m9iFj2NlPmf1SUuSDKUFod5AxlkSHZwFv6LvXVMpXUyi4J4RT24948PC7aF1ITasOtsRlzhVLW_zOO0qjroQ/s4080/PXL_20240122_181543180.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilsLp1_TYawe65xWARhD8k9WPjBljzcJ_w7L8UGwt8VaSC3GaI5wR2A6BofuL7hQulOhBUB-5TfW2lZ3Y3gqRpvLSH4Sn-bgraLuJwMx7m9iFj2NlPmf1SUuSDKUFod5AxlkSHZwFv6LvXVMpXUyi4J4RT24948PC7aF1ITasOtsRlzhVLW_zOO0qjroQ/s320/PXL_20240122_181543180.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Only one natural bridge remained after the other collapsed in 2005. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is no natural water source on the island. All potable water comes from the ocean and is de-salinized at one of the island's many water plants.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSpXUQ9OJd6Fh4VAdHIl1iADL-rDFybVtjXIINE34yW6KT-eRvrjykiqvk4jowR7jq7V_H2Ys3x1GCRc7cSENcCIraPyRIIxZmN6-pR2HSZXq4pjtM3-BYNhwiz1lUUR-lU6DXcr6xD4XI-2tI9OHLjOvYLG6Ca1AHgKohPrXrzv37mgdyxgrkyXg7_XQ/s4080/PXL_20240122_190819735.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSpXUQ9OJd6Fh4VAdHIl1iADL-rDFybVtjXIINE34yW6KT-eRvrjykiqvk4jowR7jq7V_H2Ys3x1GCRc7cSENcCIraPyRIIxZmN6-pR2HSZXq4pjtM3-BYNhwiz1lUUR-lU6DXcr6xD4XI-2tI9OHLjOvYLG6Ca1AHgKohPrXrzv37mgdyxgrkyXg7_XQ/s320/PXL_20240122_190819735.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Carnival is HUGE in Aruba - it lasts two months and then it takes the next ten months to recover!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKH3FR9ZsUUrG6QBin4A_nyTBqlIf9gv_JTv2C-D0Q61SKVF6L1whghTztKMk0tBWqv1gAsd0zC27YvzeM3CUCDVGEXflwuSzD2YpI2kxkqMUF_xfCNb-aHPK0PuAt49V5ZRsb77skErgx9EfTnssFRoAgWuv14XsBAqoEfvSIZ0BVImtUKfN4ZebbXAc/s2633/PXL_20240122_192110320.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2633" data-original-width="2427" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKH3FR9ZsUUrG6QBin4A_nyTBqlIf9gv_JTv2C-D0Q61SKVF6L1whghTztKMk0tBWqv1gAsd0zC27YvzeM3CUCDVGEXflwuSzD2YpI2kxkqMUF_xfCNb-aHPK0PuAt49V5ZRsb77skErgx9EfTnssFRoAgWuv14XsBAqoEfvSIZ0BVImtUKfN4ZebbXAc/s320/PXL_20240122_192110320.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If we ever return to Aruba, I'd love to wander through the town of <b>San Nicolas</b> on the island's southeastern coast. Known locally as <b>Sunrise City</b> for its breathtaking sunrises, the former ex-refinery town is becoming well-known for preserving and promoting Aruba's history, culture, and art. Its pastel-colored buildings and murals merited far more time than a few glimpses as we drove past. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbj7BOKl6qCODyI6Rvef6fXvE-baD5HYrph_rUt_KixYjiNMu3uRKvahQmwHdEB6b4VxNUgefpk8O6nCQS3IoDQOKNMD5OwSywJ-Wq-_psWnisj06YubE2Y0RTeWAihmhzu1e9Y9LNTX3oDjeTsc33mCmFeyZK3L6XsjElxyE_qbFvmag8dkfVS_ZZcE/s2580/PXL_20240122_192233235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2580" data-original-width="2212" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbj7BOKl6qCODyI6Rvef6fXvE-baD5HYrph_rUt_KixYjiNMu3uRKvahQmwHdEB6b4VxNUgefpk8O6nCQS3IoDQOKNMD5OwSywJ-Wq-_psWnisj06YubE2Y0RTeWAihmhzu1e9Y9LNTX3oDjeTsc33mCmFeyZK3L6XsjElxyE_qbFvmag8dkfVS_ZZcE/s320/PXL_20240122_192233235.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjOrRZhuuRKTCSuiBp1IThyphenhyphenEWPxrKSmqFiMLh20b81GA9cJp5dMPV5OdafkEJa6fvcaxoZU5dzI8OElT598xK5wOw0K5qDf4VPsUdQbUgK2w2pLSw05gWk6jvELZXBVdqz0U-5irdn9j9soe5x0eRVims3UITKngsnGt1ZJYHcIPlvLfy-EpGbekHQcM/s2415/PXL_20240122_192235386.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The semicircular beach bordered the very shallow turquoise waters. When we learned we were just 15 miles from South America, it reminded me of former Vice-Presidential candidate, <b>Sarah Palin,</b> and her idiotic comment about being able to see Russia from her house in Alaska.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCY8zaRKeEwRobeN5Y1osDiv-qiAL4TwuR7xRmtcRNRl_ADjcqxX4kV3kj7hC8vlP9bzauxU-PwcqvAfqHiP1B8xKekosfxIpeFSS8bHD-VLKH2Rr6wv6H_LGyOhHBt4lVyo4M-Rm1xW2ko2N6VnRxT66po0ifkcMbQ90SvLqIp8biSkw7rZgocx_cGNo/s4080/PXL_20240122_201937780.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCY8zaRKeEwRobeN5Y1osDiv-qiAL4TwuR7xRmtcRNRl_ADjcqxX4kV3kj7hC8vlP9bzauxU-PwcqvAfqHiP1B8xKekosfxIpeFSS8bHD-VLKH2Rr6wv6H_LGyOhHBt4lVyo4M-Rm1xW2ko2N6VnRxT66po0ifkcMbQ90SvLqIp8biSkw7rZgocx_cGNo/s320/PXL_20240122_201937780.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Baby Beach was well-named as families have been teaching their children to swim here since the 1920s.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbXndnOMyBoV8Y7QKEfSOuJ6wIftDdhG4d_HBgJeaiADdo3Lootgwu2mbg1IsD3CcZJWlPg8-PWnZrGTLJnMbWx4Hm7gkGKDDtMZwCVJarCo5FVVM22UA-3_jaAzXzUjSD7160qARGpBdUwBL7JUqawyO3kylilcwqaQLDnQAk-_5zehTv2xPbNCVy6Q/s4080/PXL_20240122_202249214.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbXndnOMyBoV8Y7QKEfSOuJ6wIftDdhG4d_HBgJeaiADdo3Lootgwu2mbg1IsD3CcZJWlPg8-PWnZrGTLJnMbWx4Hm7gkGKDDtMZwCVJarCo5FVVM22UA-3_jaAzXzUjSD7160qARGpBdUwBL7JUqawyO3kylilcwqaQLDnQAk-_5zehTv2xPbNCVy6Q/s320/PXL_20240122_202249214.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The eight-hour tour of Aruba ticked all the boxes for us - thanks to Angelo being such a great guide, we saw (some might say 'whizzed by') all corners of the island except the national park, and we got a good sense of the island's history, culture, and natural wonders. For us, it was the perfect shore excursion and introduction to Aruba that left me wanting to return to explore Aruba in more depth another time. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44sYlvHSP0y8bRNuLTOYc7AriGSzS_vgOCUf5F3Dzt5wD6pUTzlMxbA5grqPdmHFLPMeRe7-L9TYx1AOAP5ULF9uoayeWfzFdbwnWvzs0LuUiYXnYll_wZZC7Kc8xGGfyyEHdpMrkzcR2UKHMZ8FSsA5W3c5gCFEFqtb6k2eTkahxduxYHtgHVcQbH-Q/s3648/PXL_20240122_213451371.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj44sYlvHSP0y8bRNuLTOYc7AriGSzS_vgOCUf5F3Dzt5wD6pUTzlMxbA5grqPdmHFLPMeRe7-L9TYx1AOAP5ULF9uoayeWfzFdbwnWvzs0LuUiYXnYll_wZZC7Kc8xGGfyyEHdpMrkzcR2UKHMZ8FSsA5W3c5gCFEFqtb6k2eTkahxduxYHtgHVcQbH-Q/s320/PXL_20240122_213451371.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Next post:</b> Colorful Curacao!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Posted on March 25th, 2024, in Tempe, Arizona after hiking many miles on trails eerily akin to the Casibari Rock Formation in Aruba. Wishing you and your loved ones good health and peace.</i></span></div><p></p></div></div>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-57170357420549548972024-03-22T23:08:00.004-06:002024-03-24T21:50:26.499-06:001/20/24: Puerto Rico: Leisurely Drive Back to San Juan<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5thjY4DKdLTlxYpQWmaEoFhS6s-IpFhyphenhyphenCLl9Z5yy2rQAUVFnCyu_j3T-MEtJwP7yFMJeZMJs7BgkpBRrv9ISNkNGkF_00h_X-oARugl5qqSv1pD8pkZo0ohsGyDuDPLoDcUTFfmWqvfibdf1gZWhUjht7l0Sv3ywiwE8HvWT1cbRFoGTxBIc7BmIPm7Q/s4072/PXL_20240120_171552440.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4072" data-original-width="2737" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5thjY4DKdLTlxYpQWmaEoFhS6s-IpFhyphenhyphenCLl9Z5yy2rQAUVFnCyu_j3T-MEtJwP7yFMJeZMJs7BgkpBRrv9ISNkNGkF_00h_X-oARugl5qqSv1pD8pkZo0ohsGyDuDPLoDcUTFfmWqvfibdf1gZWhUjht7l0Sv3ywiwE8HvWT1cbRFoGTxBIc7BmIPm7Q/s320/PXL_20240120_171552440.jpg" width="215" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Before leaving Cabo Rojo for the drive back to San Juan, we stopped at the scenic <b>Sanctuario Schoenstatt, </b>on the grounds of the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary. It was a replica of the German <b>Church of the Apostolic Movement of Schoenstatt, </b>a worldwide Catholic movement prioritizing a strong devotion to the Blessed Mary. I read that the term "Schoenstatt" is derived from the German words for "beautiful" (schön) and "place" (statt). Located atop a hill with lovely ocean views, it was hard to imagine that a more idyllic place could have been picked.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkYpMyzOHQe8n2tAPRdmoaJdfjXu1a_OVhM-gm_0ghxPE1GhHnyTVaYVdJOTfp1E48y6_LslyI5GC95QGKFlMJwbH_kzAfEFeSy-cNVGjY4qKaT2N88CCsyfHA59m-D16RT8mgBUMAi4o36Q0SMHdrfCwh1g-k_EjJCY1qhUAoDIT-NKlvoCBvgLk99U/s3067/PXL_20240120_134331931.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3036" data-original-width="3067" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUkYpMyzOHQe8n2tAPRdmoaJdfjXu1a_OVhM-gm_0ghxPE1GhHnyTVaYVdJOTfp1E48y6_LslyI5GC95QGKFlMJwbH_kzAfEFeSy-cNVGjY4qKaT2N88CCsyfHA59m-D16RT8mgBUMAi4o36Q0SMHdrfCwh1g-k_EjJCY1qhUAoDIT-NKlvoCBvgLk99U/s320/PXL_20240120_134331931.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIC1cpFOMEpmk7_NZ5Mn0lOMsRo1h0UhybMgy4LwW5FSpWg1FV_v3aIFgjPH4jAJLbb4gtCZbcjJ-G5f-qgYtiNO9zbOufTqC57I8ctsKCLhOEq6KoDq5OqmvMdb3F30yF_aVpjm8B-MQwSKwPEhDCcz_u6hcGzyipVCb-1jKdaNSnPu25CL6409X3X4/s4080/PXL_20240120_135107956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIC1cpFOMEpmk7_NZ5Mn0lOMsRo1h0UhybMgy4LwW5FSpWg1FV_v3aIFgjPH4jAJLbb4gtCZbcjJ-G5f-qgYtiNO9zbOufTqC57I8ctsKCLhOEq6KoDq5OqmvMdb3F30yF_aVpjm8B-MQwSKwPEhDCcz_u6hcGzyipVCb-1jKdaNSnPu25CL6409X3X4/s320/PXL_20240120_135107956.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7y0ymF44QvvaDaCr11aD017PVyWhSVFlCoiWuXky2SQ6NfC0UlS4ldlCY4ckDf4RjFDhWt3BPIUClQV1px60ozU5y_WlNslEReqq3IzYhsLtCaC-6vn8iWW0nBaXhjZRTQ7u_bCaLJjrf43J7avxD5d_E6_LHlOHlipI7a40CGbCUmeTim6f9Yq1wPo/s4080/PXL_20240120_134526075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv7y0ymF44QvvaDaCr11aD017PVyWhSVFlCoiWuXky2SQ6NfC0UlS4ldlCY4ckDf4RjFDhWt3BPIUClQV1px60ozU5y_WlNslEReqq3IzYhsLtCaC-6vn8iWW0nBaXhjZRTQ7u_bCaLJjrf43J7avxD5d_E6_LHlOHlipI7a40CGbCUmeTim6f9Yq1wPo/s320/PXL_20240120_134526075.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The church was small with just a few pews on either side, a carved wood altar, and stained-glass windows. We were lucky we had the church to ourselves so I could say a prayer for a little one whom we just found out was very sick.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbKog6VUo7849Q3sdSllr4y2svZQYJwlVfrcv_5ddXY7odY8C5env5OCvwd5XjtQX-BDYtiYEtPMV2V2oPeY7Gg4NlP7i2B8dVwvRcQE6PHNPSGTiNYEJGdzrUM4EHYcGMDseJHj47gN1sGv_hmE7n95c3hvVt6igE2ZuU1ykn-ILo85U2HUGSfpz3RU/s4080/PXL_20240120_134608811.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbKog6VUo7849Q3sdSllr4y2svZQYJwlVfrcv_5ddXY7odY8C5env5OCvwd5XjtQX-BDYtiYEtPMV2V2oPeY7Gg4NlP7i2B8dVwvRcQE6PHNPSGTiNYEJGdzrUM4EHYcGMDseJHj47gN1sGv_hmE7n95c3hvVt6igE2ZuU1ykn-ILo85U2HUGSfpz3RU/s320/PXL_20240120_134608811.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhderxa-9uLI55be9AEtF-xGuTImBrPykzYIuPAT2gAFAZwUG99GzILeZ6NNWAUx9EId2p8ey318i3ZlubmlIcpnazPC_gKZ-m6EjM3S0ebQyUF1_06NYZTvtGNxQnh_doi4-BS9k4UaoTZOzKO09nfTCgc0oBi9raDFE5V32KeR9fDvmkgcuKmVtwSqXA/s2600/PXL_20240120_134616646.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="1858" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhderxa-9uLI55be9AEtF-xGuTImBrPykzYIuPAT2gAFAZwUG99GzILeZ6NNWAUx9EId2p8ey318i3ZlubmlIcpnazPC_gKZ-m6EjM3S0ebQyUF1_06NYZTvtGNxQnh_doi4-BS9k4UaoTZOzKO09nfTCgc0oBi9raDFE5V32KeR9fDvmkgcuKmVtwSqXA/s320/PXL_20240120_134616646.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Longtime readers of my blog likely recall my love of colorful city signs like this one in <b>Joyuda, </b>a town near Cabo Rojo.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhHV4at3w5GHBbp9ShzANmw0FNe0vhFkw7BZmi6lLG3Kl6Azo6AltB58Y9YMYn8v8_4gLOWhgD89qNQff6XcaSSed7DvFknW8OCtwr_Q9jwrNfsQlD96cbUNKX_qjQmXZBlhESRm87dmfJi-_GbvkOLMaduNDwZ3aPUhJ5CocR3wFsYHer_3lCLQW-00/s3442/PXL_20240120_140403293~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2674" data-original-width="3442" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhHV4at3w5GHBbp9ShzANmw0FNe0vhFkw7BZmi6lLG3Kl6Azo6AltB58Y9YMYn8v8_4gLOWhgD89qNQff6XcaSSed7DvFknW8OCtwr_Q9jwrNfsQlD96cbUNKX_qjQmXZBlhESRm87dmfJi-_GbvkOLMaduNDwZ3aPUhJ5CocR3wFsYHer_3lCLQW-00/s320/PXL_20240120_140403293~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Given enough time, Steven and I always find peace wandering through cemeteries but we had to just admire this one from the road as we passed through the town of <b>Juan Diaz</b> on our way back to San Juan.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGDMifisrWGrj0wowWorDxIhpqhQwx6MyZXbH_z67Ige5NwwsK6_37vwmluh9jwV2pYPPdmdMINV63aXyszZP108ZvEHZVdoHbodbB2B6OFFreIY4qAfpmSPIpbK6u0DJEWdpIZ0nyHPTk0YNrQ6zEafQyGHbAxkJrxTnv2diek5TlPTjAO4m5kJ2m48/s944/PXL_20240120_162623349.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="694" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGDMifisrWGrj0wowWorDxIhpqhQwx6MyZXbH_z67Ige5NwwsK6_37vwmluh9jwV2pYPPdmdMINV63aXyszZP108ZvEHZVdoHbodbB2B6OFFreIY4qAfpmSPIpbK6u0DJEWdpIZ0nyHPTk0YNrQ6zEafQyGHbAxkJrxTnv2diek5TlPTjAO4m5kJ2m48/s320/PXL_20240120_162623349.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were in no rush to get back to San Juan before boarding our ship so we took Hwy. 14, the back road, rather than the toll road we'd driven westward a few days earlier. It was a great choice as we much preferred gazing at huge country estates and horse country instead of having cars zipping by at great rates of speed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMElqj6WdEuQG7ypxX86nyqt65CIuZmp3yRLDBGk9TE0_-QPXuh5bMLqWOxdyQrpq_Ot-w_7RTB64qnuyQmi1rJdZUAIE34bw0mMp048yvDbpnz49YEKkUm84JNXay-wKrS79sRDn60sUnd5_g3jWaGGRljCsnLVgKmQsOcCcFjPK_ZEoUcrBJlyaVlSE/s4080/PXL_20240120_164123445.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMElqj6WdEuQG7ypxX86nyqt65CIuZmp3yRLDBGk9TE0_-QPXuh5bMLqWOxdyQrpq_Ot-w_7RTB64qnuyQmi1rJdZUAIE34bw0mMp048yvDbpnz49YEKkUm84JNXay-wKrS79sRDn60sUnd5_g3jWaGGRljCsnLVgKmQsOcCcFjPK_ZEoUcrBJlyaVlSE/s320/PXL_20240120_164123445.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Steven wondered why I had given him grief for his parking job at the lovely <b>Puente de los Flores</b> aka <b>Bridge of Flowers</b> just south of <b>Coamo. </b>I guess he did have a point considering ours was the only car in the lot!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CryLH_cYxlMzv-QJvVYqVJ0Era7TyBJdNExUlZLGqOEUmxz-Y5OpaN50_B7oLfZdquUf4oJxSOeyuN7DUbU6tGcKvocau2CJDr6Lmm1maabUaCDZ1G6r-pISgE6iGtZVOMx9IgioVYTnaVZf8u9To-DcwTHyM6vSFJ06H0v4y5wbBUfsARWiHlHd4MY/s3241/PXL_20240120_165801547.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2978" data-original-width="3241" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CryLH_cYxlMzv-QJvVYqVJ0Era7TyBJdNExUlZLGqOEUmxz-Y5OpaN50_B7oLfZdquUf4oJxSOeyuN7DUbU6tGcKvocau2CJDr6Lmm1maabUaCDZ1G6r-pISgE6iGtZVOMx9IgioVYTnaVZf8u9To-DcwTHyM6vSFJ06H0v4y5wbBUfsARWiHlHd4MY/s320/PXL_20240120_165801547.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVluSqwuGJhGUrsShYgCByOux79yFiBljFNKgg94xvZKBfcH8PDplgvcOq17RA68jVnOoBbGy4qD_TOAKMAKU_04P1jWTyw1los3V5uKTVxd01OvdxoUL46dchNXqYJ_xFB1f_5UTgX9dRCv0TaMg_qDvA3BWuM4tEVW3we7EWFDh-Xh_WQdzERx-m5rs/s4080/PXL_20240120_165850830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVluSqwuGJhGUrsShYgCByOux79yFiBljFNKgg94xvZKBfcH8PDplgvcOq17RA68jVnOoBbGy4qD_TOAKMAKU_04P1jWTyw1los3V5uKTVxd01OvdxoUL46dchNXqYJ_xFB1f_5UTgX9dRCv0TaMg_qDvA3BWuM4tEVW3we7EWFDh-Xh_WQdzERx-m5rs/s320/PXL_20240120_165850830.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Notice the Puerto Rican flag in the arbor's background.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqcPTwu6zfW0AFM35PkfcNEsE1HBpClvoTpVDUJYq4OLVOM7JituSeFl2Pe3OM4KUM_A2XY4WxagFe-KOBb5pCDDTNYmBe0aaDYi6MtAmrLOnviUC2iEzGBwzb-mRUWABpFDl9Y8YHfK9KyGIHeGOovlu3cx7Io9BtqSkzPauR-522gXG-dxu9Fuquf0/s3648/PXL_20240120_170043575.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqcPTwu6zfW0AFM35PkfcNEsE1HBpClvoTpVDUJYq4OLVOM7JituSeFl2Pe3OM4KUM_A2XY4WxagFe-KOBb5pCDDTNYmBe0aaDYi6MtAmrLOnviUC2iEzGBwzb-mRUWABpFDl9Y8YHfK9KyGIHeGOovlu3cx7Io9BtqSkzPauR-522gXG-dxu9Fuquf0/s320/PXL_20240120_170043575.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The mural said Welcome to Coamo! It became Puerto Rico's third-largest city when it was established by the Spanish in 1579. Coamo controlled the island's southern area until 1880 when political power transferred to Ponce. The town, however, remained important with decisive battles occurring in Coamo during the Spanish-American War of 1898.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3kb0J1i859yVyTH4LkzFyT6gz0mDwTNJPefnuS7yESk7XjR4zSq_etJTSxXa244GubVzxhZoTgXFMVPav1-9ETyepycM-oOF31jqeSvuyqEBiVgTN4vml37pCM07p8nL_70coD5cphe1JZdT5YQcR-R7m9yEcxPOl90utwwb9c7GeO6j9m1kYme27vE/s1053/PXL_20240120_171145892.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1053" data-original-width="967" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3kb0J1i859yVyTH4LkzFyT6gz0mDwTNJPefnuS7yESk7XjR4zSq_etJTSxXa244GubVzxhZoTgXFMVPav1-9ETyepycM-oOF31jqeSvuyqEBiVgTN4vml37pCM07p8nL_70coD5cphe1JZdT5YQcR-R7m9yEcxPOl90utwwb9c7GeO6j9m1kYme27vE/s320/PXL_20240120_171145892.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just as we'd seen in both Ponce and San Germán, Coamo's main plaza was dominated by a gorgeous church. Dating from 1563, the whitewashed, neoclassical <b>Iglesia Católica San Blás</b> was one of the oldest churches on the island.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqkrworvsLEnjpANn18YvTVWr_1wTJQmPsGGlAt91IFQvfLQ8r3uGwt_MLr-yuLnJhCjfj2POsHugkOTwCw16wU1n2H6Mr8f9n-bFUHlVP6c4J6eXobuOAMkzPH5ZyooViIHkoFC0K9j4-UIADYcprE1LJ4POmgWF_CYYgmyMT8J19Ag1I9_EYibOe6Y/s4080/PXL_20240120_171617717~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqkrworvsLEnjpANn18YvTVWr_1wTJQmPsGGlAt91IFQvfLQ8r3uGwt_MLr-yuLnJhCjfj2POsHugkOTwCw16wU1n2H6Mr8f9n-bFUHlVP6c4J6eXobuOAMkzPH5ZyooViIHkoFC0K9j4-UIADYcprE1LJ4POmgWF_CYYgmyMT8J19Ag1I9_EYibOe6Y/s320/PXL_20240120_171617717~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A child was being baptised so we couldn't wander around as we'd hoped. If we had, we would have viewed paintings by two island masters including one of a painter’s girlfriend being tortured in purgatory!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKfd5pzWze0Yfr8YfqB0pDsWSIitnFlXDZ2jX9DqJj1y-vUQGaLfruUa3B5KsRO4IKjYufZHl4iMkJrb-KBZBDo3UOUdIH2O9cyr-599kDRmG6FHwOJ-_UmLREVXo0uMHFmVJD6vRAUS49plpsK4X1-LtrGFmUVmtBxIKRdtrgNa_z27m6HeOOiQxWWI/s4080/PXL_20240120_171720464.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKfd5pzWze0Yfr8YfqB0pDsWSIitnFlXDZ2jX9DqJj1y-vUQGaLfruUa3B5KsRO4IKjYufZHl4iMkJrb-KBZBDo3UOUdIH2O9cyr-599kDRmG6FHwOJ-_UmLREVXo0uMHFmVJD6vRAUS49plpsK4X1-LtrGFmUVmtBxIKRdtrgNa_z27m6HeOOiQxWWI/s320/PXL_20240120_171720464.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A whimsical sculpture on the plaza:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4quL-cGZgaMpaI3qoSKBXn1v2JAaQ9ZoFNLQa11MbQsyVSzadg5f8kiz14qDGgjSNuY91bHtu-OUAZB7n_7bMINcWkD8gGxRthJJ-dJMu9j-I8iQBdKxEPpm-6JKBle7NdOPLHGb2KBU0_C-roHvxxuD0T33HOEyTTBXxB4xKKSiSmk5IgHqu7lqUp4M/s2990/PXL_20240120_171448239.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2990" data-original-width="2837" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4quL-cGZgaMpaI3qoSKBXn1v2JAaQ9ZoFNLQa11MbQsyVSzadg5f8kiz14qDGgjSNuY91bHtu-OUAZB7n_7bMINcWkD8gGxRthJJ-dJMu9j-I8iQBdKxEPpm-6JKBle7NdOPLHGb2KBU0_C-roHvxxuD0T33HOEyTTBXxB4xKKSiSmk5IgHqu7lqUp4M/s320/PXL_20240120_171448239.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Waiting for the celebrants in the church was a limo to match! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizQUPQ3yFEKOfq7GUpJHw7PdlC5wdyjuSbyrSkaXx8hHn8dAE1IeHiCmfYL70IJA0LBhvzUFVjPveQZQrAmgXDAeL7Zp2U4vcdtYmwbVbeBSjSRbVu0-IqvhYILaSdiwqjrMXRuq-U0edozNCT56S1PDvBFIf_1d2vm9otRYLQQs9sKbuRz1V2XMjdcU/s3916/PXL_20240120_172314088.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3916" data-original-width="2753" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizQUPQ3yFEKOfq7GUpJHw7PdlC5wdyjuSbyrSkaXx8hHn8dAE1IeHiCmfYL70IJA0LBhvzUFVjPveQZQrAmgXDAeL7Zp2U4vcdtYmwbVbeBSjSRbVu0-IqvhYILaSdiwqjrMXRuq-U0edozNCT56S1PDvBFIf_1d2vm9otRYLQQs9sKbuRz1V2XMjdcU/s320/PXL_20240120_172314088.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Calle Jose Ignacio Quinton,</b> dating from 1570, was the oldest street in Puerto Rico. Once used by the indigenous people, the same route connected the south to the north of the island.</div></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvexK2bkLluDrA9TW9sIfuyIRxFcT4lh72N5npQGIZ8o4MF5-Tp4RqorncabSg69mK0H9Zi-EWNNrubzNZ3jJZI7lmPzpeIyzr1x-0QzIee9ChNdF88dDeUf9R-hkmZzNgSFpON7g17R7m98LchIrDeCgqKfbLGzCwK18vKubWJ0ELn8L8NyWesqdXTl8/s4080/PXL_20240120_172017559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvexK2bkLluDrA9TW9sIfuyIRxFcT4lh72N5npQGIZ8o4MF5-Tp4RqorncabSg69mK0H9Zi-EWNNrubzNZ3jJZI7lmPzpeIyzr1x-0QzIee9ChNdF88dDeUf9R-hkmZzNgSFpON7g17R7m98LchIrDeCgqKfbLGzCwK18vKubWJ0ELn8L8NyWesqdXTl8/s320/PXL_20240120_172017559.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I don't know whether it was because it was Sunday afternoon or Coamo was so small, but we encountered few people as we wandered around.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNv4BLDblxY03EQdrWmxoYbveLzYw0knmMrpUCwezZks0MKkx_p6b6vzF2ky3bE30c4AmMA5hJanfVB8nlBt2eWXgOknRrG1tYRPEp6xFRcTTMPCoGCMSZuv4kebWEDxP1EI9T122ZE-TUUsI2ukB7TWh0BxURV-YAP1ubCho33BzIFLLnIeRLKMt-ck/s4080/PXL_20240120_172128533.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNv4BLDblxY03EQdrWmxoYbveLzYw0knmMrpUCwezZks0MKkx_p6b6vzF2ky3bE30c4AmMA5hJanfVB8nlBt2eWXgOknRrG1tYRPEp6xFRcTTMPCoGCMSZuv4kebWEDxP1EI9T122ZE-TUUsI2ukB7TWh0BxURV-YAP1ubCho33BzIFLLnIeRLKMt-ck/s320/PXL_20240120_172128533.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just as in the beautiful colonial town of San Germán a couple of days earlier, a dental clinic in Coamo also promoted its church!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAA_15AQjwBTJOxXtEDQ0ztlyXAbTHWHnDbSjnUMEwrXcUwk5NzsLXQwINa-KOUMKK4-RdT-mE3ao7v0Qvqcb_31nLGntEcHbmizWJnDgjo1OgGfD2qyVAHkAwkNGk5YpfoctGdn8MZw2CVhKh-MW1HpWZKuYx2TUcdR0O6poSU9KI_gc5dVIhKA2vr8g/s601/PXL_20240120_172128533~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="358" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAA_15AQjwBTJOxXtEDQ0ztlyXAbTHWHnDbSjnUMEwrXcUwk5NzsLXQwINa-KOUMKK4-RdT-mE3ao7v0Qvqcb_31nLGntEcHbmizWJnDgjo1OgGfD2qyVAHkAwkNGk5YpfoctGdn8MZw2CVhKh-MW1HpWZKuYx2TUcdR0O6poSU9KI_gc5dVIhKA2vr8g/s320/PXL_20240120_172128533~2.jpg" width="191" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, just off the main drag, we saw a few locals enjoying live music, the most people we'd seen in almost two hours!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopuJqWv2bP6OLZ6CQV9uPCoiiWhID47o0qKZbH1s_ByGKggfNVcEc4bODBh_-gI5YJHy5CAq5xKVtaZIBpcm2X3O3BImFXFNIh5IfEMLiCc4YRJ9O5iKyjRSFCu41WmTHX1UZEix69YlFAc_rsa68ji6vMSscxQpn9wVCCkyGmrKw9gP7-i82RethvgM/s3185/PXL_20240120_172525562.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2951" data-original-width="3185" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgopuJqWv2bP6OLZ6CQV9uPCoiiWhID47o0qKZbH1s_ByGKggfNVcEc4bODBh_-gI5YJHy5CAq5xKVtaZIBpcm2X3O3BImFXFNIh5IfEMLiCc4YRJ9O5iKyjRSFCu41WmTHX1UZEix69YlFAc_rsa68ji6vMSscxQpn9wVCCkyGmrKw9gP7-i82RethvgM/s320/PXL_20240120_172525562.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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How I wished I could get one a-tenth that good anywhere in Denver. Steven liked his burrito, too, fortunately. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7lIes_QRVStInwq1cS2SI5H4CESV1Plcv-ljosTf4IhSc5pvXSqwWvJuMwy64dHWUali_nCo9PA8Sk-Ri_KUtFUbEBqFXB6ZA1kAHU5-s03Itrv9DcPFZhNCqsyUXAhygCYXPFjcMWHbhRcktmRNpnWrb7_xM_POAA5gbMyFrcvp4AHEBXg0HbBpyVg/s4080/PXL_20240120_180619868.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7lIes_QRVStInwq1cS2SI5H4CESV1Plcv-ljosTf4IhSc5pvXSqwWvJuMwy64dHWUali_nCo9PA8Sk-Ri_KUtFUbEBqFXB6ZA1kAHU5-s03Itrv9DcPFZhNCqsyUXAhygCYXPFjcMWHbhRcktmRNpnWrb7_xM_POAA5gbMyFrcvp4AHEBXg0HbBpyVg/s320/PXL_20240120_180619868.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryELEHfLbxPe_LhcAjMfiDvgaTxdOVKoFI1lESzUulq0wDd78fhUcUdAacxuTZlEV9MoP5Oc9_ZqUsI8-3iuUFxIg2D3wBYMcZ7SBw7KJkOUiXNDi7UfRdss_BsxuODt3jw1cEdu6ay4r5DAgThnxtIL9SzT8ANot7T26zkb9QmSceMy3CEx5ilYLu4k/s3159/PXL_20240120_180116764.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3026" data-original-width="3159" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryELEHfLbxPe_LhcAjMfiDvgaTxdOVKoFI1lESzUulq0wDd78fhUcUdAacxuTZlEV9MoP5Oc9_ZqUsI8-3iuUFxIg2D3wBYMcZ7SBw7KJkOUiXNDi7UfRdss_BsxuODt3jw1cEdu6ay4r5DAgThnxtIL9SzT8ANot7T26zkb9QmSceMy3CEx5ilYLu4k/s320/PXL_20240120_180116764.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the San Juan waterfront with our <b>Virgin Voyages Valiant Lady</b> behemoth behind us. After the very tough year Steven and I had had, we were excited to put as much of that behind us as possible and enjoy the upcoming week touring the <b>Lesser Antilles.</b> Not that long ago, we thumbed our noses at the cruising lifestyle figuring that would never be us or, at least, not until we were OLD. Ha, that changed pretty quickly when medical issues made independent travel more challenging. We were just thankful that traveling another way was still possible. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmZi4WRLSAYASIJwAznlPYIqhYyYaJXtqgiBG2H0SIOzhcwcMieokfAt0DfJOS6LOZv9Ldhgi_5IAK-yvMaaP4GLjGmyhXG7El2w4I86eJ6TR-2U0hS_JblqJ0WLK86dZBFZiQfraKNRo06t5JWed4qb39sI5F7a8NvJBgvP4_9tWgl0SwuYCckcMz2Y/s3648/PXL_20240120_214246983.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmZi4WRLSAYASIJwAznlPYIqhYyYaJXtqgiBG2H0SIOzhcwcMieokfAt0DfJOS6LOZv9Ldhgi_5IAK-yvMaaP4GLjGmyhXG7El2w4I86eJ6TR-2U0hS_JblqJ0WLK86dZBFZiQfraKNRo06t5JWed4qb39sI5F7a8NvJBgvP4_9tWgl0SwuYCckcMz2Y/s320/PXL_20240120_214246983.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkDIHQ_0PJjwFMBgpEOuSNVQJ96Og2oNkMTlSykj23qbc884AqaGt0mjaC_zsB1Htiw4Z1zsbvqXgQbjJ06UJaEvR_cHB3l-c78Xz0UmXMu8TLHIWrTXEcn3HqQ0P_j1AdpIXQnXdOsxHnnTh2KJChVl643Q-ZM_BKRrKeElQ8ZKFZU9QgFpgvQ1EPc4/s3648/PXL_20240121_002305660.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkDIHQ_0PJjwFMBgpEOuSNVQJ96Og2oNkMTlSykj23qbc884AqaGt0mjaC_zsB1Htiw4Z1zsbvqXgQbjJ06UJaEvR_cHB3l-c78Xz0UmXMu8TLHIWrTXEcn3HqQ0P_j1AdpIXQnXdOsxHnnTh2KJChVl643Q-ZM_BKRrKeElQ8ZKFZU9QgFpgvQ1EPc4/s320/PXL_20240121_002305660.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PeUXvCFo0wNQZNpEeQ46qENwWuE5n0CNxIw824un6GdUc4npw0v8Th0pfhPd00Cm5mel-Do9RcvsgEG2I9k-hzBPUaYZ4ZT2ycnPeP8fLcS-ym7o_INTYNVGaha3js0Zomg5qQkiKjnMcZ9h1_2Qn26soHjetuxLrQkHWyl_gpUKoPw4JUoPJB-4B5Q/s4080/PXL_20240121_005017107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7PeUXvCFo0wNQZNpEeQ46qENwWuE5n0CNxIw824un6GdUc4npw0v8Th0pfhPd00Cm5mel-Do9RcvsgEG2I9k-hzBPUaYZ4ZT2ycnPeP8fLcS-ym7o_INTYNVGaha3js0Zomg5qQkiKjnMcZ9h1_2Qn26soHjetuxLrQkHWyl_gpUKoPw4JUoPJB-4B5Q/s320/PXL_20240121_005017107.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bidding adieu to San Juan's <b>El Campo de Morro</b> and a great few days exploring colonial Puerto Rico that charmed us from the get-go. I hope one day we'll return, not just to the US territory's capital city on a port of call, but to discover other areas of the Caribbean isle.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJbKGQMdR_2ycrSRKC_jN5eEIYBLH573q6B5aNCwFV6EpdsmwkCNu7x3aY_t2lJ54mtHheQMVw3GiZquPnNr5n2J_J33XkWbuXYBw8kjluhwQHf9MuPld043Ikj9HFePz82_iy0KhNXm1XU2SEGWk0yF4EaQkhcW80j-KCkx8YSFA7RBcviu_UDp1joo/s4080/PXL_20240121_005345669.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJbKGQMdR_2ycrSRKC_jN5eEIYBLH573q6B5aNCwFV6EpdsmwkCNu7x3aY_t2lJ54mtHheQMVw3GiZquPnNr5n2J_J33XkWbuXYBw8kjluhwQHf9MuPld043Ikj9HFePz82_iy0KhNXm1XU2SEGWk0yF4EaQkhcW80j-KCkx8YSFA7RBcviu_UDp1joo/s320/PXL_20240121_005345669.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Next post: </b>Amazing Aruba.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Posted from Tempe, Arizona on another sun-kissed day on March 22nd, 2024. Wishing you and your loved ones good health. </i></span></p><p></p>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-28073579408185092522024-03-19T23:56:00.000-06:002024-03-19T23:56:21.802-06:001/19/24: Puerto Rico's Cabo Rojo Peninsula<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSkLBgt51CTptmFyVXeajIoS-t-YEgHLjZWuUaBC_aNkmyt7pFKacXlu7RrtX8Mp42AnLSUCg0dEri-VrL2CwOas8H7DzImvikJNK6CD6ct1nxne26F-VGUJCeVjKmjwQH6pyLDTVhUGJahR67nLhb_4FMUiLkwN6WEGH1U8XvLhaiC0TfK6E61TYD48/s2937/PXL_20240119_151829227~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2937" data-original-width="2186" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSkLBgt51CTptmFyVXeajIoS-t-YEgHLjZWuUaBC_aNkmyt7pFKacXlu7RrtX8Mp42AnLSUCg0dEri-VrL2CwOas8H7DzImvikJNK6CD6ct1nxne26F-VGUJCeVjKmjwQH6pyLDTVhUGJahR67nLhb_4FMUiLkwN6WEGH1U8XvLhaiC0TfK6E61TYD48/s320/PXL_20240119_151829227~2.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">From our base in the small town of <b>Cabo Rojo</b> on Puerto Rico's westernmost side, we set our sights on exploring the<b> Cabo Rojo Peninsula </b>for the day. Because of its remote location and unusual topography, the area was much hotter and more arid than the rest of the island. The foliage was scrubbier and browner the further south we traveled - lush El Yunque National Forest near the capital of San Juan seemed far more than a day's drive away!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The roads we'd encountered thus far on the island had been akin to what we were familiar with on the mainland. That wasn't the case en route to <b>Faro Los Morrillos</b> aka <b>Cabo Rojo Lighthouse,</b> on the island's southwest tip and the island's only lighthouse that permitted some access to visitors. When we reached a muddy patch and several stopped cars, Steven had to get out and determine if the road was passable for our little put-put. Luckily, we got through safe and sound as the walk to the lighthouse would be long enough already.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBPw_wlB0J3RziEMn_aT9bgTOpfOZlrn84rcwUZz9YT3VGlwEbZtBtcwGUveBt0YW_E7SswAMW6pUw2hE4XVWOtFrin_XMVsGpYVmWf0wnO2BzUR2gD_x5YOZuGJuv2U050QzMVTr6Msdvfmu58GK80p4idg2oJSt6aWyZ0zIYKQtYCrW3LWVYd3MMcs/s4080/PXL_20240119_142538010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBPw_wlB0J3RziEMn_aT9bgTOpfOZlrn84rcwUZz9YT3VGlwEbZtBtcwGUveBt0YW_E7SswAMW6pUw2hE4XVWOtFrin_XMVsGpYVmWf0wnO2BzUR2gD_x5YOZuGJuv2U050QzMVTr6Msdvfmu58GK80p4idg2oJSt6aWyZ0zIYKQtYCrW3LWVYd3MMcs/s320/PXL_20240119_142538010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhym4dM9pPw30lSROVFByeA3cqeqs0mAQoheMYTPSBq-pVhmh5wZEgRAYKGqseCsc7-PyFn7v1X-w278bOJg45HujhOAPSjibPRDboVi6efIyiASYuwKoQ8UluPub2YLTT9HBx6LXUQPzA2_68jAHQXcbkeoajL7Z6yQNIs6Y-Pd8lJoULpoWXem0DpjRQ/s4080/PXL_20240119_144835325.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhym4dM9pPw30lSROVFByeA3cqeqs0mAQoheMYTPSBq-pVhmh5wZEgRAYKGqseCsc7-PyFn7v1X-w278bOJg45HujhOAPSjibPRDboVi6efIyiASYuwKoQ8UluPub2YLTT9HBx6LXUQPzA2_68jAHQXcbkeoajL7Z6yQNIs6Y-Pd8lJoULpoWXem0DpjRQ/s320/PXL_20240119_144835325.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the distance was our goal, the lighthouse, or <b>El Faro</b> as it was locally known. Built in 1881 by the Spanish government it was located atop 200-foot limestone cliffs overlooking the Caribbean Sea. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-eTwkPqCPidVrsNTI0KvauvEXdeYmSRaQIs0y1S9R25AG5UIJsg8b8OE35KaF0cslzgzFZKlDL4TZwbkHkRrNWGirUDm_7M2NzeMlH10veeLafY0IM34FpGOtN66lgdAkFbEBd8ba3rBe5ANjDYwyG0LpMkh3ZBKkBJI_dULmj3gpZTvO1ghyphenhyphen8g41MHA/s4080/PXL_20240119_142847135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-eTwkPqCPidVrsNTI0KvauvEXdeYmSRaQIs0y1S9R25AG5UIJsg8b8OE35KaF0cslzgzFZKlDL4TZwbkHkRrNWGirUDm_7M2NzeMlH10veeLafY0IM34FpGOtN66lgdAkFbEBd8ba3rBe5ANjDYwyG0LpMkh3ZBKkBJI_dULmj3gpZTvO1ghyphenhyphen8g41MHA/s320/PXL_20240119_142847135.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We read that the lighthouse had been renovated over the years, was still operational, and helped ships navigate safely through the <b>Mona Passage</b> from the Caribbean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean. However, the whole place looked dead as a doornail when we reached it after a hike up a rocky path.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6qiOzfM-lGQs3r2XKBuviN8W5LWTehgVUmNVhdRdHosPakFlunwZc8zc6_gyTfaRYYSKPGsdsMd8G365oU9iTm08KS_KCqWulnxB_l6iRo8SEfR5ytMD-paalUObZPtIzS2aTMUj3YAPVsCI9Qe56Z6c2Pnexyr3FT_14UWwHqyqsi5Fwc9756WRYks/s4080/PXL_20240119_145106635.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6qiOzfM-lGQs3r2XKBuviN8W5LWTehgVUmNVhdRdHosPakFlunwZc8zc6_gyTfaRYYSKPGsdsMd8G365oU9iTm08KS_KCqWulnxB_l6iRo8SEfR5ytMD-paalUObZPtIzS2aTMUj3YAPVsCI9Qe56Z6c2Pnexyr3FT_14UWwHqyqsi5Fwc9756WRYks/s320/PXL_20240119_145106635.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The big attraction was the incredible views from the limestone cliffs but we had to be careful not to walk too close to the edge as there was no guardrail and we could see where pieces of the cliff had broken off over time. However, the view was breathtakingly beautiful.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzE8KV48b7EDYTqh4A3e5egS1wcP_PbMgLvluZFPat9jbmahXKpYnW7bzSZw_aLuBLpPGg3gIUgzrH7wY9t5Ai5z9Up2BReaVItMtGq9J-4Q9mcCfvx6x6QPYg1QVXA6ZS0DV6ng6Bvk1ZCpqLxJohptWYBNvDn1_HX9KL4FJUrDQoFHyEAs5eL-m6lAk/s4080/PXL_20240119_145307949.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzE8KV48b7EDYTqh4A3e5egS1wcP_PbMgLvluZFPat9jbmahXKpYnW7bzSZw_aLuBLpPGg3gIUgzrH7wY9t5Ai5z9Up2BReaVItMtGq9J-4Q9mcCfvx6x6QPYg1QVXA6ZS0DV6ng6Bvk1ZCpqLxJohptWYBNvDn1_HX9KL4FJUrDQoFHyEAs5eL-m6lAk/s320/PXL_20240119_145307949.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIr8RyXRrKFV3dOK9khbYX7-CdCSbBCmuQMDjGmzjSaHk0zCzNwPZ6MOQcRIAcdd6U6Uvr6hUeQfYXvVF0-drcuTKl3mSeaQsXCVO31DqwgXXKsfoxkQ6v6CixLhwJqNa6Iak0OpbgrFRqAqxhuT7SN4OV3q5mvmSw0dGdimZBjqI1iXwmQj0VEQKutk/s4080/PXL_20240119_150021384.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoIr8RyXRrKFV3dOK9khbYX7-CdCSbBCmuQMDjGmzjSaHk0zCzNwPZ6MOQcRIAcdd6U6Uvr6hUeQfYXvVF0-drcuTKl3mSeaQsXCVO31DqwgXXKsfoxkQ6v6CixLhwJqNa6Iak0OpbgrFRqAqxhuT7SN4OV3q5mvmSw0dGdimZBjqI1iXwmQj0VEQKutk/s320/PXL_20240119_150021384.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">From the lighthouse, we walked along a path to <b>El Puente del Piedra,</b> or Bridge of Stones, a sea stack with a thin natural bridge that spanned from the top to cliffs on the shore. I wondered how long that bridge might be there as it looked pretty tenuous.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVecj_jpsZC2yZz8WpiWv0RRxNZ3ll6aMgIyPToafyQkzlymIEWiWYSeNMFTzSAx3CSzGhioNqinmJJh5LxDoi-Cd2GRlZRd8GRYhbupe-TuY-NEADaMSuxsUupPEmOE9aAUWucoaviVIRJq6gO2XIYGkzhx1Tr48m1ir7jw93IDqZWG7tGHFgc2d0bM0/s4080/PXL_20240119_150556297.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVecj_jpsZC2yZz8WpiWv0RRxNZ3ll6aMgIyPToafyQkzlymIEWiWYSeNMFTzSAx3CSzGhioNqinmJJh5LxDoi-Cd2GRlZRd8GRYhbupe-TuY-NEADaMSuxsUupPEmOE9aAUWucoaviVIRJq6gO2XIYGkzhx1Tr48m1ir7jw93IDqZWG7tGHFgc2d0bM0/s320/PXL_20240119_150556297.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6JDCLq97HAkvnAkphmBQr2Y-t_wYYOGSajW4SLtSkqDJJw7RVlHcNhZuFxKjGn3MteO7mhtq8_vA7y38el5QqLNcjIF83LUlHN1OlRYwPo1ra9IbJGudimA8foiP5DZ21oOqCJ9T04E2jLFfOZ3jq7oZPM3FMI4yJ5H0GlPDIN4UgR01C8MKaEYPYwQ/s4080/PXL_20240119_151546759.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6JDCLq97HAkvnAkphmBQr2Y-t_wYYOGSajW4SLtSkqDJJw7RVlHcNhZuFxKjGn3MteO7mhtq8_vA7y38el5QqLNcjIF83LUlHN1OlRYwPo1ra9IbJGudimA8foiP5DZ21oOqCJ9T04E2jLFfOZ3jq7oZPM3FMI4yJ5H0GlPDIN4UgR01C8MKaEYPYwQ/s320/PXL_20240119_151546759.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljjD-TpuLbRB_1Gk-ZV7stS9BZdUFAh5OepCfcAVrE93QVDeEOWPRoyPE4HQCX76rRma1IB9XK2hrP3Z_SJXp2t8jFa1wz6MuRBu32gU5fE-NJkjWmfW-VS36rlj-p91muLIFUItlZP0eHQNgLI6GWw8mDe63hpMrrv8JTv2R3LbxMChreYehJHsUxv4/s4080/PXL_20240119_151342023.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljjD-TpuLbRB_1Gk-ZV7stS9BZdUFAh5OepCfcAVrE93QVDeEOWPRoyPE4HQCX76rRma1IB9XK2hrP3Z_SJXp2t8jFa1wz6MuRBu32gU5fE-NJkjWmfW-VS36rlj-p91muLIFUItlZP0eHQNgLI6GWw8mDe63hpMrrv8JTv2R3LbxMChreYehJHsUxv4/s320/PXL_20240119_151342023.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnnQl23fFIJOr-nscVTZHzfJO-P6pK-u772wxX6dzDdEhJaHI3WHfCtYXDeU6iW74ccWCYwuYGhS-hY3BVt4hcjIVgDJ9XS0AOkSVUiPfyLqfigNVg7S0CgFDgMhT93lv0XyZtpzlEzMYAt47IiZrHGAqKYeQJ2x8D6cXuut02FekSszEFQZjXtXyNVLk/s1475/PXL_20240119_153521552.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1475" data-original-width="1418" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnnQl23fFIJOr-nscVTZHzfJO-P6pK-u772wxX6dzDdEhJaHI3WHfCtYXDeU6iW74ccWCYwuYGhS-hY3BVt4hcjIVgDJ9XS0AOkSVUiPfyLqfigNVg7S0CgFDgMhT93lv0XyZtpzlEzMYAt47IiZrHGAqKYeQJ2x8D6cXuut02FekSszEFQZjXtXyNVLk/s320/PXL_20240119_153521552.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">We backtracked north to the 1,200-acre <b>Cabo Rojo Salt Flats</b> billed as Puerto Rico's first industry with salt being mined for centuries. At the <b>Centro Interpretativo los Salians de Cabo Rojo,</b> we learned that when the Spanish arrived, salt production became an industrial activity and the Spanish Crown authorized the exploitation of the salt production industry in 1511. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3Na4hWZrUcEG6v3v0Cy09LwjtEx3T1dQkaiVUS-60hmXWcKSlB0lqHivk3xjzRVsmoL2yU-1bN1S77ZmAWC0sb1YAGHC3GC_HZw0U_gLELG9AGR1rDMUuCfYYglsZGHtgkTvfUv_YP6fPk98nXfn7g01aBqv_tNlc7xsCEm_Jve4Kop6nZ8YKdb0I1w/s2155/PXL_20240119_153649928.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2155" data-original-width="1609" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3Na4hWZrUcEG6v3v0Cy09LwjtEx3T1dQkaiVUS-60hmXWcKSlB0lqHivk3xjzRVsmoL2yU-1bN1S77ZmAWC0sb1YAGHC3GC_HZw0U_gLELG9AGR1rDMUuCfYYglsZGHtgkTvfUv_YP6fPk98nXfn7g01aBqv_tNlc7xsCEm_Jve4Kop6nZ8YKdb0I1w/s320/PXL_20240119_153649928.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Over the next two centuries, other European nations fought over the valuable resource and Puerto Rican groups also feuded to take control of the Salt Flats in 1769. Hundreds working under extreme conditions at the Salt Flats during the 19th and 20th centuries finally led to a strike in 1939.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Though salt production began declining in the 1940s with the increased use of refrigeration, the flats continued to operate mostly for pharmaceutical and agricultural purposes. That production helped balance the Salt Flat ecosystem, which is important for resident and migratory bird species.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsInBtK4p1cTo-tWpHfZJz1ICsd5mTTLam-CjUbcM64ofPbI42QNqwMeawuhVAQyw9l8wSc2A5hQwvh-EZsbkPjvOHjeVgXHImUmnPRU2QeuAQfn6ng5ywHymKOIREkx9lxV0DpL_PG0B3j7WWBT_DsSsI-kWW1MJGYtciuCI4mHlr3-Ltj0PMqBiaxpA/s4080/PXL_20240119_154521335.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsInBtK4p1cTo-tWpHfZJz1ICsd5mTTLam-CjUbcM64ofPbI42QNqwMeawuhVAQyw9l8wSc2A5hQwvh-EZsbkPjvOHjeVgXHImUmnPRU2QeuAQfn6ng5ywHymKOIREkx9lxV0DpL_PG0B3j7WWBT_DsSsI-kWW1MJGYtciuCI4mHlr3-Ltj0PMqBiaxpA/s320/PXL_20240119_154521335.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">When the Salt Flats became part of the <b>Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge </b>in 1999, they joined over 550 refuges stretching from Alaska to the Florida Keys and tropical islands in the Caribbean and South Pacific!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaC2CkbcJneKMnViEK_XwEUMi73IMErthcCvhaFbLsm2oT877fsWwIXs-XEm1C6tLBtdmYhyphenhyphenODQ0ImBoj8gOZXngzC7_b1UqLrIBaMfzXUW59rn9Uc3arEorjsaN8uHirx3INY0I-44NoBN6SNdpAeU7fcpbSGzlecHjgXeEHcU_z4Trdh8sJKpEf2kw/s4080/PXL_20240119_155103959.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgaC2CkbcJneKMnViEK_XwEUMi73IMErthcCvhaFbLsm2oT877fsWwIXs-XEm1C6tLBtdmYhyphenhyphenODQ0ImBoj8gOZXngzC7_b1UqLrIBaMfzXUW59rn9Uc3arEorjsaN8uHirx3INY0I-44NoBN6SNdpAeU7fcpbSGzlecHjgXeEHcU_z4Trdh8sJKpEf2kw/s320/PXL_20240119_155103959.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">After visiting the spectacular <b>Bolivian Uyuni Salt Flats,</b> we knew the Cabo Rojo flats' pinkish hue was due to high salinity-resistant microalgae that brine shrimp feed on and acquire the unusual pink color.</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlEruBDRGdf68Olf2PFNb_bnVo4dziB24L70Pe5WMMzViYwHt_vHKUtNiofTmM-SdcKlz5dJYOOkkdUpXPooKN_NTgYFsXoGSrYKbZntd93s_A-Drj-gS7oNNFBRfZI4dmKZbQU9CSoh6jBLvmZoCa5zroeAprdjRs9d1ujT67Kjpg3s-z8dbO1Kh8oBE/s4080/PXL_20240119_154704055.PORTRAIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlEruBDRGdf68Olf2PFNb_bnVo4dziB24L70Pe5WMMzViYwHt_vHKUtNiofTmM-SdcKlz5dJYOOkkdUpXPooKN_NTgYFsXoGSrYKbZntd93s_A-Drj-gS7oNNFBRfZI4dmKZbQU9CSoh6jBLvmZoCa5zroeAprdjRs9d1ujT67Kjpg3s-z8dbO1Kh8oBE/s320/PXL_20240119_154704055.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFpCn61GPiYIRJ3x1XQ6f0RBkLInR34MrcZYU6dGtaDJAKMP1BS5TX0aACcJDVk2E439hv0KFGtIcigBkgYjyVXAmRp2lcJcQnQJcGppIL0LKv-cZ938Tcaga9kNpx6PEI21_6J9U7c7fBnztMaBQt7xji3TMhhUpK30V691pSl19CdDcHcj7ody7om4/s1410/PXL_20240119_155827919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1410" data-original-width="932" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSFpCn61GPiYIRJ3x1XQ6f0RBkLInR34MrcZYU6dGtaDJAKMP1BS5TX0aACcJDVk2E439hv0KFGtIcigBkgYjyVXAmRp2lcJcQnQJcGppIL0LKv-cZ938Tcaga9kNpx6PEI21_6J9U7c7fBnztMaBQt7xji3TMhhUpK30V691pSl19CdDcHcj7ody7om4/w265-h400/PXL_20240119_155827919.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Further north on the Cabo Peninsula in a noncontiguous part of the Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge were paths, certainly not trails as we're used to, through some tall grasslands. It was good to get a sense of how diverse the terrain was in this corner of Puerto Rico.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgua9qeRfWwBZb-lGCgNAdBqMFLoXWiMidBuXBP2BK9H4otNx-YEanNM6m7a7UQL-CZJ5ag6R-UrQ2eE6EX3y1tI6NzBz02STMaeWOg7mtfPzMkash1eTU6oJ3cuhoOPJjtK38j1iKFkQEXuoHThH9pdI2EcG4abyxr_MjbRbOzJHUWzbyHqUsnvqwzsgM/s4080/PXL_20240119_165507881.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgua9qeRfWwBZb-lGCgNAdBqMFLoXWiMidBuXBP2BK9H4otNx-YEanNM6m7a7UQL-CZJ5ag6R-UrQ2eE6EX3y1tI6NzBz02STMaeWOg7mtfPzMkash1eTU6oJ3cuhoOPJjtK38j1iKFkQEXuoHThH9pdI2EcG4abyxr_MjbRbOzJHUWzbyHqUsnvqwzsgM/s320/PXL_20240119_165507881.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPO0PGfKP5vtLljMLax7w6jGVjcnOKb6QMDJ26-exZZrLmyXTmnsijgrOPllQbzchR-YD-lVZF3ZpD6CYOPzF5bsKzlf9dWwbUE4OV_tR0_SGGnSwl4wzPV3dTrqvpstDAX5NJaiI5mdtsSxKah9EieMzvCn4V28Hqu7oobqyBfwAUvpGdw7pAAvm1uJc/s320/PXL_20240119_170147242.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We also came up empty as to what this was - possibly a termite nest?</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9hCepDgfpCUM7OqYUkjdAD8t04Miy9ioLw6RA6vfqyk6Bbyndritlauo2jPD9zz5mKN6vanZ4g1KUtwhph1dvKdGvmTR-Xc01UPOkzeobLvt_NiW57HED4nKTfZXYWpvdW4TFM2u1dbkb7hCTg3vYA1dH3TBiMHuTuNkhIdfSxjg2XIUa2nuXL1oueY/s4080/PXL_20240119_170552592.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK9hCepDgfpCUM7OqYUkjdAD8t04Miy9ioLw6RA6vfqyk6Bbyndritlauo2jPD9zz5mKN6vanZ4g1KUtwhph1dvKdGvmTR-Xc01UPOkzeobLvt_NiW57HED4nKTfZXYWpvdW4TFM2u1dbkb7hCTg3vYA1dH3TBiMHuTuNkhIdfSxjg2XIUa2nuXL1oueY/s320/PXL_20240119_170552592.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">So far that day, we'd trekked to the lighthouse with its amazing windswept views, walked on the salt flats and learned of their troubled history, and strolled through grasslands but hadn't seen any mangrove wetlands. That changed when we reached the <b>Refugio Vida Silvestre De Boquerón,</b> a small preserve outside the town of Boquerón with just one other car in the parking lot. The sole Spanish-speaking employee stressed we only had an hour or so there before he'd lock us in the preserve for the night!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskeJKtSK3Fu03oayGFMdNU7XQoJEGJZ5LLdGVn6g4Pvjw2p106CLxCgnSfgmh7qbZEGbI6bWtvd18OPyk0CpQNrpCMdfO_4Sci9w468KF0pSA4nHgqrV2FMJ95GHd61IpY0uMCz2gu0sMEKy4j7H5xvl0udjOYn3NSCd_xSjUPGc1ZW9BbdtqPIjj8uI/s1820/PXL_20240119_174029890.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1820" data-original-width="1556" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskeJKtSK3Fu03oayGFMdNU7XQoJEGJZ5LLdGVn6g4Pvjw2p106CLxCgnSfgmh7qbZEGbI6bWtvd18OPyk0CpQNrpCMdfO_4Sci9w468KF0pSA4nHgqrV2FMJ95GHd61IpY0uMCz2gu0sMEKy4j7H5xvl0udjOYn3NSCd_xSjUPGc1ZW9BbdtqPIjj8uI/s320/PXL_20240119_174029890.jpg" width="274" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The protected wetlands in the refuge were an important breeding ground for birds, sea mammals, and fish. Too bad, more tourists weren't taking advantage of such easily accessible sights.</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbS5U-ST6g5eWEm3_FTNgE48ExGWtwK9iuRHsIiI6AcEveyfUBp2cT7VratMNkd0I_DQFKG1ad7t06pV6DF48gSQiNsAHscZf5HewuU1SUPm_xxlfwnXsD_b_ZpKoWl1J4r8e1uLAszR44KVYB4jBlG2eUyve6pEmxpO4MosSIch7j1EU6YCRRgKMivvg/s4080/PXL_20240119_173742190.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbS5U-ST6g5eWEm3_FTNgE48ExGWtwK9iuRHsIiI6AcEveyfUBp2cT7VratMNkd0I_DQFKG1ad7t06pV6DF48gSQiNsAHscZf5HewuU1SUPm_xxlfwnXsD_b_ZpKoWl1J4r8e1uLAszR44KVYB4jBlG2eUyve6pEmxpO4MosSIch7j1EU6YCRRgKMivvg/s320/PXL_20240119_173742190.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It didn't look like the viewing platform had been fixed since Puerto Rico's last hurricane, one of the only instances we came across on the island where that was the case.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlY8E8RFd_VPMgs-8Mjao209vutMAtvJOI-yriNJ7gIj1BEumqD0ViaGgmXlA-5QiwURiGzVORoYG6gkFtrXjoN2eTEMSdk_3qEpiSh1cf6Gmum6P34urvYu5FEP3SE5PmC_fwaTzSrHcfZuLacPm4_a_X6LJ7eO6nP08KsjZCbat-Pfo1fpLEQyX_u4o/s4080/PXL_20240119_173910237.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlY8E8RFd_VPMgs-8Mjao209vutMAtvJOI-yriNJ7gIj1BEumqD0ViaGgmXlA-5QiwURiGzVORoYG6gkFtrXjoN2eTEMSdk_3qEpiSh1cf6Gmum6P34urvYu5FEP3SE5PmC_fwaTzSrHcfZuLacPm4_a_X6LJ7eO6nP08KsjZCbat-Pfo1fpLEQyX_u4o/s320/PXL_20240119_173910237.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3358" data-original-width="1959" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4yyrrRBeKOFKprcpcABZMpuyuZBPwy0zYm55q2gSWBqMhXniMs9e3IEToZTNlJEhgwvNufsml7WUBpVVzaQWwuD3tqCgca0f-PkZmNehnxGOsxvi0SeS5HqoL2UiJYidvIeW4GuMuUsQOM7XpJmJtL2fGOUKNC8POojhWKATOgapt_XkT1vGSGGyBtiE/s320/PXL_20240119_180531862.jpg" width="187" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After a day of 'doing' nature, we were looking forward to plopping ourselves down for an hour on <b><i>Balneario de Boquerón, </i></b>described as one of Puerto Rico's most beautiful beaches. Granted it had some lovely palm trees that provided late afternoon shade and the day was still warm. However, the park's staggering amount of trash, broken-down picnic tables, smelly outhouses, and lack of any TLC wasn't conducive for a swim or much lounging time. Considering I was expecting considerable damage to be the norm throughout much of the territory after suffering devastating hurricanes, I'd still say the beach situation was an aberration.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGle0H4qtLyxNu8Zg0yQcgt8n3y9t_yN3geyYBZu3_GQVSZOdfPCTm0vG1zLB23an433EyB0hyphenhyphenu6JZRlKtPBSdzTkH8sJ019imBZFwI2tIbORv5-AUQ0isQVhYbXLtl2Pz-16BNKqU0MhlhDVI92A8sxVFny76Gs1cENkArWvkDWXVQprRunD3K9JRP4/s2292/PXL_20240119_203620653.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2292" data-original-width="1852" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGle0H4qtLyxNu8Zg0yQcgt8n3y9t_yN3geyYBZu3_GQVSZOdfPCTm0vG1zLB23an433EyB0hyphenhyphenu6JZRlKtPBSdzTkH8sJ019imBZFwI2tIbORv5-AUQ0isQVhYbXLtl2Pz-16BNKqU0MhlhDVI92A8sxVFny76Gs1cENkArWvkDWXVQprRunD3K9JRP4/s320/PXL_20240119_203620653.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Next post:</b> Heading inland toward San Juan via Puerto Rico's third colonial town of Coamo and the beginning of a week's cruise through the Lesser Antilles.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Posted on March 19th, 2024 from our winter escape in Tempe, Arizona. Hoping you and your loved ones are well and safe.</i></span></div><p></p>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-3009210916864876472024-03-16T23:45:00.000-06:002024-03-16T23:45:23.191-06:001/18/24: Puerto Rico: Westward to Historic Ponce & San Germán<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUp1Xlax5VgVq5I2Y2g5-dcqVpieoM2CzXK9Y2QccIS10odB0I0C_rX_jg4y8AHnnKNSKOW0sN7hccFi_rfekViO-7Gu08O0tow3yZh3yf932wngiKF4Dtz7hrZ_JvyFfvFY5ZDqJOFfD0ocDqSondTs4TUhJTCmHmNyXMR9adJkZ2Hz9LzB2S7y0HVwM/s3360/PXL_20240118_172747737.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2679" data-original-width="3360" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUp1Xlax5VgVq5I2Y2g5-dcqVpieoM2CzXK9Y2QccIS10odB0I0C_rX_jg4y8AHnnKNSKOW0sN7hccFi_rfekViO-7Gu08O0tow3yZh3yf932wngiKF4Dtz7hrZ_JvyFfvFY5ZDqJOFfD0ocDqSondTs4TUhJTCmHmNyXMR9adJkZ2Hz9LzB2S7y0HVwM/s320/PXL_20240118_172747737.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">From San Juan on Puerto Rico's northeast coast, we crossed the island's <b>Cordillera Central</b> toward <b>Ponce,</b> the second-largest city whose rival with San Juan began in the 19th century with the arrival of Spanish, French, and English immigrants. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNgItLGDbn8QhsjwbiDyY94cczGVuMWFGGvslPzqIn4qqOdqQzAqHgAUi61fa9PNSZ1ii73u0YK_AsE2oaGlS1MGOMwKCzBkaCmRRnQ9RmSxQMK2MFAm65O8mVamDlgrq5hdpIteHDtHoRROF6nUZHgnnCskVPTy183eZ_wLgxebbh7Go8AsHBJwMNT4/s320/PXL_20240118_151922073.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In Ponce's town square of <b>Plaza de Delicias</b> was the pale blue <b>Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe,</b> dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe and built on the ruins of a 1670 chapel destroyed by earthquakes.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2D0Jk97QEQxPL9ACQq2qCaOYeK-DkPZ-V7Hm5O48-KbFnLTFfJ2jPNTWIhvhfTKxKignDdlKkV7hFAKKXtr3iVPUhS-RHuGwn4i9MhgBK2eVBbahjmZavLAZfeLeuB24fzOtZLiJePNiSNAqRoNCQ_54PCMHYd304LtexUi8w9XUBOVAGCPlaOon9VcE/s4080/PXL_20240118_160523285.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2867" data-original-width="3324" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEyxT6nCPvxHoAGVm7IhVng3LdxSCoHMlk56LuOcbRzzcXwd8Sc8M4BjQNRWKrfzmXVlzrGv4nQUw-IHM5ck_cI-_aKrbDPLJvNThOhsMKavyXXk2CiSA1gH9-LQoKOfYj4DGBWE_mMCgDdEzkCdO6M2japaSSRvkppbSl_OtHc3hL-pEdO9bHV30gbDM/s320/PXL_20240118_164245625.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was hard for us to grasp but the unique black-and-red-striped <b>Parque de Bomba</b> has been described as the second-most photographed building in Puerto Rico after the 16th century El Morro military structure in the capital! As you might guess from the colorful stripes, it became a firehouse just a year after being built in 1882 as a pavilion for an agricultural and industrial fair. The small museum describing the feats of Ponce's fire brigade was undergoing renovations when we were there so we had to be content with these views.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yDxMq_gF_2ekD0uAt0_NGvTWxmHg-nCIpGRHsiqCVNSTvF1NBkkyTCGolN_M_1QljNNrDIuH4thXRDTl_2quxlmp-jGtrUPe2m6QddiumOmmPtqk0W-GFvIozCmkHd1rP0HnY9GENyr-4xN_SOpn27tm-NRdKqiq6d9ebEgQ-65TSuZhyphenhyphenCY4GYBDnkE/s3436/PXL_20240118_162449310~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3014" data-original-width="3436" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7yDxMq_gF_2ekD0uAt0_NGvTWxmHg-nCIpGRHsiqCVNSTvF1NBkkyTCGolN_M_1QljNNrDIuH4thXRDTl_2quxlmp-jGtrUPe2m6QddiumOmmPtqk0W-GFvIozCmkHd1rP0HnY9GENyr-4xN_SOpn27tm-NRdKqiq6d9ebEgQ-65TSuZhyphenhyphenCY4GYBDnkE/s320/PXL_20240118_162449310~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Museo de la Historia de Ponce:</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjJ2sdZhjyZ4KSK0cN87xU1jZ65CP0uK6jGsTKlkv20JSVLF14_Co3wcK0hvrrVZ9gvkQ_dZflP8pWzYEf5I7I_aRtI4n6XCEXkYGq7wyvePATRc4oG66fLFuXj7GXNCaL9qNcbeeZfwLYAvVfKm_DFI-3p7xIFUGrFsfU9LrGph0M3VN726a5k8hUe4/s2919/PXL_20240118_163954531.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2909" data-original-width="2919" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjJ2sdZhjyZ4KSK0cN87xU1jZ65CP0uK6jGsTKlkv20JSVLF14_Co3wcK0hvrrVZ9gvkQ_dZflP8pWzYEf5I7I_aRtI4n6XCEXkYGq7wyvePATRc4oG66fLFuXj7GXNCaL9qNcbeeZfwLYAvVfKm_DFI-3p7xIFUGrFsfU9LrGph0M3VN726a5k8hUe4/s320/PXL_20240118_163954531.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Given your fondness for the island's music, <b>Paul, </b>I have no doubt you'd have enjoyed spending time at the city's <b>Museo de la Música Puertorriqueña. </b>If it hadn't been closed for lunch, we would have learned how Puerto Rican music had been influenced by Native American, Spanish, and African cultures.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh421QIVOXkMbthwOmivZ71r2j8dZqQi4aWdeAljgcXHqAN6yujYsMtu3iU7_eWdUxOb0Kv93e4QPTWePmmRbo0CABYp-UCzCs-e4xGJJPCY-xW5R0iXKgSEl3oT3i4LF6sI996W8ycT878mCUypqpsaaEQRsH9QeGIR-R1LRCnBpt5BfWQz4YXa4J6GTU/s4080/PXL_20240118_173043229.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh421QIVOXkMbthwOmivZ71r2j8dZqQi4aWdeAljgcXHqAN6yujYsMtu3iU7_eWdUxOb0Kv93e4QPTWePmmRbo0CABYp-UCzCs-e4xGJJPCY-xW5R0iXKgSEl3oT3i4LF6sI996W8ycT878mCUypqpsaaEQRsH9QeGIR-R1LRCnBpt5BfWQz4YXa4J6GTU/s320/PXL_20240118_173043229.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Inaugurated in 1864 was the historic <b>Teatro La Perla, </b>the second-oldest theater of its kind on the island.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmuY_tnFkCvrB01u-DcSPRswn-Sx3X-_v8hk6EPGqIq6G-gHZz7NvVM_oi9WmxZ7-AtZcYamQ0-lo0FMvslt418hWi9YMpQIzbiqdoaMle0Y2Ebc0wmFpBEoCpUyfKfj99yREQEaxL7jP9BW4TR-1QDGosMw4jYW_doqYvNrRib9eyIoKti3IANSwqJw/s4080/PXL_20240118_173512183.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmuY_tnFkCvrB01u-DcSPRswn-Sx3X-_v8hk6EPGqIq6G-gHZz7NvVM_oi9WmxZ7-AtZcYamQ0-lo0FMvslt418hWi9YMpQIzbiqdoaMle0Y2Ebc0wmFpBEoCpUyfKfj99yREQEaxL7jP9BW4TR-1QDGosMw4jYW_doqYvNrRib9eyIoKti3IANSwqJw/s320/PXL_20240118_173512183.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The enchanting mural on the exterior of the <b>Juan Morel Campos Institute of Music:</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAXm0w9LEFDBDI81E99aa7wO3jc7kkmxhBkK6rwsQF6KIRF1IflNZ8_uROC1SJkesrOSSSr2MR5x7I6HYXGMBBBqht6GkB0OxBZLVcTGMw27IbZA9HrSk9_AgRvQdzbBkoaP3yn_u88J2nFzfLfM3_8kmbr15Zd76fV2CUG-CoQblcLKKxrSFLgodFXc/s3994/PXL_20240118_173810211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3994" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGAXm0w9LEFDBDI81E99aa7wO3jc7kkmxhBkK6rwsQF6KIRF1IflNZ8_uROC1SJkesrOSSSr2MR5x7I6HYXGMBBBqht6GkB0OxBZLVcTGMw27IbZA9HrSk9_AgRvQdzbBkoaP3yn_u88J2nFzfLfM3_8kmbr15Zd76fV2CUG-CoQblcLKKxrSFLgodFXc/s320/PXL_20240118_173810211.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was acquired in 1981 by the city and, after extensive restoration, was now part of the Ponce City Hall Block.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3SpmhnZdMqvoGzuX56keD5024yJyPwgwtU84LtVzM5y9Mw6IHqWEaZGYH5ITdJtK08PHQjDHl4eJg6j8U5nzHp4kw2GHzKN1VFiwYuxyDVwpKg8-Ym6qse7NcuQsiaNPAu7PMXFVkC9BIexGzzyVipmiRGCrZdrOpYClOgHKBVAB3iY-7eKbp508bXs/s3684/PXL_20240118_180419269.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3684" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP3SpmhnZdMqvoGzuX56keD5024yJyPwgwtU84LtVzM5y9Mw6IHqWEaZGYH5ITdJtK08PHQjDHl4eJg6j8U5nzHp4kw2GHzKN1VFiwYuxyDVwpKg8-Ym6qse7NcuQsiaNPAu7PMXFVkC9BIexGzzyVipmiRGCrZdrOpYClOgHKBVAB3iY-7eKbp508bXs/s320/PXL_20240118_180419269.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdZoTgpYPLAHGwdsPeWCuCHCnwT5KZDv2Yxe_r2-XRCP548lB8kdVmnxea8k_OMVufjqYFYtcaMrbl2Q2YE8mPthUmmY_DYl4YekMX1n6HrXnfB4fVA30vDRwKN9apmqy73C79u25cSvU1bux36EiyAuXLlHYzPX4gNsLFHMBWCcQlHBnSDck4PyifPc/s3003/PXL_20240118_180621487.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3003" data-original-width="2904" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQdZoTgpYPLAHGwdsPeWCuCHCnwT5KZDv2Yxe_r2-XRCP548lB8kdVmnxea8k_OMVufjqYFYtcaMrbl2Q2YE8mPthUmmY_DYl4YekMX1n6HrXnfB4fVA30vDRwKN9apmqy73C79u25cSvU1bux36EiyAuXLlHYzPX4gNsLFHMBWCcQlHBnSDck4PyifPc/s320/PXL_20240118_180621487.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After an absolutely delightful few hours wandering around Ponce, we began driving northwest toward <b>San Germán,</b> a town thought to have been established in 1510 initially near the coast in Guánica. After being plagued by mosquitoes, and French pirates and smugglers, settlers moved inland to its current location in the 1570s.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAS8vo8zX1ZE-XQiopDIHw2L7sjWx5B1_Is_v7_IBEbI-_Aae-xwvDsMgcNi52wmTNG3I3EgrqOY2TAzgfXCAUx22X36NasEjfPO8VAZ7Jb9rTGBiBfJoGjdsJ7gi15aMvVhjPR9GOAyDZxtS3yBLOIb8Ufyx8vJ372gbVsBzjMfIPTM7O7h1-mlBLws/s4080/PXL_20240118_184655337~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPAS8vo8zX1ZE-XQiopDIHw2L7sjWx5B1_Is_v7_IBEbI-_Aae-xwvDsMgcNi52wmTNG3I3EgrqOY2TAzgfXCAUx22X36NasEjfPO8VAZ7Jb9rTGBiBfJoGjdsJ7gi15aMvVhjPR9GOAyDZxtS3yBLOIb8Ufyx8vJ372gbVsBzjMfIPTM7O7h1-mlBLws/s320/PXL_20240118_184655337~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We began our walking tour in the center of San Germán's Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, at <b>Plaza Santo Domingo.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirx9bV1iJNsFRx9cPZeOvaHeqSO-G_33fmLZY-Pw3fhe8QD9KH_SZNoW6l-IFs8n5Wt__Vep2iDIlxykHLF1rVL07d-hlzjKKKKLcobgYLbwposxTy4l6vLcSc2HXEhEYNcS18dWEntwwbZwzPT_1ZgiyKQ0m0s86gj_VQdnekOTDG-wc_buJ_NXzZ4KU/s4080/PXL_20240118_190910910.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirx9bV1iJNsFRx9cPZeOvaHeqSO-G_33fmLZY-Pw3fhe8QD9KH_SZNoW6l-IFs8n5Wt__Vep2iDIlxykHLF1rVL07d-hlzjKKKKLcobgYLbwposxTy4l6vLcSc2HXEhEYNcS18dWEntwwbZwzPT_1ZgiyKQ0m0s86gj_VQdnekOTDG-wc_buJ_NXzZ4KU/s320/PXL_20240118_190910910.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Admiring the striking Victorian-style gables at <b>Casa Morales </b>on the plaza's corner,<b> </b>we thought we'd been transported to a small town in New England!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoWgI3gfPM-eLdTQxuSrN_QvdWXyubLO-0xzaTIaZ5ocIm_gR8PDSD5rmwOQpmLI49q5YmEQN3h9fFxLCWCEuLA8Z3hsUpFtbxyvh1IQJaU_iC7AnKA_OD8ScUSpjW77FAC4paV2rl5ozb7JcEgoOWxpGhhaJL5FWw-kKHqOE6AZcHxt9I_rfh5LeBCk/s2860/PXL_20240118_190843868.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="2789" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoWgI3gfPM-eLdTQxuSrN_QvdWXyubLO-0xzaTIaZ5ocIm_gR8PDSD5rmwOQpmLI49q5YmEQN3h9fFxLCWCEuLA8Z3hsUpFtbxyvh1IQJaU_iC7AnKA_OD8ScUSpjW77FAC4paV2rl5ozb7JcEgoOWxpGhhaJL5FWw-kKHqOE6AZcHxt9I_rfh5LeBCk/s320/PXL_20240118_190843868.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Coming into town, we'd smiled at the logo of the dental clinic as it portrayed <b>Capilla de Porta Coeli,</b> one of the oldest religious buildings in the Americas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjX9IsYn8Sn4ZTKN8YxEgDg_-UhTfUP87ZyIAsxkqggrvE3v9ID56dBgKN619HO29wuXQLUq8tf5FKKtG63_jd7EvvVldYLZ6nw8dt-OPG0i8Qn3QrIhOS18J8yEc1_AfcWQvebjBi8NEloFwULxJIDPizA9NRbi7x58CHQQs0SwQU1jHjO7wPlorzUg/s1264/PXL_20240118_190805308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1264" data-original-width="923" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjX9IsYn8Sn4ZTKN8YxEgDg_-UhTfUP87ZyIAsxkqggrvE3v9ID56dBgKN619HO29wuXQLUq8tf5FKKtG63_jd7EvvVldYLZ6nw8dt-OPG0i8Qn3QrIhOS18J8yEc1_AfcWQvebjBi8NEloFwULxJIDPizA9NRbi7x58CHQQs0SwQU1jHjO7wPlorzUg/s320/PXL_20240118_190805308.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Overlooking the square was the commanding, mission-style <b>Heaven's Gate Chapel </b>built at the behest of <b>Queen Isabel Segunda</b> in 1609 for the Dominicans. The original rudimentary church and monastery was replaced by this structure in 1692. I remember thinking my physical therapist would have been happy I was exercising my left leg as I slowly made my way up those imposing stone steps! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEm4CL7MKLWL5QPdgYemtnhywh6tlaL1tkP5Lh-8rw1vraFAN8ayiifm1vyizQleRfeu1kG4kk_ZvYT_VdpiRhX-2HTr7IMSgmgMo1YlfCg3DnZdPDaxgL5m1hReQVOPxcuk8m4wtXbEBXw6lZYhUZM1lUdj-nFXlQ-ZPjQbfl3b_iVqUm4fXn8dTUg-M/s4080/PXL_20240118_190956719.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEm4CL7MKLWL5QPdgYemtnhywh6tlaL1tkP5Lh-8rw1vraFAN8ayiifm1vyizQleRfeu1kG4kk_ZvYT_VdpiRhX-2HTr7IMSgmgMo1YlfCg3DnZdPDaxgL5m1hReQVOPxcuk8m4wtXbEBXw6lZYhUZM1lUdj-nFXlQ-ZPjQbfl3b_iVqUm4fXn8dTUg-M/s320/PXL_20240118_190956719.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The only vestige of the original monastery was this facade viewed from Porta Coeli's back. The monastery was originally called a 'convent,' as the terms were not gender-specific as they are now.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2KS6X4c9XKJGf_P6WQ84SX8KYpJpZM93RE0M3GcKAuy4wVrL69vmS7CiwbdtwaVts0O397O_eBf_55JWiSBfdxQJBxuF5Rcyi1v8jTcekV5PmBtarZFWVhfTcRyEWzxOZjagZW__I3ugc1eXMdpYbrhEX5LhsCQ50zIXRCJ8jvCPfCkatqABn8H4cZw/s3031/PXL_20240118_192917116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3031" data-original-width="2490" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2KS6X4c9XKJGf_P6WQ84SX8KYpJpZM93RE0M3GcKAuy4wVrL69vmS7CiwbdtwaVts0O397O_eBf_55JWiSBfdxQJBxuF5Rcyi1v8jTcekV5PmBtarZFWVhfTcRyEWzxOZjagZW__I3ugc1eXMdpYbrhEX5LhsCQ50zIXRCJ8jvCPfCkatqABn8H4cZw/s320/PXL_20240118_192917116.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3491" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4yhtonuHrbcryQtNpEYn7bBSCnH_6Cgy2u8WpZGMcB4oMDCf0zfI72ACcPX2uL2Kbi7OEJF_pJq0OrZ2-DKxAOovV6fWxbSWvZvE5tCiqOyWxbcWr5RY-gQcGRW9jOctvRp1YnMCc9dsR_PvmXJz07kKI1X1zBlQwZJUPyTdvEUybfvznzsV1OKgHj78/s320/PXL_20240118_192057003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Presiding over the chapel's main altar was an 18th-century Baroque altarpiece moved to Porta Coeli in 1830. It was the only work of its kind still preserved in its entirety in the territory.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rye1d64UnoYuZJC4BYTRIxBvBxaqPRfCvfOVBe4rn7vZG25KOUoFHI6kDXDuksrSlru-IAuV-LEyVF66J-OfNUEoS2kIoMYOnNl4Qwvc1SV3PfYXyz_F0g_eXvJf-Pi79S8jytkhpvVcTiEl3ifu3dusOQoCa9yuNnzIC95dgFSTbcaolFPXjBXlWx8/s4080/PXL_20240118_192124040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rye1d64UnoYuZJC4BYTRIxBvBxaqPRfCvfOVBe4rn7vZG25KOUoFHI6kDXDuksrSlru-IAuV-LEyVF66J-OfNUEoS2kIoMYOnNl4Qwvc1SV3PfYXyz_F0g_eXvJf-Pi79S8jytkhpvVcTiEl3ifu3dusOQoCa9yuNnzIC95dgFSTbcaolFPXjBXlWx8/s320/PXL_20240118_192124040.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZRNoCvRtPlpwMMqKnQmM2rKUNvoSvmmORIDO5qWqHF66jfkcHYE_R6PsUrJgNOnUhTwJ8J1r8hJf8nwz0sMtQ7PGN9vHpJwcUItfbTjwSfxdZv1dMxakli5xPiYuGNHnmQemA5mcJy932w0D4F-Thy_wd2teRYYpQskF_YPsRRcD0lJcRvwwEDDlY64/s4080/PXL_20240118_192137871.PORTRAIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ZRNoCvRtPlpwMMqKnQmM2rKUNvoSvmmORIDO5qWqHF66jfkcHYE_R6PsUrJgNOnUhTwJ8J1r8hJf8nwz0sMtQ7PGN9vHpJwcUItfbTjwSfxdZv1dMxakli5xPiYuGNHnmQemA5mcJy932w0D4F-Thy_wd2teRYYpQskF_YPsRRcD0lJcRvwwEDDlY64/s320/PXL_20240118_192137871.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrlvUJOBzOGzDaEwsvltZw1gP8Kb7ad_9nKtjNuizrtR9i3nAGSGXvS4chrubJAfl9l6g0vcjRq7Ca5yLgKTQgB6AvupB49BYBYJ7fw107N6eTRsuFuU70FXm_mopNyl6RHe3YKBuEyhT-fXOajGPYwfzq3mJU2U3BvY2HjJXHVZhrm03YOXQe1Es208/s4080/PXL_20240118_192206788.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrlvUJOBzOGzDaEwsvltZw1gP8Kb7ad_9nKtjNuizrtR9i3nAGSGXvS4chrubJAfl9l6g0vcjRq7Ca5yLgKTQgB6AvupB49BYBYJ7fw107N6eTRsuFuU70FXm_mopNyl6RHe3YKBuEyhT-fXOajGPYwfzq3mJU2U3BvY2HjJXHVZhrm03YOXQe1Es208/s320/PXL_20240118_192206788.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the chapel's parapet were flags representing the 22 towns in the San Germán district.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZbIzF4IRI5lN0-LzHJIBAChYbI9Yj_IP1CaCOzqI_YESt2FoLsmrhZgUUtRBBnx4VO6iO5wj_FCINc4tcvtR6rETKgbIyqf2D81nQqWJFB3ei1XUd96_hyphenhyphenIY9GpkwE6QDtLNNCHnHaK6r5CDb116FR7Pi62OYc6__m01IDchN7fbSVOpDVvmx6pFq2M/s3594/PXL_20240118_192537006.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3029" data-original-width="3594" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZbIzF4IRI5lN0-LzHJIBAChYbI9Yj_IP1CaCOzqI_YESt2FoLsmrhZgUUtRBBnx4VO6iO5wj_FCINc4tcvtR6rETKgbIyqf2D81nQqWJFB3ei1XUd96_hyphenhyphenIY9GpkwE6QDtLNNCHnHaK6r5CDb116FR7Pi62OYc6__m01IDchN7fbSVOpDVvmx6pFq2M/s320/PXL_20240118_192537006.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The guide made sure we looked at the back of this wall hanging or rug as it was a painting by the artist <b>Consuelo</b> of his sister, <b>Consuela.</b> Consuelo painted her image as he needed 'consoling' after she died. It was one of the most intriguing things we'd seen in a long time.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMVuaKysgalixXoyNbwgDmX5p8EmkwTTlY3ID02JbyiyTHiBskD-k2EpoKQGjWmtk5nKbnK68jFzW42zFY2vqPdv9SeJbKxThRzHZ3HUrp1D6EaCkWU3iNK_1wFECRAP0272y2vGuLAbxCbB_4_lWgLtZ2aljPhG2ZKcoFkbdkXDRfmUKmhvvdz_KfYU/s3999/PXL_20240118_193508583~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3999" data-original-width="2715" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfMVuaKysgalixXoyNbwgDmX5p8EmkwTTlY3ID02JbyiyTHiBskD-k2EpoKQGjWmtk5nKbnK68jFzW42zFY2vqPdv9SeJbKxThRzHZ3HUrp1D6EaCkWU3iNK_1wFECRAP0272y2vGuLAbxCbB_4_lWgLtZ2aljPhG2ZKcoFkbdkXDRfmUKmhvvdz_KfYU/s320/PXL_20240118_193508583~2.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What a captivating view we had overlooking the plaza. For some reason, it was empty except for one old man sitting on a park bench.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcrSF-5gtRKZ6U5LCXeLOAs2b3KnI6VSdOsGM1ZqoDufTusP5NS_gu5x_iV0BIxou-cKrqmGZbaEWEzPY93SLp2GekQP6eDesrZ_jyjPMgSjNFWETlmnthGeFyed6Haa375Bz88KDnXQyybHWOoE0dXRajBWRbD4-g-YXeBXbMNynj6xsr06e1lANo_I/s2313/PXL_20240118_193801448.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2313" data-original-width="2123" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcrSF-5gtRKZ6U5LCXeLOAs2b3KnI6VSdOsGM1ZqoDufTusP5NS_gu5x_iV0BIxou-cKrqmGZbaEWEzPY93SLp2GekQP6eDesrZ_jyjPMgSjNFWETlmnthGeFyed6Haa375Bz88KDnXQyybHWOoE0dXRajBWRbD4-g-YXeBXbMNynj6xsr06e1lANo_I/s320/PXL_20240118_193801448.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iBOO1byuc1xM67oWRgroToc-qw1LWXIfSIOYOLurFApuiqPW0JYM3St3uYtWHDRbsJf0Ihqnvb0g-9pM9nGSBHN_hIJu1ZhUPlsjpyDuKAyZpIX_g3aHPEwwkXEoXAXbKxPA5ZbdNz0uAnhzvTynJiJKW_E7uTOa_ODPHgyRkFMu_GRJDZK_idxlz2E/s4080/PXL_20240118_194115671.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iBOO1byuc1xM67oWRgroToc-qw1LWXIfSIOYOLurFApuiqPW0JYM3St3uYtWHDRbsJf0Ihqnvb0g-9pM9nGSBHN_hIJu1ZhUPlsjpyDuKAyZpIX_g3aHPEwwkXEoXAXbKxPA5ZbdNz0uAnhzvTynJiJKW_E7uTOa_ODPHgyRkFMu_GRJDZK_idxlz2E/s320/PXL_20240118_194115671.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At the other end of the square was the <b>Antigua Casa Alcadia,</b> the former town hall and the current visitor center built in 1844. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3E26LhrFGTnRz0GoeBxyL0aYscKy5qKITCr4sAUIdTgeufGG0H-kM3kJO05loAuJCWSw0hgo_SX6cT9dHtyls-L7ejeWomBNVa5kvGY4GBL1HhzJwJN88E2bmH8RBkhP3s1t4bRgXXtQQ7d4etNscOyvLVTEYtffD6DAJYBgWd8lJIXLBPrkcfsxpy4/s4080/PXL_20240118_194914819.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG3E26LhrFGTnRz0GoeBxyL0aYscKy5qKITCr4sAUIdTgeufGG0H-kM3kJO05loAuJCWSw0hgo_SX6cT9dHtyls-L7ejeWomBNVa5kvGY4GBL1HhzJwJN88E2bmH8RBkhP3s1t4bRgXXtQQ7d4etNscOyvLVTEYtffD6DAJYBgWd8lJIXLBPrkcfsxpy4/s320/PXL_20240118_194914819.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Commanding a lofty view on the city's other plaza, <b>Plaza Francisco Mariano Quiñones </b>was the <b>Iglesia San Germán de Auxerre</b> which dated from 1739 but had seen many additions over the years. We'd liked to have seen its carved wood ceiling in the nave and the chandelier that had been imported from Barcelona in 1866 but it was closed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4nkRN9ZpaotYvyXE-ncq1CNTHUSXrSKgDm0dT6oAx-E1u3u2xwnlOl08vE_aZHjiQNoD9bsMfvJfynxu37cbU6nmVbz_i7Wq_z1SzL5juPkruoFG2ZIKcN0858q09-NqlLPtJLs0hPQTQr1q8sbnuR_bZ3PBoX9zR2QeFLziVdOFYDMokKAy__yQLZ8w/s4080/PXL_20240118_195315690.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4nkRN9ZpaotYvyXE-ncq1CNTHUSXrSKgDm0dT6oAx-E1u3u2xwnlOl08vE_aZHjiQNoD9bsMfvJfynxu37cbU6nmVbz_i7Wq_z1SzL5juPkruoFG2ZIKcN0858q09-NqlLPtJLs0hPQTQr1q8sbnuR_bZ3PBoX9zR2QeFLziVdOFYDMokKAy__yQLZ8w/s320/PXL_20240118_195315690.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We wandered uphill and down dale in all the back streets before we finally found the <b>Casa de Lola Rodríguez de Tió</b> constructed in 1843 in Creole- or Criollo-style. Thought to be San Germán's most continuously occupied residence, it was possibly the home of a 19th-century poet and activist who was deported several times by Spanish authorities for her own revolutionary activities. Or, depending on what we read, the home may have been the residence of her sister, a descendant of Ponce de León. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH339uX4qLJc7DMhWg00iGZp5Ly6hwZe9MdBJyDMcBUhdCEN5xjlKJ8P9ur7W2RQeeaHY1NjqIrZyRLvDKrc7VH5bmO2lZJzHeKrTgt7gKsnA0MiT4OA5taQr_Kh6dDwPGepdgJZjajkvaQWL5nwRYTzaLBdurzWsq2Md1SEq_47c5UT1Y3NHnJwL9r7Y/s2974/PXL_20240118_200631280~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2884" data-original-width="2974" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH339uX4qLJc7DMhWg00iGZp5Ly6hwZe9MdBJyDMcBUhdCEN5xjlKJ8P9ur7W2RQeeaHY1NjqIrZyRLvDKrc7VH5bmO2lZJzHeKrTgt7gKsnA0MiT4OA5taQr_Kh6dDwPGepdgJZjajkvaQWL5nwRYTzaLBdurzWsq2Md1SEq_47c5UT1Y3NHnJwL9r7Y/s320/PXL_20240118_200631280~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">An architectural gem on the city's main drag and described as one of the most beautiful homes in Puerto Rico was <b>Casa Juan Ortiz Perichi</b> with its stunning wraparound porch and red zinc roof. The 1920s estate has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4tygXGhpYcqdYPFGhKkKvCUoODG3oxGzan7IokVCLuwXxAge1pH5FZT53vj5hDF1YAn0WFFHvrf2s8tL5XuJpgDzDOKNbycoHOlvMflTEmW3Q96pZkC6U23Iq0dZ9nYf56Ob7cSkgX6uh5uRsnJKnilEmgI2CayL-2a5qcMkl-0swMX_icQ4IKGDpT4/s3197/PXL_20240118_201950822.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2614" data-original-width="3197" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4tygXGhpYcqdYPFGhKkKvCUoODG3oxGzan7IokVCLuwXxAge1pH5FZT53vj5hDF1YAn0WFFHvrf2s8tL5XuJpgDzDOKNbycoHOlvMflTEmW3Q96pZkC6U23Iq0dZ9nYf56Ob7cSkgX6uh5uRsnJKnilEmgI2CayL-2a5qcMkl-0swMX_icQ4IKGDpT4/s320/PXL_20240118_201950822.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">These other historic Criollo-style homes wouldn't have been out of place in New Orleans.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyKYJXwx4-KPKESNZ7DmwQdNa6ZD4hhUxB6TrctWy_eoW7oVVfaxL1VT9tJwRPG0lJKKtTxcRgfbZDQgMlm5f7_5FF7_BEYY7Ud5EL1O-vS1iYuAMBoJFHt2IHBCpUq0d5HdodOh8hMpha4gqnTKCq_ut0sV0AR3lneAk4fDBtghS0-B5tXOrkSE3Vg0/s3072/PXL_20240118_202708359.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2950" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyKYJXwx4-KPKESNZ7DmwQdNa6ZD4hhUxB6TrctWy_eoW7oVVfaxL1VT9tJwRPG0lJKKtTxcRgfbZDQgMlm5f7_5FF7_BEYY7Ud5EL1O-vS1iYuAMBoJFHt2IHBCpUq0d5HdodOh8hMpha4gqnTKCq_ut0sV0AR3lneAk4fDBtghS0-B5tXOrkSE3Vg0/s320/PXL_20240118_202708359.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlXtU07JuANGkCkxjYAXzkCBf0DX32Mvumex8VGIzVfSzxDwBB6udilxXOEKK3NBILWdouZezcWyiTJGCdanhXqKuzWhrkAabwuxi7SrxcIJr3A71YdLlLUd-EA-xr9IyP43719RUg_YNukNbpMuXVcDeU6su0ltXGrHaW4Nx1JkxfuOVTbz3NE6TNhU/s4080/PXL_20240118_202750982.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGlXtU07JuANGkCkxjYAXzkCBf0DX32Mvumex8VGIzVfSzxDwBB6udilxXOEKK3NBILWdouZezcWyiTJGCdanhXqKuzWhrkAabwuxi7SrxcIJr3A71YdLlLUd-EA-xr9IyP43719RUg_YNukNbpMuXVcDeU6su0ltXGrHaW4Nx1JkxfuOVTbz3NE6TNhU/s320/PXL_20240118_202750982.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil67qSjO-65T6rA2cPiPQrChyphenhyphenGGLhb5pF7r8ATz6XjCHxn4fZQgPDyF0uppFV9lY0gLIPAL-177IJi4JAoSkCBHwsUi0X-mWlmhQD9m2Ocxk-0paNzvlLPd6XtoDbTJqmQxrjCt1ziy8GHcH6mDd8TenHhw3ObMFD1Z80H-fisOBLIOfK8fxcc8t6aQ7E/s3760/PXL_20240118_195406490.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3063" data-original-width="3760" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil67qSjO-65T6rA2cPiPQrChyphenhyphenGGLhb5pF7r8ATz6XjCHxn4fZQgPDyF0uppFV9lY0gLIPAL-177IJi4JAoSkCBHwsUi0X-mWlmhQD9m2Ocxk-0paNzvlLPd6XtoDbTJqmQxrjCt1ziy8GHcH6mDd8TenHhw3ObMFD1Z80H-fisOBLIOfK8fxcc8t6aQ7E/s320/PXL_20240118_195406490.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If the town's many historical sites hadn't been enough to woo us, the knowledge that tunnels existed built by the original residents under the historical homes intrigued us even further! Sounded like enough of a reason to return someday to San Germán.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Steven celebrating his birthday later that evening near the town of <b>Cabo Rojo</b> on the island's west coast:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BexQpKGce6PBsmHcRuEekQsfZoATS4usNB8edpaFvIx8zfqEi9jY0x5KJSEvwwzFT60nnEuvlzIsImpDkuFxG4HsFHtaQzRJVRtYDuId9Bo7xjNXscw-ynjSSkNv-T-OHZfwL7-4UNG2PcjJxRPBOkrllaktY5iRb9SkM6SxRgtEYE4em2FICRDw6KA/s4080/PXL_20240118_231022169.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BexQpKGce6PBsmHcRuEekQsfZoATS4usNB8edpaFvIx8zfqEi9jY0x5KJSEvwwzFT60nnEuvlzIsImpDkuFxG4HsFHtaQzRJVRtYDuId9Bo7xjNXscw-ynjSSkNv-T-OHZfwL7-4UNG2PcjJxRPBOkrllaktY5iRb9SkM6SxRgtEYE4em2FICRDw6KA/s320/PXL_20240118_231022169.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Next post:</b> Exploring Cabo Rojo Peninsula including the only lighthouse in Puerto Rico, a National Wildlife Refuge, and salt flats.</span><p></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Posted on March 16th, 2024 from Tempe, near Phoenix, Arizona where we've come to get away from snowy Denver for the month. Steven and I hope you also are relaxing and enjoying life wherever this finds you. Stay safe.</i></span></div>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-91447634653923475132024-03-12T00:23:00.000-06:002024-03-12T00:23:03.357-06:001/17/24: Puerto Rico's El Yunque National Forest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYEpv1MaoBY9fnxYjxphvvWKW1oogLLkkjVPx89crWgpDZkj80X4vm0fkvH_L7K6-2qXiS-tiHSW4L-rN9E13z71V1iCtLASowBM0fQNz2jNL0LSPhu2dt_8pdugFuv5yVszNB5vuhuCYljqRyeC5IBRsUD9NKtLsJy86lgfoeMHnEl2NLuNA67vLutw/s4080/PXL_20240117_172110217.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIYEpv1MaoBY9fnxYjxphvvWKW1oogLLkkjVPx89crWgpDZkj80X4vm0fkvH_L7K6-2qXiS-tiHSW4L-rN9E13z71V1iCtLASowBM0fQNz2jNL0LSPhu2dt_8pdugFuv5yVszNB5vuhuCYljqRyeC5IBRsUD9NKtLsJy86lgfoeMHnEl2NLuNA67vLutw/s320/PXL_20240117_172110217.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Located in Puerto Rico's northeast region, <b>El Yunque National Forest</b> is the only tropical rainforest in the US National Forest System. We entered El Yunque on the northern side, about 25 miles southeast of San Juan, in the rugged <b>Sierra de Luquillo, </b>as it was far more accessible from the capital. Originally set aside in 1876 by the Spanish Crown, the forest represents one of the oldest reserves in the Western Hemisphere. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">El Yunque, formerly known as the Caribbean National Forest, was named after the Taíno god, Yúcahu, which means <b>"Forest of Clouds."</b> An apt name given that clouds often dominate the 28,000-acre tropical forest!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Because the forest was still undergoing recovery efforts after the devastation wrought by both Hurricanes Maria and Irma in 2017, we knew some of the trails were still closed.</div></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ACJP4xowiW7Ij8hgzUlcGFD9MtFS39FrpOTc7XzRyxFkMYpBlN5xYNw4WOM86T1DQgQL5D3s5hyhzZmZNbwmAKwjg8I6E1bYEVM2U8DICKPRJTOixuRIConCUZLkDz2T9QtDN6htvxrYX_QAm9eyVp_l9hd_bpDCVqLQMsIbd7KN6DH1kUF4cOes0aA/s3648/PXL_20240117_150058530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ACJP4xowiW7Ij8hgzUlcGFD9MtFS39FrpOTc7XzRyxFkMYpBlN5xYNw4WOM86T1DQgQL5D3s5hyhzZmZNbwmAKwjg8I6E1bYEVM2U8DICKPRJTOixuRIConCUZLkDz2T9QtDN6htvxrYX_QAm9eyVp_l9hd_bpDCVqLQMsIbd7KN6DH1kUF4cOes0aA/s320/PXL_20240117_150058530.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were lucky, therefore, that the <b>El Portal Visitor Center </b>reopened in 2022 after sustaining structural damage from the hurricanes. We were surprised that while there was no entrance fee to the national forest, access to the visitor center cost $8 each. That was a twist on normal entrance fees. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXscwGtUvByEjeDWWP6OCi52q7Iz0IIb_Dwa4CjkzC4192JRNogsenhKTJV2BQvsqWvBAL3jrXScT92vlGdOSX1ZubcbsY_ePJmXkFrEO2ONk9tmbfhBaSWQCUWpRXvVKlMqEhAAZUZNudXwe0SvO2eiDYWH8UVbyOtyq5IyEsDXnXPJl-ajqE8J9NkI0/s4080/PXL_20240117_155042911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXscwGtUvByEjeDWWP6OCi52q7Iz0IIb_Dwa4CjkzC4192JRNogsenhKTJV2BQvsqWvBAL3jrXScT92vlGdOSX1ZubcbsY_ePJmXkFrEO2ONk9tmbfhBaSWQCUWpRXvVKlMqEhAAZUZNudXwe0SvO2eiDYWH8UVbyOtyq5IyEsDXnXPJl-ajqE8J9NkI0/s320/PXL_20240117_155042911.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the floor of the visitor center was a map of the Caribbean. How neat was that!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvmMAYezf6vaepfZh50myH9TvplJHf2XcQeTBfleSS_fEdxKNMJGQuiXDm1PQn6IabatkPu00snSckH8lbPe6-2y6gI9BUW6VUIAKRhLQgnhVu_mQTu_2wDLFTxF4Kxa9fptCRYixjE9I0FSvFhyphenhyphenKNM2QNmnRnIQ-lMPcBTGj2c2l0yBKWVB8djWPjGk/s4080/PXL_20240117_150240970.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvmMAYezf6vaepfZh50myH9TvplJHf2XcQeTBfleSS_fEdxKNMJGQuiXDm1PQn6IabatkPu00snSckH8lbPe6-2y6gI9BUW6VUIAKRhLQgnhVu_mQTu_2wDLFTxF4Kxa9fptCRYixjE9I0FSvFhyphenhyphenKNM2QNmnRnIQ-lMPcBTGj2c2l0yBKWVB8djWPjGk/s320/PXL_20240117_150240970.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">El Yunque was home in its earliest days to indigenous people who used its natural resources while living on its lower slopes. When gold in the mountains attracted the Spanish when they arrived in the 1500s, some people escaped by seeking refuge in the dense forest. In the 1800s and early 1900s, Spanish and then American mining and logging changed the look of El Yunque. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was distressing to find out that 95 percent of the entire island had been deforested by the 1930s. Fortunately, major reforestation efforts began about then. Most of what we saw was new growth since the mid-1900s.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-IDcq_o9jD2z1DOts2GLDFY8YF8Lt1yYHwtvcPJ0lao9QTRkLIjUjFZN6Av64EablwmPC5QP0PXpUiIaILJ6Q_X19Xq8ya_ExUC00mbGlnh3pAUdQXwd6F2R5V8iMbwe1PjnkQS3ck0SS3jd8VIKagWquz2_sZ8edoI0NYefKg3UbRMBavleFLqdVUk/s4080/PXL_20240117_150337042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-IDcq_o9jD2z1DOts2GLDFY8YF8Lt1yYHwtvcPJ0lao9QTRkLIjUjFZN6Av64EablwmPC5QP0PXpUiIaILJ6Q_X19Xq8ya_ExUC00mbGlnh3pAUdQXwd6F2R5V8iMbwe1PjnkQS3ck0SS3jd8VIKagWquz2_sZ8edoI0NYefKg3UbRMBavleFLqdVUk/s320/PXL_20240117_150337042.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We learned that though it’s one of the smallest rainforests, it is one of the most biologically diverse with 240 trees and plant species and 26 species found nowhere else on earth. Seventy-five percent of Puerto Rico's virgin forest was here in El Yunque.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Puerto Rican archipelago was home to an endemic parakeet and two parrot subspecies but only a few <b>Puerto Rican parrots</b> remain today in El Yunque. In the indigenous Taino language, the parrot was called <i>iguaca</i> which referred to its distinctive call. That informal name is still in use. Biologists are helping them recover in a few areas across the island as it's one of the world's ten most endangered birds. A photo of the Puerto Rican parrot courtesy of the visitor center:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDU2SQiQYTjkAfby9SXFD11xUHfYkgtei9HBFIldsKKSjFVJxhy_WFYDbESkv4_C7nfW10giA9h3eh3s2JlpjVyfbU_m5k2KYwLSrjGctU27bmToTfIVA2nnJ9FcyRN6ghHrGO5EkfEGtKQMwtPhoD7EgdSBurCfrYAfxxN_LGOa-q6QiqaX4CwkxU90/s3988/PXL_20240117_150833454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3988" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvDU2SQiQYTjkAfby9SXFD11xUHfYkgtei9HBFIldsKKSjFVJxhy_WFYDbESkv4_C7nfW10giA9h3eh3s2JlpjVyfbU_m5k2KYwLSrjGctU27bmToTfIVA2nnJ9FcyRN6ghHrGO5EkfEGtKQMwtPhoD7EgdSBurCfrYAfxxN_LGOa-q6QiqaX4CwkxU90/s320/PXL_20240117_150833454.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Though the admission fee was a surprise, the visitor center was quite lovely.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhED9oSjjfgLxgHlWQXNTys1u3JewoR0vNJLpDKJ27WhCNdbCCslsukI_ZJ0kepScnIswa-jC_puWeFC0GYPVbwR3eZY41dNEctF4VEZzkxA9Dc8agl4WPMXN9FkHDIx3SNsSNMS6bexkev6y6cyRGlGMsGCedoe-P9a0nlQtzq4D4wkVDdDZbGIxf7x1Y/s4080/PXL_20240117_154747756~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhED9oSjjfgLxgHlWQXNTys1u3JewoR0vNJLpDKJ27WhCNdbCCslsukI_ZJ0kepScnIswa-jC_puWeFC0GYPVbwR3eZY41dNEctF4VEZzkxA9Dc8agl4WPMXN9FkHDIx3SNsSNMS6bexkev6y6cyRGlGMsGCedoe-P9a0nlQtzq4D4wkVDdDZbGIxf7x1Y/s320/PXL_20240117_154747756~2.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some of the plants along the <b>Discovery Trail </b>caught our eye.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In our more recent travels, Steven and I have come across more and more gardens that also include artwork sprinkled in among the flowers and plants. El Yunque was no different. <i>Presence and Lichens</i> consisted of circles of different sizes made from acrylic sheets and paint that hung from branches. The artist considered the lichens a celebration as they normally go unnoticed in forests even though they are important for biodiversity. This image would have fit perfectly in your recent post, <b>Toonsarah!</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeCBWY07JLFWO-UQQcXtED6vCMGHICR5_VHtbFvt8za1jc5RIHDl_GK5rnHyoSf87tpW6uZKP4E-qJFtqvKOCvVWqD93K-jo-54E8oNkYQfN3pRuMhZZg6SSozqDJoq-p_gSOQWTDL9ANqTbk02yOyFcy3nC9PqeejPaVNSS0mSx2-IqLAAUaCf95NXg/s3977/PXL_20240117_163156315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3977" data-original-width="2610" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeCBWY07JLFWO-UQQcXtED6vCMGHICR5_VHtbFvt8za1jc5RIHDl_GK5rnHyoSf87tpW6uZKP4E-qJFtqvKOCvVWqD93K-jo-54E8oNkYQfN3pRuMhZZg6SSozqDJoq-p_gSOQWTDL9ANqTbk02yOyFcy3nC9PqeejPaVNSS0mSx2-IqLAAUaCf95NXg/s320/PXL_20240117_163156315.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7-tjVaO9voj3cIrL5daCX3Yqg7UKkZJeDobBOc2wFSvU8j8GHhub0jsc_aSe5jMD5o7Jbw4ohBdH1QoaYQiNFEGmy4IHfNZdgsERuiD4lAepr5WfiT6jOfwTQq4E9w-2Jfw3FuCJS-bxR37KEYwPPpYpfW02tpJRa8zs7nWdeZlK56xVttkOai6tweA/s4080/PXL_20240117_164628922.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7-tjVaO9voj3cIrL5daCX3Yqg7UKkZJeDobBOc2wFSvU8j8GHhub0jsc_aSe5jMD5o7Jbw4ohBdH1QoaYQiNFEGmy4IHfNZdgsERuiD4lAepr5WfiT6jOfwTQq4E9w-2Jfw3FuCJS-bxR37KEYwPPpYpfW02tpJRa8zs7nWdeZlK56xVttkOai6tweA/s320/PXL_20240117_164628922.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Memoriam,</i> made of dead coral rocks found washed ashore, reminded us that the national forest wasn't far from the ocean and that it was impossible to isolate it from the coastal environment.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjM-rH-YVY2FuKCLovUCnwQ9Xv-PgBbUF0WFHkkuaUl_cCzfkhkpdqdTPq1UmaD-d8PZnvAVz_nHdaZoZ72auLKWpCXrKgJl_5VlDeabDP9Xg0sOTmTDlWIjVm4Z24-5PEZpzCM4V90fPNPADxgPcoPnNTAggveZfVtIWA2Jvg2Kg4eF5aQBaTGAEZaw/s4080/PXL_20240117_163813137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjM-rH-YVY2FuKCLovUCnwQ9Xv-PgBbUF0WFHkkuaUl_cCzfkhkpdqdTPq1UmaD-d8PZnvAVz_nHdaZoZ72auLKWpCXrKgJl_5VlDeabDP9Xg0sOTmTDlWIjVm4Z24-5PEZpzCM4V90fPNPADxgPcoPnNTAggveZfVtIWA2Jvg2Kg4eF5aQBaTGAEZaw/s320/PXL_20240117_163813137.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0Eq1rezS9qCrDEm-tZ0NG4qw51CK7hZIm7mysO-I3QmGgE72pnDSz1mGXzcvHGiJGikpA0IFeWZWvuxj3PDWO2LzORePCZUb3BaQGYorUhz6iqmTsS9_ktLoTDSOkjZnAPGYGtP3XEZrRry7UiP14IE_NcKknREHpZQBbZwVr2g2mTAKoKY2eVoSY9s/s4080/PXL_20240117_164625271.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH0Eq1rezS9qCrDEm-tZ0NG4qw51CK7hZIm7mysO-I3QmGgE72pnDSz1mGXzcvHGiJGikpA0IFeWZWvuxj3PDWO2LzORePCZUb3BaQGYorUhz6iqmTsS9_ktLoTDSOkjZnAPGYGtP3XEZrRry7UiP14IE_NcKknREHpZQBbZwVr2g2mTAKoKY2eVoSY9s/s320/PXL_20240117_164625271.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank goodness we knew to wear layers that could get wet as it rained on us almost immediately. The forest’s highest elevations can receive up to 200 inches of rainfall annually! </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJfKzFs4_DOb3wjozHC17bDjkXvnvJ9z6Q8YA-hkZgsFs4bIV4HhtuG8C38xNxTlSeopUwzgawUsVkKCVyPIiUZ9VzjkET_TQWe1lQGDDzwI0QZFfM1MZfOkJzto6oXif6dXvn6h0yjPFy9xD6KcaFnjCNb2wlJoLBrctGwPeaA_tpLTtsP7c_G0w59k/s4080/PXL_20240117_164513398.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpJfKzFs4_DOb3wjozHC17bDjkXvnvJ9z6Q8YA-hkZgsFs4bIV4HhtuG8C38xNxTlSeopUwzgawUsVkKCVyPIiUZ9VzjkET_TQWe1lQGDDzwI0QZFfM1MZfOkJzto6oXif6dXvn6h0yjPFy9xD6KcaFnjCNb2wlJoLBrctGwPeaA_tpLTtsP7c_G0w59k/s320/PXL_20240117_164513398.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I could only smile at this one as I had trouble valuing its artistic merit.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhfAroBZipx_EPXMRJe27olJtOhGLbenPfGwbgtdou1VbP-dM3TcQlADFTWjt_DXuU0jCruP9F2uXL_fWQ6kBn96wWlPrKKAIuYPaNY1RU5fg44dVbU7SQzJJtAKb65HK0I5nP-r2ptmaaZov_sO5RAh3EJoPKU6ICUW7x5N0_DXRnfgp6S2LArefqCg/s4080/PXL_20240117_164212867.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhhfAroBZipx_EPXMRJe27olJtOhGLbenPfGwbgtdou1VbP-dM3TcQlADFTWjt_DXuU0jCruP9F2uXL_fWQ6kBn96wWlPrKKAIuYPaNY1RU5fg44dVbU7SQzJJtAKb65HK0I5nP-r2ptmaaZov_sO5RAh3EJoPKU6ICUW7x5N0_DXRnfgp6S2LArefqCg/s320/PXL_20240117_164212867.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After walking on a couple of trails by El Portal, we hopped back into the car and began driving south through the forest. We soon encountered the 60-ft. high <b>Yokahu Tower,</b> one of two observation towers built in El Yunque. Yokahu was built in 1963 at an elevation of 1,575 ft.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrIi5Ee2MqSHsMMZBjwoBoYOjcVObtSHCdQzxBHM3iZ_sjaoyJcABcyJw9dHLXRLxFUZpcloBFL9rq-GPJ23zFUwfZ_KEuuIhqHV3nlIM4Y7pY5jeKsG6E0EtKLSfO9QxMpiHa_nyxGw4l8LW8gMp1BlxAL6E05Nalv__RdeNlfBtatyAJJMx-pAp-9Q/s3716/PXL_20240117_171556677.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3716" data-original-width="3020" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrIi5Ee2MqSHsMMZBjwoBoYOjcVObtSHCdQzxBHM3iZ_sjaoyJcABcyJw9dHLXRLxFUZpcloBFL9rq-GPJ23zFUwfZ_KEuuIhqHV3nlIM4Y7pY5jeKsG6E0EtKLSfO9QxMpiHa_nyxGw4l8LW8gMp1BlxAL6E05Nalv__RdeNlfBtatyAJJMx-pAp-9Q/s320/PXL_20240117_171556677.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If the weather had been a little clearer (and perhaps our eyesight better!), we might have been able to see the <b>Virgin Islands</b> ten miles beyond the shore. However, the views we did catch were superb.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimrzlc7oasMI2jERykNMpio2O9Mlo_orLbUF8c5JF466tYsfMQcehmrfyZfoosPIuCq4ZgZIgFLAWB2ZJByK_AEibIaB9iU7Gczz_-PAqG8vd18TNxbu5Y3Fy_faITKU68nYC6CTkolJg5uQ8a58PonwNPtJS967c0zCv0C477-X0xVMFj7Cve7h8C4Y/s3648/PXL_20240117_171724968.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimrzlc7oasMI2jERykNMpio2O9Mlo_orLbUF8c5JF466tYsfMQcehmrfyZfoosPIuCq4ZgZIgFLAWB2ZJByK_AEibIaB9iU7Gczz_-PAqG8vd18TNxbu5Y3Fy_faITKU68nYC6CTkolJg5uQ8a58PonwNPtJS967c0zCv0C477-X0xVMFj7Cve7h8C4Y/s320/PXL_20240117_171724968.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Further on, a short trail led to <i style="font-weight: bold;">Baño Grande </i>or<b> Big Pool,<i> </i></b>a beautiful man-made, 18-ft. deep pool surrounded by a cobblestone path and a lovely arched stone and masonry dam. Built in the late 1930s by the <b>Civilian Conservation Corps, </b>the pool was continuously used from 1936 to 1968 until it was closed to swimmers over safety concerns. The pool was one of the best-preserved examples of the early New Deal-era concrete and masonry construction left in Puerto Rico.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikl6sR5TSmdwwzSeO-3ETc9kNJf-R8W5Kfi4yGzfw5pUEIGKv6wyA8J9orn6z3rN3tvNhwIPPJd8W9UH-kWHTC-qkdctFLcKYyqfRkckjz5uiokwNIGJ87_MvqGLrj5w87V9HPgxStDk9HW-pLugP2KrIaGci8wCVK0WFIzxdGlfrGET7fKWtcP7Vy6FU/s4080/PXL_20240117_175307163.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikl6sR5TSmdwwzSeO-3ETc9kNJf-R8W5Kfi4yGzfw5pUEIGKv6wyA8J9orn6z3rN3tvNhwIPPJd8W9UH-kWHTC-qkdctFLcKYyqfRkckjz5uiokwNIGJ87_MvqGLrj5w87V9HPgxStDk9HW-pLugP2KrIaGci8wCVK0WFIzxdGlfrGET7fKWtcP7Vy6FU/s320/PXL_20240117_175307163.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_I_1k7tpQfMdWD0bQxzA1F3SFsqF1CXQf8Zb6K6e59lPGJeSDK83vs9nFNQ76wGt0lECu-o0Xk43KXFf2s5g-p9oIPzGezEEEr5nlSsfV4Xy4Q49uYg3lMp2nlvNPZptO2HE5CDTexB271so4PUBFftKO6Ms219uutTGPWjNNhOElV1VC4lSdpjdV7Fw/s3072/PXL_20240117_175426016~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2845" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_I_1k7tpQfMdWD0bQxzA1F3SFsqF1CXQf8Zb6K6e59lPGJeSDK83vs9nFNQ76wGt0lECu-o0Xk43KXFf2s5g-p9oIPzGezEEEr5nlSsfV4Xy4Q49uYg3lMp2nlvNPZptO2HE5CDTexB271so4PUBFftKO6Ms219uutTGPWjNNhOElV1VC4lSdpjdV7Fw/s320/PXL_20240117_175426016~2.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At an elevation of 1, 476 feet, <b>La Coca Falls</b> was a very pretty waterfall that dropped 85 feet onto a large rock formation at the bottom of the falls. After a few hours in the rainforest, you can see my naturally curly hair returned in full force, a change I welcomed from my normally straight hair in dry Denver!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraUqVX0zjgYXFC4ejxSsC6AKADfi0VZGKNYQA3NV8pHKHX1N-pZ3nSbV3bwsYeQdfniEX_lzav8DxSMPs56-b5_UaUiqbElipb_tWUzzGVeVwkIX-7r6XVBdWoz8MO91xpaIkNoD6QUnuYVtvbCc9CGTtUgw2oNE5KmxVFDSdhIelwUGcqihHrg79_EA/s3648/PXL_20240117_184317039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraUqVX0zjgYXFC4ejxSsC6AKADfi0VZGKNYQA3NV8pHKHX1N-pZ3nSbV3bwsYeQdfniEX_lzav8DxSMPs56-b5_UaUiqbElipb_tWUzzGVeVwkIX-7r6XVBdWoz8MO91xpaIkNoD6QUnuYVtvbCc9CGTtUgw2oNE5KmxVFDSdhIelwUGcqihHrg79_EA/s320/PXL_20240117_184317039.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The ants go marching one by one. Hooray! Hooray! Yup, those were ants 'marching' leaves down the tree.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1TMesWcOqRW0m3iB5ImRScsk0PTMvH17STgxw9n-xsEclG00ADwqZXiQeCcksLOuTf3-2hvwX7LdBfKwz9lihBMeDpDLvtcqmN5vsg2K5iXnlEaFNp1JCr45gJYubjbOZH5YmTn4OluocBqPa_ySMmAR4IiLYcetjLaYCjkhdAzkUg4ONAVmuyU6IEU/s4080/PXL_20240117_184430214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1TMesWcOqRW0m3iB5ImRScsk0PTMvH17STgxw9n-xsEclG00ADwqZXiQeCcksLOuTf3-2hvwX7LdBfKwz9lihBMeDpDLvtcqmN5vsg2K5iXnlEaFNp1JCr45gJYubjbOZH5YmTn4OluocBqPa_ySMmAR4IiLYcetjLaYCjkhdAzkUg4ONAVmuyU6IEU/s320/PXL_20240117_184430214.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm not normally a fan of black-and-white photos but I do like this almost purely black-and-white one if I do say so myself as it captures El Yunque's namesake clouds, the tower, and an air of mystery. I'm glad we had set aside time to visit one of Puerto Rico's crown jewels with its lush, mountainous terrain and stunning views.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakSzqi4HsoAVGfElj1cdzNnKA0hpnGsU2ZVTX8PptNW41xO4iVaLbX7hjWkEzIHSUnegApfbGK9fkT9bc7d-6j-uMn3-GXGWt-ENGIYHO6EAOc-ZpT5F7NTNNQqABBEjZWKzg26ejUWxe2dxuUmKSU3rzaCsvndT0Dn2mIIllL7lqlgsVyULTWmElrEw/s4080/PXL_20240117_185238495.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiakSzqi4HsoAVGfElj1cdzNnKA0hpnGsU2ZVTX8PptNW41xO4iVaLbX7hjWkEzIHSUnegApfbGK9fkT9bc7d-6j-uMn3-GXGWt-ENGIYHO6EAOc-ZpT5F7NTNNQqABBEjZWKzg26ejUWxe2dxuUmKSU3rzaCsvndT0Dn2mIIllL7lqlgsVyULTWmElrEw/s320/PXL_20240117_185238495.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Returning to San Juan, we walked in the <b>Santurce district,</b> a mixed commercial and residential area with a growing arts community.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_eTHMvyG8re0h6kwjfYCyNYRj8evkHWperdz1j-y74VNKpBkBFLXyNTsUQ2PtrGKLSgrcy3u0BJix3W-IieMMELIptz7V86T7ATQiOZSiLiyL53Way3QrkJq16Tya141afPC9vNFEb2PfbpWEbex7TfsZ6swbFnFTfbjM46LsSybTkQt3EjrG3m6dPsM/s3072/PXL_20240117_200722335.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2559" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_eTHMvyG8re0h6kwjfYCyNYRj8evkHWperdz1j-y74VNKpBkBFLXyNTsUQ2PtrGKLSgrcy3u0BJix3W-IieMMELIptz7V86T7ATQiOZSiLiyL53Way3QrkJq16Tya141afPC9vNFEb2PfbpWEbex7TfsZ6swbFnFTfbjM46LsSybTkQt3EjrG3m6dPsM/s320/PXL_20240117_200722335.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LIXH1IUVi1-tRwPuURpx4BtMPlWXu2m4JvwY19WMyzKcVUkMLeWQ-0zlaCGz5AwZBlr2bBUs8zAdi2hTVkz-TYJhArmYCgg5xU1sk0NHQKNx37xIC5cbWRw3af5E94JB5yvuvRxPuEq5yGWm6QF9DAkibcrTxvWrUUhnpaQFnmBbPQeeZdySVApPxTw/s3434/PXL_20240117_200826258~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3434" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1LIXH1IUVi1-tRwPuURpx4BtMPlWXu2m4JvwY19WMyzKcVUkMLeWQ-0zlaCGz5AwZBlr2bBUs8zAdi2hTVkz-TYJhArmYCgg5xU1sk0NHQKNx37xIC5cbWRw3af5E94JB5yvuvRxPuEq5yGWm6QF9DAkibcrTxvWrUUhnpaQFnmBbPQeeZdySVApPxTw/s320/PXL_20240117_200826258~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSKPg2gLiOuSLNIvsAZgjiaRG2ByQSIDOPrshcOpD7fDdaJ4JV9TLNqzXgg1XGLiIwCQZbO9hxOwp1Weas8GOPYA0JaMv-iHa7YKRSH9ePiwcVOZw8vid3NCiODrOY-1CBnsvZ24JiMLacd5ld0YQcfL5h6wXw8Ce2g4URpZ7xFBZLQICfE5AFhdRJ1U/s4080/PXL_20240117_201649839.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYSKPg2gLiOuSLNIvsAZgjiaRG2ByQSIDOPrshcOpD7fDdaJ4JV9TLNqzXgg1XGLiIwCQZbO9hxOwp1Weas8GOPYA0JaMv-iHa7YKRSH9ePiwcVOZw8vid3NCiODrOY-1CBnsvZ24JiMLacd5ld0YQcfL5h6wXw8Ce2g4URpZ7xFBZLQICfE5AFhdRJ1U/s320/PXL_20240117_201649839.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Though we arrived at the charming <b><i>La Placita</i></b> or <b><i>Plaza del Mercado</i></b> too early to take in one of San Juan's liveliest spots, viewing the circa 1910 market hall made it worthwhile. The building was surrounded on all sides by bars and restaurants that would be hopping later.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayR5cSdhD0j4emXfidnUxAEl7c1EMlq5hQEfT545FBfr_Jl588_4Ookm1cDr-4bt6-QGYnW2OPB8HzFDxluX3ZGQrRDANsCPWannKdwGsL6X02FzEeLAygS_rp9qQxQpiTes0BOyzTkGnBjvzKcX3nghMjBYRm35L4TFGgdbBxZX3DOq-eqcp5gtZvjk/s3850/PXL_20240117_201018175.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3850" data-original-width="2754" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayR5cSdhD0j4emXfidnUxAEl7c1EMlq5hQEfT545FBfr_Jl588_4Ookm1cDr-4bt6-QGYnW2OPB8HzFDxluX3ZGQrRDANsCPWannKdwGsL6X02FzEeLAygS_rp9qQxQpiTes0BOyzTkGnBjvzKcX3nghMjBYRm35L4TFGgdbBxZX3DOq-eqcp5gtZvjk/s320/PXL_20240117_201018175.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WZ0BVwXvbPPh0bzewNsQo91FFvcTYH1OEWG-akY8JTfXf9QMsubLJaxYv8hOIgeCCtFIN9hVI_iBROg1r4WwE4gSZdty7dOC8cJ5uZhJI3Za2I9ORKFXoXTlRvFGsoZ7QjP6XVjDNsvm7q9GV5OfmgTHzeEOuZQbcH03RP74dVg76UJHd7BFceZhrYY/s4080/PXL_20240117_201243290.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WZ0BVwXvbPPh0bzewNsQo91FFvcTYH1OEWG-akY8JTfXf9QMsubLJaxYv8hOIgeCCtFIN9hVI_iBROg1r4WwE4gSZdty7dOC8cJ5uZhJI3Za2I9ORKFXoXTlRvFGsoZ7QjP6XVjDNsvm7q9GV5OfmgTHzeEOuZQbcH03RP74dVg76UJHd7BFceZhrYY/s320/PXL_20240117_201243290.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Miami Art Deco-style architecture even made it to this building by the beach in San Juan.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP1C1LcMqnttI7JwhszcmkgrceDh7k6tnnc9Fgk361Pzx2A6URgHCff3dpnrGhXOlbKiI5Xw2z4PlMbsQEtRqAmdmzdcIoyalNbHwT2NAmzWC0ttxpd8oj_yBHSrfj0Hev-LP8Y0M5QxfMbMGD_kw4M1zQ0HdVt11omcUYbr4EgMXoClFN-8LtXJujw3M/s4080/PXL_20240117_204729260.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP1C1LcMqnttI7JwhszcmkgrceDh7k6tnnc9Fgk361Pzx2A6URgHCff3dpnrGhXOlbKiI5Xw2z4PlMbsQEtRqAmdmzdcIoyalNbHwT2NAmzWC0ttxpd8oj_yBHSrfj0Hev-LP8Y0M5QxfMbMGD_kw4M1zQ0HdVt11omcUYbr4EgMXoClFN-8LtXJujw3M/s320/PXL_20240117_204729260.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A little east of Old San Juan was <b>Condado Beach</b>, a perfect spot to rest near the end of the day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9gZii6w7zLB0F8dxqmhj7YlBRQYsyX3kKj38_dZp2dtni0Et2bVIeOxk5Hlej2i_jO1AvJzBqojP7cVOieGOWmBfyMNf_U9maxWf-3PA456WVMBdc3HbpMj6dhDKfAwBKxKGzQUVfPXd7Ca_r2n9_yphuHfsq9b1Ck7a3LUvirIO87VwmUFOCqxmzdc/s4080/PXL_20240117_210442320~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9gZii6w7zLB0F8dxqmhj7YlBRQYsyX3kKj38_dZp2dtni0Et2bVIeOxk5Hlej2i_jO1AvJzBqojP7cVOieGOWmBfyMNf_U9maxWf-3PA456WVMBdc3HbpMj6dhDKfAwBKxKGzQUVfPXd7Ca_r2n9_yphuHfsq9b1Ck7a3LUvirIO87VwmUFOCqxmzdc/s320/PXL_20240117_210442320~3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The territory's own version of the Stars and Stripes:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0y3REG0t5bAtUATfz227lEqpdSVBJ8cEAKz_vYGGL_UDa6I0VExrhI2pvQ9Z780dMgpFEaQOqhZAurdyRfcqjMNgvwhv6f2SjPQFCscJalUk8tt1hEvafWwBLmi-dgSUe8D1eoKbyZNpbVDHrDqlmoHg3RQ7QrgQvRnhENccRK6UYiyhLmNZoKUDlAhk/s4080/PXL_20240117_210324406~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0y3REG0t5bAtUATfz227lEqpdSVBJ8cEAKz_vYGGL_UDa6I0VExrhI2pvQ9Z780dMgpFEaQOqhZAurdyRfcqjMNgvwhv6f2SjPQFCscJalUk8tt1hEvafWwBLmi-dgSUe8D1eoKbyZNpbVDHrDqlmoHg3RQ7QrgQvRnhENccRK6UYiyhLmNZoKUDlAhk/s320/PXL_20240117_210324406~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A lovely church by our apartment on our last night in San Juan:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpMug0VfgShLkFSMoxt5HScnHt6LpiasSeByDma2x2_z3SG9yj2PE078Xrg4_CrE-Z9gG9OS3szi64GMYZk-F7heQlj5eY4q2MAPkTqh7soQP8hiXdXeK7ar6lytrYwE08LAW_XY2OC_7PWrqkhvKS4Ah4oTTrTOpZ1mOAekBtdthBHf9JKkstZCW09g/s4080/PXL_20240117_215518172.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTpMug0VfgShLkFSMoxt5HScnHt6LpiasSeByDma2x2_z3SG9yj2PE078Xrg4_CrE-Z9gG9OS3szi64GMYZk-F7heQlj5eY4q2MAPkTqh7soQP8hiXdXeK7ar6lytrYwE08LAW_XY2OC_7PWrqkhvKS4Ah4oTTrTOpZ1mOAekBtdthBHf9JKkstZCW09g/s320/PXL_20240117_215518172.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Next post: </b>Heading west from the capital to Ponce de Leon and San German.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-40800420086249379112024-03-07T22:18:00.000-07:002024-03-07T22:18:23.669-07:001/16/24: Puerto Rico's San Juan Old Town<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2KbpDcbgo6onJOrfoDxDdl7o2PDVyHTjN_6IoiL7pQvburaph2GOLN0i_L_j57Evv4AQ2yV_YLuvuLmE7UIa6NNzvLLIBjpg9HLlTrdtB3EL3_F4ajBxVjrYbzcopsorKSIVgvdXZlONVf6eQDS7X7OcGTtjHK64Eb0UOzNStsn3-Sd6eeGSvyB75Uc/s3728/PXL_20240116_181519925.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3728" data-original-width="2881" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy2KbpDcbgo6onJOrfoDxDdl7o2PDVyHTjN_6IoiL7pQvburaph2GOLN0i_L_j57Evv4AQ2yV_YLuvuLmE7UIa6NNzvLLIBjpg9HLlTrdtB3EL3_F4ajBxVjrYbzcopsorKSIVgvdXZlONVf6eQDS7X7OcGTtjHK64Eb0UOzNStsn3-Sd6eeGSvyB75Uc/s320/PXL_20240116_181519925.jpg" width="247" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>It's been about eight months since I wrote my last post and I had planned to write many others about our travels to Alaska last spring and Hawaii last fall. However, a lot of health stuff has happened in the interim. As some may recall, I broke my left femur in a freak accident at the end of September 2022, in northern Guatemala when we'd just begun what was to have been a seven-week trip to Central America. Thanks to a great medical evacuation plan, we returned via medical jet to a hospital in Denver, Colorado a few days after I had emergency surgery in Flores, Guatemala. Fast forward to last summer when I needed a deep bone biopsy in June followed by limb restoration surgery in July because some of the Guatemala hardware had broken months earlier. As luck would have it, the surgeon inadvertently caused another fracture while removing all that hardware!</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Steven and I were hoping I'd be on the mend and heading toward a full recovery but that was delayed by needing oxygen at night, finding out I had sleep apnea which entails wearing a mouthguard also at night, and, more critically, a diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia just a couple of weeks before this current Caribbean trip. That scared the you-know-what out of both of us until we met with the oncologist who said no treatment was necessary at this point which was about the best news ever. The new cancer news, (I was diagnosed with Stage 3 non-hodgkins lymphoma back in June 1981 just after meeting Steven in Mexico), might explain why the surgeon told me the leg wasn't healing as he and we had hoped in December and again last month. I'm likely facing more surgery but until then, we're on the road as nothing much keeps me/us "down on the farm." If that weren't all enough, Steven, too, has been dealing with severe back issues that severely limit his mobility at times. Even with all that, we were in Chicago two weeks ago, are in Phoenix, Arizona for all of March, and heading to Asia for seven weeks beginning at the end of April. Medical stuff can wait until after that, right! </i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">With all that medical drama consuming our lives to some extent, a January escape to <b>Puerto Rico</b> and then a cruise through the <b>Lesser Antilles</b> sounded idyllic even though we'd never considered ourselves cruisers. We were extremely lucky that our flight left Denver on January 15th after spending a long time on the de-icing platform as a huge number of flights had been canceled. What a perfect time to escape our snowy hometown for almost two weeks in the Caribbean!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYIeIJV2QiAcLORpgSTWti40Vxwvdz5-04qRau7-KISPMCt2onSJE-r8WbyuL5FW_bjLxBfHSy0W-QUZOqjoDFypzeVwVcMMe_-XzdS1fDccGxCImtFd017OY2kflbAzcysOkd4iDvi5NqUWTlu1b1MOXqkIKcaqdWPLdLDpmxBhHNusRp4cUKIW2nQ4/s4080/PXL_20240115_174052175.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqYIeIJV2QiAcLORpgSTWti40Vxwvdz5-04qRau7-KISPMCt2onSJE-r8WbyuL5FW_bjLxBfHSy0W-QUZOqjoDFypzeVwVcMMe_-XzdS1fDccGxCImtFd017OY2kflbAzcysOkd4iDvi5NqUWTlu1b1MOXqkIKcaqdWPLdLDpmxBhHNusRp4cUKIW2nQ4/s320/PXL_20240115_174052175.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Facing our San Juan apartment's parking lot was this enchanting mural. We only realized once we began exploring more of Puerto Rico's capital city that it was choc-a-block full of murals.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKd6v4DQmP4jVIuRaHxC8Bykq57eY4TSbOkG8XpVXrq-OKar6Ph4EH0mW2vj6aQdtI7hnaqXq8W2XKwYcPhXUv3z5ynqi-f5CxVmZ3jlBhfZeujdU7dY4-W13aBohvJUMd7b6RKSkHTHpa5qutNNcDZW9H2pWYJ-mQ7jmU3GEsW-5IdfSt7Lm22kg2wk/s2421/PXL_20240116_143259497.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2421" data-original-width="2169" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKd6v4DQmP4jVIuRaHxC8Bykq57eY4TSbOkG8XpVXrq-OKar6Ph4EH0mW2vj6aQdtI7hnaqXq8W2XKwYcPhXUv3z5ynqi-f5CxVmZ3jlBhfZeujdU7dY4-W13aBohvJUMd7b6RKSkHTHpa5qutNNcDZW9H2pWYJ-mQ7jmU3GEsW-5IdfSt7Lm22kg2wk/s320/PXL_20240116_143259497.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjj_rQI9AH7a455nq2PoUeuuLBdOalYh_CbcsLZQYLsznoaidzMc8ZTu8bSOmAgqYnf5tjnepry0w4U8XlQaEacg97J-M5n4cYtHQvGkAvPpaCTA4928pLwZAyZcjpLBzTUZwILQ1yX66eUWwLrVOH9QFLmcUu5GV295aRMpHfkKEeuB25utHm2nrqUs/s1280/PXL_20240116_143946285.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="987" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKjj_rQI9AH7a455nq2PoUeuuLBdOalYh_CbcsLZQYLsznoaidzMc8ZTu8bSOmAgqYnf5tjnepry0w4U8XlQaEacg97J-M5n4cYtHQvGkAvPpaCTA4928pLwZAyZcjpLBzTUZwILQ1yX66eUWwLrVOH9QFLmcUu5GV295aRMpHfkKEeuB25utHm2nrqUs/s320/PXL_20240116_143946285.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">En route to San Juan's <b>Old Town</b> the next morning, we passed several historic monuments.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0DOgUHUtPc-jH5fhdvMjxbyea67F8OvUOk_X9gfk1aFeOXov_4eSRochJS2-eTvuYQLz_oWIs7stzYXKWB1FDrkbhWA1Rp3QcPe1xkOzagU8L7xuRdI9PZqo3qQOnoFRLCZQfau0yDbWh-EluHtqZMilglLr61LWg5DlGjdR5yuONB9ILoj2Ycm245Pg/s1176/PXL_20240116_144524866.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The territory's <b>Holocaust Memorial:</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BafuC8QUPIRuPsCay5wXR9s5tZP7ZDZVIUtlg8zvFiAYvkHxLt5kiQonvtIFXLH2bmXawm1CEeBgfZHmjXrvytQ6i60MyiUvIInjqTZsi6NVCwkS-U7-c7Zw6aKqQN4i14K5d5VglhDwqrJcfCI-TCzGeNcxfjow0-1ywZdgrZgCErVuml-k6iQpVFI/s4080/PXL_20240116_145044247.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BafuC8QUPIRuPsCay5wXR9s5tZP7ZDZVIUtlg8zvFiAYvkHxLt5kiQonvtIFXLH2bmXawm1CEeBgfZHmjXrvytQ6i60MyiUvIInjqTZsi6NVCwkS-U7-c7Zw6aKqQN4i14K5d5VglhDwqrJcfCI-TCzGeNcxfjow0-1ywZdgrZgCErVuml-k6iQpVFI/s320/PXL_20240116_145044247.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3298" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMd9D1dXMW0sFnvR4bZOqpDmJSdnJOXCrgLL3UXgh7WamreHxXqQjA_1kNrlfPNvrnkxLvwL3bwmv9D-Jmnagtn4MPIyUksV0jJOhkXbS8WmckyWtl6MlZcSHwLPUq4VFrXDPJg1Nlmgn2mFknbFw6q-Ux8zZK4k7bFgV2ZAkVM1B_T3TtuBBvjCgRk0/s320/PXL_20240116_151522219.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The ancient city wall or <i><b>La Muralla:</b></i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-YC2zc4aK43A1VZxsQqrqJwytfzqdpgcHvX1CKVQQIBT4-AqvGzDz_JEXF8KpmxMsIY1lHUQ2oXLIjZJP9ljTIvTMsKgnbtR9mMHvLlhv_JIsLeHe9knwOZq_wiHloIDW_qpOUp1UnroHmVgybLvl6LGunUDUe-UqVTDoUPugSwxS9JBMwpjVOnYKrrE/s3811/PXL_20240116_151648744~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3811" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-YC2zc4aK43A1VZxsQqrqJwytfzqdpgcHvX1CKVQQIBT4-AqvGzDz_JEXF8KpmxMsIY1lHUQ2oXLIjZJP9ljTIvTMsKgnbtR9mMHvLlhv_JIsLeHe9knwOZq_wiHloIDW_qpOUp1UnroHmVgybLvl6LGunUDUe-UqVTDoUPugSwxS9JBMwpjVOnYKrrE/s320/PXL_20240116_151648744~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Midway along the brick-lined walkway was the <b><i>Fuente Raices</i></b> monument and fountains which honored Puerto Rico's indigenous, African, and Spanish peoples.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxl4dEDNm4y6MD56hALBLMxhNomH9M5ssD-ifd3kkXmh8njjoDFLlmkDTcZTrI-e15W99XtmaP2QRZHEceOZ64bWmud5fabCb0LwqHUlGDijsoUpnGoyGszGwG2zpL4qTuFAInf1qsmQxgH-ezJMiWQwIKqvKq8kcYd5o8g4jfHxZ6NQj3uz9SP1UJMbU/s3648/PXL_20240116_152516549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Documents, money, and people carrying out the Crown's will in the colony passed through these doors.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrBFYlNxnLdKkDaWC6AQF13shzAW2xnWVaXH5x7t5npfrMMUtRuWvWhdVhFqlENRHZQZpnlQJJWnpEnmhkYc9anFjeFZGN_U_ghMxlMlDJ3Z9kaEqEEb61RGw4DcNRvz_v2IIoxMb43l4XvHSRgErKKXTH9GEMkuzyp6V8rNNHRJtSGoDsZbGqO8D8BU/s3169/PXL_20240116_153355879.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3169" data-original-width="2432" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbrBFYlNxnLdKkDaWC6AQF13shzAW2xnWVaXH5x7t5npfrMMUtRuWvWhdVhFqlENRHZQZpnlQJJWnpEnmhkYc9anFjeFZGN_U_ghMxlMlDJ3Z9kaEqEEb61RGw4DcNRvz_v2IIoxMb43l4XvHSRgErKKXTH9GEMkuzyp6V8rNNHRJtSGoDsZbGqO8D8BU/s320/PXL_20240116_153355879.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOWN47kE8xzowZaG-nEFEaBDbu-vvOET5yuWCFc21S2oKoYiufE-BSjw1jVN-QyNYx4uuYo3q7-EV8T-KFaxuGj6e2PAijg2wm-DG5tLiddUWnY8p6E_YiN_53vMzHraWSYkvGnjHV2ChB263RKNQArDK433jvtyznDKUPUhARQmiE1n0g3S5KbYSjA4I/s4080/PXL_20240116_153430265~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOWN47kE8xzowZaG-nEFEaBDbu-vvOET5yuWCFc21S2oKoYiufE-BSjw1jVN-QyNYx4uuYo3q7-EV8T-KFaxuGj6e2PAijg2wm-DG5tLiddUWnY8p6E_YiN_53vMzHraWSYkvGnjHV2ChB263RKNQArDK433jvtyznDKUPUhARQmiE1n0g3S5KbYSjA4I/s320/PXL_20240116_153430265~2.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once through the gate was a tiny square, <i><b>Plazuela de la Rogativa,</b></i> where a contemporary statue brought to mind the torch-lit procession that foiled an English invasion in 1797. While laying siege to the city, they mistook the flaming torches of a <i>rogativa</i> or religious procession for Spanish reinforcements and beat a hasty retreat. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BP-pmQn5dYG1OZpXzIljwTVqxjRNCam1fNUZuskKFAyv2pITpgq_RNupVTddfROgG2ZK20YGw8tMQp2RuzJCM_rrydo4lAv5qGG3rKZHodt7p_qyGnU_9FK1plog9HfmBWSFmyuMvEfRWR5mPiruSUwaAsXtM4kb5KcASwMSrzR6Hx76TdKznCEN2fM/s4080/PXL_20240116_153706807.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3BP-pmQn5dYG1OZpXzIljwTVqxjRNCam1fNUZuskKFAyv2pITpgq_RNupVTddfROgG2ZK20YGw8tMQp2RuzJCM_rrydo4lAv5qGG3rKZHodt7p_qyGnU_9FK1plog9HfmBWSFmyuMvEfRWR5mPiruSUwaAsXtM4kb5KcASwMSrzR6Hx76TdKznCEN2fM/s320/PXL_20240116_153706807.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The charming streets in the Old Town were lined with exquisitely restored, pastel-painted colonial mansions, some housing galleries, cafes, and small shops.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEz0Lzz2HjSeT7UJ35OwnXC5d4Xi8w77_O0bSVnvD_Llc_itvzora4iJO9HXVdmNvpgSG5ySkgrA_AG7eFmhUVfe7Zef_rMM1XKi3HPYU7_erTMt5QfmKUHGNVvbSABz-Gbz9OjSoTxgqYn_BbGfqBgXrLlBSyiVPge13DAyYXq3jPRQeAN2NeFLtyNM/s4080/PXL_20240116_154025345.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEz0Lzz2HjSeT7UJ35OwnXC5d4Xi8w77_O0bSVnvD_Llc_itvzora4iJO9HXVdmNvpgSG5ySkgrA_AG7eFmhUVfe7Zef_rMM1XKi3HPYU7_erTMt5QfmKUHGNVvbSABz-Gbz9OjSoTxgqYn_BbGfqBgXrLlBSyiVPge13DAyYXq3jPRQeAN2NeFLtyNM/s320/PXL_20240116_154025345.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the heart of the historic Old Town was the 17th-century <b><i>Hotel El Convento </i></b>whose mahogany beamed ceilings, striking black-and-white tiled floors, and conquistador-era furnishings recalled its earlier days as a convent. It was a far cry from associating the island with sipping pina coladas on the beach!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1osQ3MJd3MIjHVohwYboEGSzrUw180u5DKKeAUtQELubj-7oUksRtvH6EpVFYZhmHWAcynCPjnj8PHSN8xJM19Drod_wQ6Pan1g4FfptWRerMPaa2yYwntjB4XEBGDG9yVQ3FnJJJTTAxizpebxtprfm0AP0ZyDSTdWpVJfvFftFTthbeQlQYo1j6_Q/s4080/PXL_20240116_154258962~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1osQ3MJd3MIjHVohwYboEGSzrUw180u5DKKeAUtQELubj-7oUksRtvH6EpVFYZhmHWAcynCPjnj8PHSN8xJM19Drod_wQ6Pan1g4FfptWRerMPaa2yYwntjB4XEBGDG9yVQ3FnJJJTTAxizpebxtprfm0AP0ZyDSTdWpVJfvFftFTthbeQlQYo1j6_Q/s320/PXL_20240116_154258962~2.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9HfaBv_McWBmrBhGSPJA62Vbx9DZIGYVr_fic5mqlZpf03_db-FLnnOi17E7lCu5ZY0rgb5igNvvwyu690onQSfhiSKz9Xz45laS-UsPCoR9Y76Qvy0yUe7Lq_7hJnUHfXgh6PQmSe4KLlxdrjCmbVj-nA1DvpcNX6gqsho9n2uER6i-mF0iipTMBms/s4080/PXL_20240116_155233932.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI9HfaBv_McWBmrBhGSPJA62Vbx9DZIGYVr_fic5mqlZpf03_db-FLnnOi17E7lCu5ZY0rgb5igNvvwyu690onQSfhiSKz9Xz45laS-UsPCoR9Y76Qvy0yUe7Lq_7hJnUHfXgh6PQmSe4KLlxdrjCmbVj-nA1DvpcNX6gqsho9n2uER6i-mF0iipTMBms/s320/PXL_20240116_155233932.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuub3K0ByIStmY45rerLojrm3oIeaHSgSrMCRwQ_9wWfso992EWts3xhWgugzt7MopuAHg1oojfRtsZYrwKrTkXY_tOtVOerAv_TgQNhB0XYr-oIlWDd4YUEF7g4Imr4d-pHl1U4RItkuOFpM_pQH7HOrT0ShpgXIFqxRP7MREPeLnz7sV8rfgq20yKk/s3709/PXL_20240116_154808764.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3709" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijuub3K0ByIStmY45rerLojrm3oIeaHSgSrMCRwQ_9wWfso992EWts3xhWgugzt7MopuAHg1oojfRtsZYrwKrTkXY_tOtVOerAv_TgQNhB0XYr-oIlWDd4YUEF7g4Imr4d-pHl1U4RItkuOFpM_pQH7HOrT0ShpgXIFqxRP7MREPeLnz7sV8rfgq20yKk/s320/PXL_20240116_154808764.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFrDsIfUuiyruaotC4B-RVAJcSmVYc6EVIm1k6iFLmL1sy4RtYSDm_udkH-cTmyCRSSKAtN1ySLgjFdKQWDvM2DAAaglDkgf5hyRGaq0axT3UN2JmBUrEDXJiuz0tsknwtmlpP_IKck3CjvRZ0fxGbWwQZCcGBNt3bkzjG9WiME97-k6qxYRkKNVeUR8/s2209/PXL_20240116_155350705~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2209" data-original-width="2181" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFrDsIfUuiyruaotC4B-RVAJcSmVYc6EVIm1k6iFLmL1sy4RtYSDm_udkH-cTmyCRSSKAtN1ySLgjFdKQWDvM2DAAaglDkgf5hyRGaq0axT3UN2JmBUrEDXJiuz0tsknwtmlpP_IKck3CjvRZ0fxGbWwQZCcGBNt3bkzjG9WiME97-k6qxYRkKNVeUR8/s320/PXL_20240116_155350705~2.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>It seemed fitting that the highest point in the Old Town was held by Puerto Rico's Catholic shrine, </span><b><i>Catedral de San Juan Bautista. </i></b><span>It </span><span>began as a thatched-roof wooden structure in the 1520s. After being destroyed by a hurricane, it was rebuilt two decades later.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SMnyjnLSYvzXM70Atu5IfkaJHUksqGhHHT4YGdTOi4M1xCno3czaOc-uhMkvho-SY3yeo2xs9FWZu5DH0bVseIH3FEzhCHjh-F1UyNFRclL9BRprQ-EWkNadT5sefP8ezmtAKvFhg7m39jQ_BHqg6U3gCH7HJv-j5JIjk-g2zF1MrPR_dZ7-ThNpabk/s4080/PXL_20240116_161344502~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6SMnyjnLSYvzXM70Atu5IfkaJHUksqGhHHT4YGdTOi4M1xCno3czaOc-uhMkvho-SY3yeo2xs9FWZu5DH0bVseIH3FEzhCHjh-F1UyNFRclL9BRprQ-EWkNadT5sefP8ezmtAKvFhg7m39jQ_BHqg6U3gCH7HJv-j5JIjk-g2zF1MrPR_dZ7-ThNpabk/s320/PXL_20240116_161344502~2.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFkqxLqTF8kcoTswRS5TtG_E1uqZ2L5UWxCANFtowAA_WwqauNsa9AiGaB2TeOWS2c1gkHle_N6iz-2CeCu4KqqPpUqFd-z9qVNUG8hyphenhyphengda5ka8ppiC2Jq2heF4NUtHk5cYB5Tp2C0bS3gxN9emQFjVvnzN33NBSXSCB6lWTUj34VdXr375qsJbe5RWHU/s320/PXL_20240116_162018011.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The mostly pedestrian-only cobbled streets were a joy for tourists like us not wanting to worry about dodging cars and just popping across tiny lanes with nary a concern.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuu6jDJ9buugr4c7jlH7VTolSoOv8Pm-Sg5cb37ZJz9porZaF1BxMPdMHxESQQWyNW3BZ0SF-rsRjyoqEbvHlCIK4ZpYUN8L5NBcTkYLrwYCtGdtw3hveLK6L87P7ax9xSMsaQJO-Kzo_q9SZ1ugoYt4bshG-7ukFLXOf4FEKghqGXVruIywpeMbSw_xg/s4080/PXL_20240116_162125651.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuu6jDJ9buugr4c7jlH7VTolSoOv8Pm-Sg5cb37ZJz9porZaF1BxMPdMHxESQQWyNW3BZ0SF-rsRjyoqEbvHlCIK4ZpYUN8L5NBcTkYLrwYCtGdtw3hveLK6L87P7ax9xSMsaQJO-Kzo_q9SZ1ugoYt4bshG-7ukFLXOf4FEKghqGXVruIywpeMbSw_xg/s320/PXL_20240116_162125651.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I, more so than Steven, was intrigued to visit <b><i>Museo La Casa del Libro,</i></b> as it was supposed to have had nearly 400 books that had been printed before the 15th century and was one of the larger collections in the Western Hemisphere. It also owned two royal decrees issued by <b>King Ferdinand</b> and <b>Queen Isabella</b> in 1497, the same year <b>Columbus</b> reached Puerto Rico. Unfortunately, the location on Calle Cristo was just temporary until the restoration to the permanent building was completed.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkQWQAh5nnWJMUev6ulG4m8EwgfyZRwFdRtwCt4eagpM2nk-UdmAM_bkAf1qOCnEWVgOQRMgYcFeX7VmvzUtlN-QkauV1oGdnDYG3mJhHtQo6wJ_WtHyxx8u_K2KGQU4z84YPRUFQuKVK3NV6NzsncuqixZekrUilfOmBczt2p_dH_ajxBlgGK6VqEdc/s4080/PXL_20240116_162205545.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkQWQAh5nnWJMUev6ulG4m8EwgfyZRwFdRtwCt4eagpM2nk-UdmAM_bkAf1qOCnEWVgOQRMgYcFeX7VmvzUtlN-QkauV1oGdnDYG3mJhHtQo6wJ_WtHyxx8u_K2KGQU4z84YPRUFQuKVK3NV6NzsncuqixZekrUilfOmBczt2p_dH_ajxBlgGK6VqEdc/s320/PXL_20240116_162205545.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The lovely tilework on the stairs reminded me of our time admiring equally stunning work in Portugal and Brazil. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEy3i5iT8yZkVo4qNSz7JvK33fpKdX4CDclIuQY_b0ZKqSXPC_XFrQ3QDD3P6kiOero5chfmVhDORHKIzbDtthJ4nnePsIcPdVpVqj8I_Fuhzg90R-rPV0Z5XCd3CJKsncMdIy7Xhaf5AVdFizOck5thKQjCrOPu1qMqTrnctAYkWPdU-zuS9ExDjkbQk/s4080/PXL_20240116_162255190.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEy3i5iT8yZkVo4qNSz7JvK33fpKdX4CDclIuQY_b0ZKqSXPC_XFrQ3QDD3P6kiOero5chfmVhDORHKIzbDtthJ4nnePsIcPdVpVqj8I_Fuhzg90R-rPV0Z5XCd3CJKsncMdIy7Xhaf5AVdFizOck5thKQjCrOPu1qMqTrnctAYkWPdU-zuS9ExDjkbQk/s320/PXL_20240116_162255190.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As just one employee was working in the library cum bookstore, he was initially a little reluctant to show me the back room so I could take a peek at the ancient printing presses. He stated they were still in working order!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqQwM9U7T4Ss3bXl0-NMMEDmMDyPL2ef7S6cEBFJe_BaCXF9WW3L5mcWofYhavd9pJ4GQwhrLN3wtZBtMucwEu3bD_Gkq5MZ4C5JoyteZcLcq9CncfGSPOB51YFsu2cn98bXGEaSzMWwmc51tgDNMmIPGFM8pVZIKCaGP3jUq-IMDDsiQdrDCaX-oQ_A/s4080/PXL_20240116_162627127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqQwM9U7T4Ss3bXl0-NMMEDmMDyPL2ef7S6cEBFJe_BaCXF9WW3L5mcWofYhavd9pJ4GQwhrLN3wtZBtMucwEu3bD_Gkq5MZ4C5JoyteZcLcq9CncfGSPOB51YFsu2cn98bXGEaSzMWwmc51tgDNMmIPGFM8pVZIKCaGP3jUq-IMDDsiQdrDCaX-oQ_A/s320/PXL_20240116_162627127.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A few steps on was the <b><i>Capilla del Cristo,</i></b> a former convent that, according to legend, was built to prevent those on horseback from racing down Calle Cristo and plunging over its steep cliff! We couldn't see through the wrought-iron gates well enough to admire two religious paintings by Puerto Rico's famous painter, <b>Jose Campeche.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqC16FQzNLpg1XjkwS6IFXzGq_njV1JDieY4kvj2HfVmW10_GsboCmjHwQHYJjXgKOPMABw2wXHOyly3M18yk7LipH_XnWSiaQVF54OuJF0ND6TwVv5GQrgOkviXxtL-hQOJXC8dVjYeWgo-81o18Nxn6mn8ZCDzUh1ueJ0qOAjkVoTvo7atWjS_AicRg/s4080/PXL_20240116_162749718.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqC16FQzNLpg1XjkwS6IFXzGq_njV1JDieY4kvj2HfVmW10_GsboCmjHwQHYJjXgKOPMABw2wXHOyly3M18yk7LipH_XnWSiaQVF54OuJF0ND6TwVv5GQrgOkviXxtL-hQOJXC8dVjYeWgo-81o18Nxn6mn8ZCDzUh1ueJ0qOAjkVoTvo7atWjS_AicRg/s320/PXL_20240116_162749718.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Across from the old chapel was <i><b>Parque de las</b> </i><b><i>Palomas</i> </b>which was filled with its namesake pigeons much to the delight of parents with young children.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFa-UX8po1PhBd0zgzCtaTBM0qHV4Ki2Cm4IkV8Wx997LqCPi2Uq9wBh7RWjvr6NS_66_LG-nzwIeJkKbbAEnh8_GYwN4i5eRfgtDjyxjjfDY7epeP2kKN9j4uX2xUeQB1_XLX_DeNfvMQ7_WEIo2PLyqG333hGF8GO1DVJt3eomTKgfgbu5dKwo9JLjI/s4080/PXL_20240116_162905511.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFa-UX8po1PhBd0zgzCtaTBM0qHV4Ki2Cm4IkV8Wx997LqCPi2Uq9wBh7RWjvr6NS_66_LG-nzwIeJkKbbAEnh8_GYwN4i5eRfgtDjyxjjfDY7epeP2kKN9j4uX2xUeQB1_XLX_DeNfvMQ7_WEIo2PLyqG333hGF8GO1DVJt3eomTKgfgbu5dKwo9JLjI/s320/PXL_20240116_162905511.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">While taking a breather, even we enjoyed seeing the pigeons flit back and forth into the holes cut into the park's stone wall.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kUijYYqdhRD8ze97IpAEOCwx6-D8EHNqZxNgAJ2vwAfHziEaea4oPcLDDGLvWceNphE8ZTjVmpy3WSLh_HCwscGP6q8OHqz_QD9UYCHTwoEE1pSC1jMye2mWZMSDHZNBQhuMqd2I85z8AqWWJ-41-DkZoy4St75op3E0Fro1lsWlNaIAx3fj9CcfgUY/s4080/PXL_20240116_164322164.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kUijYYqdhRD8ze97IpAEOCwx6-D8EHNqZxNgAJ2vwAfHziEaea4oPcLDDGLvWceNphE8ZTjVmpy3WSLh_HCwscGP6q8OHqz_QD9UYCHTwoEE1pSC1jMye2mWZMSDHZNBQhuMqd2I85z8AqWWJ-41-DkZoy4St75op3E0Fro1lsWlNaIAx3fj9CcfgUY/s320/PXL_20240116_164322164.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you're a fan of pina coladas, you'd have smiled, too, seeing where the famous drink was first concocted 60 years ago.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyKsskJShgLatSWm6D5yWY-7E_LAwJzSW_b1MSohjmRSKUyWya8wFLO1QLmdaX_z92j19JgT8XoYFbyg4SmajnFNT2JYJ02jQHWv7C7RNOxxKP-twduTSDyN7JEV1iAB3Y7OoOIulW7GG8RRcb89HQoaa9ADxtKLrtvrAnXbup40NtJiiAy_EYZtRF04/s4080/PXL_20240116_165910640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyKsskJShgLatSWm6D5yWY-7E_LAwJzSW_b1MSohjmRSKUyWya8wFLO1QLmdaX_z92j19JgT8XoYFbyg4SmajnFNT2JYJ02jQHWv7C7RNOxxKP-twduTSDyN7JEV1iAB3Y7OoOIulW7GG8RRcb89HQoaa9ADxtKLrtvrAnXbup40NtJiiAy_EYZtRF04/w400-h301/PXL_20240116_165910640.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHcrmUyzIhY81fKWDdj1HlH_lIKAUQ1j5OQKTvxUiVQpXAwn-iRxrRhSbBAlxN1zfbJrshkAHmg8q6ryDZNQzlckbTUBWyj_U6pgolvcdW-d-RAi-_ahIALKvL5VRM1dTIrUwQOQZd3ugXhtWLJXbC8DfBAoMMuTpfUSB4-1MpBOjHgKIuYCTfByuUs4/s1071/PXL_20240116_165939192.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqHcrmUyzIhY81fKWDdj1HlH_lIKAUQ1j5OQKTvxUiVQpXAwn-iRxrRhSbBAlxN1zfbJrshkAHmg8q6ryDZNQzlckbTUBWyj_U6pgolvcdW-d-RAi-_ahIALKvL5VRM1dTIrUwQOQZd3ugXhtWLJXbC8DfBAoMMuTpfUSB4-1MpBOjHgKIuYCTfByuUs4/w269-h400/PXL_20240116_165939192.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can't begin to recount all the places in the world I've taken pictures of Steven sitting on a bench next to some sculpture. What a cute post that would be if only I could find the photos! This one was taken in <b><i>Plaza de Armas,</i> </b>the Old Town's original main square where the military drills were conducted.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3-Ac7-dUNrxotkUgeXepnx-KnaxFk6gxyM40HBUsLL9W6Weo_rtaFfw2xgSurAYRoxp6AR42VnNUgV3oa-cHuNLl71V9IWbYkXUQXpdQOidn9jKYR-mij_LlB0iiddPeN-jVEZKlZHYA2cEqA7QJGEh-t9ANkI5RA3HF80CjpSfU7XEjxStRCbmcvF8/s2719/PXL_20240116_170203315~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2719" data-original-width="1935" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU3-Ac7-dUNrxotkUgeXepnx-KnaxFk6gxyM40HBUsLL9W6Weo_rtaFfw2xgSurAYRoxp6AR42VnNUgV3oa-cHuNLl71V9IWbYkXUQXpdQOidn9jKYR-mij_LlB0iiddPeN-jVEZKlZHYA2cEqA7QJGEh-t9ANkI5RA3HF80CjpSfU7XEjxStRCbmcvF8/s320/PXL_20240116_170203315~2.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately for us fountain lovers, the square's fountain and its 19th-century statues were almost completely covered up still with a massive Christmas tree. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-WF42cQ3eLF4j3OgI_iEqNBGkncyukKkHB0YbxQh5qRFN6p77k7WXgzotT3Jtky-9OAMBr8TTd3YPol_hFR-ZRWiWrbDzwX9v1pB8bv32oisk3bO6tqsuLatwP6upQPP5v8et5jtlIIq8U_3ot6MlairUtV07VditAyAlsy8jTrkM1RaW0bZQgO23Bo/s3682/PXL_20240116_170808677.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3682" data-original-width="3018" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-WF42cQ3eLF4j3OgI_iEqNBGkncyukKkHB0YbxQh5qRFN6p77k7WXgzotT3Jtky-9OAMBr8TTd3YPol_hFR-ZRWiWrbDzwX9v1pB8bv32oisk3bO6tqsuLatwP6upQPP5v8et5jtlIIq8U_3ot6MlairUtV07VditAyAlsy8jTrkM1RaW0bZQgO23Bo/s320/PXL_20240116_170808677.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Facing the square was the attractive <b>City Hall.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAyPeQ6UyXgC8nHXPpyYJbm_6jXTuuH6vcw4puh6ooJE3SqV74XbI6WfSQphoUd412jNajp9qmOy6tdjmbpqTOAQGorFm5F8y7_1g9X1WxClH_9jHPlbAtO6_uRJxTdyCvPw5jMTUgQmnAdPw_lOYRpZha1d4Jf4rJjqu8K-rx_UYJtoE50dyMIBPtUU/s4080/PXL_20240116_170308777.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilAyPeQ6UyXgC8nHXPpyYJbm_6jXTuuH6vcw4puh6ooJE3SqV74XbI6WfSQphoUd412jNajp9qmOy6tdjmbpqTOAQGorFm5F8y7_1g9X1WxClH_9jHPlbAtO6_uRJxTdyCvPw5jMTUgQmnAdPw_lOYRpZha1d4Jf4rJjqu8K-rx_UYJtoE50dyMIBPtUU/s320/PXL_20240116_170308777.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It wasn't until we took another stroll through the square that I noticed Steven's 'bench companion' was <i>Catalino "Tite" Curet Alonso,</i> a Puerto Rican composer of over 2,000 salsa songs known as the <b>Soul of the Caribbean.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSW1siVnmE9VG0SIyyiUsvWV83_nqy9OK4oBBsaO4duzGYPg29MZxwpoadMFTnSh4Zs4i1K0vQQe9qnSNF-fVqoOGBV1rXoLxXJ6kW-7gUH4Fn18rHLagGwizTHyJfRLX0yQA60hKvKdAO9oyPJ9emzWEw68Wfhi7Adn4fuGiNi027rMizJ8rs6c087dM/s4080/PXL_20240116_170844096.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSW1siVnmE9VG0SIyyiUsvWV83_nqy9OK4oBBsaO4duzGYPg29MZxwpoadMFTnSh4Zs4i1K0vQQe9qnSNF-fVqoOGBV1rXoLxXJ6kW-7gUH4Fn18rHLagGwizTHyJfRLX0yQA60hKvKdAO9oyPJ9emzWEw68Wfhi7Adn4fuGiNi027rMizJ8rs6c087dM/s320/PXL_20240116_170844096.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The second oldest church in the Western Hemisphere was <b>Iglesia de San Jose, </b>a simple Spanish Gothic church built under the direction of Dominican friars in 1532. Ponce de Leon was buried there for almost three hundred years until being moved to the cathedral in 1909.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wGLTZuqEmrxud2tJEhn18BB6JXHKljXfvkbM4ytHweZ8m-7GKRUcqwbKBmnhhCNQAUoXHiUqB1mhG7jbIEw9AmN28GgggfUAm7qZokBgA8Gb8_Of1593XYwyuzINFL706BMxmgM55_5Qc1DHcghJ9jPXQaD5jpXaL9_LMCnTXkzlesDHO6R1FbgwjoI/s3275/PXL_20240116_172112349~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3275" data-original-width="2490" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wGLTZuqEmrxud2tJEhn18BB6JXHKljXfvkbM4ytHweZ8m-7GKRUcqwbKBmnhhCNQAUoXHiUqB1mhG7jbIEw9AmN28GgggfUAm7qZokBgA8Gb8_Of1593XYwyuzINFL706BMxmgM55_5Qc1DHcghJ9jPXQaD5jpXaL9_LMCnTXkzlesDHO6R1FbgwjoI/s320/PXL_20240116_172112349~2.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVcPrPAEnj5J9T-70r_BxHKQ8XSo9Qu4whG2TWHE3fHPXlFcufZnmROs4ZGTBA7Dgdmjk2LNgRoN1xMVjDdP8rfy0OtlEMGt_3g6eTQmEU3jB1drPOkxoweXZOEKZmJ0E68P8Wd0z7zJsBAx4uq-DDaR9SUJN4u3Xf3YacqzYhXQwUh-4kogbCN9BoWgQ/s2545/PXL_20240116_171725425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2545" data-original-width="1927" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVcPrPAEnj5J9T-70r_BxHKQ8XSo9Qu4whG2TWHE3fHPXlFcufZnmROs4ZGTBA7Dgdmjk2LNgRoN1xMVjDdP8rfy0OtlEMGt_3g6eTQmEU3jB1drPOkxoweXZOEKZmJ0E68P8Wd0z7zJsBAx4uq-DDaR9SUJN4u3Xf3YacqzYhXQwUh-4kogbCN9BoWgQ/s320/PXL_20240116_171725425.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Plaza del Quinto Centenario</i></b> was built in 1992 to commemorate Columbus’ first voyage to the Americas over 500 years earlier. The 40-foot-tall <b><i>El Tótem Telúrico</i></b> in the center of the plaza symbolized the origin of the New World. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijff4fb-jI8r7kcrI7ZnSUX_mHBdWpk0u1dqr1ozW-XzENQZs6fyoPp91wpxV-H0oKbFhcBDMyb-TZ4jYhuRjgUgZLbIb9TyR6j_1pYBJTnCnf24kz7xY07tPr96jEXhPT51DER0eIsLaoBqjZbcDJfDMW0C272Lka0hyphenhyphenwnjVVxBEzSxgxRgRdugpaqLw/s4080/PXL_20240116_172142286.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijff4fb-jI8r7kcrI7ZnSUX_mHBdWpk0u1dqr1ozW-XzENQZs6fyoPp91wpxV-H0oKbFhcBDMyb-TZ4jYhuRjgUgZLbIb9TyR6j_1pYBJTnCnf24kz7xY07tPr96jEXhPT51DER0eIsLaoBqjZbcDJfDMW0C272Lka0hyphenhyphenwnjVVxBEzSxgxRgRdugpaqLw/s320/PXL_20240116_172142286.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yup, more Christmas decorations adorned lamposts!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_7yLAAjhyphenhyphen245sG2GduCDdSk_byOh0fiKiOwzFpDAyFFIWiHb90mMz2RLQPIaeB9JZHjdxHQ65Ygeg-MUB4W7jeHpnGf2Bif_Gd0JbG_LqhHpJWQp1HT21cYQxqpep89bPay3LuE5Rjzs1mxfBFSO5tStpvG9iLMjVa2XHMenM-HFv2Qu1ip2Jlx8dBMI/s4080/PXL_20240116_174817759.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_7yLAAjhyphenhyphen245sG2GduCDdSk_byOh0fiKiOwzFpDAyFFIWiHb90mMz2RLQPIaeB9JZHjdxHQ65Ygeg-MUB4W7jeHpnGf2Bif_Gd0JbG_LqhHpJWQp1HT21cYQxqpep89bPay3LuE5Rjzs1mxfBFSO5tStpvG9iLMjVa2XHMenM-HFv2Qu1ip2Jlx8dBMI/s320/PXL_20240116_174817759.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Below Old Town and facing the Atlantic Ocean was <b>La Perla,</b> a San Juan neighborhood that has yet to see its best days.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUC0dZerbuCW8DKYrq_eewHr95oHbWpdeg0F5SWCO5dOkTmlZBzeG-QK0LCWDlV1vZGWsD2RzCyh-t90Nz0hjAMspaIflNf12aRu8_gxXjZ1CNj_7JKejufk1r2xMKhNTH5xWUjxxXmD2MNkQ6Cstdf22_XI25N7OEF7rR2akJfFh8wEQ55ii0FDPWMc/s4080/PXL_20240116_174908624.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUC0dZerbuCW8DKYrq_eewHr95oHbWpdeg0F5SWCO5dOkTmlZBzeG-QK0LCWDlV1vZGWsD2RzCyh-t90Nz0hjAMspaIflNf12aRu8_gxXjZ1CNj_7JKejufk1r2xMKhNTH5xWUjxxXmD2MNkQ6Cstdf22_XI25N7OEF7rR2akJfFh8wEQ55ii0FDPWMc/s320/PXL_20240116_174908624.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1vpDA6poVYkyROSkHEr9CzJb4pwO_DAwFpsAe2flukk_demRzWJtvrKaKDJ7G4tFjvQUEOm7y7luu6LPxebyWmfiGI8jPPw4r-SvcMqJc1SeN3FsRWzvI97gISLJRUKROdT2UhuJjlDhVy0Edu_zdDXWCddslUVJpkh8TARlGuLaTaG4sQTQS_zt-Wc/s4080/PXL_20240116_180010954~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-1vpDA6poVYkyROSkHEr9CzJb4pwO_DAwFpsAe2flukk_demRzWJtvrKaKDJ7G4tFjvQUEOm7y7luu6LPxebyWmfiGI8jPPw4r-SvcMqJc1SeN3FsRWzvI97gISLJRUKROdT2UhuJjlDhVy0Edu_zdDXWCddslUVJpkh8TARlGuLaTaG4sQTQS_zt-Wc/s320/PXL_20240116_180010954~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the distance was <b><i>Castillo San Cristobal,</i></b> a fortress constructed between 1634 and 1783 to protect the city from eastern attack by land. The largest Spanish fortification in the New World, San Cristobal was known during the 17th and 18th centuries as the 'Gibraltar of the West Indies.'</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmqNbNstOubwRLRSlWXLFY6DPoy7YPVx-yveIYTetpsexFJgFCRTwUuHR4cSXboamRWKVuKdlttjy384oCsyEdR1zlDKrhlSMJIuxNaJ99TkBlrnzTlD1EWYaShh8wvzIUB4AWbn55A3lnGvCPS4nQ286lJAqLezHvtiUimySTtypKNOgzlqhZDqiKeE/s4080/PXL_20240116_175906726.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikmqNbNstOubwRLRSlWXLFY6DPoy7YPVx-yveIYTetpsexFJgFCRTwUuHR4cSXboamRWKVuKdlttjy384oCsyEdR1zlDKrhlSMJIuxNaJ99TkBlrnzTlD1EWYaShh8wvzIUB4AWbn55A3lnGvCPS4nQ286lJAqLezHvtiUimySTtypKNOgzlqhZDqiKeE/s320/PXL_20240116_175906726.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64N27VfWZAQkcJRWDME1zlbY9g2gsyGbsJirj1_ewhupbPD4bZpCG2rHNCDPcgBC0eaeI1leZbCZWpLYMpBwl6WAmRGr__jntLHI-1HZUnQyfK6D672zf-a7nvBkVIvr4ilSeCiLgb8_-74q-aXy1S_r_b6QSRaUw_b8cHWw5X9GB-i5oz5QOyiesGXg/s320/PXL_20240116_224726348.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our walking tour of San Juan's Old Town greatly exceeded our expectations. I was caught off guard, quite frankly, at how picturesque and charming the colonial buildings and the plazas were. It's no surprise that American news reports had focused on the extreme weather challenges the island had faced but I don't recall any remarking how San Juan's Old Town was so pristine and downright pretty. We looked forward to our next few days exploring more of the island and seeing whether our initial impressions would be nearly as positive.</span></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Next post:</b> Driving southeast of San Juan to <b>El Yunque National Forest.</b></span>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-80042812153056416932023-07-16T23:55:00.000-06:002023-07-16T23:55:30.557-06:00The Rest of Our Alaskan Cruise<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFrKaTDnnj611ef2ayZvaRK-I0S-o5ib1mUfY1aA9opcud4Va40qnFbp4Xkm2Csvjh1BrNDy4ZHgPGJ4t2PSBxG5cV0IAvCsAjijdbFghvK9VPP1-1-npPGXY75FOeLWGGKZh3utWRyLViEQpHn9MiCnKp-SKl0xLKgCRN5-X1Td9DqchXjsMeM1C/s4080/PXL_20230513_012433812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFrKaTDnnj611ef2ayZvaRK-I0S-o5ib1mUfY1aA9opcud4Va40qnFbp4Xkm2Csvjh1BrNDy4ZHgPGJ4t2PSBxG5cV0IAvCsAjijdbFghvK9VPP1-1-npPGXY75FOeLWGGKZh3utWRyLViEQpHn9MiCnKp-SKl0xLKgCRN5-X1Td9DqchXjsMeM1C/s320/PXL_20230513_012433812.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><span style="font-size: large;">We awoke on May 11th to our cruise ship having arrived in <b>Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve </b>sometime while we slept. Though seeing every shade of gray from the constant rain, we still garnered some beautiful views. A few otters popped their heads up but too quickly for me to snatch a photo, unfortunately. The national park naturalist who had come on board for the day mentioned spotting some humpback whales but we didn't catch a glimpse of their telltale spouts.</span><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbnqfSAPTLihbDhAYsmL2iqqVpCnY7DfwK0t0isueRN_cIKdNx6VpaascmJ8yRixlnACFrLh3JraOoT0aUmD1NsUpubAvvTbQtBWGx9rCCrdOLSIBSALhzJpF__4rxKOpmmEX574VUDUOQ2kap-Gn1kfBXg9Ng4Kn3Rm13JdWnmRpvUKmX1DVh_Jw/s4080/PXL_20230511_042554825.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbnqfSAPTLihbDhAYsmL2iqqVpCnY7DfwK0t0isueRN_cIKdNx6VpaascmJ8yRixlnACFrLh3JraOoT0aUmD1NsUpubAvvTbQtBWGx9rCCrdOLSIBSALhzJpF__4rxKOpmmEX574VUDUOQ2kap-Gn1kfBXg9Ng4Kn3Rm13JdWnmRpvUKmX1DVh_Jw/s320/PXL_20230511_042554825.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The 'park' was dedicated as a National Monument in 1925 before being upgraded to national park status in 1980. I don't think we'd ever been to a national park that we couldn't actually touch, didn't see a physical entrance or exit, or a sign proclaiming its name. This was just so unlike any other national park we've seen in the US! It was hard to comprehend that this park comprised over 3.2 million acres of forest, inlet, and mountain peaks rising more than 15,000 feet. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio97kxxLjnOfr1vQU-pToVvighfqivv-rFYwB8w35D8ex2E9bsdeFqfFLvJqlTBe_OIJClnhicFWNKZcQ4yXH8uolXPeKdmdZFLMeOC1FeBC_efyoZUNbtxBS6h2mstetvsCrUaKqRIG1FaOn7OoAV9TJ2QDnXBPGBUaSZVqvHWAXTCkr8Gk6QuuJc/s4080/PXL_20230511_164855549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio97kxxLjnOfr1vQU-pToVvighfqivv-rFYwB8w35D8ex2E9bsdeFqfFLvJqlTBe_OIJClnhicFWNKZcQ4yXH8uolXPeKdmdZFLMeOC1FeBC_efyoZUNbtxBS6h2mstetvsCrUaKqRIG1FaOn7OoAV9TJ2QDnXBPGBUaSZVqvHWAXTCkr8Gk6QuuJc/s320/PXL_20230511_164855549.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">"A sheet of ice as far as the eye could distinguish" was what<b> Captain George Vancouver </b>said when he<b> </b>first caught a glimpse of the small five-mile inlet in 1794. Almost a hundred years later, the ice had retreated enough to reveal a majestic wilderness to naturalist <b>John Muir </b>and a group of native Tlingit who saw the bay as their ancestral homeland. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFB3X-zsnPwb3pvlWprqhE_m3EDACu8dZlb1VNMJXd-Y_NuI5yAx4bAiJWNmmyS-UPXFqnbBW_6Wudvz1NKjOhz0reG-07Lzyd_tqsEF3Ud39euP73SVhgzszL6HubcXLDgMtFW6L6T7yDNfVFXz4DFRfkqAxlcsuT2KywiyZPY4yYrM5vz3pb1EV/s4080/PXL_20230511_164533143.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFB3X-zsnPwb3pvlWprqhE_m3EDACu8dZlb1VNMJXd-Y_NuI5yAx4bAiJWNmmyS-UPXFqnbBW_6Wudvz1NKjOhz0reG-07Lzyd_tqsEF3Ud39euP73SVhgzszL6HubcXLDgMtFW6L6T7yDNfVFXz4DFRfkqAxlcsuT2KywiyZPY4yYrM5vz3pb1EV/s320/PXL_20230511_164533143.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We knew from our trip to Newfoundland last summer these miniature icebergs were called <b>bergy bits, </b>my favorite scientific name to denote the size of the iceberg!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh233joDZ9VL4ap6yjgF8ZmSFgVHidFSFomTbbGfBuuoQiB9EkPeAvhUJo4sD0TNgNhwG7sD-G0sztthi5GpAUKQGRjEHA4GNx72jIJdMBWnyR9W1mxoy-vYqeHUOkrNz1Iy2WI3Ej7OGMbwr0_1TvpKeUElgTrioJ_4cfryULfNHI6Mn6QdlHxAH-f/s4080/PXL_20230511_174007128.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh233joDZ9VL4ap6yjgF8ZmSFgVHidFSFomTbbGfBuuoQiB9EkPeAvhUJo4sD0TNgNhwG7sD-G0sztthi5GpAUKQGRjEHA4GNx72jIJdMBWnyR9W1mxoy-vYqeHUOkrNz1Iy2WI3Ej7OGMbwr0_1TvpKeUElgTrioJ_4cfryULfNHI6Mn6QdlHxAH-f/s320/PXL_20230511_174007128.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of three named glaciers in the park was <b>John Hopkins Glacier</b> named after a glaciologist (never heard of that profession before!) who was a professor at the renowned university of the same name in Baltimore, Maryland.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0rnvf51z8YYFuyZYh4O3YkmYfHKsuMcK7SIwVpbiqqRKcYQWfD1xI8seKGdLTUtvj15-6NyPB8ZP-MPz5RXVbBq1YiE9F8JKTV85LcgJP81L5g6NRP0JJ13px50pp9p9AirfyKCNFycexR02FVI9vfrlqP5YkMGRgzWnwg_-1Txf5XSWyE3oHFtI/s4080/PXL_20230511_174214399.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0rnvf51z8YYFuyZYh4O3YkmYfHKsuMcK7SIwVpbiqqRKcYQWfD1xI8seKGdLTUtvj15-6NyPB8ZP-MPz5RXVbBq1YiE9F8JKTV85LcgJP81L5g6NRP0JJ13px50pp9p9AirfyKCNFycexR02FVI9vfrlqP5YkMGRgzWnwg_-1Txf5XSWyE3oHFtI/s320/PXL_20230511_174214399.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just 250 years ago, there was NO bay here, it was just all glacier. A massive river of ice, extending thousands of feet deep and 100 miles long, took up the entire bay before retreating north.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDO4jHZK2IBLyYKJaz-OVPHIGKj4sThlDJOw71Qf0k_NPJ3Ffy04_dSMpBGm6nZPJmrcgRV_TjGgRh4eYuAFpXP8LJnU5iHOPwjsU9CIcESfn-zowqoke5cd3EzS31uMKjMrGLmAwv2FCZc7rThOLyi3csH3QCT-XTUzITzA-uAZ36Epu23myWbEx/s4080/PXL_20230511_174317339.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDO4jHZK2IBLyYKJaz-OVPHIGKj4sThlDJOw71Qf0k_NPJ3Ffy04_dSMpBGm6nZPJmrcgRV_TjGgRh4eYuAFpXP8LJnU5iHOPwjsU9CIcESfn-zowqoke5cd3EzS31uMKjMrGLmAwv2FCZc7rThOLyi3csH3QCT-XTUzITzA-uAZ36Epu23myWbEx/s320/PXL_20230511_174317339.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We learned from the naturalist that sea otters had a million hairs over every <b>inch</b> of their bodies!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7R5PnnnEkfPmLAuekWTeFWJj_fpEzP8I49UKobrh-opOi3Rve4e4Vpc2NJL6JYzUORhf0hrnDQRbPnulg_eDbKKudGfPsLwHrNbsIar5JSr81SgF7sCr7XlM_4nEs3xO5R_Ensw1-CUZO7CvcpBmhzjZ3yggcrVxWw6q5FayxMvA37vVRYVqsFRkz/s4080/PXL_20230511_182915836.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7R5PnnnEkfPmLAuekWTeFWJj_fpEzP8I49UKobrh-opOi3Rve4e4Vpc2NJL6JYzUORhf0hrnDQRbPnulg_eDbKKudGfPsLwHrNbsIar5JSr81SgF7sCr7XlM_4nEs3xO5R_Ensw1-CUZO7CvcpBmhzjZ3yggcrVxWw6q5FayxMvA37vVRYVqsFRkz/s320/PXL_20230511_182915836.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A Norwegian cruise ship also accompanied our ship in the bay.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jkQSWXqvESfcjNiU_TOdCOHihq6Qh7eUA-dhMq9e-aHIG6_xUFpnttDYOa-UYLrPVjnL5Lx6GAAetuWsRJOcuBxT9KqRlK6mco3oIIfAjaXrkBJ-eghQGgOIAHufci84wrlq7sH97k9kmCBp6kjaW87VB8HgU7-uY9VbZIRFBqgxaoepxsSJ5k5T/s4080/PXL_20230511_042812014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jkQSWXqvESfcjNiU_TOdCOHihq6Qh7eUA-dhMq9e-aHIG6_xUFpnttDYOa-UYLrPVjnL5Lx6GAAetuWsRJOcuBxT9KqRlK6mco3oIIfAjaXrkBJ-eghQGgOIAHufci84wrlq7sH97k9kmCBp6kjaW87VB8HgU7-uY9VbZIRFBqgxaoepxsSJ5k5T/s320/PXL_20230511_042812014.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Steven and I have been so fantastically lucky to be up close to glaciers in some of the world's most gorgeous places that I admit we didn't get all mushy and gooey at this otherwise stunning sight. We found it difficult not to be jaded and fully appreciate the beauty right in front of us, and accept it for what IT was. Reflecting on that now, I wonder if the grayness might have played a role in us not celebrating <b>this</b> beauty.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuK9GYzPurUIvvtQ53X90hgiVFBC2gH25a8PwNzLMHBInI6EY_3ta7MF3sBcx2aM-ZbJi4ZKBk7YkvPv9S5oUpVXAiKoTT1PNmf_oBDFZtArNOemVP_h-baBt4O10U-DL_dEZ4WbOmOqk3tMb14GwpgyzvaF0sUfgNHNPBx5D4L2EZkzsGoUmlhcAf/s4080/PXL_20230511_185903273.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuK9GYzPurUIvvtQ53X90hgiVFBC2gH25a8PwNzLMHBInI6EY_3ta7MF3sBcx2aM-ZbJi4ZKBk7YkvPv9S5oUpVXAiKoTT1PNmf_oBDFZtArNOemVP_h-baBt4O10U-DL_dEZ4WbOmOqk3tMb14GwpgyzvaF0sUfgNHNPBx5D4L2EZkzsGoUmlhcAf/s320/PXL_20230511_185903273.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">But the wispy clouds playing a game of hide and seek did make me smile.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMKRpK-8Q978fO0pE1MZQD9f5M3bAgWlmG2GmKAmcKUQlvnSwCpLvEvVlHmARs1ecVkGyhvcy1hu_mE2gephmmickUbYkE_xsdSjygGq-qGKUXNNAxjuPMFNyy4NqvX4neHKljQr7-6CBtGjnpJZ9RrDUgfjrLZhgZA1JnM3g-_70zqaQp0rVBOK7/s4080/PXL_20230511_185304923.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMKRpK-8Q978fO0pE1MZQD9f5M3bAgWlmG2GmKAmcKUQlvnSwCpLvEvVlHmARs1ecVkGyhvcy1hu_mE2gephmmickUbYkE_xsdSjygGq-qGKUXNNAxjuPMFNyy4NqvX4neHKljQr7-6CBtGjnpJZ9RrDUgfjrLZhgZA1JnM3g-_70zqaQp0rVBOK7/s320/PXL_20230511_185304923.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8oJJM6GyFWSbR_PS3kZkKR0PXK1LOUN7zYukxRgBAySJrqEupizhqUlnQ6zM5zI9mPUCDeMviN-fpIlwZEJy-Zwr401P_YsrRcRJaKyqMf1yo3poDsii4hGvHf3g8TzF0Lac1Suz-xqLU-ey7aWOFU8lZYnBlHmn6prkMl2oUtQuqbHyZlseYWus/s4080/PXL_20230511_193717985.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_8oJJM6GyFWSbR_PS3kZkKR0PXK1LOUN7zYukxRgBAySJrqEupizhqUlnQ6zM5zI9mPUCDeMviN-fpIlwZEJy-Zwr401P_YsrRcRJaKyqMf1yo3poDsii4hGvHf3g8TzF0Lac1Suz-xqLU-ey7aWOFU8lZYnBlHmn6prkMl2oUtQuqbHyZlseYWus/s320/PXL_20230511_193717985.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Even though we were more blase than we 'should' have been, it was still a huge thrill seeing the glacier calve which means when a massive piece of the glacier falls with a thunderous noise into the bay. Even though the glacier was moving forward at over five feet a day, calving was unpredictable. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89Jw0rtcDbkfYr9Lu7KcW_Z1OJmWhZLoI8_kZObaOJNR6TBYE4GFUwg0KEnIovhjB5DcevMaxV_n-mRCtWnpO1Gi8aEkDH9bBbBHt2THVRK_0A5dFpd3IsLzf5C42GLzdMEtdD_QRIJ3cyybzGOsy8wgvN3jL7XMDuIAdE811fCImALZBtRHjsSo6/s4080/PXL_20230511_193807298.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89Jw0rtcDbkfYr9Lu7KcW_Z1OJmWhZLoI8_kZObaOJNR6TBYE4GFUwg0KEnIovhjB5DcevMaxV_n-mRCtWnpO1Gi8aEkDH9bBbBHt2THVRK_0A5dFpd3IsLzf5C42GLzdMEtdD_QRIJ3cyybzGOsy8wgvN3jL7XMDuIAdE811fCImALZBtRHjsSo6/s320/PXL_20230511_193807298.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimiKwbxEeoZtinYld0JEdUIAkZknbP_7EcDR53fPXUvSqtA4aM1q5JsgZK2uAGj3TaHkZQhbdi_aK6iD1NHgsM59ozSWkb4HFLGQDXNkrcPgSRJzoRtOoQFO4VBfg9tbSflepxxMFGjXBrEcTgP4mR8coIRm8cdc1WfMTXLFlR_tGqt7_Rw-N-EDjh/s4080/PXL_20230511_194027100.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimiKwbxEeoZtinYld0JEdUIAkZknbP_7EcDR53fPXUvSqtA4aM1q5JsgZK2uAGj3TaHkZQhbdi_aK6iD1NHgsM59ozSWkb4HFLGQDXNkrcPgSRJzoRtOoQFO4VBfg9tbSflepxxMFGjXBrEcTgP4mR8coIRm8cdc1WfMTXLFlR_tGqt7_Rw-N-EDjh/s320/PXL_20230511_194027100.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We followed as a small boat came alongside ours to collect the ranger back to where, we wondered, as we had seen no signs of any settlement anywhere that day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwG43-FxnsYT36FecqdhucMfzuSnYP4PE7cW1vD9-dlXVGhl6guRbZE7p2YJnjdCkjobKGjJqf7IZsDU6U5VYEoqlc4wesWVgPDreKcu72qAemDPwBgKJvjX_EnjB3TJyp4GN7AO_XNcrlMLkRWHaXUVJyopWw4tmzCZg7BpchXDXhB9U-2zSlJCFU/s4080/PXL_20230511_230859676.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwG43-FxnsYT36FecqdhucMfzuSnYP4PE7cW1vD9-dlXVGhl6guRbZE7p2YJnjdCkjobKGjJqf7IZsDU6U5VYEoqlc4wesWVgPDreKcu72qAemDPwBgKJvjX_EnjB3TJyp4GN7AO_XNcrlMLkRWHaXUVJyopWw4tmzCZg7BpchXDXhB9U-2zSlJCFU/s320/PXL_20230511_230859676.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sarah:</b> I hope you have a better appreciation of these largely black-and-white photos as I know you have a finer eye for the beauty therein.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihaTdHD3lWwFrX0kGv5j3AUpVkH-pa1zmzISj282CYLj9SUg2apsgqeVqO3VKhN47jJ-HulMCcPvz6bciCoL1qgiHwimaCWL3thy7kWKdwFHD6w-WbczcxXRW8yBabEpDvRXLFmFBoqOH-ROwHj0Qg8XFU0BcfFRJrRv5lEUcnfvI4vvgYLXM2-aP2/s4080/PXL_20230511_230841363.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihaTdHD3lWwFrX0kGv5j3AUpVkH-pa1zmzISj282CYLj9SUg2apsgqeVqO3VKhN47jJ-HulMCcPvz6bciCoL1qgiHwimaCWL3thy7kWKdwFHD6w-WbczcxXRW8yBabEpDvRXLFmFBoqOH-ROwHj0Qg8XFU0BcfFRJrRv5lEUcnfvI4vvgYLXM2-aP2/s320/PXL_20230511_230841363.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">While we had spent the day admiring Glacier Bay, the ship's bakers had been crafting <b>Baked Alaskas</b> that were then delivered in a conga line by the culinary staff to much applause amid the dimmed lights. I don't know who ended up feasting on them as we came temptingly close but no cigar, as they say!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweuZkRR2UPzk1snMuHfOMA-mGNezWfun3iwgjVXYH0Q2BdJbkpdm1NtLUG1lkmHes2cvMJfdDgYaaceO-n4bPEl0Jz9VXVN4U84h_iy_-Mq4BLLQEFYPv4W1fBPe__opt--5fp0NYJNWNaBv5Dp6W7f_F2idfEDsW2W1cIq_QWh4oM3CSfev30O50/s4080/PXL_20230512_021812066.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhweuZkRR2UPzk1snMuHfOMA-mGNezWfun3iwgjVXYH0Q2BdJbkpdm1NtLUG1lkmHes2cvMJfdDgYaaceO-n4bPEl0Jz9VXVN4U84h_iy_-Mq4BLLQEFYPv4W1fBPe__opt--5fp0NYJNWNaBv5Dp6W7f_F2idfEDsW2W1cIq_QWh4oM3CSfev30O50/s320/PXL_20230512_021812066.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMoqG7Y-0J3sR--ttkDGANvd8m-HwGcntt-PcPMufUE4bAc-69FFls_O2-hLpolUJC51BXbJy7rUyLI95Tn9buKKI7mVmNohmHyz0541sCMGyNQHomjeMp6f1DTvRUJMO3J7376ftrfAYrpaDNsSjqyJPuBgbwSs_DT4GaboopSpJTpYnJpvobF1n/s4080/PXL_20230512_022036218.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxMoqG7Y-0J3sR--ttkDGANvd8m-HwGcntt-PcPMufUE4bAc-69FFls_O2-hLpolUJC51BXbJy7rUyLI95Tn9buKKI7mVmNohmHyz0541sCMGyNQHomjeMp6f1DTvRUJMO3J7376ftrfAYrpaDNsSjqyJPuBgbwSs_DT4GaboopSpJTpYnJpvobF1n/s320/PXL_20230512_022036218.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The next morning, May 12th, was another stay-on-the-boat day but with no naturalist to let passengers know much of what we would see in <b>College Fjord.</b> Staff were smart to make the best of it by having those interested listen to a spiel about just how much effort had gone into making us all a few pounds heavier this week! Fully, 65% of all staff were culinary which seemed more than a tad obscene! Four thousand croissants and danishes were made each day. <b>Naomi:</b> Where or where was <b>Joel</b> when we needed his delicate French touch with pastry?!</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi830HlK7rKwEKWu9cv_ilI6qkHNKmCyyf2I-ukffZUvenKFcHtprYR1LyaEM8LbZHL7l0sGJnuA8vrTsVw5_Fxtsa0yzux-8M1BHm5-wgj1_rcA6vSKqgxjO8fRipjUq3FQY7OTlXy7TxNyeGo9wUz8FJVrqGaZ_v5ZisK5gwNa4CNsYzi9-bg9P2J/s4080/PXL_20230512_232952634.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi830HlK7rKwEKWu9cv_ilI6qkHNKmCyyf2I-ukffZUvenKFcHtprYR1LyaEM8LbZHL7l0sGJnuA8vrTsVw5_Fxtsa0yzux-8M1BHm5-wgj1_rcA6vSKqgxjO8fRipjUq3FQY7OTlXy7TxNyeGo9wUz8FJVrqGaZ_v5ZisK5gwNa4CNsYzi9-bg9P2J/s320/PXL_20230512_232952634.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yes, we'd had a really delightful week-long trip northbound from Vancouver to south of Anchorage but certainly had no desire to turn around and immediately repeat the same trip southbound. I couldn't understand why 424 people were staying on board to do exactly that. I wanted to ask some of those people we'd met onboard where was their sense of adventure? Why didn't they sign up for a land trip to <b>Denali National Park</b> or some other place in the Interior, as the vast inland portion of Alaska is known?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFFJYuGz2k8EkHil6pJjpjD42BlHQFa1iX_xPVuJDRSlXnjKs5Ctshww9j3HmN-dcMxZK_nuBvtUwHviJ2EYbrxlHCaajCCtlqHLGUOiKsoKNC8_VNgm84Fn-sHWtHg0oveQLdk3IrUx3gQS0MvwxPfQODTMG-VIttHTnQwqCNDWbZZjZh2EJC7Xo/s3648/PXL_20230513_012703883.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFFJYuGz2k8EkHil6pJjpjD42BlHQFa1iX_xPVuJDRSlXnjKs5Ctshww9j3HmN-dcMxZK_nuBvtUwHviJ2EYbrxlHCaajCCtlqHLGUOiKsoKNC8_VNgm84Fn-sHWtHg0oveQLdk3IrUx3gQS0MvwxPfQODTMG-VIttHTnQwqCNDWbZZjZh2EJC7Xo/s320/PXL_20230513_012703883.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At 6pm, our Grand Princess was the first cruise ship this season to enter the fjord. As the sky was less gray than the day before, our spirits lightened at the ethereal beauty of <b>Harvard Glacier.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2Fwoq3IdE9k00a0zxiSIMdx6T9N-sRKI5JQ2poDs2GFRHdyUWo5souvhOwFIrwTXPERxaELsmgrh8pqSKeZWzRwK-kTL9YkhhECxIm0i1oXLsNF3RREt7d4E_q7S8H5NoCEjC96BfjlHvvbghJN-9xvDh912dpQn7btpqlPWD2_d3cbIGvnh3FBg/s4080/PXL_20230513_012445843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2Fwoq3IdE9k00a0zxiSIMdx6T9N-sRKI5JQ2poDs2GFRHdyUWo5souvhOwFIrwTXPERxaELsmgrh8pqSKeZWzRwK-kTL9YkhhECxIm0i1oXLsNF3RREt7d4E_q7S8H5NoCEjC96BfjlHvvbghJN-9xvDh912dpQn7btpqlPWD2_d3cbIGvnh3FBg/s320/PXL_20230513_012445843.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzkIp0jYHPEUrq28-6mjVyy3PuFF_pT6oq-W4wvUc43artDDPYIIK9Ct6SbiTcFyNaKZTF_gQD-cOGvDHmToIgJ8bbaG9Y1xFc6dGg7Lc7HCjj8x5hnG2G4stAocuAiXzc6MyVbJ_mGF4zieLnd0NbDqjHmuotE_8KJU28bQZ1yOoTdkNNTIWWYVE/s4080/PXL_20230513_013308481.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAzkIp0jYHPEUrq28-6mjVyy3PuFF_pT6oq-W4wvUc43artDDPYIIK9Ct6SbiTcFyNaKZTF_gQD-cOGvDHmToIgJ8bbaG9Y1xFc6dGg7Lc7HCjj8x5hnG2G4stAocuAiXzc6MyVbJ_mGF4zieLnd0NbDqjHmuotE_8KJU28bQZ1yOoTdkNNTIWWYVE/s320/PXL_20230513_013308481.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1a6ucIGJsC3b51Nghn8ns_-3oNTQB5RD_pMmfcmUnP1mP1aAU-MRkCKqjHLpzVoD_ilrAoc9fUNzjsq3eWwR0CrqxlOoQ6sho9Gzan6LfZr2EebezadaNhetL77bY7vzZYxWZA8CRQOIOf7d0KadsRKDhr-cCxft7ossuzDt0FlzISuU6tL-nS25/s4080/PXL_20230513_013945838.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1a6ucIGJsC3b51Nghn8ns_-3oNTQB5RD_pMmfcmUnP1mP1aAU-MRkCKqjHLpzVoD_ilrAoc9fUNzjsq3eWwR0CrqxlOoQ6sho9Gzan6LfZr2EebezadaNhetL77bY7vzZYxWZA8CRQOIOf7d0KadsRKDhr-cCxft7ossuzDt0FlzISuU6tL-nS25/s320/PXL_20230513_013945838.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Next post:</b> Beginning what was for us probably the most exciting portion of our Alaska adventure, discovering the remarkable beauty of the state on our own.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Posted on July 16th, 2023, from Denver's suburb of Littleton where the rains have gone and summer has appeared at last! Please take care of yourself and your loved ones. </i></span></div></div><p></p></div>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-54952235104995687472023-07-07T00:40:00.001-06:002023-07-07T18:16:57.517-06:00Our Love Story Featured on CNN!<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="text-align: center;">September 2013: </b><span style="text-align: center;">At the 131-ft.-tall, 250-ton stainless steel Chingiss Khan monument near Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.</span></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj94uoT1ak98WabsVg53pP1b1MJghf33oDTPNz4Cy8A03b5_4OGrvA9WVFvKA4ncFIWN_YDwX9T5lsquV0c4rmI4-VCcUqpZMZYqlAYyXDZwqvi34UCIOtKEhTtd1ZuIHD9D3jZWi_777nnMctxHztLp5_my9Mmc0aSY96h3vejJ9nufleCWoguhXOPucQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj94uoT1ak98WabsVg53pP1b1MJghf33oDTPNz4Cy8A03b5_4OGrvA9WVFvKA4ncFIWN_YDwX9T5lsquV0c4rmI4-VCcUqpZMZYqlAYyXDZwqvi34UCIOtKEhTtd1ZuIHD9D3jZWi_777nnMctxHztLp5_my9Mmc0aSY96h3vejJ9nufleCWoguhXOPucQ" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>October 2014:</b> Atop Jordan's highest mountain, <b>Jabal Um Addami, </b>with Saudi Arabia in the background.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkkdCMEqUGKAZa8gPSsmGnhD908qaCtRNbYBZq-_7x92NhzYWHq0x2GjcHq8CQ3maJHh3EcNthINO4pHfkii81gr7gr1s-La_YsHloEsj2RXLT0M2RbfkKVWUwYubnPtt9-2h_vTkfU01hhoYXxGdOaLmTtxES00Ytp3S3xJR345d0STUnBByTnVyt5jU"><b><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkkdCMEqUGKAZa8gPSsmGnhD908qaCtRNbYBZq-_7x92NhzYWHq0x2GjcHq8CQ3maJHh3EcNthINO4pHfkii81gr7gr1s-La_YsHloEsj2RXLT0M2RbfkKVWUwYubnPtt9-2h_vTkfU01hhoYXxGdOaLmTtxES00Ytp3S3xJR345d0STUnBByTnVyt5jU" width="320" /></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>November 2015:</b> Inle Lake, Myanmar.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWL_jh-Nwi9X8GroS5Jct0UAPJ9q3zjyXqZPSYCjSM-M2my0t44OSDQ2BtlORkiJZ4ZK0hhkvqwphHGD3fFvsZPBt-ZqpfSLU0nhlmw_J4tA-cCwFMRJxvICdget7swW7uzN3HB8Y5YPwe7xnxURu8lFITh5Udc9A9AV0qqMMKWzZAZ9dajiOLeNqtHR8"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWL_jh-Nwi9X8GroS5Jct0UAPJ9q3zjyXqZPSYCjSM-M2my0t44OSDQ2BtlORkiJZ4ZK0hhkvqwphHGD3fFvsZPBt-ZqpfSLU0nhlmw_J4tA-cCwFMRJxvICdget7swW7uzN3HB8Y5YPwe7xnxURu8lFITh5Udc9A9AV0qqMMKWzZAZ9dajiOLeNqtHR8" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-size: large;">In the last post, I wrote about my medical journey that began when I slipped on some mud in northern Guatemala's <b>Tikal National Park</b> on September 30, 2022, and is still ongoing. However, the day before that, when Steven and I were visiting Belize City, Belize, CNN Travel published a long story about how we had met in a "long lineup, in a small bank, in a small town in Mexico" as we like to tell people how we met on St. Patrick's Day, 1981. I'm sure you're wondering why our love story might be worthy of mention in the <b>Chance Encounters series</b> of articles written by CNN journalist <b>Francesca Street?</b></span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>November 2016:</b> Wadi Bani Khalid, Oman.<b><br /></b></span><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirD_JvFfpSW73rFxvQKsQ_qOw97rub9U6-W45n0-9PNv7QlaCLQi1VCMydepAgegSktp5U-22G90_rZH28ksI9piO5tbDn649F8R2yEEdJ-OPraQ6RIoEAFQFwgz39_q9n35EvZzzVqHskgWTFqtbevxKY_-L1V_uhq6d_m_cCPWg5pY4A9QDerVwu4Ok"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirD_JvFfpSW73rFxvQKsQ_qOw97rub9U6-W45n0-9PNv7QlaCLQi1VCMydepAgegSktp5U-22G90_rZH28ksI9piO5tbDn649F8R2yEEdJ-OPraQ6RIoEAFQFwgz39_q9n35EvZzzVqHskgWTFqtbevxKY_-L1V_uhq6d_m_cCPWg5pY4A9QDerVwu4Ok=w254-h277" width="254" /></a></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="text-align: center;">November 2017:</b><span style="font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"> Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqzWOkch_bW30zuOcoHapKQ2kT-9E1JJ2jbaYLD20r9tkKu7EM0ls7A84gD_QZgFq79xuOJzhuV1QJgVMxGn4U8YH_cF3N6LvAt-zP-e9Xd6_8XOnE77ojoLVEHpvAHVcFkb5Jrrypt3NOL5uc0_pWC_i-ctCBnSo2fAurhF7RouBmJjJGtHbD7k8YwMc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqzWOkch_bW30zuOcoHapKQ2kT-9E1JJ2jbaYLD20r9tkKu7EM0ls7A84gD_QZgFq79xuOJzhuV1QJgVMxGn4U8YH_cF3N6LvAt-zP-e9Xd6_8XOnE77ojoLVEHpvAHVcFkb5Jrrypt3NOL5uc0_pWC_i-ctCBnSo2fAurhF7RouBmJjJGtHbD7k8YwMc" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>September 2018: </b>On our 3-day horse trek in Kyrgyzstan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><br /></b></div></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 400; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: medium;"> </b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgat0bpSohjOC0QnT_t1GR8nEdLm_61poJT2ZrG7KLvDejvCOWNVRUnOkTpJeLocoH1tCCSY3nliqreHyAg7my6qizy8RxB28amsiiTHzCgYbxsWIJvWjaF-uNZBnt2Yb3KSBTEzgNDXe-fFa3EZjZZ4jVJsChX-jdyWJSeKSS55dY7GzuxKA4rXi5jVis" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgat0bpSohjOC0QnT_t1GR8nEdLm_61poJT2ZrG7KLvDejvCOWNVRUnOkTpJeLocoH1tCCSY3nliqreHyAg7my6qizy8RxB28amsiiTHzCgYbxsWIJvWjaF-uNZBnt2Yb3KSBTEzgNDXe-fFa3EZjZZ4jVJsChX-jdyWJSeKSS55dY7GzuxKA4rXi5jVis" width="320" /></span></a><b style="font-size: medium;"> </b><b style="font-size: medium;"> </b></div></span></span></div></b></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>November 2019</b>: Weddell Seals by Damoy Point, Antarctica.</span></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhv42lQnhu4Ixlp67TPQ-9B9He4NZpKgTTWastQeOD3a8oahcRbnfuSAjGmxCtMTqFqP4-k2aXVLxiE3h6jiNbn3PF2qWTRPpPJ8jcDqVvW8Hup2hMnO1Xx8vnJg6P0iBha6bLDPtseye7pa9jI6BOy0BYpwIeBuMDqKjxm0L22aCUvalcQ5KuzPBqe7G0"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhv42lQnhu4Ixlp67TPQ-9B9He4NZpKgTTWastQeOD3a8oahcRbnfuSAjGmxCtMTqFqP4-k2aXVLxiE3h6jiNbn3PF2qWTRPpPJ8jcDqVvW8Hup2hMnO1Xx8vnJg6P0iBha6bLDPtseye7pa9jI6BOy0BYpwIeBuMDqKjxm0L22aCUvalcQ5KuzPBqe7G0" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>December 2020:</b> The infamous border wall near Tucson, Arizona.</span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4vur2RPtJFNOOaIp_J5ZoMygWUFLYrAtK5Q6XwwiVtGW-x7i6LaGO-jbhHdfMRxsCJPRov7q-vDHWeKZnqMxg_1AJTqBLvuQoKC5mcbz5LbO5Sso404bdGL7O6n4ATfL9KKG2Gkh3nbQaLavChBNyb9Ukktsc8AN5-ScgM9DrkLpQLrHNI1DBt0Rdf0c" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4vur2RPtJFNOOaIp_J5ZoMygWUFLYrAtK5Q6XwwiVtGW-x7i6LaGO-jbhHdfMRxsCJPRov7q-vDHWeKZnqMxg_1AJTqBLvuQoKC5mcbz5LbO5Sso404bdGL7O6n4ATfL9KKG2Gkh3nbQaLavChBNyb9Ukktsc8AN5-ScgM9DrkLpQLrHNI1DBt0Rdf0c" width="320" /></b></a></div><p></p><span style="font-size: large;">Just click on <a href="https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/chance-encounters-mexico-cancer/index.html">CNN travel berger</a> to read what I think is a very inspiring tale of two people from very different backgrounds and countries meeting in a third country for just four days and trying to decide whether I would move to Steven's adopted hometown of Denver or he would relocate to my hometown of Ottawa. Toss in some very severe medical challenges, especially when you consider these took place in early 1981, and I think you'll enjoy reading our incredible tale of love and travel that has taken us to almost 100 countries and all the continents.</span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Here's the CNN lede: </b>"They fell in love in Mexico in 1981. Four months later she was diagnosed with cancer...</span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="text-align: center;">December 2021: </b><span style="text-align: center;">Paradise on Bora Bora, French Polynesia.</span></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs14hKTC4ryl7HDp4LfyajIEG25FZ1aIECZWS-XH0ibekRX7TXWtIH0OV5dwQ_kPwPXRd4dzgAKCpRYq2dCc2JQlv4zBSqoRAOnMMNaMrxcxN-Yz-wKTqWHUa80zFI_LenotHUCzM_KaL_C-hU3efNNYRLf0sXXuloGFQrLAPqND_jlmuzV1Udi1fgkg8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjs14hKTC4ryl7HDp4LfyajIEG25FZ1aIECZWS-XH0ibekRX7TXWtIH0OV5dwQ_kPwPXRd4dzgAKCpRYq2dCc2JQlv4zBSqoRAOnMMNaMrxcxN-Yz-wKTqWHUa80zFI_LenotHUCzM_KaL_C-hU3efNNYRLf0sXXuloGFQrLAPqND_jlmuzV1Udi1fgkg8" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white;"></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Next post: </b>College Fjord and Glacier Bay National Park back in Alaska. </span><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Posted on July 7th, 2023 from Denver's suburbs where we broke last month's 150-year-old record for rain. You'd never know that Denver normally has more sun than Miami or San Diego, would you?! Please take care of yourself and your loved ones.</i></span><p></p></div></div></div>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-49632851941061112023-07-03T23:54:00.417-06:002023-07-04T05:47:42.515-06:009/30/22: Tikal, Guatemala & Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together Again!<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60OoElV42FCqNbuDnf8FXt3z18Yg8zpehB_r3XrtZA3Q7Yg9ZVw3ZFSvyx-tndnCOeyGZ_Qc8X9Jm61Ox7-7zUh5xWTCSu6ay074_ZGN5BV5uGVlFFz4GVpzOERhAd5_NZRAbjbyierdzqlFzzRTPZioClcJJXAfK6FhBqmlclsvmB-O5oT7tmCIctEI/s4032/PXL_20220930_164434139.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2935" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj60OoElV42FCqNbuDnf8FXt3z18Yg8zpehB_r3XrtZA3Q7Yg9ZVw3ZFSvyx-tndnCOeyGZ_Qc8X9Jm61Ox7-7zUh5xWTCSu6ay074_ZGN5BV5uGVlFFz4GVpzOERhAd5_NZRAbjbyierdzqlFzzRTPZioClcJJXAfK6FhBqmlclsvmB-O5oT7tmCIctEI/s320/PXL_20220930_164434139.jpg" width="233" /></a></p><span style="font-size: large;">As Steven and I strolled past the pastel-colored buildings in the island town of <b>Flores, Guatemala</b> toward <b>Lago de Peten Itza,</b> memories of the Mediterranean came to mind. Flores was founded on a<i> peten</i> or island by the <b>Itzaes</b> who moved here after being expelled from Chichen Itza on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0I4rD7JXjYvu2DtxeFTi9RnmGtctoKPxtD7eB9Sfsb_NjSVZi_Bj3QSnQ0iWAXicnt0fX4DnQ_E3z9zqRT3cRxfEjkOYDcW4iIg1NODHGT-TTYwTvfIAlrOZXqOfbZlHnFi9hg5BhhvFI1HdS10BHAGNfESBSy-6kxFXukUlcTVsk9Lxs8SiWAArKaGw/s4032/PXL_20220930_134859003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0I4rD7JXjYvu2DtxeFTi9RnmGtctoKPxtD7eB9Sfsb_NjSVZi_Bj3QSnQ0iWAXicnt0fX4DnQ_E3z9zqRT3cRxfEjkOYDcW4iIg1NODHGT-TTYwTvfIAlrOZXqOfbZlHnFi9hg5BhhvFI1HdS10BHAGNfESBSy-6kxFXukUlcTVsk9Lxs8SiWAArKaGw/s320/PXL_20220930_134859003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">We were so looking forward to discovering the town's charms and rooftop restaurants before touring more of the country and Central America in the next seven weeks. But a tour of the famous Maya ruins at <b>Tikal National Park</b> was our first stop as we couldn't resist the lure of walking amid temples, both uncovered and partially restored, beneath a dense canopy of the rainforest in northern Guatemala.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Peten translates to English as 'Islands on the Water.'</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dPshvR6Ifdl10UOApTVeYi2a8qPNZwGPG-p1ZMVUI63BW4mNoCQEa3OFatTiriEaWhprsE7r1XcfKTdbBbkdSiCU44AAirtPFwCfLbZb987qtE2IC7ig8LFyvtYec_93m0AgvySjra8afNHv7Ji4ONNXEO2m-PKqqDmtI4_XlBQwnLwRLeYgoO7QvK8/s4032/PXL_20220930_135137281.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dPshvR6Ifdl10UOApTVeYi2a8qPNZwGPG-p1ZMVUI63BW4mNoCQEa3OFatTiriEaWhprsE7r1XcfKTdbBbkdSiCU44AAirtPFwCfLbZb987qtE2IC7ig8LFyvtYec_93m0AgvySjra8afNHv7Ji4ONNXEO2m-PKqqDmtI4_XlBQwnLwRLeYgoO7QvK8/s320/PXL_20220930_135137281.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lago de Peten Itza</b> is the third-largest lake in Guatemala measuring 50 km long, 11 km wide, and 170 m deep. Viewed from above, it looks like a giant crocodile!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivA8xvfC3joouJQ_2pl1FekEcAM5oiYCiFTqNUg32OUhWHNL2aak9eKS5Rt0gg8RfFZImXVZWDhJuCUy-na0LjuH3Y3UzvstU70FWH4WO8GYUFYpf0oRtV8qyZ6CRs3xEeyfhJEOExnKUteZvGBftGnbgqjWS8VUKMLjxulABtZ6W1s6ZMCHeVexUb0W4/s4032/PXL_20220930_150044427.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivA8xvfC3joouJQ_2pl1FekEcAM5oiYCiFTqNUg32OUhWHNL2aak9eKS5Rt0gg8RfFZImXVZWDhJuCUy-na0LjuH3Y3UzvstU70FWH4WO8GYUFYpf0oRtV8qyZ6CRs3xEeyfhJEOExnKUteZvGBftGnbgqjWS8VUKMLjxulABtZ6W1s6ZMCHeVexUb0W4/s320/PXL_20220930_150044427.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">On the two-plus hour ride to the park, our guide, <b>Ruben,</b> mentioned that Tikal was located on a low hill away from the surrounding swampy ground. This high terrain and the abundance of flint may have explained why the Mayas settled here around 700 BC. The valuable stone was used to make tools, clubs, and spear points and was traded for other goods. Within 200 years, the Mayas, who <br />were the first to deforest the land, built first stone ceremonial structures, and then their cities at Tikal.<br /><br />Tikal is located in a Biosphere Reserve with animals galore, according to Ruben. The <b>Animal Crossing</b> sign was certainly no joke as just moments later the driver spotted an <b>anteater</b> high in the trees. Don't know what that meant for his driving, mind you!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0rYd4L9lCkckmDBPyC-bz2meUjmIYlKfkihLGSbmjVuMisLhIToAlVwhWmc5K2cmwk3lLZXxxeuupjFQZTqAzPCMsZ7c_S98QumDBvOp32aBqS52-w2nD5D_ER0GrL2OC8JdX_EmGyLZrrmQpJAHB3D_FWAe9joHihgJz6atnccaSDxprlD2ndXCMmo/s4032/PXL_20220930_153445339.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0rYd4L9lCkckmDBPyC-bz2meUjmIYlKfkihLGSbmjVuMisLhIToAlVwhWmc5K2cmwk3lLZXxxeuupjFQZTqAzPCMsZ7c_S98QumDBvOp32aBqS52-w2nD5D_ER0GrL2OC8JdX_EmGyLZrrmQpJAHB3D_FWAe9joHihgJz6atnccaSDxprlD2ndXCMmo/s320/PXL_20220930_153445339.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSr3BaqOrEV5Ip2zNGgSZkeVyFdRghMUsBGGMKINxUuzGk-6POlRVkbBBpqJaGyJjjLyLSwy3SxTMhOVH1rMTXbWvnHkwYHfYZMFM-n42lbOL6Sbazrga_Xu-Rb---_I1ANYDD3e41AmgWSVDfex2RJuP1-ZjN4NN9t1dLJVk8wwFZ0ZKeV-UJrYCASg/s1332/PXL_20220930_153820624.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="1123" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSr3BaqOrEV5Ip2zNGgSZkeVyFdRghMUsBGGMKINxUuzGk-6POlRVkbBBpqJaGyJjjLyLSwy3SxTMhOVH1rMTXbWvnHkwYHfYZMFM-n42lbOL6Sbazrga_Xu-Rb---_I1ANYDD3e41AmgWSVDfex2RJuP1-ZjN4NN9t1dLJVk8wwFZ0ZKeV-UJrYCASg/s320/PXL_20220930_153820624.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">By around 250 AD, when Tikal had become an important religious, cultural, and commercial city with a large population, it was ruled by <b>King Yax Ehb Xoc.</b> He is considered to be the founder of the dynasty that ruled Tikal thereafter. Twenty million people lived in Mesoamerica at the same time.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmZZHqvns0QzKrcpAJCP7nfFNIXMkKIrTLjalfjks2-aj4WTbphIwcRtlNE8GvU7hgR8jM3-8Oq0BABJDgqJeAh2LNdBzJOlh1nJvoAV2zW4L-hRUfV3EHyloMN33aepgormvNNhJLtuWDX4nvPiGbQZFQ6UtaA6ghOnFr1ep-wMBZ3OMB4a7S2qgo-M/s4032/PXL_20220930_160003073.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmZZHqvns0QzKrcpAJCP7nfFNIXMkKIrTLjalfjks2-aj4WTbphIwcRtlNE8GvU7hgR8jM3-8Oq0BABJDgqJeAh2LNdBzJOlh1nJvoAV2zW4L-hRUfV3EHyloMN33aepgormvNNhJLtuWDX4nvPiGbQZFQ6UtaA6ghOnFr1ep-wMBZ3OMB4a7S2qgo-M/s320/PXL_20220930_160003073.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Staying on the path and doing our best to ignore the crocodiles seemed smart as our tour entered the park!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajxvfgUKSoQP-SWUdx0fzB0lYAknPTq7zumHLwzwG5y3qwPLCLTxKqdFbhzYDQNjzcrKs4-o3yqDiaQiRV73VeCzbsJnyLSO0as4S2dEiNXWpelAU6j9ng0Jjbo98gIFbJfB5QsijDEs5TzE9lfei81tUZVU7Xjongf9PxY6EqNO7s0dRNgHs4BfUQ-U/s4032/PXL_20220930_162301461.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgajxvfgUKSoQP-SWUdx0fzB0lYAknPTq7zumHLwzwG5y3qwPLCLTxKqdFbhzYDQNjzcrKs4-o3yqDiaQiRV73VeCzbsJnyLSO0as4S2dEiNXWpelAU6j9ng0Jjbo98gIFbJfB5QsijDEs5TzE9lfei81tUZVU7Xjongf9PxY6EqNO7s0dRNgHs4BfUQ-U/s320/PXL_20220930_162301461.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <i>Ceiba pentandra</i> or <b>kapok tree</b> was Guatemala's national tree and was known as the sacred tree of the Mayas as it stood at the center of the earth connecting the terrestrial and spirit worlds. Its branches represented the heavens and its roots, the underworld.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOtq2iqk9xLsDwSBvok5LJMgQpHrAzWbC2uT0ztVaYmsaBprNOkhnljKw5RnNpdskCtYsGBRGvujrSmFwoo-ly-6leynWduk5O8dlxO9Q1Ip4tS1KO2nLhfUMq_N-pX8Ui08gY1bJTkY2Hv0IkLNJYzi812Q_f6gsXqYqDe8scSK4aLYyL1AVtRQxpaY/s4032/PXL_20220930_163223283.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjOtq2iqk9xLsDwSBvok5LJMgQpHrAzWbC2uT0ztVaYmsaBprNOkhnljKw5RnNpdskCtYsGBRGvujrSmFwoo-ly-6leynWduk5O8dlxO9Q1Ip4tS1KO2nLhfUMq_N-pX8Ui08gY1bJTkY2Hv0IkLNJYzi812Q_f6gsXqYqDe8scSK4aLYyL1AVtRQxpaY/s320/PXL_20220930_163223283.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">This was the first of four pyramids at Tikal we, or at least Steven, planned to climb that day. Since I broke both feet in separate accidents in less than a year about five years ago, I've left it to Steven to do climbs like this as I no longer trusted my balance. Each of the Tikal pyramids was symmetrical and all had flat tops.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLp40ik13bwzpIrV5emHiCcXvBMQyK9M2GwFOZ3ar6oPmEeKtFVp_ItNe0O8zVeLuzlxz8cWXi4FrTOWubsWPtDgcw6cVjHLjX7nPYSmex6PP8bff1ZdSMhfxtfoMVBkVpDtQyk6hqr9XMinQvioGJqPqKTbdl6LQBPd5zIbm24zCGrbITL7xzIguj2Qw/s4032/PXL_20220930_164101190.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLp40ik13bwzpIrV5emHiCcXvBMQyK9M2GwFOZ3ar6oPmEeKtFVp_ItNe0O8zVeLuzlxz8cWXi4FrTOWubsWPtDgcw6cVjHLjX7nPYSmex6PP8bff1ZdSMhfxtfoMVBkVpDtQyk6hqr9XMinQvioGJqPqKTbdl6LQBPd5zIbm24zCGrbITL7xzIguj2Qw/s320/PXL_20220930_164101190.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Seeing Steven climb the pyramid to the top gave me the heebie jeebies.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU74gG16KblfteVnx9ArETlVYCjafTeprg6rnGn8Svpdwo9I2PaNGvmtRnG4s4z90XUY3oTMSALnSpYEBSSH7c-xCNlf_lgB_b1lAWPTlwHbl_PgEHkDBQUBlkyADEGZ0UXvzrS44nl8k2tTkBPRYZ-WcSJDtgRCpzV3k-Q7_xGVIfgcoZV70D5JSmnbQ/s4032/PXL_20220930_165200593.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU74gG16KblfteVnx9ArETlVYCjafTeprg6rnGn8Svpdwo9I2PaNGvmtRnG4s4z90XUY3oTMSALnSpYEBSSH7c-xCNlf_lgB_b1lAWPTlwHbl_PgEHkDBQUBlkyADEGZ0UXvzrS44nl8k2tTkBPRYZ-WcSJDtgRCpzV3k-Q7_xGVIfgcoZV70D5JSmnbQ/s320/PXL_20220930_165200593.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Throughout the park, we spotted <b>spider monkeys</b> pulling their weight by their tails as they swung from tree to tree.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXJjnjres6RJ8pG8gtONFTCR8nn4Mw3cz2vy9H16YPoQa3SIowIzHl9LrrpJTUiLnGh_0C6rvc4Ua91V-yujW784tNl18kbgUKCb3kPY3i1yM_kUxUw36VlA3YXIxksCj_M5RDT--xdOCVfkyY-LexIpV2SUloNMUItqvEPa8Sa893Gg_Oi-egRyP2lc/s4032/PXL_20220930_164943335.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsXJjnjres6RJ8pG8gtONFTCR8nn4Mw3cz2vy9H16YPoQa3SIowIzHl9LrrpJTUiLnGh_0C6rvc4Ua91V-yujW784tNl18kbgUKCb3kPY3i1yM_kUxUw36VlA3YXIxksCj_M5RDT--xdOCVfkyY-LexIpV2SUloNMUItqvEPa8Sa893Gg_Oi-egRyP2lc/s320/PXL_20220930_164943335.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Ruben noted that 85 percent of the national park was like this. Archaeologists have agreed that it's better to leave the hills as is because the limestone is so porous and, after all, there are 300 other places to visit in Tikal!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_1S2_ZUYmfSbyaMK2zpo439ojpQPQIHVB9moJ8uivZio92yxe6B30v8mU9S6BEcRh5CS_DITN3xD4ZQh_ivbBbhPd3bnlDRiGNyMRLOcVgYfpjXKRurHSu2n-wOcfV9OkEA0-HZwm8VDoMbJwJT-xLJO71GqWCLFwfKWahlN2-ixxN080BQqOOERz6w/s4032/PXL_20220930_170323706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_1S2_ZUYmfSbyaMK2zpo439ojpQPQIHVB9moJ8uivZio92yxe6B30v8mU9S6BEcRh5CS_DITN3xD4ZQh_ivbBbhPd3bnlDRiGNyMRLOcVgYfpjXKRurHSu2n-wOcfV9OkEA0-HZwm8VDoMbJwJT-xLJO71GqWCLFwfKWahlN2-ixxN080BQqOOERz6w/s320/PXL_20220930_170323706.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Parts of the forest floor were muddy but I didn't pay much attention to that then.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGvsfzsKZ4QvlIMHtP2vhztG4gsgDDsRszElBQK3Y8o0HhcI20xEB4m_VO_IKcPO2nUviYBVkkcBLBHNQHRDEuiKGWxspT0NxZP-Y4XE6_jjllNnUtFhb05VNmS5Uwm03nI5e8TMaw5pwbwrd8wF17SV21f0EpPd7uEjKeWUnm3iJwpIzHJQswbvYabY/s4032/PXL_20220930_170609903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEGvsfzsKZ4QvlIMHtP2vhztG4gsgDDsRszElBQK3Y8o0HhcI20xEB4m_VO_IKcPO2nUviYBVkkcBLBHNQHRDEuiKGWxspT0NxZP-Y4XE6_jjllNnUtFhb05VNmS5Uwm03nI5e8TMaw5pwbwrd8wF17SV21f0EpPd7uEjKeWUnm3iJwpIzHJQswbvYabY/s320/PXL_20220930_170609903.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We walked in the footsteps of the Mayas on the original <b>Maya Road</b> to the <b>Gran Plaza.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6ZdKUeYPra3ZgxtC7UvFQtsobdPzYU1QChTe0PxIHTDk1W5klNIEWPW6aS0udOMYoqICePwlpIP4GDZiQq6nDojqfc8GZbpspWRBGqnAjD3xporn0bwg3nAuOkvDP03T_cj359K7Pe-mHCwB5YdVmLHt8JZDPW53Q5ypEaZj7YOlMcErCiqs5bvd0TA/s4032/PXL_20220930_170858105.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6ZdKUeYPra3ZgxtC7UvFQtsobdPzYU1QChTe0PxIHTDk1W5klNIEWPW6aS0udOMYoqICePwlpIP4GDZiQq6nDojqfc8GZbpspWRBGqnAjD3xporn0bwg3nAuOkvDP03T_cj359K7Pe-mHCwB5YdVmLHt8JZDPW53Q5ypEaZj7YOlMcErCiqs5bvd0TA/s320/PXL_20220930_170858105.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The 45m tall <b>Gran Jaguar</b> or <b>Temple 1</b> was the most famous and most excavated temple in northern Guatemala. Ruben said the temple had been built to honor and bury <b>King Ah Cacao</b> in the early 700s AD. Its tunnels had been filled with 180 jade objects, pearls, and 90 pieces of bone covered in hieroglyphs. At the top, was an enclosure or roofcomb with three rooms covered by an arch that crowned the temple. If we'd been there in the afternoon, we should have been able to see the figure of a seated dignitary illuminated by the sun!</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5rkWTYBPafuiABhm-NTzShOJq3NGbjS6AKEllaZV9Knq2TOZCL-DHADMnhvU5oYO2bM4BME7hqOAQR4UT5BjIv8qzgLjIEnDXKNLpKewIfp6qsc35UaeM8g6_xtDTKQZkVgEM0M5UsAWeQl9SNkhq70d-VvCdpsWm0F6kZLrBO8PfN3OzcMPM_OhWuY/s4032/PXL_20220930_174840319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr5rkWTYBPafuiABhm-NTzShOJq3NGbjS6AKEllaZV9Knq2TOZCL-DHADMnhvU5oYO2bM4BME7hqOAQR4UT5BjIv8qzgLjIEnDXKNLpKewIfp6qsc35UaeM8g6_xtDTKQZkVgEM0M5UsAWeQl9SNkhq70d-VvCdpsWm0F6kZLrBO8PfN3OzcMPM_OhWuY/s320/PXL_20220930_174840319.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">South and east of the Gran Plaza where Ruben and our tour stood was the <b>Acropolis Central,</b> a maze of courtyards, little rooms, and small temples that some believe may have been a palace where Tikal's grand nobles lived. But based on the graffiti found, others believe the rooms might have been used for sacred rites and ceremonies.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgduUL6NlFnLF8BD6TujZ2iZ_XdBOlGe3xXA3hwzTyPxronYqlRtzRo3UuJ5-eayu0_5Y6PwEM9Acsq-d6T3Ec6Mi0vgRy4Z5pXy-bax4rAGCOlNz3DN5SCXvU13til44IXfZgqc3IGj81qjO8P5U5vNGFfNkJmpycci2lCFLjIhS4x3VOZForLSXBtgZU/s4032/PXL_20220930_173135163.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgduUL6NlFnLF8BD6TujZ2iZ_XdBOlGe3xXA3hwzTyPxronYqlRtzRo3UuJ5-eayu0_5Y6PwEM9Acsq-d6T3Ec6Mi0vgRy4Z5pXy-bax4rAGCOlNz3DN5SCXvU13til44IXfZgqc3IGj81qjO8P5U5vNGFfNkJmpycci2lCFLjIhS4x3VOZForLSXBtgZU/s320/PXL_20220930_173135163.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWd3TLLZDX1Dm0ockKSZ-nBEbjDHa_Z4kPPpGGQHVDsEz4G3XdEbHRlLwzKzUsRW3Ss42pOtO1hk0rML7RdvRf5gI7yZ8eT5N4Z0lU68OjYnWycOyMP6vzZoxh_MZtiKtkp36OoxqGe6SCxUqV1AXyaIhczNbGnxMbyVB5q4V8n78Lht2Rpf_B8AXjRU/s320/PXL_20220930_174039963.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Ruben emphasized there were no sacrifices in this <b>ball court,</b> just spiritual ceremonies, unlike other Maya sites where both winners and losers might be killed depending on the game.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPt-4nmMx3HrysGLKIL1pMpObub4TbPvyOl_zxXqsuXxlSn5j_a3hX5g9S1nNvX262jGPw2uMDvCk8--ylXnVJ98TUPmhj0dy2GXQX3PP7LGqBbU8snl2pgyIaiJwWdtpCkFPBuQBhSoUKPOTncJTW1QT00kSBOB6wTSSAfjh9bpEknc4nG3IT04BYUZA/s4032/PXL_20220930_174148716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPt-4nmMx3HrysGLKIL1pMpObub4TbPvyOl_zxXqsuXxlSn5j_a3hX5g9S1nNvX262jGPw2uMDvCk8--ylXnVJ98TUPmhj0dy2GXQX3PP7LGqBbU8snl2pgyIaiJwWdtpCkFPBuQBhSoUKPOTncJTW1QT00kSBOB6wTSSAfjh9bpEknc4nG3IT04BYUZA/s320/PXL_20220930_174148716.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">We climbed a good piece to catch this view across the Gran Plaza and beyond the thatched rooves to the <b>North Acropolis.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HSGhqSlSfxeaL5QubpJ5aVS_XN9_LRtk5oCb4ft6ZINqq152ceOF3FTr3_TL4Ijhe-Bxl56WJibAKHcDVv0JBLF_HDtOlm7acdaAH8SdKbioD_kxKQhaKoEOky1NJTwhROQl4XQiXKXvSgZyhWXQzyvcbI8oevQ_2VJ3a9DpBRJLR6nsFOfEhFs3fN8/s4032/PXL_20220930_174253920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Maya Resistance Day </b>is celebrated each October 12 in this sacred spot in the center of the plaza to commemorate when Spaniards invaded the Maya people in 1492.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKS0NOpy2DNu4-H0OaJLs69V-3dyS4PKgezKPZZZl5xhSODrl4jnYfgylGvOGPVAEJpwzWVirMt69hIJON6sbFUqi1qYNTi8xuaWyCfS84Fl7NdLfq06zIxL9NKjsR4qDHaPCm5JORjkYAFQXo8iGC_MClfYAajc23eP3wjYqwe56FXohDF-b_WOMi6U/s4032/PXL_20220930_175312539.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBKS0NOpy2DNu4-H0OaJLs69V-3dyS4PKgezKPZZZl5xhSODrl4jnYfgylGvOGPVAEJpwzWVirMt69hIJON6sbFUqi1qYNTi8xuaWyCfS84Fl7NdLfq06zIxL9NKjsR4qDHaPCm5JORjkYAFQXo8iGC_MClfYAajc23eP3wjYqwe56FXohDF-b_WOMi6U/s320/PXL_20220930_175312539.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At 70m tall,<b> Temple IV </b>was the highest temple in Tikal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPyDjW-JI1YlSmb4tRSA7X8kTbvQ4mlZUVvF4u1vkOoR6ocnACpFswnSbuDLldFv51QhItwzwKPH9bMF01MjQjgdjipaTQNtYdAPWP0CgBTGu9fflbTwPr8HD1xKIILkSu0Bd2CVuhgm_ETo27UB2ysRW6afyZri8rH5zNGR3Wevehe9ZbSvzKmhLcGY/s4032/PXL_20220930_180755703.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPyDjW-JI1YlSmb4tRSA7X8kTbvQ4mlZUVvF4u1vkOoR6ocnACpFswnSbuDLldFv51QhItwzwKPH9bMF01MjQjgdjipaTQNtYdAPWP0CgBTGu9fflbTwPr8HD1xKIILkSu0Bd2CVuhgm_ETo27UB2ysRW6afyZri8rH5zNGR3Wevehe9ZbSvzKmhLcGY/s320/PXL_20220930_180755703.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Coatimundis </b>were everywhere. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTdeQ1nSYMTw1VXhxYsikTU5h6Kg8DBJoLtvYpiLQsqPaWClwcGyj-OWh9MDgWlDCuUlA3HIPJXQScrZSjUQHf2vorjODIjlXHU4T4ezI6QC4l1Fz4hFVDvXia3UTrQySohYBJDYus7BlvN8-UvQ8cD6Kh7Pz0uR9ur2ITjzCFqVcA8z5wh6TJfTBLZ0/s4032/PXL_20220930_175512476.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTdeQ1nSYMTw1VXhxYsikTU5h6Kg8DBJoLtvYpiLQsqPaWClwcGyj-OWh9MDgWlDCuUlA3HIPJXQScrZSjUQHf2vorjODIjlXHU4T4ezI6QC4l1Fz4hFVDvXia3UTrQySohYBJDYus7BlvN8-UvQ8cD6Kh7Pz0uR9ur2ITjzCFqVcA8z5wh6TJfTBLZ0/s320/PXL_20220930_175512476.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This one's for you, <b>Janina!</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjX6P9xqvlEScFnGTVu8xx19NYuM-hdG_JGpmfVGFKU6_C_Y3mZ8Oa91_aidJlkJVy-7buKqfBF6W6tz7nm6Ji5sXgskPRu1h7L_8KfEBIEGSsX039vuMfP-pzGbs5qvk9SkjrsAv71ZHOjZBl0b35exr8o6AOY_O56utJ0mJf3Bp3Ye1q3GjK5IbNsm4/s4032/PXL_20220930_184128887.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjX6P9xqvlEScFnGTVu8xx19NYuM-hdG_JGpmfVGFKU6_C_Y3mZ8Oa91_aidJlkJVy-7buKqfBF6W6tz7nm6Ji5sXgskPRu1h7L_8KfEBIEGSsX039vuMfP-pzGbs5qvk9SkjrsAv71ZHOjZBl0b35exr8o6AOY_O56utJ0mJf3Bp3Ye1q3GjK5IbNsm4/s320/PXL_20220930_184128887.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">We walked through the jungle to <b>Temple Talud-Tablero </b>which received its name from a horizontal panel or <i>tablero </i>above a steeply sloping wall or <i>talud.</i> This constructive system is normally used for the correct vertical and horizontal distribution of the load.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzj8ZZTIWfRoE1sK-PUL37j_Y-qTJnEL--VQeRkh6kx-yrtphIKyP0jBWkuRDHKp1a0FLX9dh9RnCdPBUCMguAmibdPbmSo3n87do0D0pMI9Xyck8iFWR5A_ed-X9pr6euvDPgMTPHeW_9wD0vHPgxYoqitYydVnZO26KiLUnzpdQpNP2V1BlBy9d6Piw/s4032/PXL_20220930_184227364.PORTRAIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzj8ZZTIWfRoE1sK-PUL37j_Y-qTJnEL--VQeRkh6kx-yrtphIKyP0jBWkuRDHKp1a0FLX9dh9RnCdPBUCMguAmibdPbmSo3n87do0D0pMI9Xyck8iFWR5A_ed-X9pr6euvDPgMTPHeW_9wD0vHPgxYoqitYydVnZO26KiLUnzpdQpNP2V1BlBy9d6Piw/s320/PXL_20220930_184227364.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Even I climbed a gazillion stairs to reach the top of the viewing platform for stunning views of the Maya ruins in every direction! </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At about 1, probably not ten minutes later when we were again walking on a jungle path did I slip on some mud, and down I went and was unable to move. I knew immediately something serious had happened when my left leg began to swell up like a balloon above my knee. Ruben, our guide, used his radio to call the national park office for an ambulance to be sent to our spot. When a pickup truck arrived 30 minutes later and I was asked to climb into its truck bed, I said, uhh uhh, no can do. Back it went to the park entrance and an 'ambulance' arrived a good while later. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4TSp_n3pV9gLnIltYLP3YtX25L7BqCK_7EZeQqGnQWQBvGBn-n0waHaS987tByv8VrSFC66zZBvI87ukNUvrkn-Zyr_pA9dYCQ8cqpxxsM4XQNoK16u1ZBzrluW4MGAz9wqVOn1is8dRqNV5EGVuu8NPbWN6N8YqvwuowX4SFEjL3-xYMUAr6jdy-LoA/s1280/IMG-20221002-WA0003.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4TSp_n3pV9gLnIltYLP3YtX25L7BqCK_7EZeQqGnQWQBvGBn-n0waHaS987tByv8VrSFC66zZBvI87ukNUvrkn-Zyr_pA9dYCQ8cqpxxsM4XQNoK16u1ZBzrluW4MGAz9wqVOn1is8dRqNV5EGVuu8NPbWN6N8YqvwuowX4SFEjL3-xYMUAr6jdy-LoA/w640-h480/IMG-20221002-WA0003.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I literally owe my life to Ruben because he insisted I be taken to the private and not the public hospital in <b>Santa Elena, </b>Flores' humbler sister town on the mainland. Steven and a young man accompanied me in the ambulance for the almost three-hour journey on mostly rocky roads. Thank goodness, I didn't need an infusion or any immediate medical care as there were NO medical provisions or medical supervision at all in what passed for an ambulance. <br /><br />However, I prefer to focus on the many ways I <b>was</b> truly blessed that day. I happened to fall in an area of the national park where the ambulance could reach me and not atop the viewing platform or in a narrow passage we had walked not long before. When we booked the trip to Tikal, we thought it was only a pick-up in Flores, dropoff at the park entrance, and a ride back later to Flores. Instead, Ruben was our tour guide for the entire time. That meant I had someone watching out for me from the moment I fell until I was transported to Santa Elena.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZ9kHYiGG5S7CymzIMoLkWfI4gOoTSIzCLRPAZ1UdeeY5RGw1yoQSz7Yc4xdU5kOEccqs4dUMhK1NCRsAYCL65lDvmxjAK_95hTsqtDnGAmf9zQU8xLfIUtmUvQtTXWf532Dmm4nYdtIquoe4htuHP0Wqz-ltS8PG58urB1KHTGvL9FVAOilFvVwtiZ4/s4000/20220930_140138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZ9kHYiGG5S7CymzIMoLkWfI4gOoTSIzCLRPAZ1UdeeY5RGw1yoQSz7Yc4xdU5kOEccqs4dUMhK1NCRsAYCL65lDvmxjAK_95hTsqtDnGAmf9zQU8xLfIUtmUvQtTXWf532Dmm4nYdtIquoe4htuHP0Wqz-ltS8PG58urB1KHTGvL9FVAOilFvVwtiZ4/s320/20220930_140138.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">God was with me as the English-speaking hospital administrator, himself a surgeon, was there when I arrived and immediately made sure I had the best care available from then until the moment I left the hospital. After an x-ray determined I had a broken femur, we knew it required immediate surgery that night. Steven quickly notified our four children, one living in each US timezone, and also my four brothers in my hometown of Ottawa, Canada.<br /><br />Steven and I remember clearly after the phone calls and WhatsApp messages were sent, his helping an aide push my gurney up a long ramp as if we were in a circular parking lot to outside the surgical room and seeing the surgeon and someone else just sitting on the floor with their backs up against the wall of a small room waiting for a long time. That was really nerve-wracking as you might imagine and didn't exactly inspire confidence in my upcoming surgery. Because of the language barrier, it took a while before we learned they were waiting for the medical instruments to be cleaned. The surgery entailed placing <b>one</b> rod from my hip to above my knee, my receiving <b>two</b> units of blood, and <b>four</b> screws to support the rod during the <b>four-hour</b> surgery. Because I didn't receive a general anesthetic, I was semi-conscious throughout. I NEVER want to hear the sound of a staple gun punching staples up and down my leg again!<br /><br />It was bloody scary when the hospital administrator told Steven before my surgery he might risk his life from the gangs if he left the hospital in Santa Elena by himself to return across the causeway to our hotel in Flores. Once surgery had started, Steven did return to our hotel in Flores but only as the passenger in an ambulance to pick up his meds and a change of clothing before being escorted back to the hospital and sharing the extra bed in my room. He took a tuk-tuk the next morning when it was safer to retrieve the rest of our belongings. Not surprisingly, I was always very apprehensive when Steven left the hospital grounds in the next few days to go buy some pop or crackers at the store across from the hospital.<br /><br />The next day, I obviously wasn't in too much pain as I was burning up the phone wires calling our children and my brothers to give them updates! Steven spent his time canceling all our upcoming hotel, travel, and tour reservations for the remaining seven weeks of our trip. What a huge pain that was for him. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqkPkHZ8U2WoHE_59xOTsVBi157CiBWuD_ygdbV_Lv3CIhSOD2N5IYscAH3GYPHnlcoqYga6r9vrlc_esleCXxZqbjXGGb0cb7LHUw9I9XkA5CwpwH9gdy9tDs1bTbN7lyXZ5SnnPmFXNWOzXL77KQbyO6_GkIvYyXofegkqQtNUote66vgtz1GSoMiI/s1600/IMG-20221003-WA0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXqkPkHZ8U2WoHE_59xOTsVBi157CiBWuD_ygdbV_Lv3CIhSOD2N5IYscAH3GYPHnlcoqYga6r9vrlc_esleCXxZqbjXGGb0cb7LHUw9I9XkA5CwpwH9gdy9tDs1bTbN7lyXZ5SnnPmFXNWOzXL77KQbyO6_GkIvYyXofegkqQtNUote66vgtz1GSoMiI/s320/IMG-20221003-WA0003.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">A few days later, the hospital administrator instructed the surgeon to personally remove my bandages and see to my wound care. I cannot even imagine any surgeon in the US kneeling on the floor by a patient to do that. I later joked that the surgery ruined my leg modeling career - oops, I never was a leg model! Again, Steven and I were incredibly thankful to have received the best care possible in the circumstances. Even Ruben, our guide, came in to check on me and say that the rest of the small group had wished me well!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtX2lYEO_vjswhNh39vyY6YDaN4QHTt8FGUYs_-0bS5jaVcTcJwdjpNthXbj3TqtqLV3Ey7mcOOjaP6IUXe4hZzP6Ia-btJ9qJRamjQHqnGVrlQzaWHtaKZjk8Qe0vOtQ5Qq2DbZBT4oqPdBk1vfckvcHvCCJvis94MFivEKnWd0lmUTLZW-o555sPkGk/s4000/20221002_104739.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtX2lYEO_vjswhNh39vyY6YDaN4QHTt8FGUYs_-0bS5jaVcTcJwdjpNthXbj3TqtqLV3Ey7mcOOjaP6IUXe4hZzP6Ia-btJ9qJRamjQHqnGVrlQzaWHtaKZjk8Qe0vOtQ5Qq2DbZBT4oqPdBk1vfckvcHvCCJvis94MFivEKnWd0lmUTLZW-o555sPkGk/s320/20221002_104739.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The administrator/surgeon was beyond incredible in my opinion. He made it a point of popping in at least three times a day to check on me and tell us in English all that was happening. We made sure he knew he was always welcome to stay in our home if he was ever in Denver.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9fRUCjHI9ycqa-BOYXghtL9dzx5DVhM76OGmMNsX--VZgATQNZ59PvwWSiCHf_pBy1nUyVik4lxj5jiA-AOVzvb_28dGdOWjwIn6UCtRDH72xwYOOCyk4wZk5WgtAunswSt6k34VeNHNn9kRRynE7IYhmMewf_IXZIDsoKTFRWi1dC5GrD-J07UguHs/s4000/20221001_002713.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9fRUCjHI9ycqa-BOYXghtL9dzx5DVhM76OGmMNsX--VZgATQNZ59PvwWSiCHf_pBy1nUyVik4lxj5jiA-AOVzvb_28dGdOWjwIn6UCtRDH72xwYOOCyk4wZk5WgtAunswSt6k34VeNHNn9kRRynE7IYhmMewf_IXZIDsoKTFRWi1dC5GrD-J07UguHs/s320/20221001_002713.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once I was cleared to travel for no more than a five-hour flight, the administrator and Steven worked their magic with our travel insurance company and health insurance company for me to be medically evacuated back to a hospital in Denver right away. That was pretty imperative as post-operative care at the hospital was not the standard we're used to in the US. I had no access to the bathroom or commode the entire four days I was at the hospital nor any physical therapy, etc. <b>But, </b>and this is huge, I had been surrounded by the most loving of nurses and aides who treated me with such tenderness the entire time I was at the hospital in Santa Elena. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKScpq4lOZgoj9xSA5Hgsl7ADIBjwOwwmP-XiuqUGXGuB7ugJB8D5ze5iiYd4bB6sjmZ_9UnQQX3ZmLMaQ4aMX8V87VtR6ILfMP-nNmU6QVa0qX8sJuaEP0yDWjqSmFlcrP2KZrLM7lQXiXQc7Gz-7AmFOxMWdhN9oOScZpAWINgAdtJKqqUFB5CvmSw/s4000/20221004_091912.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKScpq4lOZgoj9xSA5Hgsl7ADIBjwOwwmP-XiuqUGXGuB7ugJB8D5ze5iiYd4bB6sjmZ_9UnQQX3ZmLMaQ4aMX8V87VtR6ILfMP-nNmU6QVa0qX8sJuaEP0yDWjqSmFlcrP2KZrLM7lQXiXQc7Gz-7AmFOxMWdhN9oOScZpAWINgAdtJKqqUFB5CvmSw/s320/20221004_091912.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Steven and I cannot begin to urge anyone who's traveling out of the country to buy medical evacuation insurance as that saved our financial hide. My new mantra is, if you can afford to travel, you must protect yourself and your loved ones by buying this type of insurance as the cost is extremely moderate. You might never need it but just in case you have it. Consider it like car or home insurance, please.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was the only time we'd ever been in the jet and I can't say I'd recommend our version of jet travel! But the jet which had been dispatched from Mexico City arrived on the international runway in Santa Elena where a proper ambulance met the crew. They then picked us up in my room where Steven and I, and our bags, fortunately, were all transported to the jet and from there to an airport in the eastern Denver suburbs. Steven joked the jet was so small he could touch stretch out his arms to touch both sides!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXlby6Ay-nNE9c-eNscjgs50E5LKHChRY845Bjbw13gdS89lQs2N8ddJ0-DKcUi54dX_-Gc4DQ5JpO29mYUVoRbINbJdBWbgH-LBNHmoZIj0qIFKEFOZMfjVRdzjUxjXqCLfd29nZGg8ZWQFKEMh5qNAmgPWYBbpDkpNTC6a4WYImel-yzMqhXtJ0vcu8/s4000/20221004_113406.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXlby6Ay-nNE9c-eNscjgs50E5LKHChRY845Bjbw13gdS89lQs2N8ddJ0-DKcUi54dX_-Gc4DQ5JpO29mYUVoRbINbJdBWbgH-LBNHmoZIj0qIFKEFOZMfjVRdzjUxjXqCLfd29nZGg8ZWQFKEMh5qNAmgPWYBbpDkpNTC6a4WYImel-yzMqhXtJ0vcu8/s320/20221004_113406.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Another ambulance met the jet and we were whisked to another hospital room - talk about door-to-door service! I was in the Denver hospital for almost two weeks because of medical complications and also to receive occupational and physical rehab.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYhQfXAoLeWjfNXG4rOmlO96_dBEaRg6qRmymO1l6z6sZUv5ceGzCm3ODGYIy4Kz_cYPl6U1zAWk_ENQr10SAitYfMsLd-ZT-3_V_8AiAI0VMct5dSkQXB3D-lFUTdReNaC70l6klyLC9KwjMkJg5swS_bSf3qKvfFgxPEP81gaCVRDPAHp0IB4WlF5U/s4000/20221004_153853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYhQfXAoLeWjfNXG4rOmlO96_dBEaRg6qRmymO1l6z6sZUv5ceGzCm3ODGYIy4Kz_cYPl6U1zAWk_ENQr10SAitYfMsLd-ZT-3_V_8AiAI0VMct5dSkQXB3D-lFUTdReNaC70l6klyLC9KwjMkJg5swS_bSf3qKvfFgxPEP81gaCVRDPAHp0IB4WlF5U/s320/20221004_153853.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Putting Humpty Dumpty back together again:</b> Now, more than nine months later, I am basically back to where I was when I broke the femur in Guatemala. To make a very long story shorter, because my surgery was not done by the insurance plan's orthopedist, I was only ever able to see a physician's assistant or PA from the time I was discharged from the Denver hospital in October until I demanded in March to be seen by an orthopedist. That appointment didn't happen until late April even though beginning in December, my complications from the femur surgery included a stress fracture to my left tibia, bursitis in the left hip, a broken screw, and intermittent intense pain relieved by mega daily doses of acetaminophen. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Physical therapy was never monitored and had to be interrupted for months with loosely goosey non-weight-bearing instructions because I was only under the care of a physician's assistant the entire time who never consulted with an orthopedist. When I finally did see an orthopedist, he confirmed the broken screw but said that happens. I saw the same orthopedist in mid-June for a follow-up appointment, still experiencing significant pain. Scans showed I had a bridge-to-bone issue which meant the femur bone wasn't aligned and there was a space between the rod and bone. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Even with all this stuff going on, it's not like the complications 'kept us down on the farm.' With the PA's consent, we still flew out to see our son and family in San Francisco over Christmas, and our new granddaughter in Chicago in March, drove to San Antonio, Texas for three weeks in March/April, and went on a three-week cruise and self-driving trip of Alaska in May. Did family or friends think we were crazy - perhaps BUT the PA and later the surgeon both gave us the go-ahead for each trip. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">But, by early June, our daughter Natalie who works at a hospital in Chicago was finally sick and tired of my saying I wasn't getting better, was in pain, and not seeking other advice. She gave me the proverbial kick in the pants and told me in no uncertain terms to get a second independent opinion as it had been almost nine months and I still couldn't walk without a cane or wheelchair. I took her advice immediately to heart and within ten days, on June 12th, I received authorization to see the trauma surgeon I had chosen at the <b>University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.</b> I thanked my lucky stars I was able to see her on June 19th but because the accident had happened so long ago, she immediately referred me to the head of the university's Limb Restoration surgeon. His only goal is to put <b>Humpty Dumpties</b> like me back together again like new! Miracle of miracles and after almost immediate bloodwork and a CT scan, I was sitting with the limb restoration surgeon just two days later on June 21st. Considering patients come from all over the country to see this surgeon, I was honored to be his patient so quickly.<br /><br />He confirmed my issues arose from a non-alignment of the bone and were likely due to the rod used during the surgery in Guatemala having been the wrong type. Friends had long asked if I thought the surgeon or the surgery in Guatemala was to blame for my issues and pain and I always said no. I couldn't play the blame game and the what-ifs. I still truly feel I am alive because of what transpired in that hospital. The surgeon, who only does limb restorations detailed the upcoming surgeries I'd likely need and that I'd be 100% non-weight-bearing in a wheelchair for up to six months. Poof - gone immediately were the long trips planned for Florida on June 29th and the trip to Asia this fall. But the prospect of getting back to where I was pre-accident was worth everything I and Steven would have to face.<br /><br />After the June 19th bloodwork showed possible signs of an infection, I was under the knife for a deep bone biopsy of my left femur on June 26th. The surgeon and his team of sub-specialists, including plastic surgery, radiology, and infectious diseases (because I was diagnosed with something fairly serious back in October) are now all waiting for two weeks for the culture to reveal the path forward. Once the team at UC Health got me under their wing, they certainly proceeded with such lightning speed, my head is spinning so fast!<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Getting used to making a meatloaf and vegetable dinner on June 29th, 2023 a little differently!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvgRw4VwhZgdw_v65Ts79ZRr55PbJnTyjmaxoSfXogqzHgzsKY1ecsCpZsR7Is-iW7c-zZmYo4IFgrNmZ2rYcFspyI9p8DPcMkTExzxJG8Xtkihj0QgBTTNbKAcut5uTSHbEZ2veA7SseaAZP4TOvZhTFX2-UrpJoV-iySRcGggM7gjY9MP_qNWcLDMI/s4080/PXL_20230629_232751890.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIvgRw4VwhZgdw_v65Ts79ZRr55PbJnTyjmaxoSfXogqzHgzsKY1ecsCpZsR7Is-iW7c-zZmYo4IFgrNmZ2rYcFspyI9p8DPcMkTExzxJG8Xtkihj0QgBTTNbKAcut5uTSHbEZ2veA7SseaAZP4TOvZhTFX2-UrpJoV-iySRcGggM7gjY9MP_qNWcLDMI/s320/PXL_20230629_232751890.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">To say the next few months for both of us will be challenging is the mother of all understatements. I have always been incredibly active and busy on many fronts at once to the point friends refer to me as the Energizer Bunny! Gone are the days I can even use the therapy pool at the local gym, meet my mermaid friends for lunch, others for tea and knitting, or even run errands to help relieve the pressure from Steven. Being in a wheelchair in a home that is not in any way handicapped-accessible also provides other challenges we're trying to cope with. As you will read in the next post, Steven and I have together faced medical challenges before and we will face those ahead, too. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We have both been so thankful for the delicious meals lovingly made for us and our son; for the Uber Eats card to treat ourselves at local restaurants; for the outpouring of calls from near and far, and for enough cards and flowers to make both the USPS and local florists profitable; for my Jewish friend who asked if she could come over to bake our family's favorite Christmas cookies on two weekends while I 'supervised' during one of my non-weight-bearing bouts; for friends who drove me to the therapy pool or to Mass every Sunday morning when I couldn't; to the retired orthopedist friend of a friend who willingly reviewed my medical updatess and suggested questions to ask of my new ortho team; to our son, Zachary, who has been an unwavering source of support by asking if he could please drive me to my therapy pool classes which kept me sane in body and spirit, his never failing to call during the day to see how I was doing and if there were anything we needed him to buy on his way home from work; for the understanding of fellow bloggers whose tales of their travel exploits I neglected to read and comment on; and to friends who pop in to say hello or just call and listen to the latest medical wrinkle. I shudder to think where we'd be without each of you to help us through this very long journey. To each, my most heartfelt thanks and love. To Steven, my rock - I know you didn't figure on any of this when we said 'in sickness and in health.' I love you always and forever.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Next post:</b> Going back in time for the last time!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Posted very late on July 3rd, 2023 from our home in suburban Denver which we shall look forward to exploring for the first summertime in about 15 years - another ray of sunshine amid some tough days. Wishing each of you and your loved ones a fun summer whatever you do and wherever you go.</i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p></div></div>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-28199036713571119462023-06-30T23:09:00.000-06:002023-06-30T23:09:00.922-06:009/29/22: Belize's Slave History<p><span style="font-size: large;">After a relaxing day visiting Belize's much ballyhooed Caye Caulker, Steven and I explored the meager sights in <b>Belize City. </b>Also difficult to find were any food options close to where we had stayed for a couple of nights. This local takeout worked okay for breakfast.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOxfOnRcSWdAM3PIZT1jyURnp6id73YBRsKV_nu-AA7g2ydQK9SyfNZDx0ViHUwAcUiuq_K0j-rWHeJFzPVkoKZ58eEZgNySlBY218Jf1XNq2ouCy_lnrKqxKIByp7Dk-dqZn7etOl6-DgBmak8ZytgcKUv4i959yiPn1XZJJ14k3DYqbGLKscvCM8ms/s4032/PXL_20220929_150214851.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUOxfOnRcSWdAM3PIZT1jyURnp6id73YBRsKV_nu-AA7g2ydQK9SyfNZDx0ViHUwAcUiuq_K0j-rWHeJFzPVkoKZ58eEZgNySlBY218Jf1XNq2ouCy_lnrKqxKIByp7Dk-dqZn7etOl6-DgBmak8ZytgcKUv4i959yiPn1XZJJ14k3DYqbGLKscvCM8ms/s320/PXL_20220929_150214851.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Views along the seawall walking into town en route to the <b>Museum of Belize:</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86eMmxdj6cLUc4wTYxe-BnIK-zr9ng4PIWxQiNCl9lcXFqf6MVvgiaT9_RiR1snAlyzso3m1MCIBuGsXr_dI9vFYaZgAJJ70TcAwAJXL8t1-1KKkmUN4zcL35PYbTiilK4MI0WAxD9r-FN2HVlOIzQP7qrcdf2eTi5_MDy3QeEeFOCAprKbT8lOSuQWA/s4032/PXL_20220929_151706077.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2901" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj86eMmxdj6cLUc4wTYxe-BnIK-zr9ng4PIWxQiNCl9lcXFqf6MVvgiaT9_RiR1snAlyzso3m1MCIBuGsXr_dI9vFYaZgAJJ70TcAwAJXL8t1-1KKkmUN4zcL35PYbTiilK4MI0WAxD9r-FN2HVlOIzQP7qrcdf2eTi5_MDy3QeEeFOCAprKbT8lOSuQWA/s320/PXL_20220929_151706077.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCSq0tedP2ESSAAu6E_hSCsPoi-qO_S_kf1qoOF7q9ZQ6z1VsXNX0Ssrb2jVwMN0tGh3NmaFGHEMe2wzVRg5Yr3S3MQOB048th_cNvjmxhY-MUP9g3qwqgiUtjgEtE7s2PzrGcZk7HpccCmwgw-2iwfjyYFthFoSrbiU1ARDbv8OVSRUaWmA-nAmqQ7E/s4032/PXL_20220929_151756225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCSq0tedP2ESSAAu6E_hSCsPoi-qO_S_kf1qoOF7q9ZQ6z1VsXNX0Ssrb2jVwMN0tGh3NmaFGHEMe2wzVRg5Yr3S3MQOB048th_cNvjmxhY-MUP9g3qwqgiUtjgEtE7s2PzrGcZk7HpccCmwgw-2iwfjyYFthFoSrbiU1ARDbv8OVSRUaWmA-nAmqQ7E/s320/PXL_20220929_151756225.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YXDsizvsu7kwNjVN8zdpaK2--T9fwJch1usDtmCORSZG5Rp8awXqK6AHmkNWmNvr4JgNi3edBV5_78fxJAZmwEcTnpbz0W96IBLIU65kAeg2Bw78FEIcy-wzmaFmAnCwHcV8cxK_ImDAkfcVLdOCGpJBsmOBx0qkWgfJQLUUQpfN0p1ZWJPRcfoeeQg/s4032/PXL_20220929_162704953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YXDsizvsu7kwNjVN8zdpaK2--T9fwJch1usDtmCORSZG5Rp8awXqK6AHmkNWmNvr4JgNi3edBV5_78fxJAZmwEcTnpbz0W96IBLIU65kAeg2Bw78FEIcy-wzmaFmAnCwHcV8cxK_ImDAkfcVLdOCGpJBsmOBx0qkWgfJQLUUQpfN0p1ZWJPRcfoeeQg/s320/PXL_20220929_162704953.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIF3s0r2fNzQlPpgX1MzxecE9I1fCY8vnf18aQkPubLvCignvfRRVknq7oLy2w1SeNXAVHmNyh-9-wvBh9izTnTBKHgs5h9GLyfIZVf5-cC0T0nTAFQdYR458Ue1uJAzWRwuM8BLsliGg3-IJ3Svk0QWVkX1OfUyo8waAsUYWWBLYXKtlE1i5HVr8QtGE/s4032/PXL_20220929_162015971.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIF3s0r2fNzQlPpgX1MzxecE9I1fCY8vnf18aQkPubLvCignvfRRVknq7oLy2w1SeNXAVHmNyh-9-wvBh9izTnTBKHgs5h9GLyfIZVf5-cC0T0nTAFQdYR458Ue1uJAzWRwuM8BLsliGg3-IJ3Svk0QWVkX1OfUyo8waAsUYWWBLYXKtlE1i5HVr8QtGE/s320/PXL_20220929_162015971.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Museum of Belize </span><span style="font-size: large;">was formerly known as the <b>Belize Prison</b> in 1857 but was substantially enlarged in 1887 with the addition of more cells for men and women. The prison was moved a century later to <b>Haiteville </b>where we had seen it the previous day. The building didn't become </span><span style="font-size: large;">the Museum of Belize until early 2001.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7Rfea2lUnDuVSq1FZdevCtP1gwayBi5Pz_z6DnHBn9bY-pw-dw_tnPvSIRwqgmgiRk4r3Fp0FfNoe4ugfV4uSIVo_H_dWcPzyf_Sh2J-PQUaSMv_oqb1ZuWHJNSDPcT07bjDgwUJCPoWz7jLnBsZAbpGsOILgVPnI0I0LkTxRw9f_G2CvKDsyRq077o/s4032/PXL_20220929_153033327.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7Rfea2lUnDuVSq1FZdevCtP1gwayBi5Pz_z6DnHBn9bY-pw-dw_tnPvSIRwqgmgiRk4r3Fp0FfNoe4ugfV4uSIVo_H_dWcPzyf_Sh2J-PQUaSMv_oqb1ZuWHJNSDPcT07bjDgwUJCPoWz7jLnBsZAbpGsOILgVPnI0I0LkTxRw9f_G2CvKDsyRq077o/s320/PXL_20220929_153033327.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The museum focused on the country's history of slavery. 'Imported' African labor was the basis for developing and expanding the timber industry when they arrived in the settlement in 1724. Until the 1770s, there was a high demand in the European market for <b>Belize logwood,</b> a species of flowering tree that was primarily used as a natural source of dye. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHeD3nU1RWOiIRcUOCHZp4XwFYtlnclfzsK8bUyc5dBpQcxH3lVzq6pJ5Vr2JqoMJ0X7TzaTlpbNYnU6ZO2vGYQU6XnhTyPM6bxcQ6WOPKvPZIl17oWAV_FrK_yC1u8MEI9TlFGJ2c2RAk3-4Wt7NZcOLsnCRgd9jEe1trV2o7-W1PTRhwABXzOTCG0o/s4032/PXL_20220929_154250218.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHeD3nU1RWOiIRcUOCHZp4XwFYtlnclfzsK8bUyc5dBpQcxH3lVzq6pJ5Vr2JqoMJ0X7TzaTlpbNYnU6ZO2vGYQU6XnhTyPM6bxcQ6WOPKvPZIl17oWAV_FrK_yC1u8MEI9TlFGJ2c2RAk3-4Wt7NZcOLsnCRgd9jEe1trV2o7-W1PTRhwABXzOTCG0o/s320/PXL_20220929_154250218.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">'Forestocrats' were affluent white landowners who rose to complete dominance in the settlement by increasing slave ownership for cheap labor to generate extra income in the timber industry. Once logwood became less desirable, it was replaced by mahogany, a hard reddish-brown timber of the tropical hardwood family that was dominant in Belize. It became the country's valuable export in the mid-19th century.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The timeline for slavery in what came to be known as Belize after slaves arrived in 1724: </b></span><span style="font-size: large;">1773 marked the largest slave revolt along the Belize River.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvuE1MEc_HmSbGtMIBEP_2-A9AmeodXcu2Cyo8Sti0oA_XysuxAtjT7SJ71HryvXhroB-_HVjMXj3j9jI-2kNdaO9MOiVw7ilsq4cy5vPpQL73LQsY4mNOl0sNhU5hVNuQPpC-akM9eulNAEd-gB5HWw-yX9VYWLSU5mafYvIRA4veTl3Usz6JxYCBZo/s4032/PXL_20220929_153509313.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguvuE1MEc_HmSbGtMIBEP_2-A9AmeodXcu2Cyo8Sti0oA_XysuxAtjT7SJ71HryvXhroB-_HVjMXj3j9jI-2kNdaO9MOiVw7ilsq4cy5vPpQL73LQsY4mNOl0sNhU5hVNuQPpC-akM9eulNAEd-gB5HWw-yX9VYWLSU5mafYvIRA4veTl3Usz6JxYCBZo/s320/PXL_20220929_153509313.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />The British slave trade was abolished in 1807.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0koSABAjj4KOjPJFn4PCPla0uiWr0R0C7rwLHxmowVf7Ou7ikuKynAqXHsWl_bU5fEQF4aT0C35nwReQRsjB6VZG2gfaUqLyz_ePp2z1AH7j0GCLYymuA94fJpTljhlisN7nXOmE8rOxFIi8tnFCHbDkipFfnuOF_iLV8BLgWOf3MTCAP3ZemmUSEUQ/s4032/PXL_20220929_153354242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn0koSABAjj4KOjPJFn4PCPla0uiWr0R0C7rwLHxmowVf7Ou7ikuKynAqXHsWl_bU5fEQF4aT0C35nwReQRsjB6VZG2gfaUqLyz_ePp2z1AH7j0GCLYymuA94fJpTljhlisN7nXOmE8rOxFIi8tnFCHbDkipFfnuOF_iLV8BLgWOf3MTCAP3ZemmUSEUQ/s320/PXL_20220929_153354242.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <b>Proclamation for the Abolition of Slavery in the British Colonies</b> was passed in 1834.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYNWte1mPgAU3A1CQCOn9_Birk8tHy5tq3SYF9ksj81hdIEimARGpo2jFfdUcRdA2C_ZNwi9OO0o26HDCzb7D-sc5SxqnfSt1R863fOjlC7bFdwprWRmhgFi7NvVpqOyzcZP0b-xEtjt2_MNBaCYyJja2uha635lc_XTpfLS-1tvTPUhsUCNtlJYjxS8/s4032/PXL_20220929_153517107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXYNWte1mPgAU3A1CQCOn9_Birk8tHy5tq3SYF9ksj81hdIEimARGpo2jFfdUcRdA2C_ZNwi9OO0o26HDCzb7D-sc5SxqnfSt1R863fOjlC7bFdwprWRmhgFi7NvVpqOyzcZP0b-xEtjt2_MNBaCYyJja2uha635lc_XTpfLS-1tvTPUhsUCNtlJYjxS8/s320/PXL_20220929_153517107.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">But it took until 1838 until slaves in Belize and throughout the British Empire were emancipated. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oX4JE_zkzB6d72aWB55HJnYIBmA6UhF9Kj3LiTP6pAljQnYmIrO5Yiuz4U4x1R-tDs4FpGDTJTkgtz-ioDnMnMF0hTjY7D4nQTaLSoAWQFYsDCV6t-RRMXqbOWq83HefZP6_-g76-pMWahz4IOCq90omemB83-Hr497C95eCX3G61S8q70l4qEexnos/s4012/PXL_20220929_153527443.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2915" data-original-width="4012" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oX4JE_zkzB6d72aWB55HJnYIBmA6UhF9Kj3LiTP6pAljQnYmIrO5Yiuz4U4x1R-tDs4FpGDTJTkgtz-ioDnMnMF0hTjY7D4nQTaLSoAWQFYsDCV6t-RRMXqbOWq83HefZP6_-g76-pMWahz4IOCq90omemB83-Hr497C95eCX3G61S8q70l4qEexnos/s320/PXL_20220929_153527443.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Slaves in Belize were given two suits of working clothes, normally made of plain weaved flax, that would be saved for special occasions like Christmas celebrations at the end of the logging season or going into Belize Town. While working in the forests, they wore long pants with the ends rolled up.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoagSqLO8rNdAPIWdHXt0psQ9qbnXtfIxKapnS8w3JDzLXHFN2F7bFpZlQp2zwogcOy_mzuc0yaMbbtzXy_oEXsGwU7Mhd7axpV4oa5A8QJNdxcuXMmPKLYlL4-P6Yhpr7azi7jzfZrs0B6Z7kYHKhwxZbUoQjFdWMaLbG912e8W36Xklmx4K0iyoK5ms/s3451/PXL_20220929_154136734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2859" data-original-width="3451" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoagSqLO8rNdAPIWdHXt0psQ9qbnXtfIxKapnS8w3JDzLXHFN2F7bFpZlQp2zwogcOy_mzuc0yaMbbtzXy_oEXsGwU7Mhd7axpV4oa5A8QJNdxcuXMmPKLYlL4-P6Yhpr7azi7jzfZrs0B6Z7kYHKhwxZbUoQjFdWMaLbG912e8W36Xklmx4K0iyoK5ms/s320/PXL_20220929_154136734.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Allownaces of flour or plantain and Irish pork were provided to the slaves. Those skimpy rations were supplemented by the slaves cultivating small plots of land with a variety of vegetables. I hadn't known that the slaves' strenuous logging work required greater dietary intake. That was why they hunted wild game, selling the excess at local markets to boost the family's income.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUG6ZMF268035T-8F-8mk5T56oEeaqaHXtxvjGeUNrfsOY4ujE5gxTlXcFljQiK4XjG0sP1pRKC-N4BGIKH6wX6ptjLeb-UXovETdwTbGWjX6afO54saZUwlxmmjbfFIE6Y_CXGNUYA_Zv8wYSNSfYSf2oENFsnLi4TUlTS9bgLoJyDiasrDmsJvLxkmE/s3896/PXL_20220929_154201194.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2796" data-original-width="3896" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUG6ZMF268035T-8F-8mk5T56oEeaqaHXtxvjGeUNrfsOY4ujE5gxTlXcFljQiK4XjG0sP1pRKC-N4BGIKH6wX6ptjLeb-UXovETdwTbGWjX6afO54saZUwlxmmjbfFIE6Y_CXGNUYA_Zv8wYSNSfYSf2oENFsnLi4TUlTS9bgLoJyDiasrDmsJvLxkmE/s320/PXL_20220929_154201194.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Former cells:</b></span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHhEGTeuVeoYDy17OenyeaYSqfzIz-ZUOYrleM4oTce2wFG7dyzVlaaGWrNKNu4PI9lm9SR8DnLrPxX3rpohnu762djAxgIYHZ6yC0hU1trVOnt62tuALqj31Wr2gA3fuHniJKgD_WSUZOZYBKfcffIN4qFu-u6xrOt93weFDcqBKc7ALXoQk6-pMhOg/s4032/PXL_20220929_154713033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHhEGTeuVeoYDy17OenyeaYSqfzIz-ZUOYrleM4oTce2wFG7dyzVlaaGWrNKNu4PI9lm9SR8DnLrPxX3rpohnu762djAxgIYHZ6yC0hU1trVOnt62tuALqj31Wr2gA3fuHniJKgD_WSUZOZYBKfcffIN4qFu-u6xrOt93weFDcqBKc7ALXoQk6-pMhOg/s320/PXL_20220929_154713033.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Slave Auctions:</b> As we had read about in the US and other countries, newly arrived slaves were prepared to be sold like livestock at Slave Markets. To increase their sale price, they were washed, shaved, and covered with coconut oil or tar to have them appear in the best of health. Slaves were weighed, examined, measured, and actually prodded by prospective buyers. Other slaves were just grabbed by buyers who wished to purchase them in what was called a 'scramble.'</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Like cattle, the slaves were branded and assigned new names after being purchased at public auctions. After they arrived at a master's property, a previously bought slave was responsible for the new slave's 'seasoning.' That was the process of discovering about life in their new surroundings and carrying out the master's wishes. Most slaves sold in Belize came from Jamaica and had been somewhat seasoned.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSn6-LZ28XfSqBX7SaTD-4CYisiz57oljDe-569vjFNdeRAdOxLBwytO9sB1EnfYsMpFuZ0x7b5gKZ2y6gAyw6PaKpppVPfgySMNa_Pu7ZYGiTXAS_2AcFQIiPwXLLmDETbl-zohLt7Z7zr1294GFm29ldCP6Utjx-ds6qDIb6P_nvLzcun5Mmn8sqd4/s4032/PXL_20220929_155229232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSn6-LZ28XfSqBX7SaTD-4CYisiz57oljDe-569vjFNdeRAdOxLBwytO9sB1EnfYsMpFuZ0x7b5gKZ2y6gAyw6PaKpppVPfgySMNa_Pu7ZYGiTXAS_2AcFQIiPwXLLmDETbl-zohLt7Z7zr1294GFm29ldCP6Utjx-ds6qDIb6P_nvLzcun5Mmn8sqd4/s320/PXL_20220929_155229232.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The slave journey from Africa:</b> The term, <b>Middle Passage, </b>is applied to the two-to-three-month journey from the West African coast across the Atlantic to the Caribbean. The human cargo aka captured slaves were stripped naked, chained, and stuffed into ships called 'Slavers.' Though licensing stipulated the ships were never to exceed 350 slaves, it wasn't unusual for almost 800 captured African men, women, and children to be stowed below deck lying in their own waste and vomit. During the Middle Passage, malnutrition and communicable diseases like dysentery, smallpox, and cholera, led to many deaths.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFmIvqD8hkF70cHrNILr3EOUmFbY2Swnzd3Hpnzh_H7z4D4g1tHAzGzxI28GnAOYf1rphjKJ1-vBSalcrW9I9kBmvo8NGioEv4uSwIsHUpxRPlFPsP6kFrFCvPeWRau4y3l7BCiAIcyhizA5EElpwcGFwJwzCnPG_aRwMcMowKCAyj_4BOBanJ_7S06c/s4032/PXL_20220929_155346041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFmIvqD8hkF70cHrNILr3EOUmFbY2Swnzd3Hpnzh_H7z4D4g1tHAzGzxI28GnAOYf1rphjKJ1-vBSalcrW9I9kBmvo8NGioEv4uSwIsHUpxRPlFPsP6kFrFCvPeWRau4y3l7BCiAIcyhizA5EElpwcGFwJwzCnPG_aRwMcMowKCAyj_4BOBanJ_7S06c/s320/PXL_20220929_155346041.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The <i>Brookes</i> had to be among the worst of the slavers. The <b>Regulation Act of 1788</b> permitted the ship to carry 454 slaves by allowing a space of 6' by 1'4" for each man, 5'10" by 1'4" for each woman, and a smaller space for each boy. Even after the Regulation Act, so 'much' space was seldom allowed. Slave merchants confessed that before the act the <i>Brookes</i> had once carried as many as 609 slaves by removing the slaves' irons and locking them spoon-wise so they were stowed one within the distended legs of another.</span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPweno48xjTAdjzxKeNCtiDM8F1-fpQiUbtKVWQVEkkCn5U5DDdo9ybke2XDfqAQMcrPAGTk5OtN4JMKHwZ1RuRzIfSLDDi8w_3yh0kzYwNQUfHX-5iUX2qT0EU-JIpb-Nk-_g_8Q6958sv_440ma0vpptWx_D2TD2Nw3Jo2KTYQw5hJ9fuEhg0sG72E/s4032/PXL_20220929_155417242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoPweno48xjTAdjzxKeNCtiDM8F1-fpQiUbtKVWQVEkkCn5U5DDdo9ybke2XDfqAQMcrPAGTk5OtN4JMKHwZ1RuRzIfSLDDi8w_3yh0kzYwNQUfHX-5iUX2qT0EU-JIpb-Nk-_g_8Q6958sv_440ma0vpptWx_D2TD2Nw3Jo2KTYQw5hJ9fuEhg0sG72E/s320/PXL_20220929_155417242.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Through our extensive travels in the American South year after year, Steven and I had purposely learned much about the horrific trans-Atlantic slave trade here in the US. However, this was the first time I read that the experiences of the slave trade to the markets in Jamaica and Bermuda were some of the worst in human history.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0CPeMrbttLSeC1WwdLDLqBIZdT0FlBbK0kYWzpMST2ReMyu2Fuw6ASQiYJ0Ol6wUCrckSFuul3Y9xyl4pPr4ALcX48WZLU51YljkmazDUjIDH3HWVPaiIUQMoNc7Uv3k3s2yvje5UbyAFBdzfuqm9qrAN5pL7KLfhg7pbJepvlhBuVH-m47lU4CRyug/s4032/PXL_20220929_160246840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0CPeMrbttLSeC1WwdLDLqBIZdT0FlBbK0kYWzpMST2ReMyu2Fuw6ASQiYJ0Ol6wUCrckSFuul3Y9xyl4pPr4ALcX48WZLU51YljkmazDUjIDH3HWVPaiIUQMoNc7Uv3k3s2yvje5UbyAFBdzfuqm9qrAN5pL7KLfhg7pbJepvlhBuVH-m47lU4CRyug/s320/PXL_20220929_160246840.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The museum showcased this Belize flag that had been discovered in the rubble after the attacks on the <b>World Trade Center</b> on September 11, 2001. It was salvaged by the New York City Fire Department.</span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofnn7f8Y63Yy9wrKd5y2fcOE1gJmKufFgeyyGUTcrz27zHD28lWlgkHIxF8p-tqGTeZ550iDEJYBeAF_KPaaP0SLinIhC2ScBsN_lkT856mUYRYC7978MI8yh-7QadUsvX7xxepQcX5XxGjkw1G2uk2HJMWDMPyh7CryUJIZu3Al0T8rE7r5q7UXfcMw/s4032/PXL_20220929_153617559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiofnn7f8Y63Yy9wrKd5y2fcOE1gJmKufFgeyyGUTcrz27zHD28lWlgkHIxF8p-tqGTeZ550iDEJYBeAF_KPaaP0SLinIhC2ScBsN_lkT856mUYRYC7978MI8yh-7QadUsvX7xxepQcX5XxGjkw1G2uk2HJMWDMPyh7CryUJIZu3Al0T8rE7r5q7UXfcMw/s320/PXL_20220929_153617559.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Though we only had had time to see a few sights in Belize, Steven and I caught a small tour bus early that afternoon for the long drive to <b>Flores, Guatemala,</b> our next destination in our tour of Central America. I smiled when I saw the Ontario signs as I'm from the province of the same name in Canada!</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8I5YXauoLNxWShCwWtKIWTy0ofJKbLiT1ocEfeG2NZuC2Zlx4J0Jv7svyfJLDShhxWkRxJfQEbNjWhAIzo4iFXZ62tRt5_3Z_ReIAI70w0svQbg0ULQ_0-ELus_F3fc_kqexaF02JldzoOEWP2wO8TcPGiAc7ikb3sYIlq__E4txSYiUW1vzxO5hSW00/s4032/PXL_20220929_202457552.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8I5YXauoLNxWShCwWtKIWTy0ofJKbLiT1ocEfeG2NZuC2Zlx4J0Jv7svyfJLDShhxWkRxJfQEbNjWhAIzo4iFXZ62tRt5_3Z_ReIAI70w0svQbg0ULQ_0-ELus_F3fc_kqexaF02JldzoOEWP2wO8TcPGiAc7ikb3sYIlq__E4txSYiUW1vzxO5hSW00/w400-h300/PXL_20220929_202457552.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWjyj_TQZQwzRLuBwwtJEejB3ViudUtIZJ0viy63FZMZZnFw-xx5Fa-VHi5ZD4aPG5X_kqQohBK89GaHeQgn91Bl-Ee-dcrkpJAyN-3n-njFKjSKy268CHEIB9sHXYXN2U9M5ccjojuCLSXoTayihBwGbmx2w21R91F9_wozapnvZYPmn3UqZEw0fIsU/s2604/PXL_20220929_202507248.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="1889" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDWjyj_TQZQwzRLuBwwtJEejB3ViudUtIZJ0viy63FZMZZnFw-xx5Fa-VHi5ZD4aPG5X_kqQohBK89GaHeQgn91Bl-Ee-dcrkpJAyN-3n-njFKjSKy268CHEIB9sHXYXN2U9M5ccjojuCLSXoTayihBwGbmx2w21R91F9_wozapnvZYPmn3UqZEw0fIsU/w290-h400/PXL_20220929_202507248.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRk4imKrJswrZrXpGuKQlVb2fYYq6HSAeSDGcDkBcyUBoBTLqPDC9KXITS_TdPryIxPTPeTQCeBqR5PrHbQlBQXwxAzYzbweJan4TvCZc3X8T1k8ir6Ezv7-HwJWrmdFY1Yh3ZVuDz71ul0tAo8eyxKxfCMMUBu9P7Ob5h2VbzlwhakzvNchkaDlA8lQ/s4032/PXL_20220929_231140432.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjRk4imKrJswrZrXpGuKQlVb2fYYq6HSAeSDGcDkBcyUBoBTLqPDC9KXITS_TdPryIxPTPeTQCeBqR5PrHbQlBQXwxAzYzbweJan4TvCZc3X8T1k8ir6Ezv7-HwJWrmdFY1Yh3ZVuDz71ul0tAo8eyxKxfCMMUBu9P7Ob5h2VbzlwhakzvNchkaDlA8lQ/s320/PXL_20220929_231140432.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4oXiuCJDcUHx2F06M4K_B2sNEcBOkTRCA9JzjRPOE5-tKly-zQbTdEs5wafPsTfLplffV5LOGYAuWqZyXUR5yzZG8HKzTMNT0wPNEl54461RnVQpNxOFJzulcj-75e-caI92ToI7qwtPoy57MuegrN9Ihk3EMyaNwXYUzuaTDhss-aZK-EZz1sbWWy8s/s4032/PXL_20220929_202516416.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4oXiuCJDcUHx2F06M4K_B2sNEcBOkTRCA9JzjRPOE5-tKly-zQbTdEs5wafPsTfLplffV5LOGYAuWqZyXUR5yzZG8HKzTMNT0wPNEl54461RnVQpNxOFJzulcj-75e-caI92ToI7qwtPoy57MuegrN9Ihk3EMyaNwXYUzuaTDhss-aZK-EZz1sbWWy8s/s320/PXL_20220929_202516416.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After a 6.5 hr. journey, we were happy to see this lovely view from our hotel balcony in Flores. We'd planned to stay there for a couple of nights before flying to Guatemala City and then exploring more of the country and then El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica over the course of the next seven weeks. As you will read in the next post, the plans of mice and men have a way of changing sometimes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVOXfe-xupzV4zjAxoWIq-H5FZWjQ3CWMFl_FpYVFIxmK1-Qge9Sw4hBJ3LlNQA2xdBqr7giLHEX1R4Gmaw5Ekvd-Xm5cEcuGdcKeCJ0JqWnD-QPsDn1bD1Op3NaFunsxr7bgBeMWo0STDMIgR0uW56uYivXaf9Ss-BvrXxaKbNUOzGK-Z-g8C303EEM/s4032/PXL_20220930_004923065.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVOXfe-xupzV4zjAxoWIq-H5FZWjQ3CWMFl_FpYVFIxmK1-Qge9Sw4hBJ3LlNQA2xdBqr7giLHEX1R4Gmaw5Ekvd-Xm5cEcuGdcKeCJ0JqWnD-QPsDn1bD1Op3NaFunsxr7bgBeMWo0STDMIgR0uW56uYivXaf9Ss-BvrXxaKbNUOzGK-Z-g8C303EEM/s320/PXL_20220930_004923065.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqTnax4BD77h8uPzxwQUhN2hd5KKRRO0fju8hibfSZ1zWd_mf6cByTlyXY9uEKTdKQhDvG9SOimdDk4sg06i_YTLHCKcSce23DwoUlDWkO23uKrssLLI1wPSoeRaLHLPrmQawE7Mt2n6JC0cDHymeQMbhBQGA5pJy5rWaf_ExPijrz_y-Vjgms1bPYx0/s4032/PXL_20220930_005158046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqTnax4BD77h8uPzxwQUhN2hd5KKRRO0fju8hibfSZ1zWd_mf6cByTlyXY9uEKTdKQhDvG9SOimdDk4sg06i_YTLHCKcSce23DwoUlDWkO23uKrssLLI1wPSoeRaLHLPrmQawE7Mt2n6JC0cDHymeQMbhBQGA5pJy5rWaf_ExPijrz_y-Vjgms1bPYx0/s320/PXL_20220930_005158046.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQ3cfVzGQOqxF243MT-_S_CI37e2O1jlR0o1SbEftefuWowqNFaYFFDrIF8DgG8cmVltJktUugyXvX7IbAakQtc-XDfPqEwEJcNZ8hLI-yWDQufhhEvy6dBwAsZmuOkP-zDCsrFLJ8cqu5vk6YXx_MNuj_iTobfkfleX7dCtxN7QZ9Ie9Ox9-SPrPjuU/s4032/PXL_20220930_005037936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQ3cfVzGQOqxF243MT-_S_CI37e2O1jlR0o1SbEftefuWowqNFaYFFDrIF8DgG8cmVltJktUugyXvX7IbAakQtc-XDfPqEwEJcNZ8hLI-yWDQufhhEvy6dBwAsZmuOkP-zDCsrFLJ8cqu5vk6YXx_MNuj_iTobfkfleX7dCtxN7QZ9Ie9Ox9-SPrPjuU/s320/PXL_20220930_005037936.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Next post:</b> The marvelous Mayan ruins in Tikal and Humpty Dumpty falls!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Posted on June 30th, 2023, from waterlogged Denver. Since this is our first summer at home in about 15 years, we're hoping to feel the sun's intense rays really soon after hail and constant rain have made this Denver's wettest June ever! Peace and wellness to you and your loved ones.</i></span></div><p></p></div></div></div>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-71160008098291319212023-06-25T23:50:00.081-06:002023-06-26T00:23:02.561-06:009/27/22: Onto Belize, Central America!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDSO-CfsTPxpDIVU6ZzC7Ssr__N9UuVx3jffd5vFwnkTaNoze6qA7AsB--tdLoaufTgI3g1beQer2nwlkUWhFHp4H49zH1p-b24r7G4hfwFsOumF7xywnJcUICCFjJQiNczxGV6O_ebRR1TjGkBod1nICiAJSDp-X3qvrDCu5AoZYWVQxQuDcbXi1/s2854/PXL_20220927_210043596.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2854" data-original-width="2280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDSO-CfsTPxpDIVU6ZzC7Ssr__N9UuVx3jffd5vFwnkTaNoze6qA7AsB--tdLoaufTgI3g1beQer2nwlkUWhFHp4H49zH1p-b24r7G4hfwFsOumF7xywnJcUICCFjJQiNczxGV6O_ebRR1TjGkBod1nICiAJSDp-X3qvrDCu5AoZYWVQxQuDcbXi1/s320/PXL_20220927_210043596.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I know I had planned on continuing to write about Alaska, our latest trip but I decided to go back to last fall's much abbreviated trip to Central America for reasons that will become clear in the next post or two. I hope you will bear with me so I can tie in the loose ends.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Since so many friends and travel bloggers had long waxed eloquently about their trips to many parts of Central America, Steven and I planned a 7-week trip to the region, beginning in Belize at the end of September last year and ending in Costa Rica. I must admit to being far more gungho about the trip than Steven. Perhaps he had a sixth sense of how the trip would come to an abrupt end within just days. I am getting ahead of myself, however.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCsnGv9xy9dtvnlp0UMCp3AIYk6ZTlA3D0vHOOClPn4w0K_D3tK2eIkGri3Eg6Vm2RUtQhA12oU7tEGoxwSqIMKz4MQMp2JjZKTOiJQziQuBquW7B4bjCbrKQATb3raQEZjY3oCJ5GRHM66aredbzAQVldbVMmWDoGum4e-3WlOrdGqOqje0M9oh3/s2715/PXL_20220927_224145145.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2715" data-original-width="2654" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCsnGv9xy9dtvnlp0UMCp3AIYk6ZTlA3D0vHOOClPn4w0K_D3tK2eIkGri3Eg6Vm2RUtQhA12oU7tEGoxwSqIMKz4MQMp2JjZKTOiJQziQuBquW7B4bjCbrKQATb3raQEZjY3oCJ5GRHM66aredbzAQVldbVMmWDoGum4e-3WlOrdGqOqje0M9oh3/s320/PXL_20220927_224145145.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">On arrival at the airport in Belize City, we got picked up by Cynthia, who spoke of how she, a single parent, was tasked with looking after her sister's four children and was living hand to mouth as a driver. Gas was 18 Belizean dollars or a staggering $9. She called everyone 'sweetheart' or 'baby.' Cynthia couldn't have been a kinder soul.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbJbjMQFhts-YtUV4qjB_fTdBJJCrsbvHte2BF9DnKsX8YI-an5iSrNB1LD2TTPP-5iErsjn0RlXlaOyqoUqy5E3Nxt8ClEZ0QTKlRU5UX7kg9MMo7rmv8N4-Vwg3D_6S9qqgphgMf73uRmNoPQk32xfWhJ91CDUQRk7OBzHoP-eOPxWKKYGiD2_t/s4032/PXL_20220928_000919368.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbJbjMQFhts-YtUV4qjB_fTdBJJCrsbvHte2BF9DnKsX8YI-an5iSrNB1LD2TTPP-5iErsjn0RlXlaOyqoUqy5E3Nxt8ClEZ0QTKlRU5UX7kg9MMo7rmv8N4-Vwg3D_6S9qqgphgMf73uRmNoPQk32xfWhJ91CDUQRk7OBzHoP-eOPxWKKYGiD2_t/s320/PXL_20220928_000919368.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">She explained that many homes were elevated because of the concern about hurricanes. Belize has been on the path of many hurricanes but the last hurricane to hit the country was in 2016. Luckily, the then-current threat, <b>Hurricane Fiona,</b> was not due to hit the island when we visited. She said Belize had been colonized by England so English was spoken to foreigners but Creole was the language used at home.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Though our destination was the <b>Belize Zoo,</b> we asked if we could make a detour to the <b>Belize Central Prison. </b>Cynthia laughingly commented that was the first time any tourist had asked to go there!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Though most people would consider the prison to be a decidedly odd spot to visit, a guidebook spoke highly of its gift shop. While some of the inmate-made items were interesting, they were far too large for most tourists to bring home.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYzSlZfdZ5gHITcFGJfSjrApElXZIy6h09PD28Zf2x5-uhi_Bf18LowlzPAQY67pME0objw19PHrT_eikQ6d35VY2BAaJ2dvvKVt-onjcAikNEBTTxfWJd69uptMMF5_-zspmigUqixQ681jDWcIWH2L-k590CjRrKyC4-ne2VSHZy88XaYeQUKkM/s4032/PXL_20220927_184320934.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYzSlZfdZ5gHITcFGJfSjrApElXZIy6h09PD28Zf2x5-uhi_Bf18LowlzPAQY67pME0objw19PHrT_eikQ6d35VY2BAaJ2dvvKVt-onjcAikNEBTTxfWJd69uptMMF5_-zspmigUqixQ681jDWcIWH2L-k590CjRrKyC4-ne2VSHZy88XaYeQUKkM/s320/PXL_20220927_184320934.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUp8cYweJ-nYaVl0ECRDEO9x1lH_pKB0v9Noq_09IBnqIoGNyst4eJBNG9gd1EPWyhcOfRA07wQr4VgDX-9bMEA3TvDJNtOFE1EwYEmcb6zAVXevV3mZ6L7WKGfandJO7sSITc7Dx-8XY66xwIhAVznZ0VbCKq_Ey_poFfEIy1FtaKYyWiqVjegkhI/s2674/PXL_20220927_184400712.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2674" data-original-width="1994" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUp8cYweJ-nYaVl0ECRDEO9x1lH_pKB0v9Noq_09IBnqIoGNyst4eJBNG9gd1EPWyhcOfRA07wQr4VgDX-9bMEA3TvDJNtOFE1EwYEmcb6zAVXevV3mZ6L7WKGfandJO7sSITc7Dx-8XY66xwIhAVznZ0VbCKq_Ey_poFfEIy1FtaKYyWiqVjegkhI/s320/PXL_20220927_184400712.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSrvxhHvkGn_A2WqZj2uT_VrnVHwTogRn2pK6U5aWw6soKhpjW5khXWokLxu8mh3YrbCjvLdzPg1oGFFNCIr1v0uSYRdYtREwtVZD5O6A7ZLo2z3DSqP2f7Y-FQDiL11FkBP50VAv0aDVS0jkkvxHvcMlLHiGgJXadsVdeZacjlXsmCXAbKZX4EVQ/s4032/PXL_20220927_184519608.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSrvxhHvkGn_A2WqZj2uT_VrnVHwTogRn2pK6U5aWw6soKhpjW5khXWokLxu8mh3YrbCjvLdzPg1oGFFNCIr1v0uSYRdYtREwtVZD5O6A7ZLo2z3DSqP2f7Y-FQDiL11FkBP50VAv0aDVS0jkkvxHvcMlLHiGgJXadsVdeZacjlXsmCXAbKZX4EVQ/s320/PXL_20220927_184519608.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I think the Belize Zoo management got their bases covered with these signs! When we arrived at 2, we were just the fifth and sixth visitors of the day - the zoo didn't seem like it was another tourist hotspot!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VTKje7kMudSn-3S0Qlo4HWteDzmHcapLdSNJHb5op8WDrN_WSbyNUN5Lr6PUnk7hZbhYuMwWv0uGgzZq55acjpVQnMNzw-VGHhSs6gO6ri0Ca-kdRnflsAhrbvhmMHDMlCU8wbVfym0TB84zHhfIka4WowqItfbP6EslTdAeGRvQeQiKEtsaRHjf/s4032/PXL_20220927_192154018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VTKje7kMudSn-3S0Qlo4HWteDzmHcapLdSNJHb5op8WDrN_WSbyNUN5Lr6PUnk7hZbhYuMwWv0uGgzZq55acjpVQnMNzw-VGHhSs6gO6ri0Ca-kdRnflsAhrbvhmMHDMlCU8wbVfym0TB84zHhfIka4WowqItfbP6EslTdAeGRvQeQiKEtsaRHjf/s320/PXL_20220927_192154018.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivg4wOfNSilSkadUp94kajCFuvP_8FfYjTqUIw3RX2_qckxvA_gv1gxOFEHhwXaxpokjLR3ceTsYDUJyX1URXNmACdW3x2tglQl3EJn27MQjB9dJLNGVi7FJeM2glF8QywdYpuyZYfl6Ue8CwDajh0r_U7-cBfr1ta2--JLEhxS-fbdf6pMrcajSSE/s4032/PXL_20220927_194253855.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivg4wOfNSilSkadUp94kajCFuvP_8FfYjTqUIw3RX2_qckxvA_gv1gxOFEHhwXaxpokjLR3ceTsYDUJyX1URXNmACdW3x2tglQl3EJn27MQjB9dJLNGVi7FJeM2glF8QywdYpuyZYfl6Ue8CwDajh0r_U7-cBfr1ta2--JLEhxS-fbdf6pMrcajSSE/s320/PXL_20220927_194253855.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuKr7hnHRzVR53WlhJeT4Pmh-7dnbG7SVR6K7ZIGrojn-KYNA66O_klFA-DBldILcWUcDH4IZn65piaup0CqKplvmOwdVPetVFXArsUznLMUKnUcUJpdKXxTXreVvZdthDDoNqKHcRtTHKqcAL-7nJy-cy8PPxnSuKtNBsrsCgVq1_QGIO8WplJhd/s4032/PXL_20220927_194303420.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsuKr7hnHRzVR53WlhJeT4Pmh-7dnbG7SVR6K7ZIGrojn-KYNA66O_klFA-DBldILcWUcDH4IZn65piaup0CqKplvmOwdVPetVFXArsUznLMUKnUcUJpdKXxTXreVvZdthDDoNqKHcRtTHKqcAL-7nJy-cy8PPxnSuKtNBsrsCgVq1_QGIO8WplJhd/s320/PXL_20220927_194303420.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <b>tapir or mountain cow </b>was Belize's national animal. The sign specified they are not related to anteaters but to horses and rhinos.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrOXbjW8iIxLouG54M-YWX0j8Rw0Z9lju3w9CdysvBjpsOI53dI63Qmx6usJLOe0SPvklocAeC2FIYzkdMZ10na80khu2fRmORi5o4Dg_DBZyJD4qCy3GyKGJFfGMvfx-9wqD3phPh_URFNMUX-IKLapvFltqnJncJ4CljNzrMEEqwECHgjRLSKsj/s4032/PXL_20220927_194655919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcrOXbjW8iIxLouG54M-YWX0j8Rw0Z9lju3w9CdysvBjpsOI53dI63Qmx6usJLOe0SPvklocAeC2FIYzkdMZ10na80khu2fRmORi5o4Dg_DBZyJD4qCy3GyKGJFfGMvfx-9wqD3phPh_URFNMUX-IKLapvFltqnJncJ4CljNzrMEEqwECHgjRLSKsj/s320/PXL_20220927_194655919.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bz6yjVvPAIK0FAr6LgqIlnQYGdosreiEB6uhj6c_Y9KTFCLMVCRHmn4ly4jwTvEBGL2AH2i7JqspnO97aPocuIaM0Iqk9r87byzgqOus2pIdQbDPUV93MqZnOR-NXPRoFr73fiWqTPgK1m6CQxX3uJZtsmmjB70Viy5DbQWB7ZLQSuPak5Jt-HWd/s4032/PXL_20220927_194748974.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bz6yjVvPAIK0FAr6LgqIlnQYGdosreiEB6uhj6c_Y9KTFCLMVCRHmn4ly4jwTvEBGL2AH2i7JqspnO97aPocuIaM0Iqk9r87byzgqOus2pIdQbDPUV93MqZnOR-NXPRoFr73fiWqTPgK1m6CQxX3uJZtsmmjB70Viy5DbQWB7ZLQSuPak5Jt-HWd/s320/PXL_20220927_194748974.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was pretty impressed at how natural the zoo looked as there weren't a lot of conspicuous fences and it felt like we were walking through a rainforest for the most part.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjG-eXdtIbjJWP-rkvNvYTPi6m45h7kpxUsKNSjh0c3EtzK8gyAbfz17IQNyDZ_cGESH1ABfv4hpYkWkF3Eb4WDZViHFe2t0K5QjcDOCqcF4L3VhJsae0aKTe0ywZRwX9ZRlYOp4-8WQQSqWIxkr2uZz5Tdl54iIcKvWOYp0hc882p7QMo_4wo8ZuF/s4032/PXL_20220927_194838965.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjG-eXdtIbjJWP-rkvNvYTPi6m45h7kpxUsKNSjh0c3EtzK8gyAbfz17IQNyDZ_cGESH1ABfv4hpYkWkF3Eb4WDZViHFe2t0K5QjcDOCqcF4L3VhJsae0aKTe0ywZRwX9ZRlYOp4-8WQQSqWIxkr2uZz5Tdl54iIcKvWOYp0hc882p7QMo_4wo8ZuF/s320/PXL_20220927_194838965.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjf7xw5Unsa7H_sFTWQdl0h2cEple1r8q3lOTucmC3cqVIZRSQg4O5stKj-CU6XioH7THy9K-cJbqpbE5usaZTcbhvwWgQ8gVUuZpt-6Aj3_1ki9hU-ROLbp19nJbvd1obWyhVU53rqyWUY11Gr2Fa4M8EPSGjvqiW8v08uJ0z3RuHvikjxRzNcj2v/s4032/PXL_20220927_195308383.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjf7xw5Unsa7H_sFTWQdl0h2cEple1r8q3lOTucmC3cqVIZRSQg4O5stKj-CU6XioH7THy9K-cJbqpbE5usaZTcbhvwWgQ8gVUuZpt-6Aj3_1ki9hU-ROLbp19nJbvd1obWyhVU53rqyWUY11Gr2Fa4M8EPSGjvqiW8v08uJ0z3RuHvikjxRzNcj2v/s320/PXL_20220927_195308383.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">We haven't been to a lot of zoos but this was the first time we could recall seeing the skeleton of a former zoo animal. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We've seen lots of animal crossing signs before but never an <b>Ant Crossing</b> one before this in the Belize Zoo. We sure had to mind where we stepped!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GcBzUo9-QKAvg5OPM2nbmJg_xgnc-oZwwFfmNKdWYkJh4RZ0-k4Z5SfEKXAtLNp2gxbwbdY_jECM6aej5yOqS7G2-eqMvPkjvZkfTDmqqJmScLTRGJblFCPAkThPTMFqkwbusms7Z5M1FECebaqpujkEBtOiCzyZ2Ua7x9PMTQpLAWDWp0EEjNAu/s4032/PXL_20220927_203544372.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9GcBzUo9-QKAvg5OPM2nbmJg_xgnc-oZwwFfmNKdWYkJh4RZ0-k4Z5SfEKXAtLNp2gxbwbdY_jECM6aej5yOqS7G2-eqMvPkjvZkfTDmqqJmScLTRGJblFCPAkThPTMFqkwbusms7Z5M1FECebaqpujkEBtOiCzyZ2Ua7x9PMTQpLAWDWp0EEjNAu/s320/PXL_20220927_203544372.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqaf2dOE6bGar7j-OpeJD5urTSNo-cJYzpWzDqUQegIKq8SyTkLp2mmQPQQeC01heOaOG1nWgAMsh4ctAlbUPfXZiQMTDQ5RzxZLBFxnH72uPqdT65SdSgcsqY7XH0sXAzix5nzHs2mxQxh4JMfsg8E3keR_3GuOz963Xrsdf-VrVw2T3LqycTKvL/s4032/PXL_20220927_203509746.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEqaf2dOE6bGar7j-OpeJD5urTSNo-cJYzpWzDqUQegIKq8SyTkLp2mmQPQQeC01heOaOG1nWgAMsh4ctAlbUPfXZiQMTDQ5RzxZLBFxnH72uPqdT65SdSgcsqY7XH0sXAzix5nzHs2mxQxh4JMfsg8E3keR_3GuOz963Xrsdf-VrVw2T3LqycTKvL/s320/PXL_20220927_203509746.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Also new to us was a <b>tayra or bushdog.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0f7pwOyUNNRgTRIB9qq1AmEjaWT8Du0PBiOrQIY1sv-vyAOYM91qU7d63G2YfEgoqIZWRWGq9ZL0MXULWr-Vm1ijiPqn5bemT1ydAv8SCv_EHUGX-uCTLi_29NUyzeao8fAWIAIbOgq08HhMkY8EqxB5QtfFDJ434Hsnra-SyQ_8WeP7YdIoiL_1/s4032/PXL_20220927_203808532.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0f7pwOyUNNRgTRIB9qq1AmEjaWT8Du0PBiOrQIY1sv-vyAOYM91qU7d63G2YfEgoqIZWRWGq9ZL0MXULWr-Vm1ijiPqn5bemT1ydAv8SCv_EHUGX-uCTLi_29NUyzeao8fAWIAIbOgq08HhMkY8EqxB5QtfFDJ434Hsnra-SyQ_8WeP7YdIoiL_1/s320/PXL_20220927_203808532.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jabirus</b> range from Central America to Venezuela and northern Argentina. They seldom migrate to Mexico any longer because of habitat loss. The storks can stand up to 5 ft tall and have a wingspan of 8 ft!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKRQKjUaHvOT8k-5Au7ThDS4zahkNZ2pa12TEutMd_pDsiiO0lJ-K9KsNMBCVRrP8-sFONJDphwQATIommTqJiE5qBOUNQ_nVbAp0pVQQVfVyhpGA-rXiXq_PHu2qVHDmxf__z8NKJ70lCgIIrR0zS4XLBXDJadzmd7llb58vEiPVuFVpjAgAnOV-/s4032/PXL_20220927_204538666.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRKRQKjUaHvOT8k-5Au7ThDS4zahkNZ2pa12TEutMd_pDsiiO0lJ-K9KsNMBCVRrP8-sFONJDphwQATIommTqJiE5qBOUNQ_nVbAp0pVQQVfVyhpGA-rXiXq_PHu2qVHDmxf__z8NKJ70lCgIIrR0zS4XLBXDJadzmd7llb58vEiPVuFVpjAgAnOV-/s320/PXL_20220927_204538666.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were glad the mammoth crocodile with its thorny tail was there and we were peering at him from several safe feet away.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWO2csdgN39Pu3z7IX_zt7Nb0xnGBkGHhCUSFQbYIis0rX2Pu_uI5dUVIXwKDocpzqzkzpu7Wf1Dr-PpVpMOfg1IDCajzrxHnYbjTGoqiXH1ZYLxhINsMZ0V_0TiaH21isoBbQpKABcmMAixfxPvtnIacYJrKqgl3jo5PYoTKRkRlzyv1RBiPwBtib/s4032/PXL_20220927_205009448.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWO2csdgN39Pu3z7IX_zt7Nb0xnGBkGHhCUSFQbYIis0rX2Pu_uI5dUVIXwKDocpzqzkzpu7Wf1Dr-PpVpMOfg1IDCajzrxHnYbjTGoqiXH1ZYLxhINsMZ0V_0TiaH21isoBbQpKABcmMAixfxPvtnIacYJrKqgl3jo5PYoTKRkRlzyv1RBiPwBtib/s320/PXL_20220927_205009448.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">One of 800 <b>jaguars</b> in Belize: The rosette pattern is different for every jaguar, similar to a human's fingerprint. They have the largest brains per body size and the most powerful jaws of all the big cats with a biting force of over 900 pounds per square inch of tooth. I think that's short for "Don't get too close!"</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WCB6X3POsz-dLfubykUz_FcrxrW2oEqTx-tkKLT1cLjZ0QDZYdqkSowSA46wqJ-TjVeUp4TOCI-rdXmmtxlSmCwhup2eE4ViQLuLahBWrvw2eMd-j8O8qlyqu1blDcOUnjdxw551bIumkJiquOAVsqQRmHCWHpa_3xx8GN43lm5s0iWBh86GSCjS/s4032/PXL_20220927_210023650.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8WCB6X3POsz-dLfubykUz_FcrxrW2oEqTx-tkKLT1cLjZ0QDZYdqkSowSA46wqJ-TjVeUp4TOCI-rdXmmtxlSmCwhup2eE4ViQLuLahBWrvw2eMd-j8O8qlyqu1blDcOUnjdxw551bIumkJiquOAVsqQRmHCWHpa_3xx8GN43lm5s0iWBh86GSCjS/s320/PXL_20220927_210023650.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The young gamekeeper was glad to share his love and knowledge of the animals in the zoo with us. He told us <b>Martin</b> the jaguar was the largest cat in Central America and the third largest in the world. At 13 years old, he was fully grown and could live up to 20 years in captivity. Martin was found in a chicken coop before being brought to the zoo. As he'd lost his canines, he couldn't be released into the wild again. The jaguar cooperated right on cue when he played roll over, roll over! The jaguar was an expensive investment for the zoo as he eats 5 pounds of meat a day. Martin lost one ear when it was bitten off by a younger jaguar.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGozQgLdFZdYZtifHj5JA4WZ2vOGr9EEeprRVr7JC-uhaUVT1wjMItorGy15R3JhlNrUIL-wB9xW54TzAl2h9mpSTiYS4Y6KJ2a1HmtzBfJ1RfMeDkQBu-_MAI_unJ2tu-gTx1kIE2hHXYguQsiIMmWoCSUAqTJF9484ogXUwx4oB2wklFGnPQHdtt/s4032/PXL_20220927_205649264.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGozQgLdFZdYZtifHj5JA4WZ2vOGr9EEeprRVr7JC-uhaUVT1wjMItorGy15R3JhlNrUIL-wB9xW54TzAl2h9mpSTiYS4Y6KJ2a1HmtzBfJ1RfMeDkQBu-_MAI_unJ2tu-gTx1kIE2hHXYguQsiIMmWoCSUAqTJF9484ogXUwx4oB2wklFGnPQHdtt/s320/PXL_20220927_205649264.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Steven and I remember seeing <b>coatimundis</b> by <b>Iguazu Falls,</b> Argentina several years ago.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuBQenbYtRueblg5Rba-__7xPdIfE_oJAxAAasQscCvShggVh5HFnKCvFvJ02K0kicGECkMM4-vxbSF5S4c5fCy1iAS4OOiuN3o50ONZapk1hXU8upGwkvr0r1qQT_Rffq3sy7DqiyHXFPiVCAHkJRqPmfojXJlewFIGEXTo7VKDUepXAlFMxKyJX/s4032/PXL_20220927_210938606.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuBQenbYtRueblg5Rba-__7xPdIfE_oJAxAAasQscCvShggVh5HFnKCvFvJ02K0kicGECkMM4-vxbSF5S4c5fCy1iAS4OOiuN3o50ONZapk1hXU8upGwkvr0r1qQT_Rffq3sy7DqiyHXFPiVCAHkJRqPmfojXJlewFIGEXTo7VKDUepXAlFMxKyJX/s320/PXL_20220927_210938606.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dueling coatimundis:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguH_D8zwN55T3sxuPyOmtVD7dt6QR_UGI30TFGiV96KjNgnJnkRTQxL1c_d4NnG66y6afrr0YACNyIdWy-xGV2ic_-SffqF7v1ynHE8kfYmaMTz1vLmmusSFdN5JGuoXP9av4E-_FQ4UOF91OSMrIWWcZdpuH7qmfbEdQ9fpxRcRi5VM34wc1E2RfB/s4032/PXL_20220927_211158051.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguH_D8zwN55T3sxuPyOmtVD7dt6QR_UGI30TFGiV96KjNgnJnkRTQxL1c_d4NnG66y6afrr0YACNyIdWy-xGV2ic_-SffqF7v1ynHE8kfYmaMTz1vLmmusSFdN5JGuoXP9av4E-_FQ4UOF91OSMrIWWcZdpuH7qmfbEdQ9fpxRcRi5VM34wc1E2RfB/s320/PXL_20220927_211158051.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <b>yellow-headed parrot</b> was so quiet but its neighboring white-fronted parrots were screechers. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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That all sounded plenty exciting to us!</span></span></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRXoXh3hYFFXStycmDxLu3KaYThLN6fjanv8g3x4mkhp3wHdqjuNMrhc6bMvOOrZiduA40iT0D5qgkObmJNqbAYJJdjEWBKeo_51wX_CS5evYtnJaoMv7AxwuZMAbBagH6avY3QMTFi8Ocj1JZeFN9SYlOEf3dfLZrHdNMou6C6_K9OyQjxhijpW0/s4032/PXL_20220928_155926674.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRXoXh3hYFFXStycmDxLu3KaYThLN6fjanv8g3x4mkhp3wHdqjuNMrhc6bMvOOrZiduA40iT0D5qgkObmJNqbAYJJdjEWBKeo_51wX_CS5evYtnJaoMv7AxwuZMAbBagH6avY3QMTFi8Ocj1JZeFN9SYlOEf3dfLZrHdNMou6C6_K9OyQjxhijpW0/w400-h300/PXL_20220928_155926674.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Barges carried heavy loads in just a few inches of water.</span></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was important to keep the hand flat while holding the sardine as the captain said he's never seen a tarpon take the whole hand!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhKwb1DtKZYY6PPKZ24x0yaQE1icMPo5VhbVDBbbfFpn4hFbKXdzx5_JpxAvQ1FBTajoUwVGj68ATMmYtXsN4eJULkO5WjouxxjkM0z4P91PtGaig8ZwHwaYKDzvV5wt2wuQH5Shqh7OMq_WWv1u6ktU0PzdmkFT_uBgLQBZSOnT5M_h_wrXMxhKG/s4032/PXL_20220928_165856756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhKwb1DtKZYY6PPKZ24x0yaQE1icMPo5VhbVDBbbfFpn4hFbKXdzx5_JpxAvQ1FBTajoUwVGj68ATMmYtXsN4eJULkO5WjouxxjkM0z4P91PtGaig8ZwHwaYKDzvV5wt2wuQH5Shqh7OMq_WWv1u6ktU0PzdmkFT_uBgLQBZSOnT5M_h_wrXMxhKG/s320/PXL_20220928_165856756.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">We'd never have suspected there was a giant cave system under our boat, one by The Spit and another one called <b>Snowy Cone.</b> It was an important site for archaeologists as Mayan artifacts had been found there by the mangroves.</span></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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He thought we'd reach the <b>Coaral Garden </b>in 5 minutes but that was Belize time which meant we'd get there later!</span></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLd-XeDXmD0HNLuFhyzQ2jBFPq4K16Uqi0ySt9wL-H-ytxg1oZk-pliKmFdkwVFSav0q2PpScQ8mwpWuhHmEsRkN0ksgEBF9pVfjKdyGEaZohIB3jG2EtVRYA7M65Y1ZwZxX8ThfeGigrGY7ENQhgAu7txvgo6rK7IkZ_JTT3_Sb13r4R7OkcoZzi/s4032/PXL_20220928_171829269.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLd-XeDXmD0HNLuFhyzQ2jBFPq4K16Uqi0ySt9wL-H-ytxg1oZk-pliKmFdkwVFSav0q2PpScQ8mwpWuhHmEsRkN0ksgEBF9pVfjKdyGEaZohIB3jG2EtVRYA7M65Y1ZwZxX8ThfeGigrGY7ENQhgAu7txvgo6rK7IkZ_JTT3_Sb13r4R7OkcoZzi/s320/PXL_20220928_171829269.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Alwen, his assistant, and we four passengers were all on the search next for manatees as it was mating season. They can sleep for up to 45 minutes underwater before coming up to breathe and are regarded as the first mermaids of the Caribbean!</span></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtX5JngJTfPNYfqWqm-bcIhBdDHFUad7R6oZgoVnv92FZ9w1UM8EoSR3zVauyyISxul2F4e0qkDiZInVCqsGipP9FEEAgmJoQhgtp1lBVp1r8iV5ryX_HkLYaNx663t7V0UbHEFueeGY38FTnF8COON5nwCcm_ytT3SKs9L5R5JvAw6dx1gTZAyN5/s4032/PXL_20220928_172838008.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtX5JngJTfPNYfqWqm-bcIhBdDHFUad7R6oZgoVnv92FZ9w1UM8EoSR3zVauyyISxul2F4e0qkDiZInVCqsGipP9FEEAgmJoQhgtp1lBVp1r8iV5ryX_HkLYaNx663t7V0UbHEFueeGY38FTnF8COON5nwCcm_ytT3SKs9L5R5JvAw6dx1gTZAyN5/s320/PXL_20220928_172838008.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tradewinds made for amazing sailing here according to Alwen. There were a lot more mangroves and forest reserves in the northern part of the island which made for ideal conditions for snorkelers and kayakers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoONCuIbvZbhGIozA1N_Xqi0hKQDO211PoF18mrVTiIRO4nKhDKfh6aj_VTS6mlksa_gXa7XAFEsqhHScPaIo5ktwcpDzidNs-byXvMxAFCxi88tm_p7y_kolBgEdbmvJ4A_DXPkgStoks3l4WHG6pNUQufTeE3GQGKuCfGqCHdl0HLGQVtfMxDDyL/s4032/PXL_20220928_182240558.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoONCuIbvZbhGIozA1N_Xqi0hKQDO211PoF18mrVTiIRO4nKhDKfh6aj_VTS6mlksa_gXa7XAFEsqhHScPaIo5ktwcpDzidNs-byXvMxAFCxi88tm_p7y_kolBgEdbmvJ4A_DXPkgStoks3l4WHG6pNUQufTeE3GQGKuCfGqCHdl0HLGQVtfMxDDyL/s320/PXL_20220928_182240558.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Christian </b>from Germany and <b>Zane</b> from Australia were our much, much younger boating companions that day while we motored toward the South Channel. Alwen said we might be lucky enough to see nurse sharks. He was sure right as we saw manatees by the hundreds all around our small boat! The manatees were so plentiful, we could hardly see the water.</span><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFJZpAQXbXgBBkzi65Sc2RO5CJmY2qvTSJdtPXpfV8F1yPQPxG83KZC_lCk01VtKFKMTJQVOah1E1gi2OkfC-BcruvmcSRWIlvBQUcUY3tlghHIl5HIgyu4Kq7Dr26-q_C0qVsSL4Kky-Y96wyf3-XbmqQBtjVZNkow1aEwulys3cfXN6Ae9qKqsc/s4032/PXL_20220928_191531701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBFJZpAQXbXgBBkzi65Sc2RO5CJmY2qvTSJdtPXpfV8F1yPQPxG83KZC_lCk01VtKFKMTJQVOah1E1gi2OkfC-BcruvmcSRWIlvBQUcUY3tlghHIl5HIgyu4Kq7Dr26-q_C0qVsSL4Kky-Y96wyf3-XbmqQBtjVZNkow1aEwulys3cfXN6Ae9qKqsc/s320/PXL_20220928_191531701.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbzopIViTyC6FkHJ0HJm3DkwS8VEMC0eXCxxMyCs4TiN0hoJA_3TDqg6gAVOJGxfadk97QkWlnlymldFWiV94U4-kvndd_eD0sl1KG0jlXDrGK1nbHl5MnqF4NJkrU4dYCEIgvUAy353Cw0t9AysOZaMzSNrYbySBYNM0WtfRiAJTgHrm0LHMYSby/s4032/PXL_20220928_191604523.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbzopIViTyC6FkHJ0HJm3DkwS8VEMC0eXCxxMyCs4TiN0hoJA_3TDqg6gAVOJGxfadk97QkWlnlymldFWiV94U4-kvndd_eD0sl1KG0jlXDrGK1nbHl5MnqF4NJkrU4dYCEIgvUAy353Cw0t9AysOZaMzSNrYbySBYNM0WtfRiAJTgHrm0LHMYSby/s320/PXL_20220928_191604523.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was eternally grateful that Steven, God love him, was much happier being the photographer while the other guys and I cavorted with the manatees, stingrays, and nurse sharks! I thought this trip couldn't get any better.</span></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmIX-WeUa8VxeDCapmQw4eQFC2GFXxOmJAnuC2zsjoiCGiMz7WpNjziM0zOcZGBm0ZqQj6sZrRjt0_yhsz7vkGCLYJkOQmCofYb-6hXTf-hW_ROI0cnzqXL-wOz4V335QktY7_kA3586IroPqU_AQV9vbEmZzYpLd8yzXLQ2sJUHMDwIHDSZxCiGm/s4032/PXL_20220928_192147262.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmIX-WeUa8VxeDCapmQw4eQFC2GFXxOmJAnuC2zsjoiCGiMz7WpNjziM0zOcZGBm0ZqQj6sZrRjt0_yhsz7vkGCLYJkOQmCofYb-6hXTf-hW_ROI0cnzqXL-wOz4V335QktY7_kA3586IroPqU_AQV9vbEmZzYpLd8yzXLQ2sJUHMDwIHDSZxCiGm/s320/PXL_20220928_192147262.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRM16k9u2X813x1YWqzsmh3B7WCwkpyKXmn2_t54Wyh3J-YlBeGc1y-UI5AL83miCIXdFEkQYlRScVCefBskRDXHcsKj7qKNEgNbXxVgNqhmU6yf5NOtSMvX92eLeNuNOoL_rmAO0Hh2B3M5CT5vdNZRF3WzuMIm1aEz3zR1C3S_m_Yw_QFr3fd7as/s4032/PXL_20220928_192202397.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRM16k9u2X813x1YWqzsmh3B7WCwkpyKXmn2_t54Wyh3J-YlBeGc1y-UI5AL83miCIXdFEkQYlRScVCefBskRDXHcsKj7qKNEgNbXxVgNqhmU6yf5NOtSMvX92eLeNuNOoL_rmAO0Hh2B3M5CT5vdNZRF3WzuMIm1aEz3zR1C3S_m_Yw_QFr3fd7as/s320/PXL_20220928_192202397.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">A play on the word Belize was a common sign in the country!</span></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_dLOldmjZe-q4Fh_gWXtcnalNOYYsM-4TsitPfkrGo2PExNPTFV45bLWmyYGnUckh1S-QVNZOt-Jambqv4Nxwv3BvhpWfzrt0CTa32D32YvTLwlTMYzC2_lXp13SR36dLF-7GQ492Ea08pcu_Jjn5iTzjedRMZW6nYdqxjX0jg1Rh2G5JfxL1UDA/s4032/PXL_20220928_200112014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_dLOldmjZe-q4Fh_gWXtcnalNOYYsM-4TsitPfkrGo2PExNPTFV45bLWmyYGnUckh1S-QVNZOt-Jambqv4Nxwv3BvhpWfzrt0CTa32D32YvTLwlTMYzC2_lXp13SR36dLF-7GQ492Ea08pcu_Jjn5iTzjedRMZW6nYdqxjX0jg1Rh2G5JfxL1UDA/s320/PXL_20220928_200112014.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">After our thrilling tour sadly came to an end, we walked the equivalent of a couple of city blocks to the west side of the island to look for the <b>Seahorse Reserve. </b>It was reputedly home to hundreds of seahorses amid a tangle of seagrasses and coral. The walk over to the other side of the island took us past blissful views that just screamed, "Come, relax and sit apiece."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UydqwVkRW9Om4xnw9MlR-SWexCMt-Dtvi6cUAqsox_yWNPHZ6HQLUlhD4WD8FmFmlTXtdhmP-C6ZnFocYijp9kGuPaMVR5aag3tDMCLHuijqcL7xFJ0LiwIrjm4iVtZ1xBOWY7fyqgGqFDNK_vUqOObU1V584MmqFI3OpkXuM4q-8uuIAZrzCHwS/s3858/PXL_20220928_200223332.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2989" data-original-width="3858" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9UydqwVkRW9Om4xnw9MlR-SWexCMt-Dtvi6cUAqsox_yWNPHZ6HQLUlhD4WD8FmFmlTXtdhmP-C6ZnFocYijp9kGuPaMVR5aag3tDMCLHuijqcL7xFJ0LiwIrjm4iVtZ1xBOWY7fyqgGqFDNK_vUqOObU1V584MmqFI3OpkXuM4q-8uuIAZrzCHwS/s320/PXL_20220928_200223332.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7XZGc9f06gGkUW3Q8klmIhkAEO9ZqQn6JT07ap2gwx1vVp3VAM2YaLlbuOYws2JuVJy-gQMkkxF-uoTyx1iYe1XXH1ao8F3jGox6EH16csFXCCEw88jwn4fmj-VBQ3hKcRtT0wGgc9Cn_TBsDODPx-mxTlFro9-u9kSBa_pp8MjW9W8lCnmRgfiT/s4032/PXL_20220928_200645432.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7XZGc9f06gGkUW3Q8klmIhkAEO9ZqQn6JT07ap2gwx1vVp3VAM2YaLlbuOYws2JuVJy-gQMkkxF-uoTyx1iYe1XXH1ao8F3jGox6EH16csFXCCEw88jwn4fmj-VBQ3hKcRtT0wGgc9Cn_TBsDODPx-mxTlFro9-u9kSBa_pp8MjW9W8lCnmRgfiT/s320/PXL_20220928_200645432.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>What a bust the 'sanctuary' was as all we found was a pretty ugly area and trash in the water. Or was it b</span><span>ecause they were so tiny or they had moved that we couldn't catch a glimpse of any? </span><span>A sanctuary sounded far more grandiose than the reality. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XIoor4y-Y-6lAYzMpi3J1ve7c3y0zfbsxHBoEyjN0OF5_nxhb70z9JAbOqvMdmMBG_7byFceCaPj4emvO33-PUxF1Z_8TaEGKNifKgIZH3vVmFIg0zqOu-q58aMtxrumydfoAFLIo3EYmznJN8VcAuYym2IVVR8mzfzphFE-gFwvGajjFGUw6klu/s3844/PXL_20220928_201200860.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3844" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5XIoor4y-Y-6lAYzMpi3J1ve7c3y0zfbsxHBoEyjN0OF5_nxhb70z9JAbOqvMdmMBG_7byFceCaPj4emvO33-PUxF1Z_8TaEGKNifKgIZH3vVmFIg0zqOu-q58aMtxrumydfoAFLIo3EYmznJN8VcAuYym2IVVR8mzfzphFE-gFwvGajjFGUw6klu/s320/PXL_20220928_201200860.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><span style="font-size: large;">These people were having fun on their swings and evidently paid no attention to the sign by the sanctuary that said, "Yes, stingrays can hurt you."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br style="text-align: left;" /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hope Caye Caulker Island's wish list is heeded by all who visit this slice of paradise.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04vEvDZVLQR7jOSpXbgAoEHkjMBcmkXAVm577-J586vuDusm2IoeBZmM6dll0pRW7-K-VT23N-uLhjmI9Dhr9MkP6FhctTeXBQhk6mqPAxhTgAKvPTrBEY310w5-ke8NvqJbQV9whMxyZY-8WfWVVjTeGZtPBIvy5wKosnGXzMGfx1bg_2glM07sJ/s4032/PXL_20220928_211514961.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04vEvDZVLQR7jOSpXbgAoEHkjMBcmkXAVm577-J586vuDusm2IoeBZmM6dll0pRW7-K-VT23N-uLhjmI9Dhr9MkP6FhctTeXBQhk6mqPAxhTgAKvPTrBEY310w5-ke8NvqJbQV9whMxyZY-8WfWVVjTeGZtPBIvy5wKosnGXzMGfx1bg_2glM07sJ/w300-h400/PXL_20220928_211514961.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">On our way back to the pier, we approached the ritzy, glam area of <b>Caye Chapel Golf Course </b>which was located on a private island and a sign said the area was patrolled via private security. Ok - no stop for us obviously! <br /></span><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0P835BMY9WSB_-wedVar2GcKaM3hbNIKlyLM0nm7p_cma6cbSuJ7V3PODQvDhyW1d9SH42fUe2kE7mSyRMIBMG82CFPxYRDkZ2tHQu2cq3aaUmXpLaRLtDJ0y2IBPf9LiA8CkOJEh3-1uOKIIc_KY9JBxtnCGMc7uyB0HsoD6ZOfvEt0VymHrr3jW/s4032/PXL_20220928_215153971.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0P835BMY9WSB_-wedVar2GcKaM3hbNIKlyLM0nm7p_cma6cbSuJ7V3PODQvDhyW1d9SH42fUe2kE7mSyRMIBMG82CFPxYRDkZ2tHQu2cq3aaUmXpLaRLtDJ0y2IBPf9LiA8CkOJEh3-1uOKIIc_KY9JBxtnCGMc7uyB0HsoD6ZOfvEt0VymHrr3jW/s320/PXL_20220928_215153971.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back in Belize City, we made sure to walk across the much-ballyhooed <b>Grande Belize Bridge</b> but the swing bridge was really not so grand!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="font-style: normal;">Next post (really!): </b><span style="font-style: normal;">A shorter trip than we hoped to Guatemala with consequences still 9 months later for Steven and myself.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div>Posted on June 25th, 2022, from our home in Denver's western suburb of Littleton. How very blessed we are that we weren't in the path of a tornado that cut a 6-mile swath through a neighboring suburb just a couple of days ago. We experienced lots of hail dancing on the grass and sidewalks but nothing like the tennis ball-sized hail that wreaked havoc on trees and vehicles a few miles east. </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Please take care of yourself and your loved ones.</span></i></div><p></p></div></div></div></div>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-14955945257353759952023-06-21T23:53:00.008-06:002023-06-22T00:01:34.419-06:005/10/23: Skagway: A Movie Set against a Gorgeous Backdrop<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeKmZ9azBcVmrCwLRiPhMdQoYL1YKRzJa2dsj2R5qjAK24iwzybYKMs2Zya0yrh2YVpnjXgufa2tERzxKo1LX8iqbuo-utTmClV8bnrz6pnlyM3kUdXLTEcU3N9clOSfm-3FDGPwY-zl4GcVM0t_OgSV6NlA42qLItxsq0-Qxuhkwj2cOeF__lGU3/s3795/PXL_20230510_214315156.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3061" data-original-width="3795" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeKmZ9azBcVmrCwLRiPhMdQoYL1YKRzJa2dsj2R5qjAK24iwzybYKMs2Zya0yrh2YVpnjXgufa2tERzxKo1LX8iqbuo-utTmClV8bnrz6pnlyM3kUdXLTEcU3N9clOSfm-3FDGPwY-zl4GcVM0t_OgSV6NlA42qLItxsq0-Qxuhkwj2cOeF__lGU3/s320/PXL_20230510_214315156.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our last day ashore of our week cruise from Vancouver to near Anchorage, Alaska was split between what felt like the movie-set town of <b>Skagway</b> and then along the Klondike Highway.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnsNUCKVFp3ZCz3M1EBjFaiRg87FvBJ28lB1xAX4cmuO_l5iOwN9EWUab8huR1iSXCY295cMgMDsIcC5EvRLL0Nf98sl8wfnVAoWktl2saLeQRNggkU2Mo9KqkDq9PVLzkMy5jni63X6UgvY3CoPYwQqLH1fhH6FGnVSxvX-a1eb3ckqtceH-1Nxq/s4080/PXL_20230510_175212892.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnsNUCKVFp3ZCz3M1EBjFaiRg87FvBJ28lB1xAX4cmuO_l5iOwN9EWUab8huR1iSXCY295cMgMDsIcC5EvRLL0Nf98sl8wfnVAoWktl2saLeQRNggkU2Mo9KqkDq9PVLzkMy5jni63X6UgvY3CoPYwQqLH1fhH6FGnVSxvX-a1eb3ckqtceH-1Nxq/s320/PXL_20230510_175212892.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">On the seven-block historical corridor along Broadway, Skagway's main street, was the <b>Arctic Brotherhood Hall, </b>a former club for gold prospectors and now a tourist center. Almost 9,000 pieces of driftwood covered the facade in 1899 and were painstakingly renovated, piece by piece, in 2005. The facade has been called a prime example of Victorian Rustic architecture. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQA1GjF7tyHvryjL8DS24FmU2EUUNfVEwbz4kyfn9KmM5F9sux80GDwk-YpwQx53UvnKWNj7TrIKvg_8uS7CELL7pOvtQqBhtovav7IsvWGdPCeTP5I5iTQ75L34sDwDWedoB4e7qxuW95GtVpAxU0_5Ah41fKv90Gss78HKgd9qKB7Dk1fZd5dvp/s4080/PXL_20230510_175202333.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFQA1GjF7tyHvryjL8DS24FmU2EUUNfVEwbz4kyfn9KmM5F9sux80GDwk-YpwQx53UvnKWNj7TrIKvg_8uS7CELL7pOvtQqBhtovav7IsvWGdPCeTP5I5iTQ75L34sDwDWedoB4e7qxuW95GtVpAxU0_5Ah41fKv90Gss78HKgd9qKB7Dk1fZd5dvp/s320/PXL_20230510_175202333.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXleHNYmdC2BJ1dT567sUOFkka8Nyvw2PPXBJtpV_SkPkrK0IS_adk8aqpW82BCYDMHhRrYj2G0nTw5lWTDAUWnBJ2UxXa0qbLOwl4iyq_zLXfBH7VZwHXXK6Lc5d1_aqjv78aSP0qYXjbXQssHFD4PMOGFRd1-kg0aNDmJtEvMAD1ZzeKzUkEl_h/s3334/PXL_20230510_191146158.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3334" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXleHNYmdC2BJ1dT567sUOFkka8Nyvw2PPXBJtpV_SkPkrK0IS_adk8aqpW82BCYDMHhRrYj2G0nTw5lWTDAUWnBJ2UxXa0qbLOwl4iyq_zLXfBH7VZwHXXK6Lc5d1_aqjv78aSP0qYXjbXQssHFD4PMOGFRd1-kg0aNDmJtEvMAD1ZzeKzUkEl_h/s320/PXL_20230510_191146158.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was so odd that at each of the ports our ship docked at, invariably one of the first sights would be a jewelry store selling exotic gems from the South Pacific! I may have understood if we were in that part of the world but in Alaska, nope. Perhaps it was the thought that all who cruise had oodles of money to spend on black pearls and the like.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ54sCbWPsZGfzoyoR_YNZxnoEwB0PMADI2zLhneET1JhPXg7TEC2g0afnUeXlncudYHoN3Ha4YGN4yEtohwPS6oHfC90gO-5gX6oGOWmu7RKDsCP7u99bdjmSNdeWQXz66mm9o_m5Eef9O3Z2d5QKz2MkELcy-Da_C3rOBo2WvDG1bFuQLWi55iRE/s4080/PXL_20230510_175205889.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ54sCbWPsZGfzoyoR_YNZxnoEwB0PMADI2zLhneET1JhPXg7TEC2g0afnUeXlncudYHoN3Ha4YGN4yEtohwPS6oHfC90gO-5gX6oGOWmu7RKDsCP7u99bdjmSNdeWQXz66mm9o_m5Eef9O3Z2d5QKz2MkELcy-Da_C3rOBo2WvDG1bFuQLWi55iRE/s320/PXL_20230510_175205889.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">In the center of town was the <b>Klondike Gold Rush Museum.</b> When the first gold was found in 1896, it sparked one of the greatest adventures in North America but it would be over in two short years. The word 'Klondike' became a magic word for many but a life of poverty only became a life of prosperity for some. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZR5kUmQm7KchznH-AsbMdd9QkbJ8U1bAW9NrfunXDNFzJxIjVOy52TlXxqSzIT42L8Y0wTbKRyPvKxWCe8CKsXqxy3ynaenGTt9P3izsB-3cN_cBEjHIpulZiznWtLQflv7k8Wh-yXpjfC8nvcn-Xt3DZGK01OMqY1vob1lj6UF93Rv_whTHYhQfS/s4080/PXL_20230510_175701697.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZR5kUmQm7KchznH-AsbMdd9QkbJ8U1bAW9NrfunXDNFzJxIjVOy52TlXxqSzIT42L8Y0wTbKRyPvKxWCe8CKsXqxy3ynaenGTt9P3izsB-3cN_cBEjHIpulZiznWtLQflv7k8Wh-yXpjfC8nvcn-Xt3DZGK01OMqY1vob1lj6UF93Rv_whTHYhQfS/w320-h241/PXL_20230510_175701697.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Though most gold seekers came to Skagway from the United States and Canada, others arrived from more than 40 countries in search of El Dorado. Their destination was the gold field in <b>Dawson City</b> in Canada's Yukon Territory about 500 miles north. Click on the photo so you can more easily see where both Skagway and Dawson City are and how the cities of Ketichan, Juneau, and Skagway are cut off from the rest of the state by Canada.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgo0wr3aIqWgIeRZdsLi63LUMhlC_u1woji715bLSr3skWjXFPvbkMC1kB6SmhD3hfifDjPSanZHfJJWftwOTwOHBGM6xtfB90DJHmrzVoute79JtxfNzyvS3AAizHfNDjXdc6WfYRyBIRL2jrGyOqOTQIkBnnRl9uIUGgKhQ9DfduEpwOWywQo0N/s4080/PXL_20230510_182528258.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQgo0wr3aIqWgIeRZdsLi63LUMhlC_u1woji715bLSr3skWjXFPvbkMC1kB6SmhD3hfifDjPSanZHfJJWftwOTwOHBGM6xtfB90DJHmrzVoute79JtxfNzyvS3AAizHfNDjXdc6WfYRyBIRL2jrGyOqOTQIkBnnRl9uIUGgKhQ9DfduEpwOWywQo0N/w320-h241/PXL_20230510_182528258.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure most North Americans read stories about the adventure to find gold but the National Park's museum also suggested we consider the perspective of the indigenous people that the gold rush was an invasion with stampeders stealing land, bringing new diseases, and being treated as lesser people. Sadly, an altogether too familiar tale.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMr37aPMxAQl-zCS2MpPF1bqiTVANJ9KL-0iOd0Twsc2A0yAT4CGmo9LtT2ExaT_e-egj9J9eI4tnM1CqtOm42Q0ksi0kK2obZ0ufxVfP-k4rwEkER7_dpJgF7n6dfkpaBUKklx5IqQ1U-EdCRQOjMhM2Ob7RlGK9uN3ok73z0u4p98Tpj6GlRVOS/s4080/PXL_20230510_182719773.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNMr37aPMxAQl-zCS2MpPF1bqiTVANJ9KL-0iOd0Twsc2A0yAT4CGmo9LtT2ExaT_e-egj9J9eI4tnM1CqtOm42Q0ksi0kK2obZ0ufxVfP-k4rwEkER7_dpJgF7n6dfkpaBUKklx5IqQ1U-EdCRQOjMhM2Ob7RlGK9uN3ok73z0u4p98Tpj6GlRVOS/s320/PXL_20230510_182719773.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">20-year-old <b>Jack London, </b>the future writer of <i>The Call of the Wild,</i> found his inspiration and literary treasure in the stories of his fellow travelers and the north's beauty.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfVhnmRbBVgyIpiOq2zXac6EPxwycOF7RLF9rx0HoLX7w6RfIV92NQNGHNcUI5Nl3CcV_i6td6uJAXI7PR4MXptOr0frNiRYHCO-mgjWw7O-CEyINYWiHR5tozDfjLnNbIKl5QolGMaYwYIGejJnmWTYH3ot193ijFZndHJFwk0blPVpgM1CS8io4/s3065/PXL_20230510_185429180.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3065" data-original-width="2270" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfVhnmRbBVgyIpiOq2zXac6EPxwycOF7RLF9rx0HoLX7w6RfIV92NQNGHNcUI5Nl3CcV_i6td6uJAXI7PR4MXptOr0frNiRYHCO-mgjWw7O-CEyINYWiHR5tozDfjLnNbIKl5QolGMaYwYIGejJnmWTYH3ot193ijFZndHJFwk0blPVpgM1CS8io4/s320/PXL_20230510_185429180.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Once news about the extraordinary gold discovery reached the public in 1898, people raced from around the globe to reach the Klondike in the hopes of becoming rich beyond their dreams. To reach the Klondike, gold seekers had to choose a trail that contained a torturous 1,000-foot climb known as the <b>Golden Stairs </b>or the <b>Dead Horse Trail</b> because pack animals died in huge numbers. As one old-timer said about choosing between the Chilkoot and the White Pass to reach Dawson City: "One's hell. The other's damnation." Both trails met in Bennett, British Columbia, where the stampeders had to buy or build boats to float 550 miles through the lake system and the Yukon River to reach Dawson City.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9h4rLpF9KqGEBPKrFGrxLVgAeZ7jbdcBO2c0VbhLo_XwW9Z9r6FKce53U1wsfLV3lo5xY0meJz8-hYtBEpfm1Wpw-6SQ4liVoQrSWAJAYoeed7LZ2vExXX2iRNIS5OVqc6rTv4XxI6yxnUreMQx0RdD1GXHS-iSrd1PkrsCj_S5xTxDsbDBo26TJ6/s4080/PXL_20230510_185629238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9h4rLpF9KqGEBPKrFGrxLVgAeZ7jbdcBO2c0VbhLo_XwW9Z9r6FKce53U1wsfLV3lo5xY0meJz8-hYtBEpfm1Wpw-6SQ4liVoQrSWAJAYoeed7LZ2vExXX2iRNIS5OVqc6rTv4XxI6yxnUreMQx0RdD1GXHS-iSrd1PkrsCj_S5xTxDsbDBo26TJ6/s320/PXL_20230510_185629238.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The museum gave me a deeper appreciation of how hard the miners had to work to recover gold as most gold wasn't on the surface but more than 10 feet deep. If endless digging wasn't bad enough, the men had to get through frozen muck and gravel to stand in a cold stream for endless hours to wash the gravel and search for the glint of gold and pay dirt. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I reckon <b>Klondike Bars</b> are familiar to most readers but I never gave a second thought to their history until we were in Skagway. I've surely eaten my fair share of the yummy chocolate-covered ice cream bars that were created in the early 1920s by the Ohio Isaly Dairy Company!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdj6WzeFWKP5_Org27G7SwOwY5shlUrSJ7aQ1_yte1O_pFry5p48Vl-fSXL1uy3LB7yIfaft4inPMW-V4yL88fVVddZFTWpdU-hGOVSZzd-_QM-7CuZOS8FcqlTQ8Pb2EDVRM4W0yTLWBD8qlc1gOAYC_QFILvM0GlumZ4IRb9ZwNDg4jNRFaPSx8D/s3221/PXL_20230510_185835430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3221" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdj6WzeFWKP5_Org27G7SwOwY5shlUrSJ7aQ1_yte1O_pFry5p48Vl-fSXL1uy3LB7yIfaft4inPMW-V4yL88fVVddZFTWpdU-hGOVSZzd-_QM-7CuZOS8FcqlTQ8Pb2EDVRM4W0yTLWBD8qlc1gOAYC_QFILvM0GlumZ4IRb9ZwNDg4jNRFaPSx8D/s320/PXL_20230510_185835430.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjES54HeZlmOoX--0iG5Ktfu9L-XuJdnZU4MU5n26zXk99T4j59JkM8W6754p2_KT4YjTwE64LplOY14vUS5ZEc-S-cF7ezp46FqIysVPXcfGLHw88-VqNlcJt7c5UHWbdotZA4m1sa74PRhMlstWYaao0JTffsvdTdJDNFn2RJ_XeZfe9KwWrQT1YX/s4080/PXL_20230510_183506229.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjES54HeZlmOoX--0iG5Ktfu9L-XuJdnZU4MU5n26zXk99T4j59JkM8W6754p2_KT4YjTwE64LplOY14vUS5ZEc-S-cF7ezp46FqIysVPXcfGLHw88-VqNlcJt7c5UHWbdotZA4m1sa74PRhMlstWYaao0JTffsvdTdJDNFn2RJ_XeZfe9KwWrQT1YX/s320/PXL_20230510_183506229.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I liked this shot because if you squint really hard, you can see our cruise ship through the train's window and the mountain backdrop!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAqk7M3nxsqIC_5wh86YniCo2kyuk8FgqEL8TTEKLPYPqj5lBvAv-umsIY2hdfAx1qeyhywyxq7A19-J-X2Yt-C06F2w8vc2NdljjkPRwrUdOc8CiTb78-GGrli0n-DpfM5QYbNTF2qKv9dwsgDd0pxcTPEvnW2P_WD7yEQWYE4EcXZ86nMPbkRKM/s4080/PXL_20230510_184108264.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoAqk7M3nxsqIC_5wh86YniCo2kyuk8FgqEL8TTEKLPYPqj5lBvAv-umsIY2hdfAx1qeyhywyxq7A19-J-X2Yt-C06F2w8vc2NdljjkPRwrUdOc8CiTb78-GGrli0n-DpfM5QYbNTF2qKv9dwsgDd0pxcTPEvnW2P_WD7yEQWYE4EcXZ86nMPbkRKM/s320/PXL_20230510_184108264.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Tourism has become the modern-day Gold Rush of Alaska!</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpaz2BudZ4C30VXkj23Ph52TuDEmjrnJxSwlcIIpkJ-tKyykVo6C7h2uitcJe0CXU4O2R83UlLxcLFoQzLJ0vZ9tFdQvEa8fq5wapI2OUI6Up0oLvsD1JK7ez1qHWD7Rwem8oJPg9eVkPdLSfmCk8TW3cyUVCWxZTA87wpAh0J_61HSO6o1J4lxvxO/s4080/PXL_20230510_184143529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpaz2BudZ4C30VXkj23Ph52TuDEmjrnJxSwlcIIpkJ-tKyykVo6C7h2uitcJe0CXU4O2R83UlLxcLFoQzLJ0vZ9tFdQvEa8fq5wapI2OUI6Up0oLvsD1JK7ez1qHWD7Rwem8oJPg9eVkPdLSfmCk8TW3cyUVCWxZTA87wpAh0J_61HSO6o1J4lxvxO/s320/PXL_20230510_184143529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I just couldn't get over the fact that every single building on Broadway looked like a movie set straight out of Hollywood. It may as well have been as </span><span>the entire town</span><span> was really part of a massive restoration project by the National Park Service begun in 1976. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuO3PIkhD7ico-teZwkR2hiK9anxTDKRYei9itiskeKQYyUHjBdWIhGRLkPc_LhRdrhvd1Ng6TFqRuCRxe3wJyBWwmyw40vH-yAvJ19lsHG-p__ZCzlyoLVtaNTFT9XOgRmQjZOPRqDVfn7HYJyWki1PQAPnE8N93f4aP23_FRfnRnFshhqoYmIboJ/s4080/PXL_20230510_175706641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuO3PIkhD7ico-teZwkR2hiK9anxTDKRYei9itiskeKQYyUHjBdWIhGRLkPc_LhRdrhvd1Ng6TFqRuCRxe3wJyBWwmyw40vH-yAvJ19lsHG-p__ZCzlyoLVtaNTFT9XOgRmQjZOPRqDVfn7HYJyWki1PQAPnE8N93f4aP23_FRfnRnFshhqoYmIboJ/s320/PXL_20230510_175706641.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDR5btqRGMkv38qkEZkR0jkCogSdJz2u6epryi7hkXwSZicjLDhGOAnEeznF7FchiJMwseZIdNi2CgHe7jfRO8tQGU9Vc1AWTPcuiiiQEV8T0F-5cy9cBj4Ty0V-uzZLjG8bnIo6srhzd9owxPIsZ3vGwjcadYYSJC220soXl5sGcp9oZpig874z7P/s4080/PXL_20230510_190939945.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDR5btqRGMkv38qkEZkR0jkCogSdJz2u6epryi7hkXwSZicjLDhGOAnEeznF7FchiJMwseZIdNi2CgHe7jfRO8tQGU9Vc1AWTPcuiiiQEV8T0F-5cy9cBj4Ty0V-uzZLjG8bnIo6srhzd9owxPIsZ3vGwjcadYYSJC220soXl5sGcp9oZpig874z7P/s320/PXL_20230510_190939945.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The only named streets in Skagway were Broadway, State, and Main - all the rest were numbered. We smiled when we learned that Alaska is famous for recycling buildings. There is no hospital in town, only a dentist who comes up once a month! If you're sick or are hurt, you have to be medically evacuated out. That sure struck a raw nerve with me as I'd been medically evacuated from Guatemala after breaking my femur last fall. Everybody in town pays just $125 annually for medical evacuation insurance - sounds pretty cheap to me.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9O7BusoKfUqqKhLplhZdPfYfH-ZAilvAADieBPTA9Ux-CEgPqcHP17nyRyin9bLTGEepTxU7NHdcIbGCkT3jWufE6EeZnZp_X2ucs2eLVnwrAh0BT2a3Gzzy-i7lyRVA98ZVpEQWIopi39jwqn78rhNvWv8Ox03aPvQaGLSxHvbcQIgbp006Kap44/s3072/PXL_20230510_192017406.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2632" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9O7BusoKfUqqKhLplhZdPfYfH-ZAilvAADieBPTA9Ux-CEgPqcHP17nyRyin9bLTGEepTxU7NHdcIbGCkT3jWufE6EeZnZp_X2ucs2eLVnwrAh0BT2a3Gzzy-i7lyRVA98ZVpEQWIopi39jwqn78rhNvWv8Ox03aPvQaGLSxHvbcQIgbp006Kap44/s320/PXL_20230510_192017406.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAFZ64xaX_JdA-cqpx_7zg02vEnTcm8iL6yK37nn2rjQno3RYE4LpDX3dYyQv3toTRzeVpTxiPuJdfZnhnDhzJ_l9_Eoci0smQ6dxY9a3BrVHSPLsUDPOZ2-fz6et1ha-UF5fm1jw8u4tjYnKtEUxXMbgcnEElMPwiCH0ljN4jBGGcMn6nsbhpm1S/s4080/PXL_20230510_194831091.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAFZ64xaX_JdA-cqpx_7zg02vEnTcm8iL6yK37nn2rjQno3RYE4LpDX3dYyQv3toTRzeVpTxiPuJdfZnhnDhzJ_l9_Eoci0smQ6dxY9a3BrVHSPLsUDPOZ2-fz6et1ha-UF5fm1jw8u4tjYnKtEUxXMbgcnEElMPwiCH0ljN4jBGGcMn6nsbhpm1S/s320/PXL_20230510_194831091.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hmm, the mural said "Alaska's finest shopping in tiny Skagway." I was skeptical until we bought a striking five-foot-long table runner with caribou on it that we're now using as a wall hanging. If you ever make it to Skagway, stop at <b>The Loom!</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Fwa_jZksm_NDTs4ErAzLXoHFshb2swOEk_nUa7-vOZtlUr2BKvISWfLdn7Vzn3LmHA6HYImVw5I6cHbbxH637MdUxfM1nBEiV9Yeaq9z3GOJ7tcBe-aPG59cApVgnjYQxK9JMvOO1TkyyOkXgklKzEZ7gY2F-Y6AgPOTCV3GACwB5B98w8XzrS3a/s4080/PXL_20230510_191356631.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Fwa_jZksm_NDTs4ErAzLXoHFshb2swOEk_nUa7-vOZtlUr2BKvISWfLdn7Vzn3LmHA6HYImVw5I6cHbbxH637MdUxfM1nBEiV9Yeaq9z3GOJ7tcBe-aPG59cApVgnjYQxK9JMvOO1TkyyOkXgklKzEZ7gY2F-Y6AgPOTCV3GACwB5B98w8XzrS3a/s320/PXL_20230510_191356631.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNCinYAx3ETl_PJkeHM25PCZbQCZyrXqNdlD6-rMLUwWv3YgWyGwNF1lQ8yc8nNiM6EgV8mqt3fHrKvSrRj0yJqs_bXrxcdleMvZo-EqD-sUppfskGfDNECRtno5Bp1JnftdwzGPUgFpnoQsn2BwVZdio51BzztsZdvQRIO_yHIjEj-aERjzp3l2o/s4080/PXL_20230510_191610418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnNCinYAx3ETl_PJkeHM25PCZbQCZyrXqNdlD6-rMLUwWv3YgWyGwNF1lQ8yc8nNiM6EgV8mqt3fHrKvSrRj0yJqs_bXrxcdleMvZo-EqD-sUppfskGfDNECRtno5Bp1JnftdwzGPUgFpnoQsn2BwVZdio51BzztsZdvQRIO_yHIjEj-aERjzp3l2o/s320/PXL_20230510_191610418.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The view of Skagway's craggy mountains a street away from Broadway also included a sign advertising a jewelry store in town. Could have done without that to mar the view!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAarPiQ01k9nC9wtlwfwmRNA5GovOppNWtLTpwrTsTONIOUy2rRGf6jrXqa7fAG_UNreQ2tck434HAmaZ_yCNkJIG2AMvBXdN3GZfLMSnk_PK5gfNuAFUQfBXML2974A6NIwV4k3dcqlZSZM2CqSDcW2nGUkZpt40ycrwSrh9ITsnk_qtzzLX_ZKy/s4080/PXL_20230510_191657951.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAAarPiQ01k9nC9wtlwfwmRNA5GovOppNWtLTpwrTsTONIOUy2rRGf6jrXqa7fAG_UNreQ2tck434HAmaZ_yCNkJIG2AMvBXdN3GZfLMSnk_PK5gfNuAFUQfBXML2974A6NIwV4k3dcqlZSZM2CqSDcW2nGUkZpt40ycrwSrh9ITsnk_qtzzLX_ZKy/w400-h301/PXL_20230510_191657951.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Just off Broadway was another cutesy street with more historic buildings that had also been gussied up. These weren't the attractive hotels on Broadway but small buildings representing the town's former <b>red-light district. </b>They had been moved here so they could be preserved and so visitors could understand more about the hardships and successes faced by prostitutes during the Gold Rush.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXkRCGUuZ_5WegxkOEVHZt7ZDayuMOgRDkFrYZ1NOW3mUh1JhtOLGn1JBNSyxELX-fMzo-up_KsXg48EQwAgSlnuohpiPr6a8sgFKsxlG0s5OZXDyI7ESBfweqy2O7HJMS04BmvhuQ6A0aPY1pNbw7-Q-MpxnKQfjNvxgEu3NxcUpGuFyRsw2UMFp/s4080/PXL_20230510_193907526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEXkRCGUuZ_5WegxkOEVHZt7ZDayuMOgRDkFrYZ1NOW3mUh1JhtOLGn1JBNSyxELX-fMzo-up_KsXg48EQwAgSlnuohpiPr6a8sgFKsxlG0s5OZXDyI7ESBfweqy2O7HJMS04BmvhuQ6A0aPY1pNbw7-Q-MpxnKQfjNvxgEu3NxcUpGuFyRsw2UMFp/s320/PXL_20230510_193907526.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Though they came to seek their fortunes like the miners, few succeeded. Tents, boarding houses, and cramped cribs like this building were their homes. Some women brought to Skagway from other countries as "white slaves," had to repay their managers for their transport. Many suffered violent attacks in fights with pimps or clients or died by suicide or disease.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCbcjVnXC0LD1Zy0k1BrXZRD8C_VCzXa9hTT6YhxBVebTeL7o29tN_Sj1KfNTrn8bi9hX3tnj9PQA75H27am9PtUmIMcrdh-cpqBLEpZrs_fJLeZf1JZPMc_g3Dq-oJjRk0GT_WG7ROIncL-7QrpwY0SBXbCwI7nXkuyVLMspzIwycn-l17s1pgT5/s3534/PXL_20230510_194016076.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3534" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfCbcjVnXC0LD1Zy0k1BrXZRD8C_VCzXa9hTT6YhxBVebTeL7o29tN_Sj1KfNTrn8bi9hX3tnj9PQA75H27am9PtUmIMcrdh-cpqBLEpZrs_fJLeZf1JZPMc_g3Dq-oJjRk0GT_WG7ROIncL-7QrpwY0SBXbCwI7nXkuyVLMspzIwycn-l17s1pgT5/s320/PXL_20230510_194016076.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">To try and get a sense of the 'real' Skagway, Steven and I walked a few streets away from Broadway. We saw a few homes but nary a grocery store, drug store, town hall, police station, church, recreation center, or anything that resembled a typical town. It was all just too artificial for my liking.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLukLHJw8CbU7oHeMGCzto9ClsJJOLmUUx74hrJCYH4uTPifaYa_rJDlHDgTvwu_c9PyMJ0ZsjLvidiBRrez5Vxi7IMyspV6t4XKOj8xmGY9q5QF2oTgjgMUVYBzh2GO48M7Ks4G75KrRWv4k8W-y-UJjVYMoOD7EzksykBLmih_mn4K136WOyQlN/s4080/PXL_20230510_201347268.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLukLHJw8CbU7oHeMGCzto9ClsJJOLmUUx74hrJCYH4uTPifaYa_rJDlHDgTvwu_c9PyMJ0ZsjLvidiBRrez5Vxi7IMyspV6t4XKOj8xmGY9q5QF2oTgjgMUVYBzh2GO48M7Ks4G75KrRWv4k8W-y-UJjVYMoOD7EzksykBLmih_mn4K136WOyQlN/s320/PXL_20230510_201347268.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNvbLEpsz5PSMCv2VihpD0KM9dLbTMW8fC_9n4XuhynB8SBvl9EaXDaNbOfauBLFc8B7RUVbZRjIzOnv3Xf1SjloRnTHPzTrh1l9OR8dER8b9Z8BWIVFFm23FpXjvfwBL9FcZ-A4Z4gurvi-oWW6ef-8kZgPR7_ePHQOFSyS6KOv8IlAea4Ia4v9D/s4080/PXL_20230510_201457131.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNvbLEpsz5PSMCv2VihpD0KM9dLbTMW8fC_9n4XuhynB8SBvl9EaXDaNbOfauBLFc8B7RUVbZRjIzOnv3Xf1SjloRnTHPzTrh1l9OR8dER8b9Z8BWIVFFm23FpXjvfwBL9FcZ-A4Z4gurvi-oWW6ef-8kZgPR7_ePHQOFSyS6KOv8IlAea4Ia4v9D/s320/PXL_20230510_201457131.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This avenue of mountain ash trees was planted by Alaska's Garden City in the summer of 1986 and dedicated to the city's future. A garden city in Alaska - wow!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwT5X5C8Yd2e6DhnBVMKKpXAgqsHhQJnoZHRHsaL8ZeQFZrB01fsc6GeJi4iicPG8UmyIagR86r2oZGZo-J6XuguewED4qb3Cp6_MFZrytEsUYOtAmn84LkZulu6wTRtgQK5mu6D0_Z5TuHRxymmFGPleESBH9z1FFwsEQ7nLim7r1WLQ9T5kVrXG/s3370/PXL_20230510_202337220.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3370" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwT5X5C8Yd2e6DhnBVMKKpXAgqsHhQJnoZHRHsaL8ZeQFZrB01fsc6GeJi4iicPG8UmyIagR86r2oZGZo-J6XuguewED4qb3Cp6_MFZrytEsUYOtAmn84LkZulu6wTRtgQK5mu6D0_Z5TuHRxymmFGPleESBH9z1FFwsEQ7nLim7r1WLQ9T5kVrXG/s320/PXL_20230510_202337220.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">How odd that the most attractive, non-NPS place was the town bathroom with the native painting!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTA6BDUx9qE8iO9b1Q2hOaobUZh4gJZcv0PMLSgmIb8eQJZPbPMixAGiftwgaANUZJqXhpwriHz2Rdj-gV5Qaxv-QeuJqxOG1NI86srCA1tKqVCjku8RJvNZTRHeaClbgP64pLHxrWWvdvBBxMGz4MSUm8f43Y4maiwCKvloTGiqnYh5x1HJl0buQ/s4080/PXL_20230510_202724496~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTA6BDUx9qE8iO9b1Q2hOaobUZh4gJZcv0PMLSgmIb8eQJZPbPMixAGiftwgaANUZJqXhpwriHz2Rdj-gV5Qaxv-QeuJqxOG1NI86srCA1tKqVCjku8RJvNZTRHeaClbgP64pLHxrWWvdvBBxMGz4MSUm8f43Y4maiwCKvloTGiqnYh5x1HJl0buQ/s320/PXL_20230510_202724496~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the afternoon, we took a pre-arranged bus tour along the <b>Klondike Highway </b>to step over the Canadian border. <b>John,</b> our driver, was quick to point out, "If you have to pee, go now or forever hold your pee." And, since our altitude would change from sea level to 3,292 ft. above sea level, he hoped we had dressed like an onion, i.e. in layers! As we drove the two minutes it took us through Skagway, John joked the historic district meant the shopping district. The town's name came from the Tlingit language and meant home to a thousand winds.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Skagway River:</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYQCr5pQVyJGfbSTww-WiuQEfgtdhd-PyDfQI1zkBERmHiIVvaLqKDG184-FGph1l5OlTC4GZ7lQRfVnczvmM9sUMsEV1ahkGC80_zAb-vZZiuzIWZ_eorJcf7phmGz2hAVrUYzVzJeKtOw1VviENq6pVI-Kc4hbdVXZogL3FCyqKu2T4I7YN_X8X/s4080/PXL_20230510_212235687.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTYQCr5pQVyJGfbSTww-WiuQEfgtdhd-PyDfQI1zkBERmHiIVvaLqKDG184-FGph1l5OlTC4GZ7lQRfVnczvmM9sUMsEV1ahkGC80_zAb-vZZiuzIWZ_eorJcf7phmGz2hAVrUYzVzJeKtOw1VviENq6pVI-Kc4hbdVXZogL3FCyqKu2T4I7YN_X8X/s320/PXL_20230510_212235687.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The previous day we'd spent time in the <b>Tongass National Forest</b> while in Juneau. Here it was again as the forest was so huge at 17 million acres it was the largest in the US. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir14tWiY3o6JM-UsFY32Gif1jW9viaj02H00YyjvUgXhUy8OpozFrWqBpzy5F-xu1FBCDjY40fzZ0X_RKjUm_5KmTzrm8VQds_dKtcOxKKgNNT7iukrq785_btPKU1h_XxBBNCLZhRT2Ksm_MGwJJUnScxFUyLKr7XA6D8FpXwHw3UOpd3qjrLQeww/s4080/PXL_20230510_212515973.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir14tWiY3o6JM-UsFY32Gif1jW9viaj02H00YyjvUgXhUy8OpozFrWqBpzy5F-xu1FBCDjY40fzZ0X_RKjUm_5KmTzrm8VQds_dKtcOxKKgNNT7iukrq785_btPKU1h_XxBBNCLZhRT2Ksm_MGwJJUnScxFUyLKr7XA6D8FpXwHw3UOpd3qjrLQeww/s320/PXL_20230510_212515973.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsnV2WsJubYdPD6xrbcog2ZnqVbTgMxuLioENxpTww1tLYNrMxRXUK4O43qD2Jz_Anhbbop5cRmoVHHWapay2aIRWBYWUjc6vxtvWoiMMQQsnpQ4P8JoqJN4WNKvYmFKSMSQrn93V1q0Gyw5K2XTG1B4HboFcMxDi807fJqIP94TTx7TNCIU8v24s/s4080/PXL_20230510_212648545.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsnV2WsJubYdPD6xrbcog2ZnqVbTgMxuLioENxpTww1tLYNrMxRXUK4O43qD2Jz_Anhbbop5cRmoVHHWapay2aIRWBYWUjc6vxtvWoiMMQQsnpQ4P8JoqJN4WNKvYmFKSMSQrn93V1q0Gyw5K2XTG1B4HboFcMxDi807fJqIP94TTx7TNCIU8v24s/s320/PXL_20230510_212648545.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It would be a 500-mile-long trek along the Klondike Highway all the way to Klondike, much of it an 8% grade. We'd only be going about 15 miles in each direction, enough to find out that there were no Canadian customs at the border at least.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some people on the ship had chosen to take the train which paralleled much of the highway. As beautiful as it looked, we were happy we'd picked the highway because there'd be stops along the way and we had a train trip planned later in the trip.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6uLyEjB9riY8PUenWSXOIsAbRbi-FyWvUxyX9IuQJVMRuzhF3yKvF4QPVXXkoXm2jMayNsv_kvI3DpsnoYJeLFE6LsuOLxCt_fyRijtfFmN5yCPqbT_aJMwtVCbtPT4BSTZtPxhmJuvAIcbdamOC4vPvt_GMZHnIsyS0JYOro6J3i6zOK6fQyc6O/s2933/PXL_20230510_212754771.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2933" data-original-width="2569" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih6uLyEjB9riY8PUenWSXOIsAbRbi-FyWvUxyX9IuQJVMRuzhF3yKvF4QPVXXkoXm2jMayNsv_kvI3DpsnoYJeLFE6LsuOLxCt_fyRijtfFmN5yCPqbT_aJMwtVCbtPT4BSTZtPxhmJuvAIcbdamOC4vPvt_GMZHnIsyS0JYOro6J3i6zOK6fQyc6O/s320/PXL_20230510_212754771.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Being from the Lower 48, it was weird to think people choose to retire in and around Skagway because there's only an average of 25 inches of rain a year. The pipeline coming down the mountain carried water from 900 ft. deep to Skagway. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiTD2qjsmmggly07_HU8zy5zAJQCPfPHNMpmlRyH5aO7l3AsOVx0MNtj4FjEdaDnIwfzNKhdmWLJQzOzJ-WAdj9zEHfD8mBRwOmIqi1ME-XeYnDs-in_Wj_1TCXBdiQgV5K-kXBMkwyPJyHZk0yTmwvEqFtiJXMh1iWhD0g1xGKyNbpOSNqEfDbKm/s4080/PXL_20230510_213205487.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipiTD2qjsmmggly07_HU8zy5zAJQCPfPHNMpmlRyH5aO7l3AsOVx0MNtj4FjEdaDnIwfzNKhdmWLJQzOzJ-WAdj9zEHfD8mBRwOmIqi1ME-XeYnDs-in_Wj_1TCXBdiQgV5K-kXBMkwyPJyHZk0yTmwvEqFtiJXMh1iWhD0g1xGKyNbpOSNqEfDbKm/s320/PXL_20230510_213205487.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLmOdlXC_XQeajcN2b4t9H6fhGntB52cQcKQN7CEfF2ZDwINDPWrecUSyMuciOwlPTIqDSCRRyGVka0q9YZCfHAzjO5QXMuG0xwlTyjyjGwNlFgbqPgSPJn9BIEStPlzRUiYqY5xZubMGNMorfbW_EvV4sRrY9hzBfU5Q63SL_m3W48e9PVMSThOn/s4080/PXL_20230510_213408294.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLmOdlXC_XQeajcN2b4t9H6fhGntB52cQcKQN7CEfF2ZDwINDPWrecUSyMuciOwlPTIqDSCRRyGVka0q9YZCfHAzjO5QXMuG0xwlTyjyjGwNlFgbqPgSPJn9BIEStPlzRUiYqY5xZubMGNMorfbW_EvV4sRrY9hzBfU5Q63SL_m3W48e9PVMSThOn/s320/PXL_20230510_213408294.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Jack London called this area <b>Dead Horse Gulch</b> after the avalanche of 1898. It's now called the <b>Laurentian Glacier Overlook.</b><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMjtpLtZIs2IYmh3fH-1QDD2dhUBs_Vx-OmdJAigr61CvmJKfcDvdmgDpfy6Ea28_LyXRCgS2Nl2Ll1oZvxRi6UboXYjKwDTKfjEuT79ePUVOunitLrvcotRl4ompqQqeIg0hZiCu-iMmEnpNklDk_UjoobAsyk1qozVJ36gZDU-Ka9Ut1Q2-5w8q/s3648/PXL_20230510_214259618.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMjtpLtZIs2IYmh3fH-1QDD2dhUBs_Vx-OmdJAigr61CvmJKfcDvdmgDpfy6Ea28_LyXRCgS2Nl2Ll1oZvxRi6UboXYjKwDTKfjEuT79ePUVOunitLrvcotRl4ompqQqeIg0hZiCu-iMmEnpNklDk_UjoobAsyk1qozVJ36gZDU-Ka9Ut1Q2-5w8q/s320/PXL_20230510_214259618.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you're an American or followed US news a while back, former Alaska Governor and VP candidate with John McCain, <b>Sarah Palin</b> was always associated for her comments about the <b>'Bridge to Nowhere' </b>located in Ketichan. But John stopped so we could all troop out and see another 'bridge to nowhere.' It was called that because snow plows were too heavy for the bridge AND it was built as the junction of two fault lines! Sure didn't sound like the best place to build a bridge as earthquakes were pretty common here.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9Wls9g4yf2bRQYJdWKtDAqFkb0Y4UJMe1I6a-n_0jlLshy8-tM8r7D5Aaj_gVIf_x0wmJ4wVL2zlw30UuSQjTZbcs2xXZyI9yO-3WTgaR2fAYp0j6QELItNgkXnOTg62SWG4MZKt-NbFZ-QDMo_6qaKmZ68ECOgSug3XBgItH-BrMelajYWHK5jx/s3072/PXL_20230510_214422905.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="2311" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9Wls9g4yf2bRQYJdWKtDAqFkb0Y4UJMe1I6a-n_0jlLshy8-tM8r7D5Aaj_gVIf_x0wmJ4wVL2zlw30UuSQjTZbcs2xXZyI9yO-3WTgaR2fAYp0j6QELItNgkXnOTg62SWG4MZKt-NbFZ-QDMo_6qaKmZ68ECOgSug3XBgItH-BrMelajYWHK5jx/s320/PXL_20230510_214422905.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A few miles up the road was the Welcome to Alaska sign for people coming from The Far North, aka Canada, my homeland. It was the summit of the Klondike Highway which connects with the city of Whitehorse in Canada and the Alcan Highway.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVzhIeIZP3sUvhNm7ocS4Pxb9UbTIyfM51oHr0db6T-ajkpHfrIkXq1gRZGhUiGSHP7KBzBX2xY0EZ8I-fsIzLpAHmhpEx4r3HYVDuGOT3ad124GFK1EjygpN1j-_syDNXQVO4qMaG9IXX78q0fz9kR77Kszs67CFxf1_Y-VYT-Rd5k4hrr9JK_6S/s2507/PXL_20230510_220234789.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2507" data-original-width="2230" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVzhIeIZP3sUvhNm7ocS4Pxb9UbTIyfM51oHr0db6T-ajkpHfrIkXq1gRZGhUiGSHP7KBzBX2xY0EZ8I-fsIzLpAHmhpEx4r3HYVDuGOT3ad124GFK1EjygpN1j-_syDNXQVO4qMaG9IXX78q0fz9kR77Kszs67CFxf1_Y-VYT-Rd5k4hrr9JK_6S/s320/PXL_20230510_220234789.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1X7V9MHGrzWrXppNa5Eh9J8m3Ly_qBrcDF8qGla111Iw_fmcjjwZZVAFw0mJOtYKa5BRtPZcPvEVRs2WqQNcsMBxMQQfPfduW3waid3qGuUztEeaYc-KWu5zHCrOFdjWQNEsMwT4eVkGt4IDIAvDm5AdEwJWE5kpSj_Y0tHwVIAyrxp0hA6vEgxPm/s2075/PXL_20230510_220603786.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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That was likely due to his seeing our driver make the same stop several times a day.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1L6BBchsgAuaaJHZ-2fp_SNoD0-JCQkf0GUQxY1iGeD_v6_Eebx11eQ4UFS76IcYi_ce-fuKQzS1qCnz5lpk5ccqx4zKF9-9R1bR-bjK6iUpczhyHiLFuf5v-pPbwkpi4HAruHiAWgzjkyq7oieVfX4ypSZEaaA8p75df5JlW4xCo_qudRgn7FbS/s4080/PXL_20230510_224507548.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1L6BBchsgAuaaJHZ-2fp_SNoD0-JCQkf0GUQxY1iGeD_v6_Eebx11eQ4UFS76IcYi_ce-fuKQzS1qCnz5lpk5ccqx4zKF9-9R1bR-bjK6iUpczhyHiLFuf5v-pPbwkpi4HAruHiAWgzjkyq7oieVfX4ypSZEaaA8p75df5JlW4xCo_qudRgn7FbS/s320/PXL_20230510_224507548.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once back in balmy Skagway, John pointed out the local K-12 school. There were 9 graduates this year: 6 guys and 3 girls. John quipped, "The odds may be good but the goods might be as odd as they come." I bet no graduate would like to hear that!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In town, the Lil Dippers are those in daycare while the Big Dippers are in the old age home!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyAeyu_RAhhbj041yNWas4BUXmmi_eeuqC8_F3K-tcr9Wkp-5so1wMnzi8w0Yn8XANwfpEhbVpAO8J9ra-WvRcLKerKu0lj67kJt8RkacWnIB06kRSauclpcpalA6z6Rwcern_8mz3ItHdGltpbRgP_xVxoqLCM1iiecOREsr5iP5MAcT0E9fuMix/s3963/PXL_20230510_225748094.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2995" data-original-width="3963" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyAeyu_RAhhbj041yNWas4BUXmmi_eeuqC8_F3K-tcr9Wkp-5so1wMnzi8w0Yn8XANwfpEhbVpAO8J9ra-WvRcLKerKu0lj67kJt8RkacWnIB06kRSauclpcpalA6z6Rwcern_8mz3ItHdGltpbRgP_xVxoqLCM1iiecOREsr5iP5MAcT0E9fuMix/s320/PXL_20230510_225748094.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The largest consumption of ice cream <b>in the country </b>was at this shop! I guess hearty Alaskans must love the cold stuff all winter long! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_QFcEAYNewztN9ZIxbA_NTS92Kr4u7_xPNyOz5g5_DPne9vmV4g6ySpelFjL9xzImg8UX8MIMqHlC1px7UJ2W-g6rXxnzClqmPtZobgERACheWODgeiu4FFbMorICqhNA2oFdxi8L2OrBnVAa5wqgYTxNaSGgDqg3ZOuEcTqvxZWdwpPcXbNI7sg/s4080/PXL_20230510_230119718.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_QFcEAYNewztN9ZIxbA_NTS92Kr4u7_xPNyOz5g5_DPne9vmV4g6ySpelFjL9xzImg8UX8MIMqHlC1px7UJ2W-g6rXxnzClqmPtZobgERACheWODgeiu4FFbMorICqhNA2oFdxi8L2OrBnVAa5wqgYTxNaSGgDqg3ZOuEcTqvxZWdwpPcXbNI7sg/s320/PXL_20230510_230119718.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Seeing our ship in the harbor just a two-minute walk from town made me think of what you wrote in a post, <b>Phil, </b>a good while back. It was something about how a cruise ship overwhelms a town's character and atmosphere when its passengers are disgorged for a matter of hours before the town can become itself again. All of a sudden, we were those types of people, cruisers who invaded a town and dropped a bundle of moolah, and doing the same at the next port of call.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPyx-r466VVONuboWGFcxiNxHf2DBWU6MOedb05y963ZUBPBiUdCPhaAdY-RYE8E-XRGHK9XfDjrQEaPkdQxz4WikM3gqb-pmlFre9WvEN2S8pnHz9csvsuIX4aJEKlJaE08pVy4tW55UZUu80uxUfGLuL38eHWsNBXIYhkv8CD_q2P5Z8r2ldiN7/s4080/PXL_20230510_231014649~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPyx-r466VVONuboWGFcxiNxHf2DBWU6MOedb05y963ZUBPBiUdCPhaAdY-RYE8E-XRGHK9XfDjrQEaPkdQxz4WikM3gqb-pmlFre9WvEN2S8pnHz9csvsuIX4aJEKlJaE08pVy4tW55UZUu80uxUfGLuL38eHWsNBXIYhkv8CD_q2P5Z8r2ldiN7/s320/PXL_20230510_231014649~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">But back aboard our luxury conveyance was darned comfortable and lovely under the evening skies.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIsfJpkdEupk1a28qFqSqjVLPHIhjYTSy37eWHoXO89wokvJHUXFlL82ZyEM5I_QQKxa815BNaLW_u4soC3XQ__iApUj4prBa2WkE0XcZ--BOtujuwp0mokhCSDNe-6lNNUPeX_95PgifkvyVoq0Sc4NmtEZ1vMLv-Gk1Dk35mvHyMX1wZN7HZerj/s4080/PXL_20230511_041703560.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIsfJpkdEupk1a28qFqSqjVLPHIhjYTSy37eWHoXO89wokvJHUXFlL82ZyEM5I_QQKxa815BNaLW_u4soC3XQ__iApUj4prBa2WkE0XcZ--BOtujuwp0mokhCSDNe-6lNNUPeX_95PgifkvyVoq0Sc4NmtEZ1vMLv-Gk1Dk35mvHyMX1wZN7HZerj/s320/PXL_20230511_041703560.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqylC7tDtuJUgbatuJKRxkcfrLeb7aufdVsP2Il1_bcyWn1WcX5JwjBsRsXcVaiUU3j4gQfqCEPHw54mrUo2zZDYhnrhBPIHsPGWo8YSn0PsK-m-TBovk8lJbVlzjl7rQmEaIqicogjClYR2fKaRYztlGS72-wc844PSqlPmxJtci2nBqbhHT6HNG/s4080/PXL_20230511_041802171.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBqylC7tDtuJUgbatuJKRxkcfrLeb7aufdVsP2Il1_bcyWn1WcX5JwjBsRsXcVaiUU3j4gQfqCEPHw54mrUo2zZDYhnrhBPIHsPGWo8YSn0PsK-m-TBovk8lJbVlzjl7rQmEaIqicogjClYR2fKaRYztlGS72-wc844PSqlPmxJtci2nBqbhHT6HNG/s320/PXL_20230511_041802171.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think I could get sort of used to another cruise sometime - perhaps the Caribbean might lure us!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxpGjUVa783ReuGhhXqYcS4xnEih2hwZFRTOzWEZ4HslUI_sSutwhlKXNafcU9jdvEggK3OEWDDqwYqCvRZlU6IcsgLiM1ieYivYk5B3PTFvXfVZftKgaAOL0ZO54LhXT9y215yEzfHDbdo1H9COFooqSBpZr8GwMl9zYU-TSVlSRJ4dTBAyeY8KQ/s4080/PXL_20230511_042812014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxpGjUVa783ReuGhhXqYcS4xnEih2hwZFRTOzWEZ4HslUI_sSutwhlKXNafcU9jdvEggK3OEWDDqwYqCvRZlU6IcsgLiM1ieYivYk5B3PTFvXfVZftKgaAOL0ZO54LhXT9y215yEzfHDbdo1H9COFooqSBpZr8GwMl9zYU-TSVlSRJ4dTBAyeY8KQ/s320/PXL_20230511_042812014.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Next post: </b>With our shore excursions behind us now we have two sailing days amid College Fjord and Glacier Bay National Park ahead. </span></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Posted on June 21st, 2023, from sunny Denver. We've been having so much rain, we thought the sun might never shine again! Please be safe, and take care of yourself and your loved ones.</i></span><p></p></div>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-2230904670193510122023-06-16T23:55:00.366-06:002023-06-17T01:26:33.581-06:005/9/23: Juneau, Alaska: A Capital with No Roads to Anywhere!<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCixYwVJpQlavOMsl-9DtG3UYCe49Af8nqh5_dGtbqBsigPenyuRD0l3GMa0_yK0FbQWAGcpy6eKdjLGDdggCzeA5fLUYIavMcICEWk444R0g9z1J1BiJVBeAkNYEcM9FWz5AaWng5SLDFj0HBlP-OjPKXv820PBL2C6VW2eNWrhe1y8nNbdf2L9k/s4080/PXL_20230509_180304655.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbCixYwVJpQlavOMsl-9DtG3UYCe49Af8nqh5_dGtbqBsigPenyuRD0l3GMa0_yK0FbQWAGcpy6eKdjLGDdggCzeA5fLUYIavMcICEWk444R0g9z1J1BiJVBeAkNYEcM9FWz5AaWng5SLDFj0HBlP-OjPKXv820PBL2C6VW2eNWrhe1y8nNbdf2L9k/s320/PXL_20230509_180304655.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><span style="font-size: large;">Our fourth day of sailing north from Vancouver brought us to <b>Juneau,</b> the state capital, the third largest city, and, though technically on the mainland, it is for all intents and purposes an island. There are only 50 miles of roads around Juneau so it's really hard to get lost there! The only way in or out of town is by boat or plane - don't know about you but I think I'd be way too stir-crazy to deal with that sort of isolation.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">But its soaring mountains lead to superb hiking just minutes from downtown and <b>Mendenhall Glacier,</b> a massive glacier that calves into a lake only a dozen miles up the road. I read that NOT visiting Mendenhall is like going to Rome and skipping the Colosseum. The glacier is the biggest lure for most people coming to Juneau and it was certainly the first on our itinerary.</span><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhsiMCttQwSuOJUF58kMkLW2izaDT0k3vymbIgZnTIXWaXs09D77JsnigmtMHgKJGKKtqZp4Xy5iTHpY8cVsG2XP-wS1H2L8DhNSKYQLz0KM-byUPZvGo535Su_Dx5DZPmsEkvJ4Mo0R1JK9Xr5Qf09RxBwJbcqNxZ_yg4FZ0_qmSJYCzDd1jRsVz/s3268/PXL_20230508_235744372.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="3268" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQhsiMCttQwSuOJUF58kMkLW2izaDT0k3vymbIgZnTIXWaXs09D77JsnigmtMHgKJGKKtqZp4Xy5iTHpY8cVsG2XP-wS1H2L8DhNSKYQLz0KM-byUPZvGo535Su_Dx5DZPmsEkvJ4Mo0R1JK9Xr5Qf09RxBwJbcqNxZ_yg4FZ0_qmSJYCzDd1jRsVz/s320/PXL_20230508_235744372.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Our driver to the glacier, <b>Archie, </b>was a member of the Tlingit tribe and grew up on an island 45 miles south of Juneau. His family are huge fishermen, catching up to 4,500 fish a day. He certainly caught our attention when he told us to look for golf balls in the trees - huh? 'Golf balls' were really some of the 600 eagles that make their habitat in the trees along the <b>Egan Highway, </b>the second most expensive highway in the US! More fun facts from Archie about the country's 49th state: <br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">Tiny Juneau with a population of just 32,000 still had an international airport, providing one flight a week to Canada counts! </span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">If you're a fan of McDonald's filet-o-fish sandwiches like Steven is, know all that fish come from Alaskan waters.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Bears run 35 mph so don't ever try and run from them!</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">A not-so-fun fact if you're not a rain-lover - There are 115 days in Juneau in the summer but 112 of them are rainy!</span></li></ul></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbIsiuOmTY50LKRWeH1sUjudX1rdCRsMeVVmd5RbFYUrMOIbC-bo3sOT668ewITq7nBAfbLbU2f9Kw81reThaG6LGLMm55-JFKfv2OJJ1_1b_uiedLMJEd-RgrCCbtpsvEKCnUX0BJtey_LZAfaBsJKr7iWgjTP7ZGDfzgdIP44b_zP4ywi9UkWNl/s4080/PXL_20230509_181026864.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbIsiuOmTY50LKRWeH1sUjudX1rdCRsMeVVmd5RbFYUrMOIbC-bo3sOT668ewITq7nBAfbLbU2f9Kw81reThaG6LGLMm55-JFKfv2OJJ1_1b_uiedLMJEd-RgrCCbtpsvEKCnUX0BJtey_LZAfaBsJKr7iWgjTP7ZGDfzgdIP44b_zP4ywi9UkWNl/s320/PXL_20230509_181026864.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Archie joked when he said to make a stop at the glacier, he'd slow down to 55 mph so we could all do a tuck and roll to get out of the bus! Luckily, we all survived intact. Too funny seeing a car with Colorado license plates in the glacier parking lot in landlocked Juneau!</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_wE4ZB80VkEYnG98UJAmL9g3ZOk2exrWXlcVP6tdV2av6Kgjk3Gbxi1vrQHmFt7gQN_n9neoMHpF1d6Uef3hsa_cDhhqyAo8MfKCUZu60yf8LtTvWRySgD5OSKEgcEzjHXEDjjrZiChNMyyr9SwcyGn7qZzfTBJqb-0zmt4HP3lpvP5eHRqLyysV/s2979/PXL_20230509_183224021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2979" data-original-width="2501" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_wE4ZB80VkEYnG98UJAmL9g3ZOk2exrWXlcVP6tdV2av6Kgjk3Gbxi1vrQHmFt7gQN_n9neoMHpF1d6Uef3hsa_cDhhqyAo8MfKCUZu60yf8LtTvWRySgD5OSKEgcEzjHXEDjjrZiChNMyyr9SwcyGn7qZzfTBJqb-0zmt4HP3lpvP5eHRqLyysV/s320/PXL_20230509_183224021.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Mendenhall was indeed a spectacular sight but it wasn't all that it was cracked up to be for us. There's no doubt after touring much of the world that we've been extremely fortunate to witness some of the top sights anywhere, including jaw-dropping glaciers in Antarctica and Patagonia that will always be the ones to compare all others. Does that make us jaded - yes absolutely. </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vyXPQeUoeVNBHH--tpzdZ-Fp4zoRrdDaUkkeisGni6HtnDBl86wU8ZXl3w5fydVvHQHLXSfqugApA6wNG7dy9hWmMGC4OgPlr3D_Q1Xo-sx5J_ostenCLQmbpjCavN9zQZ2gChVZDziafXXPp_SDVVpQ9TpUW6Pzd1rP-YFbIRJLQwsm9ZiHjmJu/s4080/PXL_20230509_183116981.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vyXPQeUoeVNBHH--tpzdZ-Fp4zoRrdDaUkkeisGni6HtnDBl86wU8ZXl3w5fydVvHQHLXSfqugApA6wNG7dy9hWmMGC4OgPlr3D_Q1Xo-sx5J_ostenCLQmbpjCavN9zQZ2gChVZDziafXXPp_SDVVpQ9TpUW6Pzd1rP-YFbIRJLQwsm9ZiHjmJu/s320/PXL_20230509_183116981.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Please don't get me wrong - knowing it flowed 13 miles from its source in the Juneau Icefield, and that it had a half-mile face before ending at <b>Mendenhall Lake</b> was darn impressive. The icing on the cake was being there on a lovely sunny day with snowcapped mountains and blue skies that brought out the riveting blue ice.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Y094KGndEJXS1pn_BETKvD3nJnOfixGSJNA_SEsXrK_3GDyp03_2MVvU_D4LDINXxzww1RdJJGgszJyYx_vLs1R487bEbk0y7zG64nAGc1a3Ec8YhWZaCskkqJR8bV3VnDOfdOGHOQZfn-BXxC-QYix5gf8aSDrNK_N2TWpzs0jmk4l-WUzHjyAw/s3648/PXL_20230509_182901209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Y094KGndEJXS1pn_BETKvD3nJnOfixGSJNA_SEsXrK_3GDyp03_2MVvU_D4LDINXxzww1RdJJGgszJyYx_vLs1R487bEbk0y7zG64nAGc1a3Ec8YhWZaCskkqJR8bV3VnDOfdOGHOQZfn-BXxC-QYix5gf8aSDrNK_N2TWpzs0jmk4l-WUzHjyAw/s320/PXL_20230509_182901209.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNo1Z5OISWVXG0GIzqFXVcNs22V4p3xgwFBTJJdFxnRjeATFKOO4I7WVGvnMScDOT5bPo9sIjDJnY9akbbhhRampcm9yaUyi6Eufrs1S4n1mSGwjpN7BYLFzm9niPeHzDZOhBMfDZAX8bVYTWarx8gjAiKRQoRmlZ72weMzIe1QC-gAqwCs3AagiR/s4080/PXL_20230509_195703080.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvNo1Z5OISWVXG0GIzqFXVcNs22V4p3xgwFBTJJdFxnRjeATFKOO4I7WVGvnMScDOT5bPo9sIjDJnY9akbbhhRampcm9yaUyi6Eufrs1S4n1mSGwjpN7BYLFzm9niPeHzDZOhBMfDZAX8bVYTWarx8gjAiKRQoRmlZ72weMzIe1QC-gAqwCs3AagiR/s320/PXL_20230509_195703080.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Steven and I hoped to experience together the stunning falls near the glacier up close o</span><span>n the </span><span><b>Nuggets Fall Trail </b>but after getting<b> </b></span><span>pretty far on my walker, I decided the terrain was not meant for walkers. Before my accident last fall in Guatemala, I never really gave a thought of walkers as being anything but pedestrians! Steven continued while I turned back and looked for an easier trail and view of the falls.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_DUHZPyWUZpuAwFahRBML011uetTAWkGYHgMkIZNgJIQ1mkvjtfu9xEM7nkMaCJht0kwFADliUhka_OUrO40og1M1XhLJLbrDwFqh2XK7VbfPHsk0jnppbssokzqmH6YqxWeDOOn_Upy-VAd0TDipnwVZwUsIPqMo2Hf7rrjYvdKXOAoJP6-qPXE/s4080/PXL_20230509_192524875.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_DUHZPyWUZpuAwFahRBML011uetTAWkGYHgMkIZNgJIQ1mkvjtfu9xEM7nkMaCJht0kwFADliUhka_OUrO40og1M1XhLJLbrDwFqh2XK7VbfPHsk0jnppbssokzqmH6YqxWeDOOn_Upy-VAd0TDipnwVZwUsIPqMo2Hf7rrjYvdKXOAoJP6-qPXE/s320/PXL_20230509_192524875.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><b>Photo Point</b> was perfect for me: a brief walk on a paved path with a beautiful view of the glacier. </span><span>Back in 1935, visitors were able to touch the face of the glacier from this point.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDOcXjFTtnxmLBIxnphvp4XpBE79vaLFGnPZ8EClAkocjipl8YBc2HPPRxXH9JoNBcCmkKWpmGKUrAFZrAw_PjHPp0Ho7DujedosdMTN3GOJxjhyBT7_BQnArM11gRxp3u9AxY5k57m48ThnAzAHxo5odpQvszZVSE5JuvpCGI3he5aoJ3KPmgavc/s4080/PXL_20230509_184433309.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDOcXjFTtnxmLBIxnphvp4XpBE79vaLFGnPZ8EClAkocjipl8YBc2HPPRxXH9JoNBcCmkKWpmGKUrAFZrAw_PjHPp0Ho7DujedosdMTN3GOJxjhyBT7_BQnArM11gRxp3u9AxY5k57m48ThnAzAHxo5odpQvszZVSE5JuvpCGI3he5aoJ3KPmgavc/s320/PXL_20230509_184433309.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyCUOlfRxUEJJVw8nTaTXlC2B-5epJ4J_APw1khk2LjwOxNpYVjeZf1w4J0R8ulocC0fPqR15VhAichguvn3ErMllfNmrSgv9y060r4HzMBVkB7PImdv-poGHOwRJkk8sJ1jAb6vDkrkg5mTZ3086kHQ2eiOEFMniUqnnG4SuTToAA5N0lbme_EE4/s4080/PXL_20230509_195458341.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyCUOlfRxUEJJVw8nTaTXlC2B-5epJ4J_APw1khk2LjwOxNpYVjeZf1w4J0R8ulocC0fPqR15VhAichguvn3ErMllfNmrSgv9y060r4HzMBVkB7PImdv-poGHOwRJkk8sJ1jAb6vDkrkg5mTZ3086kHQ2eiOEFMniUqnnG4SuTToAA5N0lbme_EE4/s320/PXL_20230509_195458341.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>Naomi: </b>Here I was with <b>Hugo,</b> your walker aka rollator that was essential as we trudged through much of Alaska. No wonder that later in the trip Hugo decided it needed some well-deserved R&R and TLC! Thanks, <b>Chris,</b> for designing the lightest bag possible for me - wow, did I love my snazzy red CP purse.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29J2jOeUXNHq0R-xbzo_WlGmbSP7nRkHS-V6AArjUJJ7saDyTuqqxMkQFwLuJuhJrSYYzYix3yaddHHKD8mLd0fbi3NpH8f-TL-2ydswevYQE4DospzIoE41PHOcR7dLUVXv5BbHDu_lql5oaYYOeMYmzaAza47XrlMHZfxwadrSTwHgjoYfeM36o/s4080/PXL_20230509_195527494~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29J2jOeUXNHq0R-xbzo_WlGmbSP7nRkHS-V6AArjUJJ7saDyTuqqxMkQFwLuJuhJrSYYzYix3yaddHHKD8mLd0fbi3NpH8f-TL-2ydswevYQE4DospzIoE41PHOcR7dLUVXv5BbHDu_lql5oaYYOeMYmzaAza47XrlMHZfxwadrSTwHgjoYfeM36o/s320/PXL_20230509_195527494~2.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />A cute Covid sign in the glacier visitor center!</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Watching seaplanes take off and land one almost after another on the waterfront was a novelty. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxCYHq4IdlUvj2q2UJ1QqGQvFPx7bHRJ6lxDlhDWpm6r7qykN4EvHbm63cu_SHi8b8GkgxmvpDZadDKB1yE3fiHB5vmCHhrNiaWFGU-K1lVt5_h1n09Mk83xLeN9v8q2ZXXlosDfkiAHEJgTMwt31fLtYIFwM92-bM30jvU4D1cfKdz7SrarVKqF1/s4080/PXL_20230509_211729824.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuxCYHq4IdlUvj2q2UJ1QqGQvFPx7bHRJ6lxDlhDWpm6r7qykN4EvHbm63cu_SHi8b8GkgxmvpDZadDKB1yE3fiHB5vmCHhrNiaWFGU-K1lVt5_h1n09Mk83xLeN9v8q2ZXXlosDfkiAHEJgTMwt31fLtYIFwM92-bM30jvU4D1cfKdz7SrarVKqF1/s320/PXL_20230509_211729824.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Murals were everywhere in Juneau - one of the most stunning ones was on the side of City Hall was <i>The Raven </i>which depicted all the clan animals gazing as the first human was born from a clamshell.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSrD_PajcKMcNmiI1tvNlYPV2ESt1jagQ0ibP2YzPtZ9wVLbXZiYggNf7k7fdN_UyVe3fZyjNDxLHke6XqZoKC8Mm3AG_AbRzRP2IpVRKEjgAmuoKrk9AeHd3K8CLcuAySrdH2wxyl15n0ZFkTusZcDDF5sXW7j7kIMHqcTwK06A6NzjnB5aWyojW/s4080/PXL_20230509_212240066.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSrD_PajcKMcNmiI1tvNlYPV2ESt1jagQ0ibP2YzPtZ9wVLbXZiYggNf7k7fdN_UyVe3fZyjNDxLHke6XqZoKC8Mm3AG_AbRzRP2IpVRKEjgAmuoKrk9AeHd3K8CLcuAySrdH2wxyl15n0ZFkTusZcDDF5sXW7j7kIMHqcTwK06A6NzjnB5aWyojW/s320/PXL_20230509_212240066.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCOjuZdiBDdkzUocTGiNB-QFp8X1zFaBtJiEhmPxLw3gbYVgSU7TIjUS8iAWFrCuP8Rg-Qmsl0LGgmO91Gn6q9kPyS0-NHwTswAgQFprWQxjfFnLqSWVbl_5rWuT9Cx_Nl7FhgYsoYk67Z2QSwZB87KGOLO9ddgPwM0Rukelps_BRlOyxpsUqGF34R/s320/PXL_20230509_180306498.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The Tsimshian clan house in the foyer of the <b>Walter Soboleff Center</b> is thought to be the largest carved and painted house front in the world. It was designed to honor the master artists of the 1800s and also be a teaching tool for current and future generations of Northwest Coast artists.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSahnsI0WgsSr60OWe3V1wu9-WZ5w3FmWGs6-xO6VAI5i-ZDfg9WtbYy1Fl1kQ7MUfJjSSmwKsshmiD3-CYMz-bMDdTDAh_t1o_kIrISFzdjRivRAUKAi-13mKSr3Sm3Fpw-BtqihgmkeIjVG_Tb2svQNNtVTGViF8b4tR5tZX9ZeA_uXMV1nb9RDT/s4080/PXL_20230509_224215471.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSahnsI0WgsSr60OWe3V1wu9-WZ5w3FmWGs6-xO6VAI5i-ZDfg9WtbYy1Fl1kQ7MUfJjSSmwKsshmiD3-CYMz-bMDdTDAh_t1o_kIrISFzdjRivRAUKAi-13mKSr3Sm3Fpw-BtqihgmkeIjVG_Tb2svQNNtVTGViF8b4tR5tZX9ZeA_uXMV1nb9RDT/s320/PXL_20230509_224215471.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBUC420w6YcPviIW3TLQg_kvQ3GDmDRJI-R_A0L-58QAFOLJdXhiFCndecYmwMLgnSvyg6etUZ9GC8BiKlbGNnwNWhsgTfup0IKBz8aAG7KppEG9EDwuS4IlJ7Ke-xiTFZEr5t9IOUrg5pbWd4KGUeLS1MNN7c6SDGCyxNWYhjRWFLcJPcx3gFcRL/s4080/PXL_20230509_211850282.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBUC420w6YcPviIW3TLQg_kvQ3GDmDRJI-R_A0L-58QAFOLJdXhiFCndecYmwMLgnSvyg6etUZ9GC8BiKlbGNnwNWhsgTfup0IKBz8aAG7KppEG9EDwuS4IlJ7Ke-xiTFZEr5t9IOUrg5pbWd4KGUeLS1MNN7c6SDGCyxNWYhjRWFLcJPcx3gFcRL/s320/PXL_20230509_211850282.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LshP_E9wFftiFsqR5Oe55GUoirRCO1itT6ob8zUnCn2RErVL_BSFaHuEF0ibW1HmTaBHiOtMLh2K4fCsnRTBNsce3UXn2YDk8jIh1eUiDWZIVMXd8hk0ASpiAYA938iBbuFuLtEXQ0kJY66fnQShEewqOoCFhUxA6EcqQEzNFfPwmSMdUhcx55_A/s4080/PXL_20230509_224521207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LshP_E9wFftiFsqR5Oe55GUoirRCO1itT6ob8zUnCn2RErVL_BSFaHuEF0ibW1HmTaBHiOtMLh2K4fCsnRTBNsce3UXn2YDk8jIh1eUiDWZIVMXd8hk0ASpiAYA938iBbuFuLtEXQ0kJY66fnQShEewqOoCFhUxA6EcqQEzNFfPwmSMdUhcx55_A/s320/PXL_20230509_224521207.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">As many of you might know, Steven and I began a fun trek during the Covid years visiting the state capitals and their capitol buildings. For us, it was a real treat touring Alaska's <b>Capitol Building, </b>likely the country's most understated as it resembled an overgrown high school! No gold dome adorned the roof, gilt and marble were missing but we were still curious enough to wander around inside. It's pretty safe to say, the capitol's few charms didn't lure other day trippers from the cruise ships but it was nice to know we'd now 'crossed it off the list' of capitols as far as we could remember.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAKlPQSh-rUOS8ZbdXGcfJfQ9ee2pFL96GWclf3x3M1-Zcaxgwx_iMnyjfRUuHfu9_bEvBbA3OlwB1TROd2NeybSmKRpitCRKy8hxJETCaYNZbhGJJpeDZyw6yfvywGnTcq3B5_xt-ncl817nkx_8RTKOp_S6nNulXF2AbYWLli-1asY86MCeHgD_/s4080/PXL_20230509_225446838.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGAKlPQSh-rUOS8ZbdXGcfJfQ9ee2pFL96GWclf3x3M1-Zcaxgwx_iMnyjfRUuHfu9_bEvBbA3OlwB1TROd2NeybSmKRpitCRKy8hxJETCaYNZbhGJJpeDZyw6yfvywGnTcq3B5_xt-ncl817nkx_8RTKOp_S6nNulXF2AbYWLli-1asY86MCeHgD_/s320/PXL_20230509_225446838.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">In case you're curious, Alaska was a Russian colony from 1744 until the USA bought it in 1867 for over $7 million dollars. It achieved statehood in 1959.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVLYw_WKS8DKscwJ-CC_4k3N4NZaWGKkTnw-AxSkXDd97xrD694WtC5EkJSTLx_YuglrXi9R1NAQpJMB8XIUKkd7fEoOcsilX8GmyHYMLgmE7xg2mpGYtCOAh6wb_HU1qX25JjDaXtg4sXdgCPnAYsMBVowjiLXXrx9jOdebRCJXIDtue4q7vn4N6/s3025/PXL_20230509_230558158.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2757" data-original-width="3025" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVLYw_WKS8DKscwJ-CC_4k3N4NZaWGKkTnw-AxSkXDd97xrD694WtC5EkJSTLx_YuglrXi9R1NAQpJMB8XIUKkd7fEoOcsilX8GmyHYMLgmE7xg2mpGYtCOAh6wb_HU1qX25JjDaXtg4sXdgCPnAYsMBVowjiLXXrx9jOdebRCJXIDtue4q7vn4N6/s320/PXL_20230509_230558158.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Juneau wasn't always Alaska's capital. The city of <b>Sitka</b> was the capital of Russian Alaska and early American Alaska but by 1900 the region's commerce had mostly moved to <b>Joe Juneau's</b> former mining camp which caused officials to establish Juneau as the capital. When the population and a lot of the state's economic activity moved northwest after WW II, some residents wanted the capital to be moved to <b>Anchorage.</b> After much debate, the movement collapsed when the steep price for the new capitol in the 1970s angered voters.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVGJAluadXHib05dg_AFpkQmSj533poiMQdTEvGPAuK1rWB6IsTFQkOy6wc_XQSSwdKIYactE6JJPG5oTVmwWG81K32JaVI3aP8DDTXwLnfooSKYHm739tpvJBvxHX2Kf4zUqgI51y6RcTuUVmvfVhoSUX2gWvIDanj3a_njs2gcrAlg8cHL2ejG3/s4080/PXL_20230509_231150078.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoVGJAluadXHib05dg_AFpkQmSj533poiMQdTEvGPAuK1rWB6IsTFQkOy6wc_XQSSwdKIYactE6JJPG5oTVmwWG81K32JaVI3aP8DDTXwLnfooSKYHm739tpvJBvxHX2Kf4zUqgI51y6RcTuUVmvfVhoSUX2gWvIDanj3a_njs2gcrAlg8cHL2ejG3/s320/PXL_20230509_231150078.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Catty corner to the capitol was the <b>Juneau-Douglas City Museum</b> which focused on gold and mining displays. We were more impressed, however, by the majestic totem pole out front!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdl3R7xxerP2qU2ACN-ydzx0d3XzuxYX-a6W8qUNRP01zDrIwqcQssp3dcFqLuQzawvNzcxXqmDt-47SAOvrzCH9js43USx7MDbHrOLRn3GFj3R9-o8d7Sf8lj9Id4dC_62XBR0RAxv_9BVylYubLSmoxRfBG63aMDb2c_lpFrc2ivQ83kV8wVP6Ub/s4080/PXL_20230509_231424968.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdl3R7xxerP2qU2ACN-ydzx0d3XzuxYX-a6W8qUNRP01zDrIwqcQssp3dcFqLuQzawvNzcxXqmDt-47SAOvrzCH9js43USx7MDbHrOLRn3GFj3R9-o8d7Sf8lj9Id4dC_62XBR0RAxv_9BVylYubLSmoxRfBG63aMDb2c_lpFrc2ivQ83kV8wVP6Ub/s320/PXL_20230509_231424968.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The capitol's lone security guide evidently didn't have much to do that afternoon as we saw him taking a stroll outside which certainly wouldn't have been the case in any big city capital! When we asked him the shortest way to <b>St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church</b> so we could avoid as many of the town's hills as possible, he secreted us through a private walkway in the capitol that dropped us off on the street above.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nomihhkKVxbeSTga06_RNL26i8oIPXqwW3YXzOIvy7e2UQm0r9Ur3xlPTdQ2423-bm9dogetafYZCk7q77nNuKmKTylwJshu5nlGptkjEkckxoiJYl283WhoeqLfRjZJ8_XG1vpD7y3wPyeRkeV1C_pYcmOzJ5zrQIeF7tzjyLR6I2TDfOSiw2VT/s4080/PXL_20230509_232254759.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9nomihhkKVxbeSTga06_RNL26i8oIPXqwW3YXzOIvy7e2UQm0r9Ur3xlPTdQ2423-bm9dogetafYZCk7q77nNuKmKTylwJshu5nlGptkjEkckxoiJYl283WhoeqLfRjZJ8_XG1vpD7y3wPyeRkeV1C_pYcmOzJ5zrQIeF7tzjyLR6I2TDfOSiw2VT/s320/PXL_20230509_232254759.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Against the backdrop of <b>Mt. Juneau,</b> the onion-domed church was the state's oldest Russian Orthodox church dated from 1895. Sadly, the exterior looked a little worse for wear because of the moisture from the rainforest around it. As it was still too early in the tourist season, we were unable to view any of the original vestments and religious relics from Russia.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgb9W1oi-2Ud-nfkOZYclpBud8f-U8F84BRmTlqr7gS40aI9Z-eWs3TBum-75uJxwe1mQoXCO7UWuBzPd68YE2JNx1juAFjOa2UZjN6BR62XYUwglbloWSE66XdVB426aJ-VGpQPFoINn322f98YGdCUUJuMlwPWsPTJ0-Nu2G1tadqGZJ4_Ce9S0j/s4080/PXL_20230509_232408860.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgb9W1oi-2Ud-nfkOZYclpBud8f-U8F84BRmTlqr7gS40aI9Z-eWs3TBum-75uJxwe1mQoXCO7UWuBzPd68YE2JNx1juAFjOa2UZjN6BR62XYUwglbloWSE66XdVB426aJ-VGpQPFoINn322f98YGdCUUJuMlwPWsPTJ0-Nu2G1tadqGZJ4_Ce9S0j/s320/PXL_20230509_232408860.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here was another step street just like the ones we'd spotted in Ketichan! No way could I manage to ascend those steps in Hugo!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRWW5edRPFj5NwGcyKlZAhIzyrYgptAfrghOQv8XeSylT02EL9Jj3yWMl_jLmn8Jpz3eeL-uab665RRBv7DV1S5TGkGwmaqKIMQox6jWFQJnzS4rPXq0LsnAyA7_yTiC3mHfnjeXYGF6el5qZlSmIcJy7qA44Cwr8H6zEnBFcAg2WCLuZBBVskJUY/s4080/PXL_20230509_232318457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXRWW5edRPFj5NwGcyKlZAhIzyrYgptAfrghOQv8XeSylT02EL9Jj3yWMl_jLmn8Jpz3eeL-uab665RRBv7DV1S5TGkGwmaqKIMQox6jWFQJnzS4rPXq0LsnAyA7_yTiC3mHfnjeXYGF6el5qZlSmIcJy7qA44Cwr8H6zEnBFcAg2WCLuZBBVskJUY/s320/PXL_20230509_232318457.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I dare you to try going downhill while holding onto a walker for dear life - it was fun once we returned to the bottom but not til then!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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As we drove by earlier in the bus, we were lucky enough to spot a life-size sculpture of a breaching humpback whale but I was too pooped later that afternoon to walk back and snag a picture.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlW3q9vXSuEd9qTFYBP2-h3Cb4sdAsgvgLEs8LIY5oL04WkNZG6JMc77-oF7SMgrueatvHAj8-06OxIPtS2fKwQALvKYZ1xSW7VNRSa9t7DCfWb23JMfgdPsedqW9jeUqTjBdEvEDhyQ5U4nYH4Pj7moLsDwftbFgmL07bfA210ti7Tb-Hs4xxOoJX/s4080/PXL_20230509_174640274.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlW3q9vXSuEd9qTFYBP2-h3Cb4sdAsgvgLEs8LIY5oL04WkNZG6JMc77-oF7SMgrueatvHAj8-06OxIPtS2fKwQALvKYZ1xSW7VNRSa9t7DCfWb23JMfgdPsedqW9jeUqTjBdEvEDhyQ5U4nYH4Pj7moLsDwftbFgmL07bfA210ti7Tb-Hs4xxOoJX/s320/PXL_20230509_174640274.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_JbmegIcP64wJvT5Dv5NybW8FscxtxqUzu5m1_K1vmaDXw4ux8bZ6jD-Zz9OUSvScRJN50FINuvXrlzIS-cfDed_NEA5yItqHytEB_-nDfqkVyLdOW6gWv7UwxWDsHHLhDZ5-MN1XIT2kIh-OY_G-mchjK0ZkFEFgRIZW7dmFtqMlkC4RNAPoNJM/s4080/PXL_20230510_001004218~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_JbmegIcP64wJvT5Dv5NybW8FscxtxqUzu5m1_K1vmaDXw4ux8bZ6jD-Zz9OUSvScRJN50FINuvXrlzIS-cfDed_NEA5yItqHytEB_-nDfqkVyLdOW6gWv7UwxWDsHHLhDZ5-MN1XIT2kIh-OY_G-mchjK0ZkFEFgRIZW7dmFtqMlkC4RNAPoNJM/s320/PXL_20230510_001004218~2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikb2f2_KZQ0nW9sE9zZxdiBBEGIolpxcsW_rbwLsYzCe635TMKnDce5-KrqrfuSSlE-4Pavo5BPsGmRgx9JyxIZLmfAM1-H0I-pmv72YMmAkpBj63gTwpnacuRDGOo82PqfQ8BlHAzNpaf2Z2wVA6r6nj97mGFBiTNJKzwmYKeMsUYHussfRlYZw2E/s4053/PXL_20230510_001152984~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4053" data-original-width="2930" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikb2f2_KZQ0nW9sE9zZxdiBBEGIolpxcsW_rbwLsYzCe635TMKnDce5-KrqrfuSSlE-4Pavo5BPsGmRgx9JyxIZLmfAM1-H0I-pmv72YMmAkpBj63gTwpnacuRDGOo82PqfQ8BlHAzNpaf2Z2wVA6r6nj97mGFBiTNJKzwmYKeMsUYHussfRlYZw2E/s320/PXL_20230510_001152984~2.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can't remember whether that was our behemoth cruise ship in the background or from another cruise line!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdp3KirXmg0TDseCbdztaviJwMGEyE7YlvF65QzrVBR17h2jHq--PU9Q9zr5yy6QiaZb_tObRB0shmmdnCrSJKiE1cxjkkiH3pasrpmo9Mq2OSgoftEI7Cpi8Ie4sWBvsv3v3fKuffLHq3rs1DWFD_bB6KQDpJqx8J8XpBX3gf6L4zG4Cb62_kfmeW/s3910/PXL_20230510_001238218.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3910" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdp3KirXmg0TDseCbdztaviJwMGEyE7YlvF65QzrVBR17h2jHq--PU9Q9zr5yy6QiaZb_tObRB0shmmdnCrSJKiE1cxjkkiH3pasrpmo9Mq2OSgoftEI7Cpi8Ie4sWBvsv3v3fKuffLHq3rs1DWFD_bB6KQDpJqx8J8XpBX3gf6L4zG4Cb62_kfmeW/s320/PXL_20230510_001238218.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Next post:</b> Our last day ashore in <b>Skagway, </b>a town with one main street that looked like it came out of a film set it was so perfect, or was that too perfect? You can decide.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Posted on June 16th, 2023, from Soggy Denver whose gorgeous foothills visible from our front porch are resembling the Irish countryside more and more every day with the record amounts of rain we're receiving. Too bad we can't get send some of it to my native Canada to fight the many forest fires that are raging out of control. Keep safe, please. </i></span></div><p></p></div></div>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-69473905662702541782023-06-14T00:01:00.002-06:002023-12-02T13:17:29.485-07:005/8/23: Ketchikan, Alaska: The World's Totem Pole Capital <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQwudZ3kluYdgHv--OLeEblbkBvxZ9H_Cq4JERJBYv_CGv7HrT-3rd7hIARW1a5yCZbUi0wBZ0CugmBjTwY6VodbS7MxzVXjYLm9IdoOpxKRyqfHtlEjxHFz24O5A2GK5LXEQlDRpizz7u4oRN6EhU4U5jkKJWx0rTkpLOmxuRTsl3_yjvIZpr3Sg/s4080/PXL_20230507_040422411.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQwudZ3kluYdgHv--OLeEblbkBvxZ9H_Cq4JERJBYv_CGv7HrT-3rd7hIARW1a5yCZbUi0wBZ0CugmBjTwY6VodbS7MxzVXjYLm9IdoOpxKRyqfHtlEjxHFz24O5A2GK5LXEQlDRpizz7u4oRN6EhU4U5jkKJWx0rTkpLOmxuRTsl3_yjvIZpr3Sg/s320/PXL_20230507_040422411.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><span style="font-size: large;">The previous day our ship cruised through the Inland Passage but we weren't able to see anything of interest because of the rain. Coming ashore at <b>Ketchikan</b> in southeastern Alaska, we didn't realize how lucky we were to see blue skies and the sun shining as it rains an average of 150 inches and snows 40 inches a year! We were told if we didn't like the rain, just wait five minutes and it would clear although I was doubtful with that much rain! </span><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2SMQFqe_0hoDQYe3QwwYypwCVof-q6X8lyEqFlTEoyawu0ExDMO9HBoydxX9ygE6G4-4W-_OJH9h0FhAn6V7ST1wPF_UnyfiHEO-3XzgQ3ioogEt9eg7TNc3VW-4PhQDjvdUf2HA8LKnsGiEoMkyFD8x7XzByjqnkDNMZpZwv7aJ1O7xrxfG_244c/s4080/PXL_20230508_190832181.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2SMQFqe_0hoDQYe3QwwYypwCVof-q6X8lyEqFlTEoyawu0ExDMO9HBoydxX9ygE6G4-4W-_OJH9h0FhAn6V7ST1wPF_UnyfiHEO-3XzgQ3ioogEt9eg7TNc3VW-4PhQDjvdUf2HA8LKnsGiEoMkyFD8x7XzByjqnkDNMZpZwv7aJ1O7xrxfG_244c/s320/PXL_20230508_190832181.jpg" width="241" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I can't imagine tourists coming to Ketichan to <b>snorkel</b> but apparently, it's hugely popular when water temps are in the 50s and full water suits are worn! Tourism, i.e. cruise ships, is the biggest money-maker in town followed by fishing. A staggering 1.4 million tourists are expected this year in Ketichan which has just 7,870 residents.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thundering Eagle </b>or <b>Mooning Eagle</b> depending on your perspective!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxErzBaqPllhlCGd_vWxeTguWKY5L9xObuhw702zHWT_NClHkNvw68Cg40YLkU7kqkFX4EFek6V2WgKh-y9uvBsVgdxwQH52W-2_IeFmd_H2Bwhh1K1S58nMEpxQuKuiDSaq9VcTMF431mBBWBFc5uV4epE5XqQ1hiRC-CYanZo50pn8irDCReti51/s4080/PXL_20230508_191511053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxErzBaqPllhlCGd_vWxeTguWKY5L9xObuhw702zHWT_NClHkNvw68Cg40YLkU7kqkFX4EFek6V2WgKh-y9uvBsVgdxwQH52W-2_IeFmd_H2Bwhh1K1S58nMEpxQuKuiDSaq9VcTMF431mBBWBFc5uV4epE5XqQ1hiRC-CYanZo50pn8irDCReti51/s320/PXL_20230508_191511053.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-QZRD1FFlyM7qKyTt4P7nMEZDBhP8AQEsVvFkGaK0Q4j-mfdE1MOJvcnxEwwP39Fbs44Pwnj9miXNnQTkkGL-58QzGQlDPWgxbmMAYmvc-aPG6YwmtnV_Q22102hqcSxJYFDuCEjqDx2tyw_-3mIXPX3A-7gZITY2ccWf3KRL1iTMMfnqz_39-Ir/s4080/PXL_20230508_191416683.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-QZRD1FFlyM7qKyTt4P7nMEZDBhP8AQEsVvFkGaK0Q4j-mfdE1MOJvcnxEwwP39Fbs44Pwnj9miXNnQTkkGL-58QzGQlDPWgxbmMAYmvc-aPG6YwmtnV_Q22102hqcSxJYFDuCEjqDx2tyw_-3mIXPX3A-7gZITY2ccWf3KRL1iTMMfnqz_39-Ir/s320/PXL_20230508_191416683.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of 34 <b>step streets</b> in Ketchikan, i.e. where residents must climb a huge number of steps to access the street above.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmru-HY2-eYCtURxCnwbk3nqIFh2lr7J1AfOJpyMPfwkMHFM_QGpeHSA9rUKccedSTBJaJwOY1OB9UWfN9fepdDdxoffWxbfN08Kv1EGPJce37K6nYS8eE_2YLBBqYNn6HYNmEu0Akcth1BCBxGbkM6I7eMZKPl2wAVoybzeHG_URb9JLw18nNjqm/s2783/PXL_20230508_210852174.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2783" data-original-width="2217" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmru-HY2-eYCtURxCnwbk3nqIFh2lr7J1AfOJpyMPfwkMHFM_QGpeHSA9rUKccedSTBJaJwOY1OB9UWfN9fepdDdxoffWxbfN08Kv1EGPJce37K6nYS8eE_2YLBBqYNn6HYNmEu0Akcth1BCBxGbkM6I7eMZKPl2wAVoybzeHG_URb9JLw18nNjqm/s320/PXL_20230508_210852174.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">When we'd signed up for a shore excursion to the <b>Alaska Rainforest Sanctuary</b> we didn't realize that we'd have a driver with comedic talent, too. With a cheery "Hurry up, you little penguins, get your butts on the bus," we were on our way to discovering Ketichan! As we approached a side road, he joked it wasn't a thru street but a 'dead' end because it ended at a cemetery!</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Ketichan is known as <b>The Rock</b> because there is so much shale. No wells can be dug because the topsoil is just one foot deep. Residents must collect rainwater in cisterns and, as the driver noted, they get used to the rain because they depend on it.<br /><br />As we drove by the only high school in town, the driver pointed out the gravel baseball 'field' instead of the usual grass because it's so soggy all of the time. No games are canceled from the weather as it would mean ALL games would have to be canceled. Our driver mentioned that the student-athletes must travel by plane or ferry for away games. As families can't attend, opposing teams' fans root for Ketichan students. Wouldn't it be nice if there were that same sense of cooperation and camaraderie in other sports?</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlB5xAInrdMtnOiYCGmJI-LTB54PojF_biDPcC0Gz4UXrhHa94GBNsAlQbJ5ey9YjcCoFdKeB1o1shu60O1qhiugtVe4KZPIpSVy7xlH4aEFi04hNDg1bIoFH8vvqsky2Pb8DtHzqJyNfnrUNxX5O_jCoMQp5YTk3Ckam9I3u5rCYEagMlkVNQTL0/s4080/PXL_20230508_163341127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmlB5xAInrdMtnOiYCGmJI-LTB54PojF_biDPcC0Gz4UXrhHa94GBNsAlQbJ5ey9YjcCoFdKeB1o1shu60O1qhiugtVe4KZPIpSVy7xlH4aEFi04hNDg1bIoFH8vvqsky2Pb8DtHzqJyNfnrUNxX5O_jCoMQp5YTk3Ckam9I3u5rCYEagMlkVNQTL0/s320/PXL_20230508_163341127.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some of the many refineries on the west side of Ketchikan:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTzuMEjQKn0nfW_BLrdz-bKq0BlbjSBhnxzAJuDxti7t5fAUDDA6PsHMhUovupnMxZb_SUekxyVhjTifyEq-Y0pkIU4Dzje_xxfhjwXSnbrIItetcqbNKEdgGHUTv_jwYenyfMkzv4TbamcjeRfEZsal-UA4uMkzlnfx62kS0I_nS448po47cW3st/s4080/PXL_20230508_163633047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhTzuMEjQKn0nfW_BLrdz-bKq0BlbjSBhnxzAJuDxti7t5fAUDDA6PsHMhUovupnMxZb_SUekxyVhjTifyEq-Y0pkIU4Dzje_xxfhjwXSnbrIItetcqbNKEdgGHUTv_jwYenyfMkzv4TbamcjeRfEZsal-UA4uMkzlnfx62kS0I_nS448po47cW3st/s320/PXL_20230508_163633047.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <b>Island of Pinnock </b>was one of more than 1,000 in the area!<b> </b>The driver said there's a 20-foot difference between high and low tide in Ketichan so pilings like the one below mark the way for boats.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_5iknIPTLf2tKgtccPMq7azqCODuQHbyQlulF6zG6593-i41AXpXK6bXM_CoDrezU8Ieyu_oVBaFUy9EKpbnG2YuU1cBniYOadpPS_J9DH9YkmS5KTtlpwS19Xj0JtmoyZEhhgN6ASGt1YkvjqyRahoCThLLqo0hHSwGUff6vN3CCe8-zWkI_KB6/s4080/PXL_20230508_163936456.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_5iknIPTLf2tKgtccPMq7azqCODuQHbyQlulF6zG6593-i41AXpXK6bXM_CoDrezU8Ieyu_oVBaFUy9EKpbnG2YuU1cBniYOadpPS_J9DH9YkmS5KTtlpwS19Xj0JtmoyZEhhgN6ASGt1YkvjqyRahoCThLLqo0hHSwGUff6vN3CCe8-zWkI_KB6/s320/PXL_20230508_163936456.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Regular unleaded gas in Ketchikan wasn't much more expensive in early May than what we had been paying in suburban Denver.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pZkryrKMg6LLkk93F9k753jgvNv4s8WxAr8BkypaHemtWr3EL8N_o7VSbhdFmPqm_RJT4gntAXpEV5l2AEj95Oa0_IgC74YVaPHeQxInqO0UcN8Ipkn-PsdGcXm3Vc3vz_a2q-HETjxDg8szY939HqzLg5fkuZgaX2sIlHgd6BsrIyw7Iejq-drK/s4080/PXL_20230508_164005287.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-pZkryrKMg6LLkk93F9k753jgvNv4s8WxAr8BkypaHemtWr3EL8N_o7VSbhdFmPqm_RJT4gntAXpEV5l2AEj95Oa0_IgC74YVaPHeQxInqO0UcN8Ipkn-PsdGcXm3Vc3vz_a2q-HETjxDg8szY939HqzLg5fkuZgaX2sIlHgd6BsrIyw7Iejq-drK/s320/PXL_20230508_164005287.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This was the first of what would be many times during our three weeks in Alaska when we realized we had arrived too early in the season for one thing or another. Here it was to learn that Ketchikan was the salmon capital of the world but they weren't running in early May. I'm not a salmon lover but Alaskans are proud to let everyone know they have five varieties of wild-caught salmon: king, sockeye, chums, silver, and pink.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2A_fifNkNrZYadv5ytIUBdMhorRWJadXM0M_hL947zb6qbAqflUg_z6LbABpjGvnUfMbKPr1g1tA9M4AT5fulZCpY3KIFyZL6k1Qc5E0-VYzxkOf0iQ2vWGQ2YGS32fmSuYiY1dy5xI93OqVoHaqvC1RXZaqh-5DtXJSIccUjOUqmphpg0-xHKvxg/s4080/PXL_20230508_164500214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2A_fifNkNrZYadv5ytIUBdMhorRWJadXM0M_hL947zb6qbAqflUg_z6LbABpjGvnUfMbKPr1g1tA9M4AT5fulZCpY3KIFyZL6k1Qc5E0-VYzxkOf0iQ2vWGQ2YGS32fmSuYiY1dy5xI93OqVoHaqvC1RXZaqh-5DtXJSIccUjOUqmphpg0-xHKvxg/s320/PXL_20230508_164500214.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At least we weren't too early for <b>skunk cabbage</b> that was just beginning to grow along roadsides as they are the first plant to pop up in the spring! Fish are wrapped in their leaves to preserve them. Bears love the very fibrous plants as they're a great laxative after winter hibernation!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTL2mjxo4z-lUO49D6yze6I5Jr3ZiPeVcKV0RPcDcc2yps8QAJuyOhMAZ6anZ-dfLFguTa-fMPhX7Rw0BYaA9Ip6eK2-1TEEMp7fLO_XN4SnasZNAmsmVhIyw1eW3Z4zFEuiXHTROvT9l4fLVbOMmaFEiA2wuHil5JcFSfQ2_0HUJrtdG3f3kXKkZV/s4080/PXL_20230508_170326656.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTL2mjxo4z-lUO49D6yze6I5Jr3ZiPeVcKV0RPcDcc2yps8QAJuyOhMAZ6anZ-dfLFguTa-fMPhX7Rw0BYaA9Ip6eK2-1TEEMp7fLO_XN4SnasZNAmsmVhIyw1eW3Z4zFEuiXHTROvT9l4fLVbOMmaFEiA2wuHil5JcFSfQ2_0HUJrtdG3f3kXKkZV/s320/PXL_20230508_170326656.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We've been in far too many rainforests to remember but, by definition, one must have at least 75 inches of rain per year. Methinks that Alaska Rainforest Sanctuary in <b>Tongass National Forest</b> more than qualifies as it has 140 inches!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzyQ3iLXMkXor3sF1T6iIMln-AnPR5WMBi-e_HtwPc1r_QcJTtZxHp7Z2ebSzzHrCpjFKWc_p34VtcsKNCoWWppGjAmUqYm5WFzIWP49xqyl1ednFEvotorP_rrmS-LQKUdoQlzKcmLTbfYE_d9Dh2LoLge-5i55VEmrOdZPDtHdGRdZtRHQQJ1iqU/s4080/PXL_20230508_165429037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzyQ3iLXMkXor3sF1T6iIMln-AnPR5WMBi-e_HtwPc1r_QcJTtZxHp7Z2ebSzzHrCpjFKWc_p34VtcsKNCoWWppGjAmUqYm5WFzIWP49xqyl1ednFEvotorP_rrmS-LQKUdoQlzKcmLTbfYE_d9Dh2LoLge-5i55VEmrOdZPDtHdGRdZtRHQQJ1iqU/s320/PXL_20230508_165429037.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was news to me that the <b>Sitka spruce</b> is the fourth-largest tree in the world and was used to build planes in WW 2. It's also very prized in wood carving circles as sculptures made from the wood can command thousands of dollars. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAylVNC3JKvlXQbDdfTBb9oIwo4QZS6KxOqCMzpnSfy3neuT8M4u_lin8u7RNpFmjpk_oO7lOUzV79SQxfyIiVtZ_jJxjqlmlEWfioILjtLhjpT1FaTnKcjoGLCY9s1D9CzesaZ4O0wT-iJ0a91a9X4A5PW47W6UPOoWH35zkXKZgs7CAT5YzWruFI/s4080/PXL_20230508_165950205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAylVNC3JKvlXQbDdfTBb9oIwo4QZS6KxOqCMzpnSfy3neuT8M4u_lin8u7RNpFmjpk_oO7lOUzV79SQxfyIiVtZ_jJxjqlmlEWfioILjtLhjpT1FaTnKcjoGLCY9s1D9CzesaZ4O0wT-iJ0a91a9X4A5PW47W6UPOoWH35zkXKZgs7CAT5YzWruFI/s320/PXL_20230508_165950205.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fairy steps according to our guide!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELq8-Gv2GrlrjRsoU1JyZhFLuJtQCZrLbALCXtTJEkhkgGIvMSaJwsPMlw1LqZiBM6djiKbOYgdqk53CcSh5Hn6JgulGotztX1JwIOjlCOIIglxQvIZjAyDfQx30tzYVCBpDvRvVUMCkdA-5GeZEhUWigfTNMbQ3jhi8-NUkHgxluaElefBiIRIeV/s4080/PXL_20230508_170905038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELq8-Gv2GrlrjRsoU1JyZhFLuJtQCZrLbALCXtTJEkhkgGIvMSaJwsPMlw1LqZiBM6djiKbOYgdqk53CcSh5Hn6JgulGotztX1JwIOjlCOIIglxQvIZjAyDfQx30tzYVCBpDvRvVUMCkdA-5GeZEhUWigfTNMbQ3jhi8-NUkHgxluaElefBiIRIeV/s320/PXL_20230508_170905038.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Western Hemlocks</b> comprise 75% of all trees in southeast Alaska.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hcDlIgt_6pJqAO0tN7Om5o_9tI1zVd3MOBxFg0VmEU3eGwoEyDzWCJMFIS_NY79wM2CbuH-pE9-GFTE4Efwf1abjpVe1VB7dRgfCfimw63eOrWsNlTFcMRrzZytyaI3vZrW9HeYhcgcxEoTGNjqpW3_KoLkIzYoA3PhGitzB04Yu6pLyaVqzEimT/s4080/PXL_20230508_171351824.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4hcDlIgt_6pJqAO0tN7Om5o_9tI1zVd3MOBxFg0VmEU3eGwoEyDzWCJMFIS_NY79wM2CbuH-pE9-GFTE4Efwf1abjpVe1VB7dRgfCfimw63eOrWsNlTFcMRrzZytyaI3vZrW9HeYhcgcxEoTGNjqpW3_KoLkIzYoA3PhGitzB04Yu6pLyaVqzEimT/s320/PXL_20230508_171351824.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The forest used to be part of a logging area.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga06YWNREQJ78rPVlCgtpeFyQLK_sRStfPhfg8b2_ayRbGKoLhk2XJbEcgzSergqQaNyVJP9_DilSvSmUPIIVMaEzsMiXPExTnVJ-k0TCzu9HuESnwhLHJLb3A-XfjVjG7eUlClANLU24faaBchHBW5laJz9vlv0p5BvZnSymQ61-yKoXvSrB1xG60/s4080/PXL_20230508_171436708.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga06YWNREQJ78rPVlCgtpeFyQLK_sRStfPhfg8b2_ayRbGKoLhk2XJbEcgzSergqQaNyVJP9_DilSvSmUPIIVMaEzsMiXPExTnVJ-k0TCzu9HuESnwhLHJLb3A-XfjVjG7eUlClANLU24faaBchHBW5laJz9vlv0p5BvZnSymQ61-yKoXvSrB1xG60/s320/PXL_20230508_171436708.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Some of the Sitka spruces in the rainforest were 200 feet high.</span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsh9hIOgMyP6skzpDBxvZK8YYMX1rILZD7sHH5bVKyjDEofBS8JS1PtUaYJk2PxwbdIbp8hibnM-5j4OrsSyO1izH_emE56UqGJq4eNEElBAgI95wiTWEqOvF3XMiUEckYqbn73iz8-4mrbbWa7SQNhaFwZPoUf9n8-m36U_KdxpLfKR8PwU683ES/s4080/PXL_20230508_172142898.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJsh9hIOgMyP6skzpDBxvZK8YYMX1rILZD7sHH5bVKyjDEofBS8JS1PtUaYJk2PxwbdIbp8hibnM-5j4OrsSyO1izH_emE56UqGJq4eNEElBAgI95wiTWEqOvF3XMiUEckYqbn73iz8-4mrbbWa7SQNhaFwZPoUf9n8-m36U_KdxpLfKR8PwU683ES/s320/PXL_20230508_172142898.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div>The pitch acts as a natural defensive weapon for trees.</div></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8YM-ZOaXepu-0Ux1bpr_ZvblW1ZzdqBKvFk5k3ZUMR5AvEPL9SECUZaECgnz786kgWhosIoGxSYVer1Ie_7RLvci3A0HSEXCNmJLoMcA4cMxBKRkF937GU7MLSOu-0wT5Nncg80HDHiOX6DOLxWnnrGfbWWqoL33hh75rqAbhQmMTjSoIpWh3-eB/s2117/PXL_20230508_172420152.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2117" data-original-width="1418" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8YM-ZOaXepu-0Ux1bpr_ZvblW1ZzdqBKvFk5k3ZUMR5AvEPL9SECUZaECgnz786kgWhosIoGxSYVer1Ie_7RLvci3A0HSEXCNmJLoMcA4cMxBKRkF937GU7MLSOu-0wT5Nncg80HDHiOX6DOLxWnnrGfbWWqoL33hh75rqAbhQmMTjSoIpWh3-eB/s320/PXL_20230508_172420152.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Enlarge the photo to see the scratches made by female brown bears who use the trees for protection as they seek to escape natural predators, especially male bears who want their cubs to die so females can then go into heat. There are no moose in southeastern Alaska but plenty of black-tailed Sitka deer and brown and black bears. Glad they were far away as we mosied along the trail!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTfir3Wf07bRQlTQEoR_AnmxX148to6wRMcgxqlYsKu0aVN7i-dGzDOcnACC0k8P0ibioInZOvIYvwhk-H64GaiZ49sxW3MAIoLqADDSwKm2FS563PYo7A6P9QlCP3dilIkZfClc0v71Jxd2uy1sngTrqU4KRiINkAQCLWjCwqaAXi-Bg5XKNToJs/s3637/PXL_20230508_172720350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3637" data-original-width="2158" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTfir3Wf07bRQlTQEoR_AnmxX148to6wRMcgxqlYsKu0aVN7i-dGzDOcnACC0k8P0ibioInZOvIYvwhk-H64GaiZ49sxW3MAIoLqADDSwKm2FS563PYo7A6P9QlCP3dilIkZfClc0v71Jxd2uy1sngTrqU4KRiINkAQCLWjCwqaAXi-Bg5XKNToJs/s320/PXL_20230508_172720350.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This 'nursing log' was totally new to me; it had red cedar, Sitka spruce, and hemlocks all growing on the same tree!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7oRLXcOfDGPXSDT-FUbSjrwtIDpwGjuDx-yiOuz1K9uAVoRBZeYhsJ8IF_jhzqFbbRQe006kdahVZG7vT8NXmvleq6bH1uHFjeUk2Lp341eGPHlFNQCcyQJASoVWkv2MxvStoYQ0_BSDHUHYcDLoYaUdwjW7ayg0nksPCYt_SvhahFsXfPdo1seE/s4080/PXL_20230508_173246258.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7oRLXcOfDGPXSDT-FUbSjrwtIDpwGjuDx-yiOuz1K9uAVoRBZeYhsJ8IF_jhzqFbbRQe006kdahVZG7vT8NXmvleq6bH1uHFjeUk2Lp341eGPHlFNQCcyQJASoVWkv2MxvStoYQ0_BSDHUHYcDLoYaUdwjW7ayg0nksPCYt_SvhahFsXfPdo1seE/s320/PXL_20230508_173246258.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you're ever caught in the Alaskan wild, look for <b>deer hearts</b> to munch on as they taste much like spinach and are used locally in salads.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5c5fgV27_Z5YWzfu7I0TS5OyHz4o5_FAQErU-MkEDaU7gn0ckm6vOGY8aKJfB6b7Vo7pzlrMuxuYzIQJlrLoNkZka3x5G_5h-EQpzhcGjUkLDkx3WZVcG7QgYDbRWhp0DaATr_2FaXchXnRz4ui2sTJazUkdLK07W4JBncrkU6162t1M11Px9t6L/s4080/PXL_20230508_173428773.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO5c5fgV27_Z5YWzfu7I0TS5OyHz4o5_FAQErU-MkEDaU7gn0ckm6vOGY8aKJfB6b7Vo7pzlrMuxuYzIQJlrLoNkZka3x5G_5h-EQpzhcGjUkLDkx3WZVcG7QgYDbRWhp0DaATr_2FaXchXnRz4ui2sTJazUkdLK07W4JBncrkU6162t1M11Px9t6L/s320/PXL_20230508_173428773.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This <b>cedar tree,</b> one of the largest in the rainforest, was called the Tree of Life as it had so many uses: easy to carve, cedar trunks, clothing, transportation - think cedar canoes - and also used as a gathering space for religious ceremonies.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPeoA__BdXY87CtQbCKhsp3fWlHnmNTyPscQoqdgX_jhbXBHIJqVTfj8rKczBuxuWyt6TuN7qyDwCUfpX50LGm9jEuui9Ovim2zOQ_qAfA59s8gHlFVKgsSndokTJK_BEollWaaQtsEcf-74BXMbxlKgEi7FQvYFV6qE1aFmvGwbBv3-2SliGNzn7/s4080/PXL_20230508_173647976.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrPeoA__BdXY87CtQbCKhsp3fWlHnmNTyPscQoqdgX_jhbXBHIJqVTfj8rKczBuxuWyt6TuN7qyDwCUfpX50LGm9jEuui9Ovim2zOQ_qAfA59s8gHlFVKgsSndokTJK_BEollWaaQtsEcf-74BXMbxlKgEi7FQvYFV6qE1aFmvGwbBv3-2SliGNzn7/s320/PXL_20230508_173647976.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We knew we had to be in a very unpolluted area as <b>lichen</b> only grows in that sort of environment.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPpADuzb4vE2_4K3SahZA1fNOaoZOcLt1Xf5hdwtFiwLTmwXerIwrRKBBXytAAjfdbh2ZMevmzAAAZIqqhAZXeMJdt_phtCMIjmI3dwyMELT0Mn85Bn9dGKpwXfJr4wUCtZX0g9ySxLDkZjRuQZTgR4Kn8bzM0jKGOmw_TW7B-dy1c0nJaMOlSvxJ/s320/PXL_20230508_174344139.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Leaving the rainforest we came to a fish hatchery where commercial fishermen must donate 3% of their earnings to hatcheries like this one.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVibHuCLoc3VwbKAhELLvq7UNfZ-v5ZqLtv2Oq8WBelLh2mO0y3g13VQSIn8EZr2gZt_qDKv1i6xL0k8B4l7_o67_JEUM5J3MVdWpBtmMGWagsYrUZbjTILnAiPruE9eKt7zJ7c_uFgUuY89lBTE62RyjenmWebiYX8PtEnddTqhIj_PCpOndQ4vam/s4080/PXL_20230508_174706617.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVibHuCLoc3VwbKAhELLvq7UNfZ-v5ZqLtv2Oq8WBelLh2mO0y3g13VQSIn8EZr2gZt_qDKv1i6xL0k8B4l7_o67_JEUM5J3MVdWpBtmMGWagsYrUZbjTILnAiPruE9eKt7zJ7c_uFgUuY89lBTE62RyjenmWebiYX8PtEnddTqhIj_PCpOndQ4vam/s320/PXL_20230508_174706617.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The lumber mill dated from 1956 and closed 21 years ago.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf30SkPARuoBdxgtQzt5xyJsd18UiUc2J22VPqO3vGPztFn0j6Z7w6GPd6gztowGm-RgDeNipJLwVg91agciCb-xvafQvtrZh1ndtk3pjWeEHMbgEGEc6L88wLtHjOQL6hCEbouYREBw-hAyrwSQA6xwK_DTEjNXR_YGyjCmTwJqSOBN6ExQraY1bh/s4080/PXL_20230508_175321739.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf30SkPARuoBdxgtQzt5xyJsd18UiUc2J22VPqO3vGPztFn0j6Z7w6GPd6gztowGm-RgDeNipJLwVg91agciCb-xvafQvtrZh1ndtk3pjWeEHMbgEGEc6L88wLtHjOQL6hCEbouYREBw-hAyrwSQA6xwK_DTEjNXR_YGyjCmTwJqSOBN6ExQraY1bh/s320/PXL_20230508_175321739.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just outside the mill was a <b>Raptor Center,</b> the largest in Alaska, although it seemed very small to me. The center accepted animals who had sustained an injury and couldn't be released into the wild. The exterior comprised just three animals: <b>Jake,</b> a 17-year-old red-tailed hawk with "mental issues" because a boy took him as a 2-year-old from a nest and put him in his closet for 6 months.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMVcrQuy0BoKSRQccyOs-nuMHiUG2eCb-UqclFQEC-ffHfMG-mdIrvjVhqgziiBfDitNYTYK80YTN7bFbM3n6o9wM5-ivH1K1AW24u26DxZrX1JvAwKNuvs6kFKlkUmshqKlBzv58dSo-qaDjgxLt8vKRuTpihcfyfKdTht5vOX2QSjKx6huVXagX/s2844/PXL_20230508_175841333.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2844" data-original-width="2367" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoMVcrQuy0BoKSRQccyOs-nuMHiUG2eCb-UqclFQEC-ffHfMG-mdIrvjVhqgziiBfDitNYTYK80YTN7bFbM3n6o9wM5-ivH1K1AW24u26DxZrX1JvAwKNuvs6kFKlkUmshqKlBzv58dSo-qaDjgxLt8vKRuTpihcfyfKdTht5vOX2QSjKx6huVXagX/s320/PXL_20230508_175841333.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sitka</b> was a 23-year-old bald eagle who had a hole in his toe from a car accident and therefore couldn't pick up his food.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3kwqb7q_aAlMLjEy46og0vl4hqVvl5O8KzfvYXBHFSq6pq-YgVPqeCx9z1XrmpNlTW7NkKx5LKi12H_n1xz--4bYPwatxuXySDcUDGzs9Cn7HLeSRV77ulrJoiemhPkn2S7DbZI1t380hPVpcn9mkkx6EQOLO8Nm4kyiIE4zAPX41fMjRueNR_vz/s4080/PXL_20230508_180111993.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis3kwqb7q_aAlMLjEy46og0vl4hqVvl5O8KzfvYXBHFSq6pq-YgVPqeCx9z1XrmpNlTW7NkKx5LKi12H_n1xz--4bYPwatxuXySDcUDGzs9Cn7HLeSRV77ulrJoiemhPkn2S7DbZI1t380hPVpcn9mkkx6EQOLO8Nm4kyiIE4zAPX41fMjRueNR_vz/s320/PXL_20230508_180111993.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Owlison</b> had a broken bone in the right wrist and, if in the wild, the great horned owl would sit on a perch 80% of the day.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibPg8spy3AlT6qrALt-26Z8uRWPWfVC-AocyTPrBOhwJW-t4jQZjv_ek9Z86x8MiIC76zCOGSAI89Fz896Y6aHSOzdfiwKjNZ7RqDL_0yik-2rZIhCz1PO1cURuUGjtnwETEsKjpUGogMKIZKQvKV-4DRGehSDs2IcmHreLpfFFMIz2innNMGRNPaa/s3181/PXL_20230508_180349709.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3041" data-original-width="3181" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibPg8spy3AlT6qrALt-26Z8uRWPWfVC-AocyTPrBOhwJW-t4jQZjv_ek9Z86x8MiIC76zCOGSAI89Fz896Y6aHSOzdfiwKjNZ7RqDL_0yik-2rZIhCz1PO1cURuUGjtnwETEsKjpUGogMKIZKQvKV-4DRGehSDs2IcmHreLpfFFMIz2innNMGRNPaa/s320/PXL_20230508_180349709.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The ten of us on the shore excursion were pretty excited seeing a <b>female black bear </b>- we only learned it was female because its ears were further apart and it peed like a dog!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhch2cS23ef_o6Beq3rX4VrnsCeZ0lU0FS29PFs9Uf9I4kgnGikfWUAssEvsbgHAY8CmYaAnskiNlorBxwR7oygG_uwDYZ3ieyp_iy3NNe1rkvCELnO3xfJf-gNmjzhcE8TxFdiLDhtofO6B_9hT5PIpzWoA34JKkYwBXn3iFecTOmgePJ4ElpDqe9R/s4080/PXL_20230508_180725808.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhch2cS23ef_o6Beq3rX4VrnsCeZ0lU0FS29PFs9Uf9I4kgnGikfWUAssEvsbgHAY8CmYaAnskiNlorBxwR7oygG_uwDYZ3ieyp_iy3NNe1rkvCELnO3xfJf-gNmjzhcE8TxFdiLDhtofO6B_9hT5PIpzWoA34JKkYwBXn3iFecTOmgePJ4ElpDqe9R/s320/PXL_20230508_180725808.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMfisz1Kc3kxim99RUAzKwnXNj89iuCGd0_7dRQ6YToC8fYnLwhUJI7Yv1T1GgLTYBWnLY94q9-MFI_nil6IhJp9DRvEiWPk_LC55j95UuucC4XfAtGA5kMBV3YwfsY9vDBVar2a56Tip_rY7Zv4PMHRjomoIMKiQCpF_yFHJuY1IMDnNk43O9t_X/s1429/PXL_20230508_181028950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1429" data-original-width="1187" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMfisz1Kc3kxim99RUAzKwnXNj89iuCGd0_7dRQ6YToC8fYnLwhUJI7Yv1T1GgLTYBWnLY94q9-MFI_nil6IhJp9DRvEiWPk_LC55j95UuucC4XfAtGA5kMBV3YwfsY9vDBVar2a56Tip_rY7Zv4PMHRjomoIMKiQCpF_yFHJuY1IMDnNk43O9t_X/s320/PXL_20230508_181028950.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Most of the old mill had been converted into a carving center where we chatted with <b>Kevin,</b> an indigenous man who was following cultural norms by carving a 15-foot red cedar into a totem pole. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_YprajKOkJaI315TlHF267vAodemuHcIpgzsnKdvZTpBNgSHTSn5wXXAe0JzAKS5hgZvQOJW8Ygkf3jSKrAyX5KtTU56EfBd1wql_wmlntJ7Giq_X7B5yBj7SgpVMagDLtzl3pJg-F8mjuRY1uaAH30yOa0VItIljRqse9_I8f0mLiLeAo2nfwO0/s4080/PXL_20230508_181629936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_YprajKOkJaI315TlHF267vAodemuHcIpgzsnKdvZTpBNgSHTSn5wXXAe0JzAKS5hgZvQOJW8Ygkf3jSKrAyX5KtTU56EfBd1wql_wmlntJ7Giq_X7B5yBj7SgpVMagDLtzl3pJg-F8mjuRY1uaAH30yOa0VItIljRqse9_I8f0mLiLeAo2nfwO0/s320/PXL_20230508_181629936.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Kevin said he began work on the unseasoned pole four months and it was about two weeks from completion. The pole was telling the story of a raven. He drew his plan in advance and then painted it one inch to a square. Unlike his uncle, he does apply a lacquer before finishing so the colors would 'pop' for a while.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzCMefUatTV69D7HOAlT3Yctxkeo1-6d2bSWoUvk4ZADIeXTM0oFgl32omOIlr-sb7selhFibsZFFVRH0k2UnMZg4BUKPZfYMh5yagIyk8_iZINo8304axLN3_h8fNRLh-BHgYul-rGgCzIb8VYpGq5N3BnoFF_LX039kmbt0aycH9g7MHMjUP7lN/s3391/PXL_20230508_181702771.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2995" data-original-width="3391" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzCMefUatTV69D7HOAlT3Yctxkeo1-6d2bSWoUvk4ZADIeXTM0oFgl32omOIlr-sb7selhFibsZFFVRH0k2UnMZg4BUKPZfYMh5yagIyk8_iZINo8304axLN3_h8fNRLh-BHgYul-rGgCzIb8VYpGq5N3BnoFF_LX039kmbt0aycH9g7MHMjUP7lN/s320/PXL_20230508_181702771.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Two blacksmiths make the tools for the carvers who are equally men and women. The norm is to do just one carving a year.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hphWEsjsHaa-KWzmw3-5RfYtjW1ZWScOgYNwJgnbyn-R9XEgMTJ83UnJrs6BiWFTxrcsOv5qtkQa8dFBupC73M_bUx-05Fk0Y7xuF3URgq01fQeT9_FaDmgqlw0zk0V7fwkIiS22i5hXi77LLksCceA8p3m6q0bCUcjrZ5dx7kgRoefpaW7_tQqP/s4080/PXL_20230508_182432351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hphWEsjsHaa-KWzmw3-5RfYtjW1ZWScOgYNwJgnbyn-R9XEgMTJ83UnJrs6BiWFTxrcsOv5qtkQa8dFBupC73M_bUx-05Fk0Y7xuF3URgq01fQeT9_FaDmgqlw0zk0V7fwkIiS22i5hXi77LLksCceA8p3m6q0bCUcjrZ5dx7kgRoefpaW7_tQqP/s320/PXL_20230508_182432351.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Janina:</b> The first amusing bathroom sign of the trip!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLx-2VjusE-Rl9WGb-_DPM4whm4aHkm7mdPfLGyl3yDN3PScZGhBzfaBGTvtwkJNGKM6_9GkYXufYW68xt9nCnLPF5Noq0CPJPYLqRn0NXVUvdYhBkbMi0V2j1we4wAlIVtH4KOl7AjompB3xBQCFgbaNWIDB_0TpRBuVKVzeJ-EzWD9qcON9T9zJ5/s4080/PXL_20230508_183312095.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLx-2VjusE-Rl9WGb-_DPM4whm4aHkm7mdPfLGyl3yDN3PScZGhBzfaBGTvtwkJNGKM6_9GkYXufYW68xt9nCnLPF5Noq0CPJPYLqRn0NXVUvdYhBkbMi0V2j1we4wAlIVtH4KOl7AjompB3xBQCFgbaNWIDB_0TpRBuVKVzeJ-EzWD9qcON9T9zJ5/s320/PXL_20230508_183312095.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">No surprise that the <b>clan house</b> had an impressive array of totem poles as Ketichan's 80 poles were the most in the world. The poles are peculiar to the Pacific Northwest region, particularly coastal British Columbia and southeastern Alaska where they have been carved for centuries by the Haida, Tlingit, and Tsimshian people. Most poles in town were replicas because others had rotted over time. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP53aNI9h8uk0-ADjbub6ZZmJRp2gJ1aioudDsXwM7NESrd_AoBbv7J5k70F1HlJJhKKl9lgkxRam_pe6sKSoS0gUAhKhTUqv5wIlUI01KLp7_iV2XOCrqnzYpJoh7zFrWeXYWGQ5r-9JyOSOji-2hERPnosLfIhFVGbN24wJthtIWw1ynh8Eh7d7W/s4080/PXL_20230508_183914465.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP53aNI9h8uk0-ADjbub6ZZmJRp2gJ1aioudDsXwM7NESrd_AoBbv7J5k70F1HlJJhKKl9lgkxRam_pe6sKSoS0gUAhKhTUqv5wIlUI01KLp7_iV2XOCrqnzYpJoh7zFrWeXYWGQ5r-9JyOSOji-2hERPnosLfIhFVGbN24wJthtIWw1ynh8Eh7d7W/s320/PXL_20230508_183914465.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGPHL1sre_b_Q4bEsW0bk7uw6ld1kFcZEhrsP6WgpWNoUIJzZYzMAo_UVRIUCyOssaGkgu1miSe5xjEwF858BxHDj2mhfVCdJ2pmobQYfIquJwStb763LxqO8Gd7X18nGkxFk0HVJihGObjqTrkt7zrt2zcm71NVGaPE-mAft_4lzhFrBtKvRVmYt/s4080/PXL_20230508_183944598.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGPHL1sre_b_Q4bEsW0bk7uw6ld1kFcZEhrsP6WgpWNoUIJzZYzMAo_UVRIUCyOssaGkgu1miSe5xjEwF858BxHDj2mhfVCdJ2pmobQYfIquJwStb763LxqO8Gd7X18nGkxFk0HVJihGObjqTrkt7zrt2zcm71NVGaPE-mAft_4lzhFrBtKvRVmYt/s320/PXL_20230508_183944598.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeAQfXwgYwnybupF7hZ7mRUccJI0rVfTtLwqDmJZu4VBaaD7af1Fc8479oasWDNUym6OihCFA_DztXXAMERxDamkp5dEnKHc7VFbSc2CTa2JqBf2Ekh0c9WeYqkhzqQGFQYQ7YEklnh8aaZYUaCYUYuzdTipUsbo4uHj33drEyt09RWn1ntntacse/s4080/PXL_20230508_182648319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIeAQfXwgYwnybupF7hZ7mRUccJI0rVfTtLwqDmJZu4VBaaD7af1Fc8479oasWDNUym6OihCFA_DztXXAMERxDamkp5dEnKHc7VFbSc2CTa2JqBf2Ekh0c9WeYqkhzqQGFQYQ7YEklnh8aaZYUaCYUYuzdTipUsbo4uHj33drEyt09RWn1ntntacse/s320/PXL_20230508_182648319.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As we returned to town, our driver said the Mickey D's Denali burger, a glorified Big Mac, sells for $16 in town! He added that everything comes in by barge or air so the cost of living in Ketchikan is 30% to 40% higher than in the lower 48. As Ketichan is the first stop on the barge from the 'south' they get green bananas. By the time the barge reaches its last stop, they're yellow!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Since we had several hours before the ship left, we wandered around for a while. The 'First City' on the sign meant it was the initial city tourists visited from The South.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4Ww0jfH9ccuhl1CvRVWcWfYlW5m2wKiQVhVRkZpmo0tDkC_VEnvMsYEF5qN5_Mm0qfL2bnZfvSzjgEaKZvOJ9NpO0xJXakynIJXbdvHw1MW5hs5Npq_cRFLFQYsmbAJLURKQUK-iyq1BBb0xpfKvcK_5lFu5r67tOMAALnHgLasPTLFEEYmumaVV/s2646/PXL_20230508_192254327.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2646" data-original-width="2181" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4Ww0jfH9ccuhl1CvRVWcWfYlW5m2wKiQVhVRkZpmo0tDkC_VEnvMsYEF5qN5_Mm0qfL2bnZfvSzjgEaKZvOJ9NpO0xJXakynIJXbdvHw1MW5hs5Npq_cRFLFQYsmbAJLURKQUK-iyq1BBb0xpfKvcK_5lFu5r67tOMAALnHgLasPTLFEEYmumaVV/w264-h320/PXL_20230508_192254327.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The sign by the <b>Chief Kyan Totem Pole </b>indicated totem poles are carved to honor deceased ancestors, and record history, social events, and oral traditions but never worshipped as religious objects. Our driver had said they were also carved as a memorial or even as a shaming pole, i.e. for a neighbor who failed to pay a debt. Once the debt was repaid, the pole was cut down. This was a good reminder to return the Tupperware dish, he joked.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_yevvlyWZYZaf2Jb3mn7UeRkpI9UR3BYQwunng8FGip3Po0EPT4QHG1Emq37hpk0GZdwacvdKukBARuYooZ7g6cGmtiaep6VTeI-IL8VMxAN4wfrERNL97dmYxUvvp3Gl8LA0Dvvl6O1X_dtHO64UYVsF1N15J6fzqptusiq-j1FrZ1nXzUhpMVd/s4080/PXL_20230508_193445970.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5_yevvlyWZYZaf2Jb3mn7UeRkpI9UR3BYQwunng8FGip3Po0EPT4QHG1Emq37hpk0GZdwacvdKukBARuYooZ7g6cGmtiaep6VTeI-IL8VMxAN4wfrERNL97dmYxUvvp3Gl8LA0Dvvl6O1X_dtHO64UYVsF1N15J6fzqptusiq-j1FrZ1nXzUhpMVd/s320/PXL_20230508_193445970.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">What a shame I adopted my English mother's disdain for umbrellas as I would otherwise have bought this beautiful one in a heartbeat.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIwYq5MsijTRvdTrxWCQvSUzccCww5uoCrI7ttWWQQuc-W3kdDli8FiS6wiMWX9KKUSITQN-Dq1l8Ju9SVfnkWFbSJO1i0zAryrYqVnrvohG0TGeCFljBPa5htNrWpRxvvPkFDvhCEKEJRqHiwj15ihOLpe-zP_1rvNidrpX700WVqXeNsTdzao0E/s3048/PXL_20230508_194120176.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3048" data-original-width="2998" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIwYq5MsijTRvdTrxWCQvSUzccCww5uoCrI7ttWWQQuc-W3kdDli8FiS6wiMWX9KKUSITQN-Dq1l8Ju9SVfnkWFbSJO1i0zAryrYqVnrvohG0TGeCFljBPa5htNrWpRxvvPkFDvhCEKEJRqHiwj15ihOLpe-zP_1rvNidrpX700WVqXeNsTdzao0E/s320/PXL_20230508_194120176.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">In the lobby of the <b>Southeast Alaska Discovery Center, </b>we took a few minutes to admire some of the most colorful totem poles in town.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgLsXbPdSs0d0JXtXWuHi2gjdcLXJWzx7xe01fxlCLzjusvRhC3uBjDkHnqSeIiiLE-g0Af2xFmbTG15WCiHHWzyIIAlnIW26DhIga-qxiRSlx1w55nz4rt7rv_xgLYagvJcpvKNuSM6htzL9ZYHjRvcXLNvxGNLjD5Ft6oEHsFRworByYIGLKUU3/s4080/PXL_20230508_194746168.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgLsXbPdSs0d0JXtXWuHi2gjdcLXJWzx7xe01fxlCLzjusvRhC3uBjDkHnqSeIiiLE-g0Af2xFmbTG15WCiHHWzyIIAlnIW26DhIga-qxiRSlx1w55nz4rt7rv_xgLYagvJcpvKNuSM6htzL9ZYHjRvcXLNvxGNLjD5Ft6oEHsFRworByYIGLKUU3/s320/PXL_20230508_194746168.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Thomas Basin Boat Harbour:</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZniJONQE4mJZyQmEC9fkP0oI325OZhV1F1yq6Huk9F2ebP7wtetYmpR1zghEjl9JqBt8Td4wsTJ6GcZifgEb8220lJTSWq7VEVwRRxkMY5eDBfHEmKGfTOaVW7h5U2Oqbsy7AbYUja_Q4h_BNGfxHA54y21h1mjYRmB0sl6SnbXZhOi1IBZ7SnF_/s4080/PXL_20230508_200518133.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZniJONQE4mJZyQmEC9fkP0oI325OZhV1F1yq6Huk9F2ebP7wtetYmpR1zghEjl9JqBt8Td4wsTJ6GcZifgEb8220lJTSWq7VEVwRRxkMY5eDBfHEmKGfTOaVW7h5U2Oqbsy7AbYUja_Q4h_BNGfxHA54y21h1mjYRmB0sl6SnbXZhOi1IBZ7SnF_/s320/PXL_20230508_200518133.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Like most Alaskan towns, Ketchikan was once a wild town with a vibrant red-light district where "salmon and man went upstream to spawn"! <b>Cripple Creek </b>now contained a string of shops on pilings over Ketichan Creek which ran through the middle of town. The last bordello still standing was <b>Dolly's House Museum, </b>the green one below.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mgBUbXWSAEU4vx9WnnmxyDeJb7F6a511ThL1RBC16eA-JmwlUG6DdcJWv9HpjnhEIpsFRhLydRjAnMDgxKKe3IOGM3o8IofEgI7mHiQ_B2QDq8M2f7tYQP_cQnfLgYSbo3YPQuUgKIrnIFSETsWxAKqtu0il-xJdPhfMnpCZ-O2GGoZKfnXXXTyK/s4080/PXL_20230508_201357499.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mgBUbXWSAEU4vx9WnnmxyDeJb7F6a511ThL1RBC16eA-JmwlUG6DdcJWv9HpjnhEIpsFRhLydRjAnMDgxKKe3IOGM3o8IofEgI7mHiQ_B2QDq8M2f7tYQP_cQnfLgYSbo3YPQuUgKIrnIFSETsWxAKqtu0il-xJdPhfMnpCZ-O2GGoZKfnXXXTyK/s320/PXL_20230508_201357499.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjyq95wwwMkKNMu4aX8AEqAQEPei0VnuL1wmD1LkY83D8PFwX7wrakdmUs-G_w26b2hV0pGYXZ9euAQlQxOmq5h2GvKENPIHrxSoWk_usF5GtVO-AZ5Aupnstn3R7lAPj72QqDt7rq07qKG0z-ZBYeELT1IDyfawEDET7Fw9hC2zf1mxVh7N_on9t/s4080/PXL_20230508_201244733.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjyq95wwwMkKNMu4aX8AEqAQEPei0VnuL1wmD1LkY83D8PFwX7wrakdmUs-G_w26b2hV0pGYXZ9euAQlQxOmq5h2GvKENPIHrxSoWk_usF5GtVO-AZ5Aupnstn3R7lAPj72QqDt7rq07qKG0z-ZBYeELT1IDyfawEDET7Fw9hC2zf1mxVh7N_on9t/s320/PXL_20230508_201244733.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSFA6EH-cRSZZwbd3jWKG6chHhqRwcRMGIwWt1xSmyXHA_njIWIEeA2DA7akcNg0OJq6eLE4WRLz0k-m7aB189i0tDdA-ax9cQ0Mcho96qfiF5m8jqo7lK3uVvqeoH_PdUYvlFbC_HQ5FBA9sv4Af80QFuY_qdOd9unr2Aq3w0GlV8JQcMxZThSH5/s4080/PXL_20230508_201447052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuSFA6EH-cRSZZwbd3jWKG6chHhqRwcRMGIwWt1xSmyXHA_njIWIEeA2DA7akcNg0OJq6eLE4WRLz0k-m7aB189i0tDdA-ax9cQ0Mcho96qfiF5m8jqo7lK3uVvqeoH_PdUYvlFbC_HQ5FBA9sv4Af80QFuY_qdOd9unr2Aq3w0GlV8JQcMxZThSH5/s320/PXL_20230508_201447052.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwO88Bm0djkVb0PB7FG12ZVB0Qoo2X9ZJMWgUt28OdPwzY1xZ1sXM0au9moiPmH9oV_OZnuxQJymSyyqlyucHkWbv_AETrNOIamX_jZe85oQciqgpcIOwDN0p3mBvN5KrhMT17MpYfN5q4bKrPzDEL4NW4vofzUOHZ_NMh-uczahRi-j-nuNrxCD6/s3648/PXL_20230508_201223642.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipwO88Bm0djkVb0PB7FG12ZVB0Qoo2X9ZJMWgUt28OdPwzY1xZ1sXM0au9moiPmH9oV_OZnuxQJymSyyqlyucHkWbv_AETrNOIamX_jZe85oQciqgpcIOwDN0p3mBvN5KrhMT17MpYfN5q4bKrPzDEL4NW4vofzUOHZ_NMh-uczahRi-j-nuNrxCD6/s320/PXL_20230508_201223642.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another massive 60-foot tall totem pole was named <b>Chief Johnson Kooteeyaa</b> and was carved by Tlingit master carver <b>Israel Shotbridge.</b> At the base was <b>Fog Woman,</b> the creator of all salmon. Ketichan's profusion of totem poles is a sight we'll long associate with our first stop in The Last Frontier.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZFjwBX-PeH5un6K8yjnYzsmuCDgpW21C_zSsms9WPf2yOQwwvne8ZjNY3Q2LAMnJzR8-JqlX1jf1K0wt1q1SQgZRLJGXyCf-uYOn05EDg4TurpaQORpOsoioYHREADNpZkt2sygv8EaClFguUhxbGovo7rb4bjgKxZ7YCTUuDXWZU673JO2kvE-b/s4080/PXL_20230508_203825690~3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZFjwBX-PeH5un6K8yjnYzsmuCDgpW21C_zSsms9WPf2yOQwwvne8ZjNY3Q2LAMnJzR8-JqlX1jf1K0wt1q1SQgZRLJGXyCf-uYOn05EDg4TurpaQORpOsoioYHREADNpZkt2sygv8EaClFguUhxbGovo7rb4bjgKxZ7YCTUuDXWZU673JO2kvE-b/s320/PXL_20230508_203825690~3.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqusn6JV-b84NqAT_jY21cwiEsVswSUXn03ZWT1ENR764QZBHHlyaWnA1fnmjmQycYW6OCFk1Oc9_MsiOHWyULhw5rGS98rU9HkfqHm93scAu72hlzWsn16ICkF15QnIzPb8OWhiMPKF3VNFModGfOF0oryQZ8qRCS7TXVKQA6LflqLcjJAp8WGnb/s3644/PXL_20230508_203510516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3644" data-original-width="1896" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqusn6JV-b84NqAT_jY21cwiEsVswSUXn03ZWT1ENR764QZBHHlyaWnA1fnmjmQycYW6OCFk1Oc9_MsiOHWyULhw5rGS98rU9HkfqHm93scAu72hlzWsn16ICkF15QnIzPb8OWhiMPKF3VNFModGfOF0oryQZ8qRCS7TXVKQA6LflqLcjJAp8WGnb/s320/PXL_20230508_203510516.jpg" width="166" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a novelty spotting crossing guards as we hadn't seen any since umpteen years ago in some eastern European country. No doubt they were necessary as there was nary a stoplight in the town.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDg73gM0Cg9rC2fTPAk8qzoOiminBlOvWkitb950zxdY2bEz-P4OYShKk9ASyKOZADEq-Q80jc_0_QKDWnsRAgceY5SciIOdwUg4msuoSB0k2iiZJS5v-xe9u5kkc6bNQ5LuEHrCO_tmktyy_iDrYQEKEDmZRDzo0t0ED22FRygfom3qQspMR7lMii/s4080/PXL_20230508_204546496.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDg73gM0Cg9rC2fTPAk8qzoOiminBlOvWkitb950zxdY2bEz-P4OYShKk9ASyKOZADEq-Q80jc_0_QKDWnsRAgceY5SciIOdwUg4msuoSB0k2iiZJS5v-xe9u5kkc6bNQ5LuEHrCO_tmktyy_iDrYQEKEDmZRDzo0t0ED22FRygfom3qQspMR7lMii/s320/PXL_20230508_204546496.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bidding adieu to Ketchikan and en route to <b>Juneau,</b> our next port of call, and also the state capital.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwrtcT5exF3RPYSGn4KByTAsXN1gzQTgoVhNJZEjrfzckslaTssLlVNoUQYw-E-JsufPk6CGn1NJBdVZs7ZmDcmDlPnSvzDhM1L6_fjs0g0g3WQNW0uxl5YiGkSBjwegAfyPaE3GmTjFxclaa5Xjg7Eq0PFTPn1qFoH-gWj9gGLjihj-TJpH5hF0U/s4080/PXL_20230508_232825854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwrtcT5exF3RPYSGn4KByTAsXN1gzQTgoVhNJZEjrfzckslaTssLlVNoUQYw-E-JsufPk6CGn1NJBdVZs7ZmDcmDlPnSvzDhM1L6_fjs0g0g3WQNW0uxl5YiGkSBjwegAfyPaE3GmTjFxclaa5Xjg7Eq0PFTPn1qFoH-gWj9gGLjihj-TJpH5hF0U/s320/PXL_20230508_232825854.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Posted on June 13th, 2023 from our home in suburban Denver on the night after our hometown Denver Nuggets won the National Basketball Championship and everyone in town is suddenly a diehard Nuggets fan!</i></span><div><p></p></div></div></div>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-36957739869722881672023-06-07T23:58:00.006-06:002023-06-08T12:51:19.927-06:005/3-6: A New Beginning! <p><span style="font-size: large;">This is my first time writing a blog post since the end of last September when Steven and I were just beginning what we'd hoped would be a seven-week tour of Central America. Unfortunately, on day 4 I slipped on some mud in <b>Tikal National Park</b> in northern <b>Guatemala</b> and broke my left femur. We were fantastically lucky that our guide (whom we didn't think we had when we booked transportation to and from the park) suggested I be taken to a private instead of a public hospital about two hours away. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXJ07jQwDnSNkUbMcz0dV40Z8mqueOeHRMzqLVnXJ7U5WCTO3F9e1iRrnuwWHdRGHX5X6VWM1lRG3Hf_SkcYSa3FACiJG_Dy0MinlHUO6UWo96Nbydp5Xt-2OGNDx_z07bkyaRMw3W4Zu4xGcnDxZD3Nu_HKiHDjmsHR3pR6zHj4xZv3pjFue74X7/s1280/IMG-20221002-WA0003.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXJ07jQwDnSNkUbMcz0dV40Z8mqueOeHRMzqLVnXJ7U5WCTO3F9e1iRrnuwWHdRGHX5X6VWM1lRG3Hf_SkcYSa3FACiJG_Dy0MinlHUO6UWo96Nbydp5Xt-2OGNDx_z07bkyaRMw3W4Zu4xGcnDxZD3Nu_HKiHDjmsHR3pR6zHj4xZv3pjFue74X7/s320/IMG-20221002-WA0003.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">We don't think it's much of an exaggeration to say I'm alive today because of the guide's recommendation I go to the private hospital where I had surgery that night. I am sincerely thankful</span><span style="font-size: large;"> for the care provided by the hospital's top doctor and other staff. Though it wasn't what I would have received in the US, we haven't focused on that. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQ5uP94i5h_sVrAJFWtfVw-ATlRqTVi_at45Zc2lUTEIXPVNYjXbbLXowynwTIcC0e6Xe4ZpHEbQ-uye-QkEW5dIbC8t5CiGhbTqmPz7hkAVfA3TN522MB0qRFgOYmAQ429cSNWZnpqiHO6Nlpdbk5ck3jUUwwT8PZ1b57eT0yOzOIqVKIbXlXuQm/s1600/IMG-20221003-WA0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQ5uP94i5h_sVrAJFWtfVw-ATlRqTVi_at45Zc2lUTEIXPVNYjXbbLXowynwTIcC0e6Xe4ZpHEbQ-uye-QkEW5dIbC8t5CiGhbTqmPz7hkAVfA3TN522MB0qRFgOYmAQ429cSNWZnpqiHO6Nlpdbk5ck3jUUwwT8PZ1b57eT0yOzOIqVKIbXlXuQm/s320/IMG-20221003-WA0003.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcmsj7i80iaN81cNNb8JnCXJS2xgyc6H75vdLaJup6ExYmOThC5mpLGh50twfu3-8Z9KTcswVT2Ytl_hBQkB6wfT1aPu3n3uLf_TMOFyAs6EeZUb8FQPDEwEavRS4DHUiPO93FfrS9gM1ZxGoPh4DkJFB249xsbPbTwy9i3KjW5tXjpHfTwB7HUDv/s2000/IMG-20221002-WA0005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcmsj7i80iaN81cNNb8JnCXJS2xgyc6H75vdLaJup6ExYmOThC5mpLGh50twfu3-8Z9KTcswVT2Ytl_hBQkB6wfT1aPu3n3uLf_TMOFyAs6EeZUb8FQPDEwEavRS4DHUiPO93FfrS9gM1ZxGoPh4DkJFB249xsbPbTwy9i3KjW5tXjpHfTwB7HUDv/s320/IMG-20221002-WA0005.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">If anyone ever questions the wisdom of buying medical evacuation insurance prior to going on an out-of-country trip, please, please consider buying it every time without fail. It's a minimal cost compared to your overall trip costs. It saved our hide when I was medically evacuated by jet from the hospital room in Guatemala to a hospital room here in Denver. Steven and I joke that was the only time we've been on a jet! Fast forward to eight-plus months later: I continue to have many complications and must use a cane or walker all the time. Wow, am I so blessed that Steven and our youngest, Zachary, have been an absolute rock throughout this hellacious journey.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">However, the complications haven't stopped our domestic travel with short trips to see family in San Francisco over Christmas, our new granddaughter in Chicago in March, and then three weeks in San Antonio, Texas in March/April. After receiving the go-ahead from an orthopedic physician assistant in early February, we booked a week-long cruise in early May from Vancouver to Anchorage and then a two-week driving trip to explore Alaska's interior. Even though a float and bloat, i.e. a cruise, hasn't been our style, Steven and I were beyond excited to get out on the road again especially since Alaska was our 50th and final state to see!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYWEiVxwnrnZaTaYKklfUaF8i02qq9d6tVw1D9nIH5diTqynwglhU4u1FR1gD6gBZbvfHmz9Y17-KGA470Dbg6JvJmjTyXCtwVfgFvCfCjLXrjmdRhwlAorFx0hYLmVjBMZB8asKAeoH8Fo23a6jPxfp_Pi_ylEGrjQ9ylbSLQm1PtVAlkr4GW2pG/s4080/PXL_20230503_151509862.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJYWEiVxwnrnZaTaYKklfUaF8i02qq9d6tVw1D9nIH5diTqynwglhU4u1FR1gD6gBZbvfHmz9Y17-KGA470Dbg6JvJmjTyXCtwVfgFvCfCjLXrjmdRhwlAorFx0hYLmVjBMZB8asKAeoH8Fo23a6jPxfp_Pi_ylEGrjQ9ylbSLQm1PtVAlkr4GW2pG/s320/PXL_20230503_151509862.jpg" width="241" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">With the cruise beginning in Vancouver, indisputably one of Canada's most beautiful cities, we were so happy that my dear childhood friend from </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span>my hometown of Ottawa</span><span>, </span><b>Angela, </b><span>and her husband, </span><b>Terry,</b><span> invited us to stay in their gorgeous home in West Vancouver for a few days. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0mC7LaOtafnrn7j9GniNAi1Hxnqk6kSt0WRwtJ7ft9K0OO2f2RQkgq1BuY86cWQh3QnrTT8NpCf6FquuoiWEYQ7QlwkF10nowdzYcvv_oPz9Nv4sSn6GtsRQp-UhhtMtECn_yx-4ftLS5y0YNOZSeECF5aB4jlU5_r3SpWWdQL9jt3CMLWOhWxs8/s4080/PXL_20230503_222347332.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0mC7LaOtafnrn7j9GniNAi1Hxnqk6kSt0WRwtJ7ft9K0OO2f2RQkgq1BuY86cWQh3QnrTT8NpCf6FquuoiWEYQ7QlwkF10nowdzYcvv_oPz9Nv4sSn6GtsRQp-UhhtMtECn_yx-4ftLS5y0YNOZSeECF5aB4jlU5_r3SpWWdQL9jt3CMLWOhWxs8/s320/PXL_20230503_222347332.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7netjNtWsFDmVdLlnsWyTghHIBHvE2QjUJibrLov37nSKbO97Ok74C8QRjaficf_QMNRs76SI5ZLKbBMgKF37HG18dZscvw7VB1GAOw331GpL48gN_p-ZLTfvErY-qU8H9XTuxavfaNRDVVg56XBXxk7rcQmY1SiMsTPtAb2ZiLvTibRWI8KTl9n/s4080/PXL_20230504_184546591.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG7netjNtWsFDmVdLlnsWyTghHIBHvE2QjUJibrLov37nSKbO97Ok74C8QRjaficf_QMNRs76SI5ZLKbBMgKF37HG18dZscvw7VB1GAOw331GpL48gN_p-ZLTfvErY-qU8H9XTuxavfaNRDVVg56XBXxk7rcQmY1SiMsTPtAb2ZiLvTibRWI8KTl9n/s320/PXL_20230504_184546591.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Terry and Angela were the first people who inspired us with their thrilling adventures on every continent well before we started traveling internationally. In more recent years, they have enjoyed extensive bike trips to all sorts of exotic places. When Terry suggested he and Steven go on a pretty grueling bike ride through the streets and across the bridges of Vancouver, Steven was more than a little hesitant to say yes! Here are Steven's photos of the city's famous <b>Stanley Park</b> and its totem poles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLw3XQ4dDeY6Yy7t91JV8SpRumqr5HxD6u5MXrtTADV_gXaE8sM00p5_Hwawnxsglq_g1DQ-mpEOO9lcPaZuEZItF8seA5zuOowcffk6Lo6X3T6aI2CW0v2EweJFg5fKwB-i8oYIdXS5IjeXR6c8tmcu86hnJcLIiiAAZP4JFQ_Fhqn4iiYn-M1DX/s4000/20230504_161256.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirLw3XQ4dDeY6Yy7t91JV8SpRumqr5HxD6u5MXrtTADV_gXaE8sM00p5_Hwawnxsglq_g1DQ-mpEOO9lcPaZuEZItF8seA5zuOowcffk6Lo6X3T6aI2CW0v2EweJFg5fKwB-i8oYIdXS5IjeXR6c8tmcu86hnJcLIiiAAZP4JFQ_Fhqn4iiYn-M1DX/s320/20230504_161256.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgngqpCKXWf3QDl1xt65IfEisoDvaRNBeFMxOer258PFQmEXBrYIa8DrSr8Zc9VivZg_H5jrqbWdENtpIOb5Qmdphkdlpijs4dzIF2hefL5HCEfssP-yr8ZDDUVYdxTNXs5D5EQk_7vhXIvFmRilTBIR9tjlFGftG996JhmGLGofuk3kADsYuBcTk/s4000/20230504_161330.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPgngqpCKXWf3QDl1xt65IfEisoDvaRNBeFMxOer258PFQmEXBrYIa8DrSr8Zc9VivZg_H5jrqbWdENtpIOb5Qmdphkdlpijs4dzIF2hefL5HCEfssP-yr8ZDDUVYdxTNXs5D5EQk_7vhXIvFmRilTBIR9tjlFGftG996JhmGLGofuk3kADsYuBcTk/s320/20230504_161330.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnFryplz9SxnSiOWywawRFS0OfsBJVkgZw5IszqVTJ3LrE_uA3YCHCmeLrzNrPvhF8webcW4bBDjeTUPp8KLmj-WAyWm7ksru_ZNyiR_PnzUaOe6sZcDlrQ53ZlFD5xSTz9m0la1e3dpscKhwEyt_EgmZ6vT-UTIdN_JdXyZMnroK8U-bZfk246hj/s4000/20230504_161357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGnFryplz9SxnSiOWywawRFS0OfsBJVkgZw5IszqVTJ3LrE_uA3YCHCmeLrzNrPvhF8webcW4bBDjeTUPp8KLmj-WAyWm7ksru_ZNyiR_PnzUaOe6sZcDlrQ53ZlFD5xSTz9m0la1e3dpscKhwEyt_EgmZ6vT-UTIdN_JdXyZMnroK8U-bZfk246hj/s320/20230504_161357.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I could see why Angela and Terry love spending hours on their deck overlooking the <b>Strait of Vancouver</b> with binoculars at the ready gazing at rows of cruise ships and oil tankers passing. We knew that they'd also be there a few days later waving at us as our ship passed their home.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ERvq2KUOZL1wwJDZXQ9Dr-OZiAQ9vop9b_WvIZpVRoOvsfgXeheNZ8frOJDNNceIVoWEodtB55mPGkYpA5y-o3aI62Xs05QqkHN8q731ToOIcWs59_5WQEe_Fhvk8nQVvjwDk57kdKvSotDYrxJzDeXgH6E5muSfspb1ziW3blaFQlfUXRKaYDMB/s4080/PXL_20230504_184211708.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ERvq2KUOZL1wwJDZXQ9Dr-OZiAQ9vop9b_WvIZpVRoOvsfgXeheNZ8frOJDNNceIVoWEodtB55mPGkYpA5y-o3aI62Xs05QqkHN8q731ToOIcWs59_5WQEe_Fhvk8nQVvjwDk57kdKvSotDYrxJzDeXgH6E5muSfspb1ziW3blaFQlfUXRKaYDMB/s320/PXL_20230504_184211708.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Angela took us on a short drive to <b>Cypress Mountain</b> where the Olympic Winter Games were held in 2010.</span></div><br style="text-align: center;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCz6267w_SUve-AXNRGi3d-mBpim2Vx8_q3dfWNyaZaDxM9KKFOMMftXgueIYBbRxWaqcrJ_WrD3JK7q80NKUezAkX96JUvPko6AcssbYNoOTbXueMXm7nkIlLb9ZExP701LQwHmTdqlnDqmMyhvHWY5U0doq_IE1xa0YMR2O2SC1cPGYuv1oQOg2d/s4080/PXL_20230504_190258758.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCz6267w_SUve-AXNRGi3d-mBpim2Vx8_q3dfWNyaZaDxM9KKFOMMftXgueIYBbRxWaqcrJ_WrD3JK7q80NKUezAkX96JUvPko6AcssbYNoOTbXueMXm7nkIlLb9ZExP701LQwHmTdqlnDqmMyhvHWY5U0doq_IE1xa0YMR2O2SC1cPGYuv1oQOg2d/s320/PXL_20230504_190258758.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We didn't realize initially that it was an ADA cabin although the extra size came in handy with my walker.</span></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurytpfRAnNGwmMLDuFnbb86B-phiCuCHp9Ri-OE-bfTBqn_OXNFo4E65jvuE2cnBZgYf4gd7OyA4lD3KNPGvuTTRx0Y3ML1i38StJzbZZOjlXaxmyuet_XwvBYm_RTLUTcy5MQP2jHbQ4dA8yTFbKuju8aMv0VlD-CWkbryfiaUIrEIcX_0Dfa1ov/s4080/PXL_20230506_220116486.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurytpfRAnNGwmMLDuFnbb86B-phiCuCHp9Ri-OE-bfTBqn_OXNFo4E65jvuE2cnBZgYf4gd7OyA4lD3KNPGvuTTRx0Y3ML1i38StJzbZZOjlXaxmyuet_XwvBYm_RTLUTcy5MQP2jHbQ4dA8yTFbKuju8aMv0VlD-CWkbryfiaUIrEIcX_0Dfa1ov/s320/PXL_20230506_220116486.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9KFQFztP9nN69ATRW5koFuRNPG5dRm7aRqZerwjl29FC5PNmaS3510ErNAIIryE-Y6M4FCiAMgARlpN6YaZBn2UTAXrlGC4mcX0JF6o9_Z1nWpQ4cEnDfV5OCDmzYu6Az-QVpnF9iT3JO6GBa2P_USL8EYy2wSoNaNysbtAHoVeqnTWBvAOMYF6K/s4080/PXL_20230506_220124015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9KFQFztP9nN69ATRW5koFuRNPG5dRm7aRqZerwjl29FC5PNmaS3510ErNAIIryE-Y6M4FCiAMgARlpN6YaZBn2UTAXrlGC4mcX0JF6o9_Z1nWpQ4cEnDfV5OCDmzYu6Az-QVpnF9iT3JO6GBa2P_USL8EYy2wSoNaNysbtAHoVeqnTWBvAOMYF6K/s320/PXL_20230506_220124015.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtS4TNp7xp2iziQKVelKTcIiduthsHqsK0o8zbq2RcpZTdFwCEJtjqObsblxQC-yL6avfEFBtuywo0r9hBpMf30msgpf-an-5j8fufgo8bCwXhtf8bA-tQ4AYCn2KhbLEoHc5sBR1WyP-Vrq6a9VjjIH3nuw6sJQOpp3H60hfUh7B8Lm4pYGo5q2Nz/s4080/PXL_20230507_003548471.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtS4TNp7xp2iziQKVelKTcIiduthsHqsK0o8zbq2RcpZTdFwCEJtjqObsblxQC-yL6avfEFBtuywo0r9hBpMf30msgpf-an-5j8fufgo8bCwXhtf8bA-tQ4AYCn2KhbLEoHc5sBR1WyP-Vrq6a9VjjIH3nuw6sJQOpp3H60hfUh7B8Lm4pYGo5q2Nz/s320/PXL_20230507_003548471.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_VcSTm3-kUPRXCe0lOqklnq-LBunfedMTjvQidf8NdM37ZbOPnES9w0SqIXl30_p350I8_-8nWeXv4Ci7s5Vf5cX7jmBd1uBZoBxLB4zxl3i-eGB7HexGIAHXokyDN80YesFKm2WOJQLuIhdX3lnOHF-wjJXY7A7EsnMoETYg1lL4MSaIHjCN0uy/s4080/PXL_20230507_005330975.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_VcSTm3-kUPRXCe0lOqklnq-LBunfedMTjvQidf8NdM37ZbOPnES9w0SqIXl30_p350I8_-8nWeXv4Ci7s5Vf5cX7jmBd1uBZoBxLB4zxl3i-eGB7HexGIAHXokyDN80YesFKm2WOJQLuIhdX3lnOHF-wjJXY7A7EsnMoETYg1lL4MSaIHjCN0uy/s320/PXL_20230507_005330975.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Somewhere out there Angela and Terry were waving at us as we were doing to them and all hoping not such a long a time would pass before we meet again. Hopefully, that will be in Denver!</span></div><br style="text-align: left;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmo5Nk_znQ6jJtmwRn9vDxjTxOCdo5yw_deBnXgYfq5cy_S7emR2zmK1hCPzWdE7txNqAT0uyxOaRQJWZk3rUoKxB8mcTkfAdPZNpeyTSpJcQnf9rWCxJ6APL-dj-iGG5lvCp16Ntv3DauJA64EycLiMi81rrMPSksddvDMWMsEFg7rp3TlyTf-p5S/s4080/PXL_20230507_005352272.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3072" data-original-width="4080" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmo5Nk_znQ6jJtmwRn9vDxjTxOCdo5yw_deBnXgYfq5cy_S7emR2zmK1hCPzWdE7txNqAT0uyxOaRQJWZk3rUoKxB8mcTkfAdPZNpeyTSpJcQnf9rWCxJ6APL-dj-iGG5lvCp16Ntv3DauJA64EycLiMi81rrMPSksddvDMWMsEFg7rp3TlyTf-p5S/s320/PXL_20230507_005352272.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My sincerest thanks to family and friends near and far who have supported us on this medical journey from the end of September in Guatemala to now. You have been a blessing beyond words.</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Next post:</b> Our first shore excursion in Ketichan, Alaska, aka The Last Frontier.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Posted on June 7th, 2023, from very rainy Denver. </span></div></div>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-29286149455910984662022-09-25T23:06:00.000-06:002022-09-25T23:06:35.886-06:006/18/22: Unforgettable Fogo Island!<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEUgGfZ7cucGokkw3LkoIqGojbKFO37aLqc1ZnNCINF6lTfhbtV1_wD69VISAzbH4C32dhhLnFA0W67Nur49KGRcYNVh974Tb6GOBReZ9nfRXAtej8Dvn-7jG6KPEL7KiFh_Dn7rT1OvVIs0Q9pLHImnWJJbx7y7dBjxxxr1egZeqqeoP8_jeGAZD/s4032/PXL_20220617_232755899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEUgGfZ7cucGokkw3LkoIqGojbKFO37aLqc1ZnNCINF6lTfhbtV1_wD69VISAzbH4C32dhhLnFA0W67Nur49KGRcYNVh974Tb6GOBReZ9nfRXAtej8Dvn-7jG6KPEL7KiFh_Dn7rT1OvVIs0Q9pLHImnWJJbx7y7dBjxxxr1egZeqqeoP8_jeGAZD/s320/PXL_20220617_232755899.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Steven and I were excited to have another full day on <b>Fogo Island,</b> the largest island off Newfoundland and Labrador's vast coastline. If you were to look at a map of Canada, Fogo Island is located almost as far east as you can get in the country. I read that if you were to travel north from the island, you’d reach Greenland! </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>We began our day </span>at the <b>Museum of the Flat Earth </b>which was based in a small building in <b>Shoal Bay,</b> one of 11 communities on the island. The museum's roots were in the 1970s revival of the Flat Earth Society of Canada and its location was near one of the corners of the Flat Earth, <b>Brimstone Head, </b>a prominent geological feature on Fogo Island. What a shame the museum had been permanently closed. As a tourism ad says, the flat earth theory is just foolishness, OR is it?!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">In case you're wondering, the other three corners of the earth are the Greek Island of Hydra, Papua in New Guinea, and, strangely enough, the Bermuda Triangle.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9ThBYj7VLBzD-dfAIFPjek6NV3nOkBVgi_mD0I4KktVhdDACcnyfpHjWaSsPY42vUTmxtd29idKb0Dctmn7XIVczffXzBdHtqRzb7LbXReflj9USSNDkmB5B2lkbtXebQD9MuorgB5vkBoIeSzcar9QB2nY5XQxbaZeQEoJcxYviaOQEwr6o-P-v/s3394/PXL_20220618_124829002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2823" data-original-width="3394" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9ThBYj7VLBzD-dfAIFPjek6NV3nOkBVgi_mD0I4KktVhdDACcnyfpHjWaSsPY42vUTmxtd29idKb0Dctmn7XIVczffXzBdHtqRzb7LbXReflj9USSNDkmB5B2lkbtXebQD9MuorgB5vkBoIeSzcar9QB2nY5XQxbaZeQEoJcxYviaOQEwr6o-P-v/s320/PXL_20220618_124829002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Painted on a rock in the community of <b>Joe Batt's Arm </b>was one of the unofficial provincial flags which only showed the island of Newfoundland and nothing of Labrador. Fogo Island was represented on the flag by the smudge near the top right.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpK4pwXq9WKWIXzwYvFZeFRdV8Hmt7hCyZ3hDGxLSjyUkK7TDVQqVTUfW6-odhxgmYrPmIrM4DpmVwx_77ghgM7clBPM4gLhJq93x5Yx6heF05xCrOQ1xO4Pis7I8tfigniXv759S3aSabjNRgBdvbylDj9hi7GXvOaAb4M4fsVqyPs7TFIg88rVv/s4032/PXL_20220618_125748582.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpK4pwXq9WKWIXzwYvFZeFRdV8Hmt7hCyZ3hDGxLSjyUkK7TDVQqVTUfW6-odhxgmYrPmIrM4DpmVwx_77ghgM7clBPM4gLhJq93x5Yx6heF05xCrOQ1xO4Pis7I8tfigniXv759S3aSabjNRgBdvbylDj9hi7GXvOaAb4M4fsVqyPs7TFIg88rVv/s320/PXL_20220618_125748582.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">From <b>Etheridge Point Park </b>in Joe Batt's Arm, we had a gorgeous view of the <b>Fogo Island Inn</b> we'd walked up to and around the afternoon before. The Nordic-style inn on stilts was reputed to cost $40 million CAD to build with the goal by islander <b>Zita Cobb </b>of bringing life back into the community<b>.</b> Though the inn was still a for-profit business, its profits go into an entity known as <b>Shorefast,</b> and return to the community. The inn thrives because of the island, and the island thrives because of the inn - what a heartwarming cycle in this day and age when so many people of means are only out for themselves.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GmEeVfFi6pLkT9sIOF9EtX1IGVCfHrQasXafKByUB4dLfWgtPicxIlKvPefdf8tS21V01xz4isl6yD8TNl-Izxquu4wOdAUtXJAaEOoWWGEC9qI3tn3Tm3iA3DcLfCbX6hCvQhs8obxt2669xRhd5_bw0fJ5iIpxnfbb_BIm6hRxfqkSXXYcNwPe/s4032/PXL_20220618_130242573.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GmEeVfFi6pLkT9sIOF9EtX1IGVCfHrQasXafKByUB4dLfWgtPicxIlKvPefdf8tS21V01xz4isl6yD8TNl-Izxquu4wOdAUtXJAaEOoWWGEC9qI3tn3Tm3iA3DcLfCbX6hCvQhs8obxt2669xRhd5_bw0fJ5iIpxnfbb_BIm6hRxfqkSXXYcNwPe/s320/PXL_20220618_130242573.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioo0bjK1Z9QLexYkrCBACwgLcEqVqoI2hoOjlr7FEpgh5pLQVb1s5Yf8rVyi-ldIwjZC-jVu7HDXenPyRxrDfi2fkEwFTeU86FQoDGxTqyYx8kpsakDG0AmMzV6fykh8D10Hg_M73zXctwCaxoJQL2ZTIFKIc0RjU1xne2KPAImK691OBxzvE2DnxL/s4032/PXL_20220618_130625727.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioo0bjK1Z9QLexYkrCBACwgLcEqVqoI2hoOjlr7FEpgh5pLQVb1s5Yf8rVyi-ldIwjZC-jVu7HDXenPyRxrDfi2fkEwFTeU86FQoDGxTqyYx8kpsakDG0AmMzV6fykh8D10Hg_M73zXctwCaxoJQL2ZTIFKIc0RjU1xne2KPAImK691OBxzvE2DnxL/s320/PXL_20220618_130625727.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nowhere but in colorful Newfoundland had we ever seen such fun walking sticks. I wondered how many make it back or are 'accidentally' borrowed since they're so pretty and make hiking such great fun!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDu0RnJaHoWmxZ-gjkosZu8dTtC9n6w2DJkmtc1DhCVgyqP0b_k2cod9UlEmQgIOnG196bnuYeGOJTqUTgkKmJnzDzWCVbANYq6ISkDs5mBaSaZ4jlfcbXZnw8gMiC8kpvKD7Q69DBGEmUrdB6P9D0g2WTanoIpycwn7BWPIA5dC2jkfQSqY9mOEn/s4032/PXL_20220618_130833238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDu0RnJaHoWmxZ-gjkosZu8dTtC9n6w2DJkmtc1DhCVgyqP0b_k2cod9UlEmQgIOnG196bnuYeGOJTqUTgkKmJnzDzWCVbANYq6ISkDs5mBaSaZ4jlfcbXZnw8gMiC8kpvKD7Q69DBGEmUrdB6P9D0g2WTanoIpycwn7BWPIA5dC2jkfQSqY9mOEn/w240-h320/PXL_20220618_130833238.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If we could have found a rock like this one to buy, I'd have loved to! I did manage, though, to buy several equally colorful ones that are just a couple of inches high.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJdCHaH-g8N-04INzxvnUr2BoqVA8ydPniLZtG2jLwRzbNzfi9WeDlxAr33Kwmlp62ZYQOKvPQKqmyXmrYMzHO2eUUcvJ2Q62yLQy8KWq1EbPJ9Iqmf35T1DLMxMLtpqL6hS8eUwS0pNd6-S4kHxwWATig-JuCCFdcBx3XHpdrQa4ksHK2bFUlYFb/s4032/PXL_20220618_130907374.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJdCHaH-g8N-04INzxvnUr2BoqVA8ydPniLZtG2jLwRzbNzfi9WeDlxAr33Kwmlp62ZYQOKvPQKqmyXmrYMzHO2eUUcvJ2Q62yLQy8KWq1EbPJ9Iqmf35T1DLMxMLtpqL6hS8eUwS0pNd6-S4kHxwWATig-JuCCFdcBx3XHpdrQa4ksHK2bFUlYFb/s320/PXL_20220618_130907374.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Locals say there are seven seasons here: spring, trap berth, summer, berry, late fall, winter, and pack ice.</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZvgA3hERN04pa0OwpA_0cesTiLHSNWLriOz4s_cj5yp4PDdH-H0uADvv5TX52KL8cq5jJF8Hts3noWoZPUk9UlxTMvAex5iTOP6fWpqM9Sklhs9veyGgAombYBO_WzOtjNs3c6qdsH1YVQAwBVcry4RTGs84-H9YupNqlMlJq4BzcgAmuoZa8pc2/s4032/PXL_20220618_131009132.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZvgA3hERN04pa0OwpA_0cesTiLHSNWLriOz4s_cj5yp4PDdH-H0uADvv5TX52KL8cq5jJF8Hts3noWoZPUk9UlxTMvAex5iTOP6fWpqM9Sklhs9veyGgAombYBO_WzOtjNs3c6qdsH1YVQAwBVcry4RTGs84-H9YupNqlMlJq4BzcgAmuoZa8pc2/s320/PXL_20220618_131009132.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We already had our own walking sticks so didn't need to 'borrow' the colorful sticks while hiking <b>Joe Batt's Point Trail!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-G1TwZAvtzpu9C1RzFrM7TZkwNJ68eKX7OnEWRB9OO9--NbZW38dQj1r2Yd7wJlMyVBTqVA9ZlGvSjq6Y1NUdStc4HgHehQqtzSmJysUtXWd3XWmv1YVjKZ7VZuewGAM0QNFcQ-is95Fdyp1N4ZnZYMrRt1yA8duH38chKff7oBN2VkjlmsjbH1U-/s4032/PXL_20220618_131206927.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-G1TwZAvtzpu9C1RzFrM7TZkwNJ68eKX7OnEWRB9OO9--NbZW38dQj1r2Yd7wJlMyVBTqVA9ZlGvSjq6Y1NUdStc4HgHehQqtzSmJysUtXWd3XWmv1YVjKZ7VZuewGAM0QNFcQ-is95Fdyp1N4ZnZYMrRt1yA8duH38chKff7oBN2VkjlmsjbH1U-/s320/PXL_20220618_131206927.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The 'gaze,' made by early hunters and used for generations, was made from nearby materials like rocks, turf, trees, or bushes with a wall made high enough to hide the hunter from his or her prey. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyF47fUN39Rw67VsEjODnQ2Vfrszj3PrjIRgJ2ixv8F_H2KRtap-q68evyiXxJ-7qoWpqYF04kP1tvvGPWfiZJgqEFpCyV-ii-bgIJepVQacyyol1ZnCXAce79HdbOX4mXuQRMeXq_vshvh3RfXDZH5vcCMmH42ruhSUJLvhUAnWZb5KZBLRx2EwK3/s4032/PXL_20220618_133402209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyF47fUN39Rw67VsEjODnQ2Vfrszj3PrjIRgJ2ixv8F_H2KRtap-q68evyiXxJ-7qoWpqYF04kP1tvvGPWfiZJgqEFpCyV-ii-bgIJepVQacyyol1ZnCXAce79HdbOX4mXuQRMeXq_vshvh3RfXDZH5vcCMmH42ruhSUJLvhUAnWZb5KZBLRx2EwK3/s320/PXL_20220618_133402209.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Long Studio</b> was one of several ultra-modern artists' studios that had been built by Zita Cobb in communities on the island to lure international artists to spend time on desolate Fogo Island. Feel free to accuse me of being old-fashioned but the Fogo Island Inn and the studio looked like both had been dropped in these remote locations by someone from another planet!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj129eXsPkWwsvQd5D7cUQLtEea8_PMUqiEm4-ZbAjHun-JEo4A-klEQHfM9bqCZ5u8ZDbuXbFsjbmQiMr6Xomnt0H1J2yI2KI1z0hm4FifVLCeWRSkKckXtjC7HqL8GWxkDncWaHrU7jCdGJQad-tUzzwUkxSREGdx3nWlf-C2yoeFGlF-W3QCbPPD/s4032/PXL_20220618_133743517.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj129eXsPkWwsvQd5D7cUQLtEea8_PMUqiEm4-ZbAjHun-JEo4A-klEQHfM9bqCZ5u8ZDbuXbFsjbmQiMr6Xomnt0H1J2yI2KI1z0hm4FifVLCeWRSkKckXtjC7HqL8GWxkDncWaHrU7jCdGJQad-tUzzwUkxSREGdx3nWlf-C2yoeFGlF-W3QCbPPD/s320/PXL_20220618_133743517.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This<b> Labrador Tea</b> plant was very high in vitamin C. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRNOKlmq6-lqT7Gzy8QEupF4Xhs_Vez_EvKN_es8gK0P3pDNacfq7zbKUoKcE_kPnLRA3OqjFccPdGFZJXQIz8_H-h7sjlujd-QIyzreoJW630Rimc-mZY52MJpbtEyrVZolEAtslMEryo89ODe76sXiofWP6gkPrrkGBVdQxceTIJMjgT-AaMapx/s4032/PXL_20220618_141726807.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiRNOKlmq6-lqT7Gzy8QEupF4Xhs_Vez_EvKN_es8gK0P3pDNacfq7zbKUoKcE_kPnLRA3OqjFccPdGFZJXQIz8_H-h7sjlujd-QIyzreoJW630Rimc-mZY52MJpbtEyrVZolEAtslMEryo89ODe76sXiofWP6gkPrrkGBVdQxceTIJMjgT-AaMapx/s320/PXL_20220618_141726807.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was fascinating to learn that a culture much older than the Beothuk made camp and hunted along this shore over 2,000 years ago. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXe9VtUyW2KUXc4NDg6S-WSw4sU4_UDiSF0FvBPUm5stbOKyFez8XnMFvJUtov9WaiJ-CcGBQR3SkXUr66xz_syOEY7swybfnkPDk6RUX1fjVgCsFZ0D0rHFzifvokEORqfX3n4XiNx8cRHV2wPkYRQEOrM0P0GSObzB0BfELSiPts_oZqDR_aV-u/s4032/PXL_20220618_142130732.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDXe9VtUyW2KUXc4NDg6S-WSw4sU4_UDiSF0FvBPUm5stbOKyFez8XnMFvJUtov9WaiJ-CcGBQR3SkXUr66xz_syOEY7swybfnkPDk6RUX1fjVgCsFZ0D0rHFzifvokEORqfX3n4XiNx8cRHV2wPkYRQEOrM0P0GSObzB0BfELSiPts_oZqDR_aV-u/s320/PXL_20220618_142130732.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The site where the tools were found was likely a camp where people worked on their tools to get ready to hunt the abundant harp seals present in the winter and spring.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBy5hi_3wGb2FL36z8zH2IXfcRDOGjZo2qME7qli2ych2tp5F3YGw1ZQFmlTwVzjhIWx5Gf4R3bCmEt1M9PnxyiLxl3bIKdggp7SGrSVIYtjL4NXdibKyCLW46t_b-UI0zy-GEbCy0pyzVufNzYjVYCB2MNMw44_pY66kKoVzkluplFlK6jlpXcj6/s4032/PXL_20220618_142423958.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="4032" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBy5hi_3wGb2FL36z8zH2IXfcRDOGjZo2qME7qli2ych2tp5F3YGw1ZQFmlTwVzjhIWx5Gf4R3bCmEt1M9PnxyiLxl3bIKdggp7SGrSVIYtjL4NXdibKyCLW46t_b-UI0zy-GEbCy0pyzVufNzYjVYCB2MNMw44_pY66kKoVzkluplFlK6jlpXcj6/s320/PXL_20220618_142423958.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Local oral traditions and artifacts dating to the 1800s were also proof of the presence of early settlers. Continuing the tradition of earlier cultures, this area has remained popular for hunting seals and birds, fishing, berry picking, and hiking.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWe3ScUAqmQElU3JqJqFmhfiXmi3ibfAR_Jm41_MHIOf45Eg6YCPQ-VA9gb0UmjBtNeZIAZxFtBY3eyj9_YA0USh-pzmHpbmN-Ugtyx9tMTeW03MU_eyKVY6SAduToQOYDLbxWxTS8ogkynCxLL94vDu4vGYXWZpnC27Ij9lDApL9NQUU-mXDKuxC-/s4032/PXL_20220618_143333095.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWe3ScUAqmQElU3JqJqFmhfiXmi3ibfAR_Jm41_MHIOf45Eg6YCPQ-VA9gb0UmjBtNeZIAZxFtBY3eyj9_YA0USh-pzmHpbmN-Ugtyx9tMTeW03MU_eyKVY6SAduToQOYDLbxWxTS8ogkynCxLL94vDu4vGYXWZpnC27Ij9lDApL9NQUU-mXDKuxC-/s320/PXL_20220618_143333095.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I didn't understand why this had been named <b>Little Grapes Cove </b>as there were no grapes around.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQpQoxBgiCBQlzoDx_ipi370FX-CVZ_i63bQwljRBkmI2smazJk9Zryq1YBwifBMQGXuS0vjJSnK5JdDQwxquE50kf0JsDCbCYQwWq1S2XEfm6uo6xNDANMGdYU0hfFPhhwdEvUrvfRuokXb4an3YhI_Ou8fZ-69Lg-aIkx5pN4SdEtP5e4n1PFtd/s4032/PXL_20220618_142811309.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQpQoxBgiCBQlzoDx_ipi370FX-CVZ_i63bQwljRBkmI2smazJk9Zryq1YBwifBMQGXuS0vjJSnK5JdDQwxquE50kf0JsDCbCYQwWq1S2XEfm6uo6xNDANMGdYU0hfFPhhwdEvUrvfRuokXb4an3YhI_Ou8fZ-69Lg-aIkx5pN4SdEtP5e4n1PFtd/s320/PXL_20220618_142811309.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Photos of Joe Batt's Arm:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTHUaXQFpSmr3oBck1IfRufM20BmywVN_ZfDXYQLkE_RMpLcd9pMR7FYxKuZrq0k13d4S4fAqH6faNLKs3CrTncZUnbIuYCsbZ6uvocS-bSbeLnb0UvZCYNtmLjYF1u39b1PKWI28i0hhA7eTeOsYh-GTTUIV5UkmpCflj8YhzCVGKUjXXq30xD4z/s4032/PXL_20220618_160654097.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWTHUaXQFpSmr3oBck1IfRufM20BmywVN_ZfDXYQLkE_RMpLcd9pMR7FYxKuZrq0k13d4S4fAqH6faNLKs3CrTncZUnbIuYCsbZ6uvocS-bSbeLnb0UvZCYNtmLjYF1u39b1PKWI28i0hhA7eTeOsYh-GTTUIV5UkmpCflj8YhzCVGKUjXXq30xD4z/s320/PXL_20220618_160654097.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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After it was permanently settled in the 1720s, Tilting became a predominantly Irish community in the 1770s and very rich in its Irish heritage, culture, and traditions. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMI2m0ub46H9pTwzKf-4nXWP6Esx9aJz8StTRmWALfgy3WYySWNXjYmXFQ_hBzJLkirf5-8dZ0Kxv0VGmWfHSVhRuhwEppxEeXXvBzZvteyVEKB-ziHtURYWwGELgSoGg0_lY0szewvo3hNKwNLVluynM20ukPKPbn9-KU3PSwi2tM4_0BKsFwj0f8/s2196/PXL_20220618_172553601.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2196" data-original-width="1853" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMI2m0ub46H9pTwzKf-4nXWP6Esx9aJz8StTRmWALfgy3WYySWNXjYmXFQ_hBzJLkirf5-8dZ0Kxv0VGmWfHSVhRuhwEppxEeXXvBzZvteyVEKB-ziHtURYWwGELgSoGg0_lY0szewvo3hNKwNLVluynM20ukPKPbn9-KU3PSwi2tM4_0BKsFwj0f8/s320/PXL_20220618_172553601.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgva_aX1Ov8qFVef27m9SI0mkqVRIGCTCR8Vwaq3mbBmlJkwENIB-i3EuteXGmDMukJhfvc1f7ve9uvJ9Qr2Qoo23tDU-ZZWuJxNmfm-rnjzgmAQexdqzADpOLhMdonsDQcSCQzF_vwCoBcfeTKoAq6LkaLhiFeF43IGTGO0O8Gu_QlGto_UzkIeAEf/s4032/PXL_20220618_161958142.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgva_aX1Ov8qFVef27m9SI0mkqVRIGCTCR8Vwaq3mbBmlJkwENIB-i3EuteXGmDMukJhfvc1f7ve9uvJ9Qr2Qoo23tDU-ZZWuJxNmfm-rnjzgmAQexdqzADpOLhMdonsDQcSCQzF_vwCoBcfeTKoAq6LkaLhiFeF43IGTGO0O8Gu_QlGto_UzkIeAEf/w320-h240/PXL_20220618_161958142.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Many organizations have been formed in the community to develop and maintain its Irish heritage. Tilting's connection to Ireland helped it to become a<b> National Historic Site</b> and the province's <b>First Provincial Registered Heritage District.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFEJMJHGBGZzuuAAjR2wi9Brb-URA5o33VT8AJL1R4LLroC5AOEweU14W2TloiAgwVtyc6ueN-kunWLNFfZZBz2U5zfZmt5t1Q1vVKCppUput6zPxm0mT7n48bsI36YcXa4c67d5SJV3S8AtEcqHQqSc-mbH4a9s-zYAymMB5YBA2rEbjj1PENhzt/s4032/PXL_20220618_162100134.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinFEJMJHGBGZzuuAAjR2wi9Brb-URA5o33VT8AJL1R4LLroC5AOEweU14W2TloiAgwVtyc6ueN-kunWLNFfZZBz2U5zfZmt5t1Q1vVKCppUput6zPxm0mT7n48bsI36YcXa4c67d5SJV3S8AtEcqHQqSc-mbH4a9s-zYAymMB5YBA2rEbjj1PENhzt/s320/PXL_20220618_162100134.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Its <b>Irish Cemetery</b> was the largest outside of Ireland!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLLy5cY_4-YQ9GSaQJKCClxqoEmXG7lx3jgmYELEMuukaDxhZnk2o-mnXJsOgUlrbsaGGmw_6d8kXjjMoqhToBs7Hh4L0U5IG6ADUwLSyiUTZo4F1t8kp9HvFr1lkTTFLyTMy1a62kUVQXygTSAxFtc4Ede055X8MlM8fNIZ-E2LUGlyRppxu_HnO/s4032/PXL_20220618_171222395.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVLLy5cY_4-YQ9GSaQJKCClxqoEmXG7lx3jgmYELEMuukaDxhZnk2o-mnXJsOgUlrbsaGGmw_6d8kXjjMoqhToBs7Hh4L0U5IG6ADUwLSyiUTZo4F1t8kp9HvFr1lkTTFLyTMy1a62kUVQXygTSAxFtc4Ede055X8MlM8fNIZ-E2LUGlyRppxu_HnO/s320/PXL_20220618_171222395.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Though the exterior of the 200-year-old <b>Lane House and Museum</b> looked like any other typical, two-story Tilting home, it had originally been constructed as a small 'hall and parlour' plan dwelling but possibly with a small, upper floor or loft. At some point in the late 19th century, a second story with a 'center hall' plan was added. Peaking through the window, we saw that the interior was marked by a unique feature, a semi-circular staircase. Like so many other cultural centers on Fogo, it was closed. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevumm_Y76glQoWua3tE5E-nNfWYCk9qMa8UP30grBStegTmZ6nqXUM07LmahZZMyyrL2M-UBYzBxg12SyYk7iuCfGnhPyw-OcEZBDLObKxS0d5-y2Zh9mwGDNH-hH7ju4ovsNkNDj_tVXzjMHfe9FIc_1YGOdicLdxj4niy7MAPZLiILClkWJKS4-/s3924/PXL_20220618_171422657.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3924" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevumm_Y76glQoWua3tE5E-nNfWYCk9qMa8UP30grBStegTmZ6nqXUM07LmahZZMyyrL2M-UBYzBxg12SyYk7iuCfGnhPyw-OcEZBDLObKxS0d5-y2Zh9mwGDNH-hH7ju4ovsNkNDj_tVXzjMHfe9FIc_1YGOdicLdxj4niy7MAPZLiILClkWJKS4-/s320/PXL_20220618_171422657.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQcJsuw8KY_MpQ8m8JlXloMIuI9oiLhNq-vsjgXQZs48mpYAqZf_v_yYHJplL0Me0hL2SseArnPO7DzQRwGavL5dSb6rkU5rD-n4JUv3M-B44mLgPr-ZliQVEL5GTAWhGcu2B6RawI_xvgF1Q2UkAKxOPEVRgEWLUctoBugAqwXTM_BstuYw5YScQ/s4032/PXL_20220618_171622189.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheQcJsuw8KY_MpQ8m8JlXloMIuI9oiLhNq-vsjgXQZs48mpYAqZf_v_yYHJplL0Me0hL2SseArnPO7DzQRwGavL5dSb6rkU5rD-n4JUv3M-B44mLgPr-ZliQVEL5GTAWhGcu2B6RawI_xvgF1Q2UkAKxOPEVRgEWLUctoBugAqwXTM_BstuYw5YScQ/s320/PXL_20220618_171622189.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Notice the shamrock!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xj7_nmsuC4-0Sb5af0l_3tG4Qi47rO5fx2JUXZkADtw_O9WjJtUsl-8kkhk2qTgk-WTCMyQR-XD0oK6F6a4pCn28OJYopJ2RdXW3eaagR0WXHMfWdoprriX2NDJavweW7u6jQfFzVnitw4VKxJKQ5xoFmqpSCeIqjS5kLe2pebZ8kskFIcXPx_zq/s4032/PXL_20220618_171718843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xj7_nmsuC4-0Sb5af0l_3tG4Qi47rO5fx2JUXZkADtw_O9WjJtUsl-8kkhk2qTgk-WTCMyQR-XD0oK6F6a4pCn28OJYopJ2RdXW3eaagR0WXHMfWdoprriX2NDJavweW7u6jQfFzVnitw4VKxJKQ5xoFmqpSCeIqjS5kLe2pebZ8kskFIcXPx_zq/s320/PXL_20220618_171718843.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Irish flags in Tilting were not uncommon. It shouldn't have come as a surprise that many locals spoke with an almost uncanny Irish dialect that made us wonder whether we were even still in Canada! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVXzM7Z4v_PDnZSHBEwbtU2W4uc-gN3jgEa1z5Q7OC2kvOXee15s6htMX8OMkU8hp0HYKj8cd2zkPSBQVy1C4V9bhimrqlDyQubmvbDNJ1JjVFiDqlLpOjIXgQcw13IZIgypFop8gPJGexYJEdi67H4FG7If6WhNdKIxnZyNlcNETTskqvIUJAQxn/s4032/PXL_20220618_172224461.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaVXzM7Z4v_PDnZSHBEwbtU2W4uc-gN3jgEa1z5Q7OC2kvOXee15s6htMX8OMkU8hp0HYKj8cd2zkPSBQVy1C4V9bhimrqlDyQubmvbDNJ1JjVFiDqlLpOjIXgQcw13IZIgypFop8gPJGexYJEdi67H4FG7If6WhNdKIxnZyNlcNETTskqvIUJAQxn/s320/PXL_20220618_172224461.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In an old saltbox house in Joe Batt's Arm was <b>Mona's Quilt and Jam Shop</b> which also sold some beautiful local rug hooked items, knitted socks, and antiques.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgTYH9cOBAxiqwzuK6z-luIrdlpID9EV4U81MfPcrSkKdujL3T2Wp_Oy9T7SoQfJAVD4YdwbMR8Kf-xBrQ2VaYobX3ZTG0AL13PiqBHqmH8vFhWRC8EIUFHwF2J16MtRoNQ2iuaXm8z39eceBuB4BIhBt9C2FH89e9BphFXJlSb7K_70uL4N0fVde/s4032/PXL_20220618_173839911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgTYH9cOBAxiqwzuK6z-luIrdlpID9EV4U81MfPcrSkKdujL3T2Wp_Oy9T7SoQfJAVD4YdwbMR8Kf-xBrQ2VaYobX3ZTG0AL13PiqBHqmH8vFhWRC8EIUFHwF2J16MtRoNQ2iuaXm8z39eceBuB4BIhBt9C2FH89e9BphFXJlSb7K_70uL4N0fVde/s320/PXL_20220618_173839911.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ow-PDBUASuq2WhvKtviTRo-GeyHVzGkjsNyEGebY90EX-7cVpxpMpISxwLW-iMbr0lJjLX5CuLfGC2TpJOA7zUUh3t_mSt8Ni9rIjDJZ4bXS_RL59s440xOvyQTmT-sQaEePDSdpuO4jlKmjeUdbuKO5EqfArDN8sa95GPI8aMCdKfR15seC4Aym/s320/PXL_20220618_174233707.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After all that hiking and exploring, a stop at <b>Growlers Ice Cream</b> sounded like the perfect reward! You may remember that a growler was a specific-sized iceberg.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStUevKHlGkHPVcOJKna5n52iIYaYd9Y9CF-OQ_929-rat_dm1WKR5GGnkLgg9mkX-XUjySiLE6tqbh54gw70fHH3JUP-iagjHx0ms51HbCGk4Re07trbJtxImjgujLmq6YaYwEbsJNXkSRCh8PVu7YK5nNcv8PbHLns0-v_T3CzD2khXpX0ax_0sc/s4032/PXL_20220618_180808206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStUevKHlGkHPVcOJKna5n52iIYaYd9Y9CF-OQ_929-rat_dm1WKR5GGnkLgg9mkX-XUjySiLE6tqbh54gw70fHH3JUP-iagjHx0ms51HbCGk4Re07trbJtxImjgujLmq6YaYwEbsJNXkSRCh8PVu7YK5nNcv8PbHLns0-v_T3CzD2khXpX0ax_0sc/s320/PXL_20220618_180808206.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We didn't realize until later that Growlers was part of the Shorefast charitable entity created by Cobb to help people on the island.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqi7c3kljtHo7gAXS4nZTYIrDtRa9pRQOqji9fWTTTQ0WFf9PqXasv_WylIPbqcoRi3yVbybZ76z8CxAcCWA7t6eRoV76mHVcBGmT4U5ztfYfiZHK4RyStXK6qrF05oq0Q0k2aq5y6_fmUtyRL94VLtn2pU4gB3xgxSqF_5riRMJj_pk0D0ilY8xLU/s4032/PXL_20220618_180554237.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqi7c3kljtHo7gAXS4nZTYIrDtRa9pRQOqji9fWTTTQ0WFf9PqXasv_WylIPbqcoRi3yVbybZ76z8CxAcCWA7t6eRoV76mHVcBGmT4U5ztfYfiZHK4RyStXK6qrF05oq0Q0k2aq5y6_fmUtyRL94VLtn2pU4gB3xgxSqF_5riRMJj_pk0D0ilY8xLU/s320/PXL_20220618_180554237.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The flavor on the right was <b>Partridgeberry Jam Tart,</b> unlikely a flavor that can be found anywhere else in the world! I read that 26 different kinds of edible berries on the island can be found in almost every Fogo Islander’s freezer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhstPGaogOqw3OpZJc9-w8N9kyAj-Q429_6c64--rYKVs5HdLe-IKvhtTnX1bRnVMukwO8tMA5j43CWqK5nROpTwYLuFeHGAv2w4-zu1-RUpNKRSjQW6JCzRpPDwlLrbc93jDdIsgFRiYAIFpvOvbTzJFdMDotm4JaUzwp4zgn8JeMQ3_XWpYPEjZpF/s4032/PXL_20220618_180544136.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhstPGaogOqw3OpZJc9-w8N9kyAj-Q429_6c64--rYKVs5HdLe-IKvhtTnX1bRnVMukwO8tMA5j43CWqK5nROpTwYLuFeHGAv2w4-zu1-RUpNKRSjQW6JCzRpPDwlLrbc93jDdIsgFRiYAIFpvOvbTzJFdMDotm4JaUzwp4zgn8JeMQ3_XWpYPEjZpF/w320-h240/PXL_20220618_180544136.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAGAvTW5TKJjt56TaJlw9e4ZVPq06hnYjtbUG2eCzbtAMcXXM96Tl6jaqmNf_-6nnztb5nsvKNKdichehZa8IB3Z5x4FQ3QnTsHiKN9trpxdfiblM9bQMzSGLkyK_E9ODZKdigqP2GlyJqPBqOCwKxPB9rnWPFygM3fcUZDzmXCsEqp8aKUaF_yn-/s4032/PXL_20220618_180939835.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAGAvTW5TKJjt56TaJlw9e4ZVPq06hnYjtbUG2eCzbtAMcXXM96Tl6jaqmNf_-6nnztb5nsvKNKdichehZa8IB3Z5x4FQ3QnTsHiKN9trpxdfiblM9bQMzSGLkyK_E9ODZKdigqP2GlyJqPBqOCwKxPB9rnWPFygM3fcUZDzmXCsEqp8aKUaF_yn-/s320/PXL_20220618_180939835.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As every other museum or place of interest on all of Fogo Island was closed until the season opened goodness only knows when we were pretty darn excited to find the <b>Punt Premises</b> in Joe Batt's Arm open!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSwuJ0LYOsVh2BW9iRfVMtw7t0BuNqqimFb57zpG2fEC9JwFnj5S2irLqcQ5AF2yRfZLsJCbQ7tZ-0YdELxFeJ6-CBsPJ9k1tKcfjlrkjBhfISw6mQta46gaLqZGopT8aTvp_T9iLCh9omZGw3KE9qx6MphCbiTPUPnykfF6ENrCrkkKzhUfbCaLMt/s4032/PXL_20220618_181203674.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSwuJ0LYOsVh2BW9iRfVMtw7t0BuNqqimFb57zpG2fEC9JwFnj5S2irLqcQ5AF2yRfZLsJCbQ7tZ-0YdELxFeJ6-CBsPJ9k1tKcfjlrkjBhfISw6mQta46gaLqZGopT8aTvp_T9iLCh9omZGw3KE9qx6MphCbiTPUPnykfF6ENrCrkkKzhUfbCaLMt/s320/PXL_20220618_181203674.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The guide explained that punts were now mostly used for punt racing instead of fishing which was their original purpose in these waters. He said that boat builders may have been illiterate but they could still make punts to exacting measurements.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPV2m2CYzUJ2WLPlUciUu7JbscFBkv8H4vA7cawU4VlalMKTRq1EC7ldqUyv5ppk-zlIAE6ew3wYWMLoS2PPhpacz9w_WDCPQnf96zBY8Iz_DVzsKC1-UxC-QfAsdATKQe1XWsNefztE8gEXTsQW2x-hAHiCspxGzi24-M0TP6ezkazu-7awgFtJk3/s4032/PXL_20220618_181709151.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPV2m2CYzUJ2WLPlUciUu7JbscFBkv8H4vA7cawU4VlalMKTRq1EC7ldqUyv5ppk-zlIAE6ew3wYWMLoS2PPhpacz9w_WDCPQnf96zBY8Iz_DVzsKC1-UxC-QfAsdATKQe1XWsNefztE8gEXTsQW2x-hAHiCspxGzi24-M0TP6ezkazu-7awgFtJk3/s320/PXL_20220618_181709151.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Like the punt themselves, each boat builder on Fogo Island was a little different and used various scale models. There was no formula that worked for all punts but most were between 12 and 17 feet in length depending on what they were built for. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKUG93rs5EGWca9Oer4CrYsKmICRHmM3Q1VvUGQ1a4tX0TRhWx7Vu0u4-FadQfR6YjKbOllT6QAIvbLZRzZFi8PPsMrd8wQ0YrC0MqCTSNbyI1dIM2TqMIokeNeTfzVkLjHU9kIV3AURay9bIUtRPA2Wca2_YpzzJLlQxdigSVU0gAd-XG3dS_5fI/s4032/PXL_20220618_181911330.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKUG93rs5EGWca9Oer4CrYsKmICRHmM3Q1VvUGQ1a4tX0TRhWx7Vu0u4-FadQfR6YjKbOllT6QAIvbLZRzZFi8PPsMrd8wQ0YrC0MqCTSNbyI1dIM2TqMIokeNeTfzVkLjHU9kIV3AURay9bIUtRPA2Wca2_YpzzJLlQxdigSVU0gAd-XG3dS_5fI/s320/PXL_20220618_181911330.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cod fishing was the lifeblood of the islanders and they looked for them up to six miles offshore. If the wind was with them a sail was necessary. The guide stated that the island was 21 miles long and 9 miles wide. Builders traveled to the interior of the island to cut down wood for the punts which was hauled back by horses or dogs. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It wasn't an easy life for the oldtimers as sick people had to be taken by boat to Twillingate to reach the hospital before one was built on Fogo Island for the 2,500 islanders, according to the guide.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYsH4EiqXAi7q3WDzIblKfZR3JNwA0TqHB6dHZrCa05iK348CuL9UyHnPIj9W8gqbeFMgjRL-CUn-n9SZIkjp5zV4PB8XP2RdMA0t6nCznJ9tHTjSIbrkgCD5f7IvGpSsC5-7Gn3WkptIDy54Qw7F0KtUckkpPTZ3tNIKcERXImGafE8cf5QxG2z7/s4032/PXL_20220618_182132432.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYsH4EiqXAi7q3WDzIblKfZR3JNwA0TqHB6dHZrCa05iK348CuL9UyHnPIj9W8gqbeFMgjRL-CUn-n9SZIkjp5zV4PB8XP2RdMA0t6nCznJ9tHTjSIbrkgCD5f7IvGpSsC5-7Gn3WkptIDy54Qw7F0KtUckkpPTZ3tNIKcERXImGafE8cf5QxG2z7/s320/PXL_20220618_182132432.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">He demonstrated tapping in holes to caulk the punt to seal the seams before painting. The most common material was <b>spun oakum. </b>Sadly, punt-making was mostly a lost art.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsEkAEKo9oM23QR9cFuzlHm2Sog2er4mlu9I0GwYFhsiAuczWieqqPdEN8h82qQ3Fazzmr1cjDA-q0SE6ZzjCOXzYNxmzkUbsUidDn5AZ50Ybf84_-dcKRxqP6r3bk5vf63J_j_Cqzej0kdTahAKQfAQnYtCFsF1N-GBlVRnNDVcVOJ_oevib_NFI/s4032/PXL_20220618_182639428.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsEkAEKo9oM23QR9cFuzlHm2Sog2er4mlu9I0GwYFhsiAuczWieqqPdEN8h82qQ3Fazzmr1cjDA-q0SE6ZzjCOXzYNxmzkUbsUidDn5AZ50Ybf84_-dcKRxqP6r3bk5vf63J_j_Cqzej0kdTahAKQfAQnYtCFsF1N-GBlVRnNDVcVOJ_oevib_NFI/s320/PXL_20220618_182639428.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3evEogLvMB3YxcFKwPtgEtgqydJp7T1tL4bAWq4oUS4CIFT55R0Ss-VxvM9JtDCL63cBvWcOcTscUoxAI6SssHwRPgVAtQZ2EvHlwVXAMA_3i8fEkoeIYs2sbi9YUeYnp-MQMD-0MT7ghLAYqMOxHm1wOf4sFiLay-k83VqbS0VYPvOBiIOYubzc/s3752/PXL_20220618_182829143.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3752" data-original-width="2656" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3evEogLvMB3YxcFKwPtgEtgqydJp7T1tL4bAWq4oUS4CIFT55R0Ss-VxvM9JtDCL63cBvWcOcTscUoxAI6SssHwRPgVAtQZ2EvHlwVXAMA_3i8fEkoeIYs2sbi9YUeYnp-MQMD-0MT7ghLAYqMOxHm1wOf4sFiLay-k83VqbS0VYPvOBiIOYubzc/s320/PXL_20220618_182829143.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When we went outside, the guide told us the board was used for drying cod as the air baked the boards so the air could come through. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5a_S7zVVgNNeBCQXSiqtzVcaMvIAWdc7gJghrJ_Tgv4nL8tAEZfDiS_xEz2gTDCatxZQxlf_-fj_g2J7mRGA3WT0cjgD-XsczE4okvu7N7Pg4Oq6qdMMK2U3Z-EzPsML4L76SuTSGDQAnjlnWMVhH0-u_1Grk6_atnLfnSk6T11Jb5IVJ2B3muJP/s4032/PXL_20220618_183355060.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5a_S7zVVgNNeBCQXSiqtzVcaMvIAWdc7gJghrJ_Tgv4nL8tAEZfDiS_xEz2gTDCatxZQxlf_-fj_g2J7mRGA3WT0cjgD-XsczE4okvu7N7Pg4Oq6qdMMK2U3Z-EzPsML4L76SuTSGDQAnjlnWMVhH0-u_1Grk6_atnLfnSk6T11Jb5IVJ2B3muJP/s320/PXL_20220618_183355060.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We then walked into the 100-year-old <b>stage</b> where the fish were cleaned and cut in half with a splitting knife on the table. The stage was last used 50 years ago.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AeM7lG451gDdapElrpb-IEH64fSDPyfjFEuRTWAVHjrLLmjsRGhFFncnSLXFDFQalBfqm2aa_mgFS1bEiF4x23dH0ePnL_KkhD7vOfSOg2rzIBi6wTGr2Kguabe5QyCw-ZqMkpZEoG5kThL-O0rRlhvuQD3a8O-cHksqCsoXNFrR6jqkKukOPDmH/s4032/PXL_20220618_183456127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AeM7lG451gDdapElrpb-IEH64fSDPyfjFEuRTWAVHjrLLmjsRGhFFncnSLXFDFQalBfqm2aa_mgFS1bEiF4x23dH0ePnL_KkhD7vOfSOg2rzIBi6wTGr2Kguabe5QyCw-ZqMkpZEoG5kThL-O0rRlhvuQD3a8O-cHksqCsoXNFrR6jqkKukOPDmH/s320/PXL_20220618_183456127.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkupt9g3_rzGNMLfutRNevzNY-eO9r2jGnJiPGSYQXOi2zrOj-eiyQriCHuYobL2S4n0k0uzMeWUQ8qhqacIjQgt1wYA-pIYDnXh5Yi9XgtL9X0yLxY0BDymtvtsMuE0gQpyCOYgSnt6K671bSt5QfbvItyvBfoEswYMaxKiMEQoQZIOHWIh_2Rbqb/s4032/PXL_20220618_183557418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkupt9g3_rzGNMLfutRNevzNY-eO9r2jGnJiPGSYQXOi2zrOj-eiyQriCHuYobL2S4n0k0uzMeWUQ8qhqacIjQgt1wYA-pIYDnXh5Yi9XgtL9X0yLxY0BDymtvtsMuE0gQpyCOYgSnt6K671bSt5QfbvItyvBfoEswYMaxKiMEQoQZIOHWIh_2Rbqb/s320/PXL_20220618_183557418.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The guide mentioned that regular fishermen had a quota of 8,000 cod each fall while recreational fishermen could only catch 5 fish. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WGUWrlKeMOMm9uBwVZc-RsZVFsApF0xV8tKcfQ2MAeqHATGT0ftg3PBbAHtmvlE_tjegACbP_5wVx1y2TmqEuir6HIyD-FSPIjq_EirD_KhGye8Syg65lDB5y706GrqvLP_12cAWcxCZrY0DFgrFhXiKKE2lwg-1iTRGiwfH3CX_tHQ3H6SSyOdJ/s4032/PXL_20220618_183825020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WGUWrlKeMOMm9uBwVZc-RsZVFsApF0xV8tKcfQ2MAeqHATGT0ftg3PBbAHtmvlE_tjegACbP_5wVx1y2TmqEuir6HIyD-FSPIjq_EirD_KhGye8Syg65lDB5y706GrqvLP_12cAWcxCZrY0DFgrFhXiKKE2lwg-1iTRGiwfH3CX_tHQ3H6SSyOdJ/s320/PXL_20220618_183825020.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For some reason, the 'right-shaped' rock was needed to anchor the punts but the guide didn't explain why.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPN-b1Igx3xSotZ6i7_Y1knMrKk_VE8Skqni4PJBe9W8XOJ8L1rmFkH9GCzoPFHyG0f2R3l16T9B5wxuiHX-8ITDuXOn_NycSrCWRkaYeupT--lpA9SUUMN7SqDR-3SwijyjCspiOjRJaPEl5MngTMwoQd-wKLU8teCPM_cHOgVi9_ziuJe3pEk_T/s4032/PXL_20220618_184204316.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPN-b1Igx3xSotZ6i7_Y1knMrKk_VE8Skqni4PJBe9W8XOJ8L1rmFkH9GCzoPFHyG0f2R3l16T9B5wxuiHX-8ITDuXOn_NycSrCWRkaYeupT--lpA9SUUMN7SqDR-3SwijyjCspiOjRJaPEl5MngTMwoQd-wKLU8teCPM_cHOgVi9_ziuJe3pEk_T/s320/PXL_20220618_184204316.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back in the flake, the guide showed us what was used to skim off the cod liver oil. I remember having to take that miserable medicine as a child!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUA39KFtgzpP1zEzub1BdOuLqiVjByM3z3Fwyg4zef2XmveiM8W0av2Sgu2W35xJFGmu-Xk_dITVpeG4WLo1MtAa051_bu8W7jgVgJMgF_sCqf3jz6Amn73mMw8uNEXCW1vvIYfzgojJguwEJ_9iBaIY8rCDUVWZVC61Fe_44fr3lLl6oB-LGFK77/s4032/PXL_20220618_184538989.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUA39KFtgzpP1zEzub1BdOuLqiVjByM3z3Fwyg4zef2XmveiM8W0av2Sgu2W35xJFGmu-Xk_dITVpeG4WLo1MtAa051_bu8W7jgVgJMgF_sCqf3jz6Amn73mMw8uNEXCW1vvIYfzgojJguwEJ_9iBaIY8rCDUVWZVC61Fe_44fr3lLl6oB-LGFK77/s320/PXL_20220618_184538989.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After the cod spent three days on the flake to dry, they were weighed on this scale which was accurate to the ounce.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCXPUVx-meymiJJ9E4W57JMdbtG3WziRUZrXpOzmPkMw8z92zx6iP8pIQci-yjcaa05CCuMbhMgnkfAS4vHuZ5tcib0mkjY1tZFxL8N_rgsmHc42FCRlqb6GiCnAmkPMk7w-Su5z1fqT112Eg9nQ-nJfAGznEgoJ9IJqJ-_YJ_HOqTY4cre8Xm9ay/s4032/PXL_20220618_185127261.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUCXPUVx-meymiJJ9E4W57JMdbtG3WziRUZrXpOzmPkMw8z92zx6iP8pIQci-yjcaa05CCuMbhMgnkfAS4vHuZ5tcib0mkjY1tZFxL8N_rgsmHc42FCRlqb6GiCnAmkPMk7w-Su5z1fqT112Eg9nQ-nJfAGznEgoJ9IJqJ-_YJ_HOqTY4cre8Xm9ay/s320/PXL_20220618_185127261.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As I was curious to know how many people visited the punt premises a day, the guide said about 15-20 and more in this <b>Come Home</b> year which was the travel promotion to welcome Newfoundlanders that had moved away to return for a vacation. It was only after giving the guide a sizeable tip for spending so much time with us out of what I had thought was the 'goodness of his heart,' that we learned the premises were also part of Shorefast which meant he was a paid employee. For some reason, there had been no information or signage on any of the Shorefast businesses to indicate they were part of the charitable arm.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJsYu_Y14GiZy-5HiFsormbU9MoIEV8OvjI1ASLajiRook3zGj8SvvWC8u7oK7KooWlz5-uYiW-RvckaDy0XDGkQEWOS_fTDJFKRnzggLfr3mcf_6n2VIXxO1sZvJhtG6sAd_hm5ttSCwSB9f56UiJ629DO8tcA9Yu7a4J7jvXK6IU-RR6Rg6nrAN/s4032/PXL_20220618_185149779.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLJsYu_Y14GiZy-5HiFsormbU9MoIEV8OvjI1ASLajiRook3zGj8SvvWC8u7oK7KooWlz5-uYiW-RvckaDy0XDGkQEWOS_fTDJFKRnzggLfr3mcf_6n2VIXxO1sZvJhtG6sAd_hm5ttSCwSB9f56UiJ629DO8tcA9Yu7a4J7jvXK6IU-RR6Rg6nrAN/s320/PXL_20220618_185149779.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our last stop in Joe Batt's Arm was the <b>Fogo Island Inn Shop</b> although the signage <i>only</i> indicated it was the Excel LOL 143 which stood for <b>Loyal Orange Lodge. </b>The shop sold ethnically-sourced products that were <i>all</i> made on the island for the inn's 29 rooms. A store employee mentioned that Shorefast ensured all its employees made more than a living wage and that each item had an 'ecological nutrition label.'</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGZqQEoVJfVG-kvbxkrejWXJTMwYTxE29mPOqC73t5syP96hMn5SipElD2uUD5XpWI6700J23tLw3KpWqWBGM8kPKHJvbqnSyYiDYRlesIqsPfWyEJB7DX99IczoTLmXI-k7VD576kWQ9WmRL3dE3nC1WCyCCs9KUB9-5qOD2EPZowt724r4Bacch/s4032/PXL_20220618_192751425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGZqQEoVJfVG-kvbxkrejWXJTMwYTxE29mPOqC73t5syP96hMn5SipElD2uUD5XpWI6700J23tLw3KpWqWBGM8kPKHJvbqnSyYiDYRlesIqsPfWyEJB7DX99IczoTLmXI-k7VD576kWQ9WmRL3dE3nC1WCyCCs9KUB9-5qOD2EPZowt724r4Bacch/w320-h240/PXL_20220618_192751425.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All the furniture in the inn was made from birch that had been sourced from New Brunswick and Quebec. The <b>punt chair</b> cost a mind-blowing $5,900 even though these figures were still Canadian dollars. Each of the inn's rooms had one of the chairs!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-_H95RSSMypoMvkxpURj7OI1XvW030yyWz8uwHlhMAVbzTmYTagsDUXITk00QhX4a4ieY_FSPPNOKZBJ4gG4AaRYK7v5Uyu8CamEokbPDvHKxYTDn6rcGcGQNRFBsiywfZ9ci1s54rGhIAd_8Lb09B8CzRDUm_d-HvQ-Oyk-4W3wf54FTSHfBoBL/s4032/PXL_20220618_190743918.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-_H95RSSMypoMvkxpURj7OI1XvW030yyWz8uwHlhMAVbzTmYTagsDUXITk00QhX4a4ieY_FSPPNOKZBJ4gG4AaRYK7v5Uyu8CamEokbPDvHKxYTDn6rcGcGQNRFBsiywfZ9ci1s54rGhIAd_8Lb09B8CzRDUm_d-HvQ-Oyk-4W3wf54FTSHfBoBL/s320/PXL_20220618_190743918.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <b>puppy table,</b> designed to be placed anywhere in a home, cost $750 plain or $950 if painted. Its unusual shape arose so that nothing would be wasted. Note the cutout was used upside down on the other side!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgPXR9wu__pSfjpAKJO0UUtWqvAoS5zToBWkR-hOtzfOcG6SP6-OEqYEYbgBS0D3iHURn2rx7b9JaRvbPim0mm5R8eW9VR7FTUk1Zamp4AACmeL6n_lfjIvt3tNbvVzbHhL3R3b1guqTEHc-9XeRBdPpWzwaHIn9S6LXMIxMd_raXbNG85A9BCPzO/s4032/PXL_20220618_191249949.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJgPXR9wu__pSfjpAKJO0UUtWqvAoS5zToBWkR-hOtzfOcG6SP6-OEqYEYbgBS0D3iHURn2rx7b9JaRvbPim0mm5R8eW9VR7FTUk1Zamp4AACmeL6n_lfjIvt3tNbvVzbHhL3R3b1guqTEHc-9XeRBdPpWzwaHIn9S6LXMIxMd_raXbNG85A9BCPzO/s320/PXL_20220618_191249949.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The king-sized <b>quilts </b>which were made by 20 quiltmakers on Fogo Island and the adjacent <b>Change Islands</b> were sold for the 'princely' sum of $5,500 each depending on the style. A twin-sized throw was 'only' $1,500. The employee said the quiltmakers worked either collectively or individually in their homes to supply quilts for the inn.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0WpIJg1P2CljZZa_fIXEtpd7R0ht7oUUuhQKZnlLIn2KpveU6IDJZgxat83AbM4waWi3rGiC5DY01745lRWiCp-kRpQNsdXhitmQGIO3H8FCRqdrkLRj6YEUhxbSh9Y7dmZwUZndRGZdFXMpEJ1hwWsEAxRcuZiPaRAUKr-_61oC_wVVyGR-y1Ff/s4032/PXL_20220618_192019560.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv0WpIJg1P2CljZZa_fIXEtpd7R0ht7oUUuhQKZnlLIn2KpveU6IDJZgxat83AbM4waWi3rGiC5DY01745lRWiCp-kRpQNsdXhitmQGIO3H8FCRqdrkLRj6YEUhxbSh9Y7dmZwUZndRGZdFXMpEJ1hwWsEAxRcuZiPaRAUKr-_61oC_wVVyGR-y1Ff/s320/PXL_20220618_192019560.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All rooms at the inn had one of the <b>Get Your Feet Up</b> with a hand-knitted cushion that was modeled by the employee who had been very open to answering all my questions. The seat could be yours for merely $8,800! The shop didn't have a lot of items to purchase as it was more of a display of items that could be special-ordered to your own specifications. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7BPp4qnMh5XRVeEbd0n1UJ9eipN4R9PWFh8VXK00fDTeaotKvgKagYA6I6Vdv382DVNV9LvgXtFZxYEMokna2fTBgtBOHbkxaUeaF6rpSecKYUz7FK9W81IE8dKzt4AHH8XKu3Vwn5VK7Hkt_hx4xyXSOU2qxL4iHWeOSnGGR5HRmOMbT-JHqj89/s4032/PXL_20220618_191842556.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7BPp4qnMh5XRVeEbd0n1UJ9eipN4R9PWFh8VXK00fDTeaotKvgKagYA6I6Vdv382DVNV9LvgXtFZxYEMokna2fTBgtBOHbkxaUeaF6rpSecKYUz7FK9W81IE8dKzt4AHH8XKu3Vwn5VK7Hkt_hx4xyXSOU2qxL4iHWeOSnGGR5HRmOMbT-JHqj89/s320/PXL_20220618_191842556.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The former lodge from 1902 still had its original floors. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflpwLs6r4lOy-xiOQ54Ly5BdJvO7rwPTJB7L9BrTENQl43orzIbq0iTeWZ7GuJ1ZOCYJsRuXvqKtPorESUx5KVNbmmZRHVjCb7ieGgSFQM8WUQ4oSNzbP_3nddThcWrM00hzzao1SHf52BEm1wk10H5Z5I0mAohV4BuM_h6aLvW85x_YNmhbak-Ba/s4032/PXL_20220618_192144831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiflpwLs6r4lOy-xiOQ54Ly5BdJvO7rwPTJB7L9BrTENQl43orzIbq0iTeWZ7GuJ1ZOCYJsRuXvqKtPorESUx5KVNbmmZRHVjCb7ieGgSFQM8WUQ4oSNzbP_3nddThcWrM00hzzao1SHf52BEm1wk10H5Z5I0mAohV4BuM_h6aLvW85x_YNmhbak-Ba/s320/PXL_20220618_192144831.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The magazine's cover story featured Zita Cobb and her Shorefast philosophy for improving the lives of the islanders. When the inn was being built, the island's population was 2,200. The employee mentioned that there were just 29 rooms so that the island wasn't overrun with too many guests. She added that Growlers, Punt Premises, and the inn were all money-making enterprises and part of Shorefast that then gives money back to the community. She pointed out that Punt Premises operated because Cobb wanted people to understand the community's fishing heritage.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFh16y3Xn68unGeHeL3ynj58IodGc9w3r0PymRKMJHCN0jehaPzk9P3LdC-7FIFcrrqJf8-lfFrvs4Aahjt5CV0AgIMU-MbNG0CEMb7FiJyzD54UWqlJuxbFYj39sicC1Ni1RSN5NL0GHi4ZsAtwgErGmtLoUZs6LkM2b2LqgzRead73WEtfrPHSr/s4032/PXL_20220618_192611607.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFh16y3Xn68unGeHeL3ynj58IodGc9w3r0PymRKMJHCN0jehaPzk9P3LdC-7FIFcrrqJf8-lfFrvs4Aahjt5CV0AgIMU-MbNG0CEMb7FiJyzD54UWqlJuxbFYj39sicC1Ni1RSN5NL0GHi4ZsAtwgErGmtLoUZs6LkM2b2LqgzRead73WEtfrPHSr/s320/PXL_20220618_192611607.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Across the road was <b>The Workshop</b> where the inn's furniture was crafted. As it was a Sunday, it was closed. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcF4CqQKXV0ndlhfPPaAUqQsizDmHMB8BERNYh6j3FryeaMUY8HIgbHOve78P1gcqwAR6TQd6H-9wNr7ThmQOcIEaoQ2PwCsicL7UuxmVZdtuMWQ_SEJYzMEBLmR3rDuyCHhLtBi7IsxeQCRILFmnuAkJL5GUaNiiitN-d0i6gr2nOkI8LhegykGr9/s4032/PXL_20220618_192942731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcF4CqQKXV0ndlhfPPaAUqQsizDmHMB8BERNYh6j3FryeaMUY8HIgbHOve78P1gcqwAR6TQd6H-9wNr7ThmQOcIEaoQ2PwCsicL7UuxmVZdtuMWQ_SEJYzMEBLmR3rDuyCHhLtBi7IsxeQCRILFmnuAkJL5GUaNiiitN-d0i6gr2nOkI8LhegykGr9/s320/PXL_20220618_192942731.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The stunning view from The Workshop:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWa1ejh1z4zRqon1XiXuKAA7F9nUuhSqLH3nz5B44UW6c6Mfb4sUtSgMyobjdcqLfma5raMgjotQLNW-cEOFBCx15RDE56cZFBl2_mUkSiEcbG5IP3mNAcpWZq--X-mdyitZsbka9TZD4ao8bCHUtZMBW0srUD8OzFuNnrDCm5fkPPduqfNuDKBEq/s4032/PXL_20220618_192908252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWa1ejh1z4zRqon1XiXuKAA7F9nUuhSqLH3nz5B44UW6c6Mfb4sUtSgMyobjdcqLfma5raMgjotQLNW-cEOFBCx15RDE56cZFBl2_mUkSiEcbG5IP3mNAcpWZq--X-mdyitZsbka9TZD4ao8bCHUtZMBW0srUD8OzFuNnrDCm5fkPPduqfNuDKBEq/s320/PXL_20220618_192908252.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another of the artists' studios: </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRC9AAnMAqO-PCB8-Q3pXM2lLqihiHUbIw2fCVjJ4k1jmlu78_aAAdkKLEhgNBjFk5ppKLOJ-hXOp_aRlz75Edkf6AKebOIsLBLQKeBpeTMP2jzHN1MnUHuCMRiUl5Fyo6ir6ovWD3TIerUnce5P1XXIx1kqth9I3SNzkgmI1n4q9YrBef5Qqv-zJ/s4032/PXL_20220618_193626899.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRC9AAnMAqO-PCB8-Q3pXM2lLqihiHUbIw2fCVjJ4k1jmlu78_aAAdkKLEhgNBjFk5ppKLOJ-hXOp_aRlz75Edkf6AKebOIsLBLQKeBpeTMP2jzHN1MnUHuCMRiUl5Fyo6ir6ovWD3TIerUnce5P1XXIx1kqth9I3SNzkgmI1n4q9YrBef5Qqv-zJ/s320/PXL_20220618_193626899.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The studio was accessible by this footpath.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbCVMD03_GLIZluA1FgUy595kB3fxWrIaljU1jblMbDbB1lL_ObFLXnC0dEkDKvmFvZ5wlRAkTs2WYZ_NrPil5nIl6V7acfLKpbtYLAXtzOlvt9fj_EQnZO1knG6iDr5-jUnoJX-ATywObk5XmbeltKAg1Le4IlXcX-YqgkP2Z73xpIzOUhQjz8ya/s4032/PXL_20220618_193830492.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKbCVMD03_GLIZluA1FgUy595kB3fxWrIaljU1jblMbDbB1lL_ObFLXnC0dEkDKvmFvZ5wlRAkTs2WYZ_NrPil5nIl6V7acfLKpbtYLAXtzOlvt9fj_EQnZO1knG6iDr5-jUnoJX-ATywObk5XmbeltKAg1Le4IlXcX-YqgkP2Z73xpIzOUhQjz8ya/s320/PXL_20220618_193830492.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the distance was <b>Brimstone Head, </b>one of the four corners of the earth according to the Flat Earth Society.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2Nh7VljRjqRiMd-SVmCQDQ-fSUV82FKgzquhGW4eobxRNrDl3L1V8iaz_2fR6KF1mP4ia5Df0visLF9ZaAI8Uz85fOw7irV8gbMlz2cp9qmTBkR81EZUIJa1x2_SgnST5hdA4OS5z7AcSIVhAv-lcyvyfU0koWHwhOsRMVlVbyXUOlxXC3bJuir_/s3469/PXL_20220618_194754790.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3469" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2Nh7VljRjqRiMd-SVmCQDQ-fSUV82FKgzquhGW4eobxRNrDl3L1V8iaz_2fR6KF1mP4ia5Df0visLF9ZaAI8Uz85fOw7irV8gbMlz2cp9qmTBkR81EZUIJa1x2_SgnST5hdA4OS5z7AcSIVhAv-lcyvyfU0koWHwhOsRMVlVbyXUOlxXC3bJuir_/s320/PXL_20220618_194754790.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At <b>Experience Fogo,</b> a group of re-created buildings, we learned more about the importance of the fishing industry to the province and Fogo Island especially. For nearly all of Newfoundland's recorded history, its main catch was cod and Fogo Island was settled and developed because of the cod fishery. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xLA9EPSG2Sff9z00YE_IBIozFDMF168PZ9Vz_pHprIgoddhev6AFXxjRmFq-PNQK6PcgbXrHimVwN8NyyuyMzY5f5fXWD6_ZF64npeuMDcI_1LX4tUMYSQjy3C7wG9aWAski7HqOluja98hZfOoyaJaOs3hUGjB17btlLNyhElq5jB_DlUUD_GDh/s4032/PXL_20220617_232440078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4xLA9EPSG2Sff9z00YE_IBIozFDMF168PZ9Vz_pHprIgoddhev6AFXxjRmFq-PNQK6PcgbXrHimVwN8NyyuyMzY5f5fXWD6_ZF64npeuMDcI_1LX4tUMYSQjy3C7wG9aWAski7HqOluja98hZfOoyaJaOs3hUGjB17btlLNyhElq5jB_DlUUD_GDh/s320/PXL_20220617_232440078.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After it was discovered cod could be made more durable by salting it before drying, the split and boned cod was often laid out on raised wooden platforms called <b>fish flakes. </b>These were first recorded in Newfoundland in 1623. By the 19th century, the structures were a common sight on the island with people of all ages helping to spread, turn, and collect the fish from their flakes.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHvuVpr5XVW6iOU7-2S83Ma4S-Mr_lWXbmlF8cct2rdJWxTSvaVx2n-heoTBb2okGozlFXtDcLlyK1kmH39zoL_IS1Gc6vOLmcpDvFAuDouXYna9AebdMKS1TwJicLHo9fcnmpxnfsijFJLLS7bWkaiU5u7PZ2wPkneBE3fNtxE1hVkNycvZRbPrl/s3765/PXL_20220617_232656137.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2930" data-original-width="3765" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHvuVpr5XVW6iOU7-2S83Ma4S-Mr_lWXbmlF8cct2rdJWxTSvaVx2n-heoTBb2okGozlFXtDcLlyK1kmH39zoL_IS1Gc6vOLmcpDvFAuDouXYna9AebdMKS1TwJicLHo9fcnmpxnfsijFJLLS7bWkaiU5u7PZ2wPkneBE3fNtxE1hVkNycvZRbPrl/s320/PXL_20220617_232656137.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6K7EHGr5nGgmHzFdOIRtGvY7cXPfNhRNo4Lw_c24MSSEhxkezp0_KAtDdrMsPBArAnbIYEH4XJoE9jNbShDT1spy6XLjjvLMx0c9uTxosoMGvryxzh9_4lB7EPzt3jRfl9c49OUrgX7MYAxA1ZJ9v_YaWo2jY3eMeaVZ28Wr5WNONj6YWWpPC_VS/s3710/PXL_20220617_232714368.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3710" data-original-width="2245" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT6K7EHGr5nGgmHzFdOIRtGvY7cXPfNhRNo4Lw_c24MSSEhxkezp0_KAtDdrMsPBArAnbIYEH4XJoE9jNbShDT1spy6XLjjvLMx0c9uTxosoMGvryxzh9_4lB7EPzt3jRfl9c49OUrgX7MYAxA1ZJ9v_YaWo2jY3eMeaVZ28Wr5WNONj6YWWpPC_VS/s320/PXL_20220617_232714368.jpg" width="194" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">These two large cauldrons were <b>barking pots</b> that were used to preserve the cotton twine in cod traps. The tanning or 'barking' also made the nets invisible to the cod. A mixture of 'bark' or pitch was added to saltwater, then boiled for hours before the traps were immersed in the pots and then hung onto poles to dry.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTY5JfX5ENfBGSYfsd1gNxFPNxWR_w3zMXjIt39HRP_Wv6cogT2dUL-Ag2tit6e6yLWf8gLr3NBoZh47ziRg4VDpwtyegpq7iYS2WGf4vMW4yQvtdA_rZOHopXQVw3AMkE-nqYB-H5TRcjSqJzT0EFBL4EQ8laLKE3djP6jIaNtHfluzj3biIbA2C/s4032/PXL_20220617_232850548.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixTY5JfX5ENfBGSYfsd1gNxFPNxWR_w3zMXjIt39HRP_Wv6cogT2dUL-Ag2tit6e6yLWf8gLr3NBoZh47ziRg4VDpwtyegpq7iYS2WGf4vMW4yQvtdA_rZOHopXQVw3AMkE-nqYB-H5TRcjSqJzT0EFBL4EQ8laLKE3djP6jIaNtHfluzj3biIbA2C/s320/PXL_20220617_232850548.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of the most familiar buildings connected with the fishery industry in Newfoundland was the <b>stage. </b>They were normally built near the shoreline, atop or adjacent to a wooden wharf. The stage building was a mini factory for fish production: after the offal was removed, and the body placed on the splitting table, the fish was washed, salted in bins, and placed on the flakes to dry. In the off-season, stages were used to store gear and nets. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNHZhFABzkbXRZqj_cOxG5GYY3WQM4l2ITOebV_awkuB3pJAAtkIDd8JWvmmhX7jO3fbTk6jPWHAGvojRyKjJ1zLMX1y4yIL3kyKl1l3-m808ywPfBJy7wncobfBxkl4bqV4Vfj7PjhntiOhg66iHmcfo1dk5sWAMezaQGJnL6oM1Wex6mALoDLdb/s4032/PXL_20220617_233056436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNHZhFABzkbXRZqj_cOxG5GYY3WQM4l2ITOebV_awkuB3pJAAtkIDd8JWvmmhX7jO3fbTk6jPWHAGvojRyKjJ1zLMX1y4yIL3kyKl1l3-m808ywPfBJy7wncobfBxkl4bqV4Vfj7PjhntiOhg66iHmcfo1dk5sWAMezaQGJnL6oM1Wex6mALoDLdb/s320/PXL_20220617_233056436.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <b>stable</b> re-created here was a reminder of the time when Fogo Islanders kept horses who were the automobiles of their day, towing carriages, pulling plows, and carrying heavy loads like wood. Cows were prized because they provided meat and dairy products but providing winter feed was often difficult. Smaller animals like goats, sheep, and pigs were also kept and were an advantage because they required less food. Now, very few of these animals remain, and the stables that housed them are a thing of the past.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaFKE8z0Mg4zlDtqapOkkRuUEN3NChoVPKwIqdrkoxfNhxO4aYXnx1mcVvH1X6qaicnseL7N1sd2HbMQVZ39eMMjKMGaAZ85bZ4rqLHBuZoj429D7HuS44mmL6vHEiifdaDVQ0LgZhiwR_cK3ROlKkKmMndxtSNcdQQEFRQwNQ1wzDQbOIH4iCYFd/s4032/PXL_20220618_195446499.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqaFKE8z0Mg4zlDtqapOkkRuUEN3NChoVPKwIqdrkoxfNhxO4aYXnx1mcVvH1X6qaicnseL7N1sd2HbMQVZ39eMMjKMGaAZ85bZ4rqLHBuZoj429D7HuS44mmL6vHEiifdaDVQ0LgZhiwR_cK3ROlKkKmMndxtSNcdQQEFRQwNQ1wzDQbOIH4iCYFd/s320/PXL_20220618_195446499.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After driving to <b>Fogo Head</b> at the end of the island, we spotted the larger <b>Barnes Island</b> and the tiny <b>Western Tickle Island.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSqMxZN6FxnQrkDtOGztERFwvo5QDhqdB8zeH-9WXkKVLtnnYNWTTMXwMy2F7O2kOsFM9vOlRU_KOcdU5E-3wHnQ1a7tYE1wrooPpvYZ4GLYolkngW6kDPVun3yBMbxm8FxI377V4b6frkqdZryoSvWMEyPD4qeBBvUiB3PzHzX7YgzBKesPXrn3s/s3854/PXL_20220618_200144772.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2989" data-original-width="3854" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSqMxZN6FxnQrkDtOGztERFwvo5QDhqdB8zeH-9WXkKVLtnnYNWTTMXwMy2F7O2kOsFM9vOlRU_KOcdU5E-3wHnQ1a7tYE1wrooPpvYZ4GLYolkngW6kDPVun3yBMbxm8FxI377V4b6frkqdZryoSvWMEyPD4qeBBvUiB3PzHzX7YgzBKesPXrn3s/s320/PXL_20220618_200144772.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fogo Battery</b> was a temporary battery erected in 1779 but only maintained for five years when its ordnance was withdrawn. It was rebuilt in 1812 and maintained for three years during the War of 1812.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpETUEGG9DTqgHw3T8CsDFI65NoXuaVKp3r_tVzeN9r_FwghSZSgjEqPjJVGihfirhLJsx1hKge-9599e0QEEYEQR34j4LPgdCJEh9fWhvWrPwPaQz_0Ew5UIK4pQ0O98ZSOa50U2HHhNf9fOMGkKjQO217YkH-SF3UfXwiZUlqzAyS-5S-J714jX/s4032/PXL_20220618_200257179.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpETUEGG9DTqgHw3T8CsDFI65NoXuaVKp3r_tVzeN9r_FwghSZSgjEqPjJVGihfirhLJsx1hKge-9599e0QEEYEQR34j4LPgdCJEh9fWhvWrPwPaQz_0Ew5UIK4pQ0O98ZSOa50U2HHhNf9fOMGkKjQO217YkH-SF3UfXwiZUlqzAyS-5S-J714jX/s320/PXL_20220618_200257179.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As it was getting late and we were getting tired, we never envisioned climbing Brimstone Head but the trail looked easy and so alluring. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Posted on September 25th, 2022 from our home in Denver's western suburb of Littleton, a day after Hurricane Fiona wreaked havoc on Newfoundland's southwestern coast after pummeling Puerto Rico. Our hearts are with the people in both areas as they struggle to rebuild their lives.</i></span></div><p></p>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-9995269036581347112022-09-21T23:54:00.017-06:002022-09-22T00:53:36.148-06:006/16 & 17/22: Twillingate & One-of-a-Kind Fogo Island!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvm-_kFi7q9z6g7eZut2kDG29ZQzSm148HnUUocTajJYmxavwotErmwUhqHzvJByj05uAJtjECgIvI97s0w8VT5mRAqc7ofthKiR7_zDfQRr4WOJcP3cXKlpqjznlxXm6f9YkBHEBhS75g-cJfgy0vIphqncbKOVlPJT7Qq9_RTQOWY_JiDar95o-/s4032/PXL_20220617_213307203.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvm-_kFi7q9z6g7eZut2kDG29ZQzSm148HnUUocTajJYmxavwotErmwUhqHzvJByj05uAJtjECgIvI97s0w8VT5mRAqc7ofthKiR7_zDfQRr4WOJcP3cXKlpqjznlxXm6f9YkBHEBhS75g-cJfgy0vIphqncbKOVlPJT7Qq9_RTQOWY_JiDar95o-/s320/PXL_20220617_213307203.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">After a delicious breakfast, I asked <b>Wavy and Wexton,</b> our Hillside B&B hosts who run it from mid-May to mid-September if they travel South in the winters to escape the sleet and wind. Wavy told me with a straight face they already live in the South as they'd spent decades in <b>Labrador City, Labrador!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtt_RVt19RdTfH86YEQbFtn-OesZFrRO7tAeQTswvewZGUPLI9wvxPKnr0fcUdlerJLKQB1xur-rV1lNCy9M-Qo3z7NAaqLZbsNnXA13PvmXesyXJz1Wdf3Rp1vp4g3WMPv952GZXeIgOvTq46xOklW5IlUXwrIVI4zJQSFi5sG6vaCZX6ioBj0C72/s4032/PXL_20220616_120949061.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtt_RVt19RdTfH86YEQbFtn-OesZFrRO7tAeQTswvewZGUPLI9wvxPKnr0fcUdlerJLKQB1xur-rV1lNCy9M-Qo3z7NAaqLZbsNnXA13PvmXesyXJz1Wdf3Rp1vp4g3WMPv952GZXeIgOvTq46xOklW5IlUXwrIVI4zJQSFi5sG6vaCZX6ioBj0C72/s320/PXL_20220616_120949061.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Your smile for the day: Newfoundland's largest lobster trap!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtv8ys2hM6V1Vt0JhOCaVCYAu2Lsna-QPDHOCaeValYivpSCwI203uwAyKLxF1oidR1IusGiRMa1hwhe0ez_tqeG8u5EasYMtE5jqQDfOoVZ-0vuEd0CbWjwf6PwDlVwOaFIZkSyIGErk9dANrerlXzVPUfB2EhIgnz5dQqv6tzdGyh1KwP1ZhODe/s4032/PXL_20220616_122052848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGtv8ys2hM6V1Vt0JhOCaVCYAu2Lsna-QPDHOCaeValYivpSCwI203uwAyKLxF1oidR1IusGiRMa1hwhe0ez_tqeG8u5EasYMtE5jqQDfOoVZ-0vuEd0CbWjwf6PwDlVwOaFIZkSyIGErk9dANrerlXzVPUfB2EhIgnz5dQqv6tzdGyh1KwP1ZhODe/s320/PXL_20220616_122052848.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>North of Twillingate was <b>Long Point Lighthouse </b>where we came not so much for the lighthouse but for the drop-dead gorgeous views from the cliffs. </span>When it comes to viewing icebergs, Twillingate's claim to fame is it's <i>the</i> place to see them. Icebergs travel south from the Arctic every spring and if we'd been here at the end of May or early June, they would've been plentiful. But some remain off the coast of nearby <b>Labrador </b>until early August. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGsfhBzvKf-85RRwQL1jIrGLBjgdHrCz2WZ6X8gHLrA9iqcCvNBFnZ-h1_D40Fx2O173v9YpOuggJO_2ctkU5KxVQ_ON5LE8OA-pszdauE8qRrjYf3jQoRrhrM9H8f7gegOGVOsv9V7YTupOvEyV2BldQKrtAXw8YtAZDuhiCVI73MqrVICYnDHfI/s4032/PXL_20220616_122933825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXGsfhBzvKf-85RRwQL1jIrGLBjgdHrCz2WZ6X8gHLrA9iqcCvNBFnZ-h1_D40Fx2O173v9YpOuggJO_2ctkU5KxVQ_ON5LE8OA-pszdauE8qRrjYf3jQoRrhrM9H8f7gegOGVOsv9V7YTupOvEyV2BldQKrtAXw8YtAZDuhiCVI73MqrVICYnDHfI/s320/PXL_20220616_122933825.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">The sheer size of these 10,000-year-old "glacial giants" is difficult to grasp, and that's not even considering that <i>ninety percent</i> of icebergs remain unseen below the surface! It was an iceberg such as this that sank the <i>Titanic </i>just 400 miles off the coast. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since our trip to Antarctica was several years ago, I had forgotten the names of different-sized icebergs. They ranged from growler (up to 16 ft.) to bergy bit to small berg to medium and large (from 200 ft. to 720 ft.). As we'd witnessed on our boat tour of <b>St. Anthony</b> several days earlier, the colors of these magnificent monsters range from snow-white to the deepest aquamarine.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVb4IKJ44AKrcaOso06PENsahtTGKN3qmsXzMPov_hMcZpxwhGjhCEghekY6nimyR4Z2i-I2LnO6-ieLH2xmvZjIFSSkl64ZQw3M4tJKHt7Ax6lTBnexrx1tlP3jPMt1-Rxy8eEY0y7g2U5g4sDcNGAa0vYRz8bnVRP2gXQ0U0PqR6CK84MSXHkj4c/s4032/PXL_20220616_123740341.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVb4IKJ44AKrcaOso06PENsahtTGKN3qmsXzMPov_hMcZpxwhGjhCEghekY6nimyR4Z2i-I2LnO6-ieLH2xmvZjIFSSkl64ZQw3M4tJKHt7Ax6lTBnexrx1tlP3jPMt1-Rxy8eEY0y7g2U5g4sDcNGAa0vYRz8bnVRP2gXQ0U0PqR6CK84MSXHkj4c/s320/PXL_20220616_123740341.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">I just read that when birds perched atop icebergs and suddenly fly off, it might be a sign the iceberg is about to roll or break apart. I am glad I didn't know that when we spotted this bird on the iceberg in St. Anthony! We counted ourselves really lucky that we'd at least seen the biggest one in all of Newfoundland in St. Anthony. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmKNwfepKxw0hWGnDk37v0bPB20CVlBmTt49H1RXdA002zzGSsvqWBgM6znAHaHrWObJaMoXpX_9yGhxbb5FqVUzEBcgI67yVWlKylhr7vvGDzHHc_PRWUuPZLX5jAMEqidAwEgZsipiksMg479RmShaDaFDWbbE31Y-7VLPc_IepopYSvOQ7V0wO/s4032/PXL_20220613_123959977.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkmKNwfepKxw0hWGnDk37v0bPB20CVlBmTt49H1RXdA002zzGSsvqWBgM6znAHaHrWObJaMoXpX_9yGhxbb5FqVUzEBcgI67yVWlKylhr7vvGDzHHc_PRWUuPZLX5jAMEqidAwEgZsipiksMg479RmShaDaFDWbbE31Y-7VLPc_IepopYSvOQ7V0wO/s320/PXL_20220613_123959977.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXn7QFi4DClABNvpEJ4XELGtEeesPbX4GCYmBbIuidyuinze_8_QwsL2FEw7kWZWSxXiaCBFf9rmDfJV6UO220znCE9j5T7aJbijeoVynMx35YPaPNLTQXn3viRSIdh0-RtjmEe9rRqRw1V6X4vPF2nkaZLn60GpmnVxaMm-lVSRjlzbthPxBtDqg/s320/PXL_20220616_132552477.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back in Twillingate, we stopped at the historic<b> St. Peter's Anglican Church </b>which was one of the oldest wooden churches still in existence on the island. The main part of the church was built in 1842 with the tower added two years later. After a bountiful seal harvest in 1862, the tower bell was purchased.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-IpTiGCcmsh2VzWBptvqGX_YAq5pJLYEbEvlRKMSh_rpOO1qJ1aIXFJZseW4Q8CMr5rI3FC0_76GOLURBQKbdrc3v8x9Uuk94fY571ME2KamJPl-16LfhUj-95gCZ24nIwgRuB36kYYKiyjVib_ZKTMzDjCh2jTbuASwaG6t7GTscyNKsKpJ_bEO-/s4032/PXL_20220616_143119793.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-IpTiGCcmsh2VzWBptvqGX_YAq5pJLYEbEvlRKMSh_rpOO1qJ1aIXFJZseW4Q8CMr5rI3FC0_76GOLURBQKbdrc3v8x9Uuk94fY571ME2KamJPl-16LfhUj-95gCZ24nIwgRuB36kYYKiyjVib_ZKTMzDjCh2jTbuASwaG6t7GTscyNKsKpJ_bEO-/s320/PXL_20220616_143119793.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfjQ1a06qEbq5fr_aY6eEz9lVYFtDIYeAQ8aEfo6t5vbNW_jCJxmMMjwlfod8wGirXZRlh5jXXhjt7vn1lZVo_oXUgZqeMdVdWJNnEW7rIurGL5tl8_deU8Of0lgBzeT1FV6outKKkfmz4jvyhy61aJRsU-SRkJp0M7qdyI3V0rsE3-j7HmdPJfEX/s3024/PXL_20220616_143341445.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3015" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfjQ1a06qEbq5fr_aY6eEz9lVYFtDIYeAQ8aEfo6t5vbNW_jCJxmMMjwlfod8wGirXZRlh5jXXhjt7vn1lZVo_oXUgZqeMdVdWJNnEW7rIurGL5tl8_deU8Of0lgBzeT1FV6outKKkfmz4jvyhy61aJRsU-SRkJp0M7qdyI3V0rsE3-j7HmdPJfEX/s320/PXL_20220616_143341445.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-eW251ekSMzdATv76K37WBeLdi18QXzIbhsAhg4lIb3sE86FZHZVjZnnCsQwiFxGUGn9naETLuHhvliCGEARATtjUYpj6sqi3NTTcRU-MKmsKY8Z_ZIe1RNXGh6r1NbN_9TSedsMti86xtLNnJgNuKc6vdrD6TYwqtunqHKlY-z7BWn-h1PU0unA/s4032/PXL_20220616_143423063.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-eW251ekSMzdATv76K37WBeLdi18QXzIbhsAhg4lIb3sE86FZHZVjZnnCsQwiFxGUGn9naETLuHhvliCGEARATtjUYpj6sqi3NTTcRU-MKmsKY8Z_ZIe1RNXGh6r1NbN_9TSedsMti86xtLNnJgNuKc6vdrD6TYwqtunqHKlY-z7BWn-h1PU0unA/s320/PXL_20220616_143423063.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyTb23rtDSbfSyXAUGGU0agDiYgH2g_0C6OJYE-rUiOQWAke8jIMifB2ZeCB2Vyyi951sgYr0h8MIU7WRv-SigU8abaAC_crP8lv8AccUtNd13NQ2x_0Q9ct-01ZJ2L7sonmx4g0OxVdpMYtzEsnR1wYdtyKu7ZT8HM0f7tWVmfkpVduTFuhDQmuv/s4032/PXL_20220616_143734764.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUyTb23rtDSbfSyXAUGGU0agDiYgH2g_0C6OJYE-rUiOQWAke8jIMifB2ZeCB2Vyyi951sgYr0h8MIU7WRv-SigU8abaAC_crP8lv8AccUtNd13NQ2x_0Q9ct-01ZJ2L7sonmx4g0OxVdpMYtzEsnR1wYdtyKu7ZT8HM0f7tWVmfkpVduTFuhDQmuv/s320/PXL_20220616_143734764.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Near the church was the <b>Wooden Boat Builder Museum</b> which sounded interesting but was closed. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejBaKTZKZT6UaQhwDqeCxLWC4HeThdeRjJkRxG2f99Rd7ZsgsyUq2d8Yq3HO72kMqgdTfHmKWbx7QLmpbGQeFme34A1JN4TyjtxBFaPfgxg32l59Kdq7Ccz7qsVwmY0fHJtUZUkx7aHkrf8KZwz9fCEjfnE68QVRQl_Bksv6t8iqovlfpbJeghxGJ/s4032/PXL_20220616_143840230.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejBaKTZKZT6UaQhwDqeCxLWC4HeThdeRjJkRxG2f99Rd7ZsgsyUq2d8Yq3HO72kMqgdTfHmKWbx7QLmpbGQeFme34A1JN4TyjtxBFaPfgxg32l59Kdq7Ccz7qsVwmY0fHJtUZUkx7aHkrf8KZwz9fCEjfnE68QVRQl_Bksv6t8iqovlfpbJeghxGJ/w320-h240/PXL_20220616_143840230.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A stone's throw from the church and museum was <b>Twillingate Museum</b> whose motto was "where the past is always present." The museum was located in the <i>third</i> St. Peter's rectory - the first two had been destroyed by fire. This former rectory was built with material from an older building in 1915. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWwICjNonfzzJJqzDuTfQVEB8tPMG0oK9YWc7W_vkX_KfnhJnVErX_ivcUStA7bVMZ0gpzF8ZphSeYQeNZzH2bd6j_DCl6AArdxqDCjE6Cj1sRtHVYB0AawpHsmbCSqfsMYluJRB36Hx_wqv-BySdoShKBZMtEcSGKzDZjVcoNFvmiQG1GaqZB0wJ/s4032/PXL_20220616_144059928.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWwICjNonfzzJJqzDuTfQVEB8tPMG0oK9YWc7W_vkX_KfnhJnVErX_ivcUStA7bVMZ0gpzF8ZphSeYQeNZzH2bd6j_DCl6AArdxqDCjE6Cj1sRtHVYB0AawpHsmbCSqfsMYluJRB36Hx_wqv-BySdoShKBZMtEcSGKzDZjVcoNFvmiQG1GaqZB0wJ/s320/PXL_20220616_144059928.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After the congregation decided the building had outlived its usefulness by 1973, it was decided to use the rectory as a home for the town's treasured possessions so its history and cultural background from the turn of the 19th century could be preserved.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1Is9E5zi1Yyr5Yco6x0q5dzTGVw57JD8D9FOTBBTRAj_cGV6Y3NgHfQN-9j6u_hQqZ-2wALRiwzcekpajZ3e4_ekduF0k8RkzXfOn97xQQ4JINmeBZw5rEHEqism-lXJrwddIE9__0aqbbiOjTpQ3qzkoeeYGy6tvKyT3O26evqVYZFseM_LZtAv/s4032/PXL_20220616_144325802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1Is9E5zi1Yyr5Yco6x0q5dzTGVw57JD8D9FOTBBTRAj_cGV6Y3NgHfQN-9j6u_hQqZ-2wALRiwzcekpajZ3e4_ekduF0k8RkzXfOn97xQQ4JINmeBZw5rEHEqism-lXJrwddIE9__0aqbbiOjTpQ3qzkoeeYGy6tvKyT3O26evqVYZFseM_LZtAv/s320/PXL_20220616_144325802.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Hope you haven't yet either! Remember this photo for later.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5bgMf7GzJNmX7NJxeKvkW4mAmqvNebtna4amUU_6ptrLiswCOWZyLg9d9ewDMCqI58xmkW2F5DE4_3khzkn7UrM0VNUkPb_XbVZezi40johSkztlkFgShDLslcDn9QLeZaAQmiB9o2n2mIDo3rkczFKOq8QhP7_3FF_swScMJ-1sUjtsNqTDTj5c/s4032/PXL_20220616_150650982.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5bgMf7GzJNmX7NJxeKvkW4mAmqvNebtna4amUU_6ptrLiswCOWZyLg9d9ewDMCqI58xmkW2F5DE4_3khzkn7UrM0VNUkPb_XbVZezi40johSkztlkFgShDLslcDn9QLeZaAQmiB9o2n2mIDo3rkczFKOq8QhP7_3FF_swScMJ-1sUjtsNqTDTj5c/s320/PXL_20220616_150650982.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jCIOkLac186MKwbiu4Pz_X20TKIz-EqYNV9y_lESiZ9SMQFx4UR1IfkKXQbqVvu7pg0SDD_1mYVx_NU18Pb63wRAXo5dpmvc3nVJIppftYSNRJEsqd_Fgc_CZskD2q0nkrwELyXdu5jYOc1m1tE_fYb2c6qyqjfvSbAnx9yNwX-tdE5C3wLw_93P/s4032/PXL_20220616_150708357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1jCIOkLac186MKwbiu4Pz_X20TKIz-EqYNV9y_lESiZ9SMQFx4UR1IfkKXQbqVvu7pg0SDD_1mYVx_NU18Pb63wRAXo5dpmvc3nVJIppftYSNRJEsqd_Fgc_CZskD2q0nkrwELyXdu5jYOc1m1tE_fYb2c6qyqjfvSbAnx9yNwX-tdE5C3wLw_93P/s320/PXL_20220616_150708357.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Twillingate vistas:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PtlaZrfSYRwHyxOlAW7cY_qFaPafrc79dmWTHc2juJ6VTORSif_bjZO4jjIWo9ythtQBMI9NhDBsZ4ppLAxpjH8mtki1VACf1I5fUwajIMRXi5kVBNtkx8B1cbocxi2kKS6IfncVRXV6kCR0yvVSf_ssg27LfLtKzlX5k4fSQTBMS-kYulttKlgL/s4032/PXL_20220616_151227217.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2PtlaZrfSYRwHyxOlAW7cY_qFaPafrc79dmWTHc2juJ6VTORSif_bjZO4jjIWo9ythtQBMI9NhDBsZ4ppLAxpjH8mtki1VACf1I5fUwajIMRXi5kVBNtkx8B1cbocxi2kKS6IfncVRXV6kCR0yvVSf_ssg27LfLtKzlX5k4fSQTBMS-kYulttKlgL/s320/PXL_20220616_151227217.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzAjpqQMU23IFV7_Pc1QWXLd39L_Ual0tHQlHOtyI9B-i7v6BTUTSKH_gCpCLqymEvWs3R9GhFyOCyc2UMzA7_pVgaODHcXPbscfbtfbk1Zu8WrAN1SWA9R3DnqGyC9rP3EZgaCPrqgNKueoKEnZy7mNhmI42V0Aaa2bJB0XFVoKl3LSNiW-s3W0h/s3819/PXL_20220616_151233337.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3819" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZzAjpqQMU23IFV7_Pc1QWXLd39L_Ual0tHQlHOtyI9B-i7v6BTUTSKH_gCpCLqymEvWs3R9GhFyOCyc2UMzA7_pVgaODHcXPbscfbtfbk1Zu8WrAN1SWA9R3DnqGyC9rP3EZgaCPrqgNKueoKEnZy7mNhmI42V0Aaa2bJB0XFVoKl3LSNiW-s3W0h/s320/PXL_20220616_151233337.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifq-O_F9omNz_spwR4piUp6CcmwJnYhFUAMgzb_ICMeiypMM_kV0nqQ5O3bmaUqLbNjJnZnsKDc4SaGEADeiZAn3ettDaeUyTD49iB6A_FVuEztWiqM8SBGHncRHjNT6cFi_Y1z0YGudguoSvQaZ_Nf_Laydv2EAXg6YKW_kcRfNOAk9ejMyCkB_O5/s3699/PXL_20220616_151239205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2816" data-original-width="3699" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifq-O_F9omNz_spwR4piUp6CcmwJnYhFUAMgzb_ICMeiypMM_kV0nqQ5O3bmaUqLbNjJnZnsKDc4SaGEADeiZAn3ettDaeUyTD49iB6A_FVuEztWiqM8SBGHncRHjNT6cFi_Y1z0YGudguoSvQaZ_Nf_Laydv2EAXg6YKW_kcRfNOAk9ejMyCkB_O5/s320/PXL_20220616_151239205.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">That evening Steven and I enjoyed a fun evening at the <b>Twillingate Dinner Theater </b>where the food was the best we've had at any dinner theater, a low bar, I know, but it was really good! The entertainment consisted of a group of five entertainers who sang, did comedy routines, and performed on a wide array of instruments.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaalTAnxqjEMaNxaLxM4JbA78ietDUVd-IiiWKTN5myvO8dSp69QqQwWvCEz1uTIbfgN7D5s9Hk26vGQVwtrGcjVcW60YQ_LwVKmx6LyZO2hyvZW9bVhOu8O6ysjuUx36_L7nfWO3VmBM67_YMKM43K4EjFx45aUWwGO6Yk8DxEmfF_raqX7LmamJ/s4032/PXL_20220616_234301624.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnaalTAnxqjEMaNxaLxM4JbA78ietDUVd-IiiWKTN5myvO8dSp69QqQwWvCEz1uTIbfgN7D5s9Hk26vGQVwtrGcjVcW60YQ_LwVKmx6LyZO2hyvZW9bVhOu8O6ysjuUx36_L7nfWO3VmBM67_YMKM43K4EjFx45aUWwGO6Yk8DxEmfF_raqX7LmamJ/s320/PXL_20220616_234301624.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-uuyl8kmSniIaQiCysko0v6B2Xjp_3GzuW2kmXeMzkvonfyyfQwJM6lM8gOEsnA0nCCQw-RvcTIJ447dfeU1RdrZ_eL-aFYRIAbCdYJt9g9blq9wytY8rIg9AskQpUjjAD7AirRXk9ZTovXfQSqY9waAupuwx8ZERD5k0RbEiyXNhcYq2ceZ58Jr/s4032/PXL_20220616_200834654.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-uuyl8kmSniIaQiCysko0v6B2Xjp_3GzuW2kmXeMzkvonfyyfQwJM6lM8gOEsnA0nCCQw-RvcTIJ447dfeU1RdrZ_eL-aFYRIAbCdYJt9g9blq9wytY8rIg9AskQpUjjAD7AirRXk9ZTovXfQSqY9waAupuwx8ZERD5k0RbEiyXNhcYq2ceZ58Jr/s320/PXL_20220616_200834654.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The entertainers began by welcoming the almost full house who had come from afar. The first song, <i>Home, </i>reminded all of us of the love of place.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU39WMEd_n8z6m6TgAMAkA3mP9mJPJJhOurPikNJP58SXzwt_A91_9F_MRazYMHpuQ0OqpOlv7jqFBnOoZVEuG_GFa4v61NhAtukcETbVv6WH5uH1-uG7c_vkTsavaxxl2hpQffMsC7TreokmFtuFDC43TT1w6SYEKPZkKSy4zfHvSKeKRRu7iemDq/s4032/PXL_20220616_213630244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU39WMEd_n8z6m6TgAMAkA3mP9mJPJJhOurPikNJP58SXzwt_A91_9F_MRazYMHpuQ0OqpOlv7jqFBnOoZVEuG_GFa4v61NhAtukcETbVv6WH5uH1-uG7c_vkTsavaxxl2hpQffMsC7TreokmFtuFDC43TT1w6SYEKPZkKSy4zfHvSKeKRRu7iemDq/s320/PXL_20220616_213630244.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">The song's lyrics resonated with our newfound attraction to the island but also pointed to the issues Newfoundlanders have sadly experienced by other Canadians in prior decades when they were the butt of jokes and were referred to as <b>Newfies. </b>Here were some of the lines:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tell them you're from Newfoundland,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Walk tall like any man,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stand up and be proud.</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLQwtwhqTNF2rJeIawnbLC8ICNv2bALKVQbSmyU3LqW67I6TtO_CAfwfvJA_hreteh9qLkuaEniISzNVBYTjzxE7CjObDCUUkeqcEg2B-Cpm7FOkVkAMzOS7hG9GFLoZ8e2MT1JYKrt8dAE3E-8BOCWYgMKX-zj4tch_VLrqXVSgsaDfESI0crhaD/s4032/PXL_20220616_213835650.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTLQwtwhqTNF2rJeIawnbLC8ICNv2bALKVQbSmyU3LqW67I6TtO_CAfwfvJA_hreteh9qLkuaEniISzNVBYTjzxE7CjObDCUUkeqcEg2B-Cpm7FOkVkAMzOS7hG9GFLoZ8e2MT1JYKrt8dAE3E-8BOCWYgMKX-zj4tch_VLrqXVSgsaDfESI0crhaD/s320/PXL_20220616_213835650.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Steven and I agreed that the weakest link in the evening's program was the skits, in part because the two women couldn't stop laughing at their own jokes. One was about a 'Newfie shed party.'</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibozGaOl4Nvqy5RnOUE_6wiOZcXOWcVYCbP69xV3lWQELFD8Vk-X0nJmyrQepm5LYy_qOkW7f5VJoMKJz0zZMS850rr7iFveuTe_FccYJNt3_AlhEZdkBTGM07bI2iOhNysXk3gjOY9ZsJ6KnPfDTUpVlz04GNEL1GwUC99aGyvQwFZsx6zSPgq6t3/s4032/PXL_20220616_215305899.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibozGaOl4Nvqy5RnOUE_6wiOZcXOWcVYCbP69xV3lWQELFD8Vk-X0nJmyrQepm5LYy_qOkW7f5VJoMKJz0zZMS850rr7iFveuTe_FccYJNt3_AlhEZdkBTGM07bI2iOhNysXk3gjOY9ZsJ6KnPfDTUpVlz04GNEL1GwUC99aGyvQwFZsx6zSPgq6t3/s320/PXL_20220616_215305899.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDl0gWbxKFzZ60wcPDYD7mxnCHD8HQsv9CMh-mnlRFFHvZW5TuygAquEWeK_QuYfKwaUDaGbo_ELnxMIi2V9Qx3a2yFteDfJdC2nrG-mryGancKSEuUGOa-fuWSf7LetLccuHI68ruXEh4Zd0pNHdsoHdmJFKBA8ES9YzqGpUQQXI8Efc2aKZlfNkt/s4032/PXL_20220616_222051742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDl0gWbxKFzZ60wcPDYD7mxnCHD8HQsv9CMh-mnlRFFHvZW5TuygAquEWeK_QuYfKwaUDaGbo_ELnxMIi2V9Qx3a2yFteDfJdC2nrG-mryGancKSEuUGOa-fuWSf7LetLccuHI68ruXEh4Zd0pNHdsoHdmJFKBA8ES9YzqGpUQQXI8Efc2aKZlfNkt/s320/PXL_20220616_222051742.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jody</b> regaled us by playing a traditional Newfoundland musical instrument called an <b>ugly stick.</b> It's fashioned out of household and tool shed items, typically a mop handle with bottle caps, tin cans, small bells, and other noise makers. The unfortunately named instrument was played with a drumstick and had a distinctive and pleasant sound.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIXLppJpPKFQ_cSe6LK37lEmMxxmOM4NmUQpXfQALpAUNAvfQPbE40VEW6AlzAPXhyRlUMTZ2meS1k7IJGyWFLyJfg1PtSOn39NoReCkBllvag7vxpO7Jd7jiA7rWzIjytXCcjEl39xTIMlxLSg5GpSbr-kEJT0dIXO44Ctd3Zvr2Z83LE3DZVJn0/s3940/PXL_20220616_220438917.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3940" data-original-width="2257" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPIXLppJpPKFQ_cSe6LK37lEmMxxmOM4NmUQpXfQALpAUNAvfQPbE40VEW6AlzAPXhyRlUMTZ2meS1k7IJGyWFLyJfg1PtSOn39NoReCkBllvag7vxpO7Jd7jiA7rWzIjytXCcjEl39xTIMlxLSg5GpSbr-kEJT0dIXO44Ctd3Zvr2Z83LE3DZVJn0/s320/PXL_20220616_220438917.jpg" width="183" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">He was multi-talented and played <i>twenty instruments</i> that night!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJFSXjEsMzLgIU3ytcBGx3FYcJNkTtvSFPLGoOrjHMBQ9LDK3ilpu3LFycgvNO8IqAeX7oGf-kZCd6MKrH3lZ3qDeTYu_GK3wWWloOncKF8UR3VuHthVupA3fE5iXua8uQ82JSJ8sACPj_ZT1CflEO4y9HeqKtW-B3ulUC8hzB_44GQwNRQDv-ESh/s4032/PXL_20220616_220741515.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJFSXjEsMzLgIU3ytcBGx3FYcJNkTtvSFPLGoOrjHMBQ9LDK3ilpu3LFycgvNO8IqAeX7oGf-kZCd6MKrH3lZ3qDeTYu_GK3wWWloOncKF8UR3VuHthVupA3fE5iXua8uQ82JSJ8sACPj_ZT1CflEO4y9HeqKtW-B3ulUC8hzB_44GQwNRQDv-ESh/s320/PXL_20220616_220741515.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After being on The Rock for about ten days and having experienced incredible warmth from so many islanders, we understood the sentiment when they spoke of Newfoundland as an island "where there are no strangers and everyone is your friend."</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GgMoBuw9N8IciKHgh_ICLDe8ISf5BphHltvd470HG95BZvJEDwdWoALTNU_2BpQwbWo89R8z2kD3zIzagb4dj9oFBn62Nij1CROU_rhEy4rTSmUSdTB6tq4jx3LXwWRI9ae37yAP5a9e2VhiKNNj4BrwDnL7X2rtR1Hrs9a-z9S5jez-nVBFxEIw/s4032/PXL_20220616_220446114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GgMoBuw9N8IciKHgh_ICLDe8ISf5BphHltvd470HG95BZvJEDwdWoALTNU_2BpQwbWo89R8z2kD3zIzagb4dj9oFBn62Nij1CROU_rhEy4rTSmUSdTB6tq4jx3LXwWRI9ae37yAP5a9e2VhiKNNj4BrwDnL7X2rtR1Hrs9a-z9S5jez-nVBFxEIw/s320/PXL_20220616_220446114.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sunday dinner in Newfoundland was served at lunchtime where there's always "plenty for twenty" for all friends and extended family.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivt1hcJs9a2qJt2HkOxfiN0ilPm18U5ulOSweDfdSlnED9_VNgYC07l6q_ynt4kGRDm0nGJB8m9da9rQxw6FznjoDG9_Mo4Cp-j2CgkkJX9sg85Zd7n3URMlpsW5dtqQOB3m0H1Cx2MT4XU9yybko4eJFo1TrdN-Y7ZJoKMkxvKW2LAV4CfzInk-6s/s3534/PXL_20220616_221407127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2911" data-original-width="3534" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivt1hcJs9a2qJt2HkOxfiN0ilPm18U5ulOSweDfdSlnED9_VNgYC07l6q_ynt4kGRDm0nGJB8m9da9rQxw6FznjoDG9_Mo4Cp-j2CgkkJX9sg85Zd7n3URMlpsW5dtqQOB3m0H1Cx2MT4XU9yybko4eJFo1TrdN-Y7ZJoKMkxvKW2LAV4CfzInk-6s/s320/PXL_20220616_221407127.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Being from the Ottawa Valley, I was particularly fond of <i>St. Annie's Reel </i>as you might imagine.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieb1CoxWgDLsK2YigElMT7bwnugNvgIxfS0iTliKXdxVoKQr4FpDI_de_ItOzNDDNEjQgOfh3e54jgQb567BN_rWLzL3ihsNlBKak4aR3BD8i2vF6huokpmZQl5QdzJGBkn3M9RFkRIrJAUOskQDnYKTC2mD3sXdRs6jTDrjR8XkqKO4CUVBGGt4Ka/s4032/PXL_20220616_224838503.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieb1CoxWgDLsK2YigElMT7bwnugNvgIxfS0iTliKXdxVoKQr4FpDI_de_ItOzNDDNEjQgOfh3e54jgQb567BN_rWLzL3ihsNlBKak4aR3BD8i2vF6huokpmZQl5QdzJGBkn3M9RFkRIrJAUOskQDnYKTC2mD3sXdRs6jTDrjR8XkqKO4CUVBGGt4Ka/s320/PXL_20220616_224838503.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Steven and I were incredibly lucky that not only had we been assigned a front row table but our evening's companions were <b>Geoff and Andree,</b> a lovely couple now living in southern Ontario although they met in Andree's native Quebec City. We were delighted to run into them a few days later and enjoyed dinner again.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4MPhZ-YjR7cuSfvMwIoZdyO4JtSb-6SRjTRtXtNSDhUjQWLU8kpAScj993bUhJ0UH0PK5vIsYmwE3mKFZni2VgV3Nl-24jI9IvFe_IZCGIzIheBosv0cnG3WfJeigBF3gHchgltBWGg5_U8X-0qQeRy_YevjDC0BuWt_C65Z3w6CQxIQG2UiFq8S/s4032/PXL_20220616_225133347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4MPhZ-YjR7cuSfvMwIoZdyO4JtSb-6SRjTRtXtNSDhUjQWLU8kpAScj993bUhJ0UH0PK5vIsYmwE3mKFZni2VgV3Nl-24jI9IvFe_IZCGIzIheBosv0cnG3WfJeigBF3gHchgltBWGg5_U8X-0qQeRy_YevjDC0BuWt_C65Z3w6CQxIQG2UiFq8S/s320/PXL_20220616_225133347.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Views as we left the theater:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Twillingate, day or night, was as pretty an island community as one could find.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwUm0d9pyWYbzP7pdc5HDk_ltj6IjMYAw3z9cCz57ZoLhET4-xV7FQT7fbaxmVUp5WvztFZPiLQPyu-D1JgaN5ANcLFjvD5zDxDdg2bGw-8UE6MeSTEpoL0oHCOnGocEtVwcHNAIbeSkEdpzjTilZf8iloCvQ9DDbZeWZFCvXsr0M_HmlLMlIqz8E/s4032/PXL_20220616_234736404.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwUm0d9pyWYbzP7pdc5HDk_ltj6IjMYAw3z9cCz57ZoLhET4-xV7FQT7fbaxmVUp5WvztFZPiLQPyu-D1JgaN5ANcLFjvD5zDxDdg2bGw-8UE6MeSTEpoL0oHCOnGocEtVwcHNAIbeSkEdpzjTilZf8iloCvQ9DDbZeWZFCvXsr0M_HmlLMlIqz8E/s320/PXL_20220616_234736404.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our last sunset photo in Twillingate was from our B&B.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bI9tvTbH4kSgiXU69v6ODLxWfEuwaKW6Unn0Is7fwB5zHAbxtHBD-JAsTAElyb976irRbxZPPsMZClmvgIvnw4wkDBbiZw8jv7T9i5sovE4efTW1hRPtohAA-yZgGmrI7cju25Ckne3E_AYid32GnH0n6aRp4h5d9GkAm-2aoaILkY0BiiKQunxt/s3024/PXL_20220616_235015544.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2883" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-bI9tvTbH4kSgiXU69v6ODLxWfEuwaKW6Unn0Is7fwB5zHAbxtHBD-JAsTAElyb976irRbxZPPsMZClmvgIvnw4wkDBbiZw8jv7T9i5sovE4efTW1hRPtohAA-yZgGmrI7cju25Ckne3E_AYid32GnH0n6aRp4h5d9GkAm-2aoaILkY0BiiKQunxt/s320/PXL_20220616_235015544.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The next morning, June 17th, we headed toward <b>Fogo</b> <b>Island, </b>an island off the island of Newfoundland. En route, we drove past the very scenic <b>New World Island.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoztyTgKUdmZEi3AD7AQnG5ND5Cd4KvNL8kxoeVhv86RUFpI7CMnxCe7UYh46nWwJtJeXe2lzNId0H67fKMh1bnwr68xsjxIxxptTfDcm77LYqBi-4xnQAvMKQocNrzIN4sWZ1vkzu8PVVS2AQOJ7bDA3-mink_8NCPM-tiyOStcJaijNZsWekr1of/s4032/PXL_20220617_111558700.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoztyTgKUdmZEi3AD7AQnG5ND5Cd4KvNL8kxoeVhv86RUFpI7CMnxCe7UYh46nWwJtJeXe2lzNId0H67fKMh1bnwr68xsjxIxxptTfDcm77LYqBi-4xnQAvMKQocNrzIN4sWZ1vkzu8PVVS2AQOJ7bDA3-mink_8NCPM-tiyOStcJaijNZsWekr1of/s320/PXL_20220617_111558700.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBBHt98peNqG9tU3-JF5OMbWY3oS8XTf1JC-0-7-kN2OcKnnxwMTHxa-0yaq7Ym8-3VeBU4ZertJ0jrTTTfAnVIw9HgqKTcIPV0BmJYv1etnITx2549UfkNuC37mU8aXwzUqKsLEOUdkFvg8gNhjgPt0je-5CA7GytOBt-pLm1Hd6DVT53x5AAzC8/s1665/PXL_20220617_111601694.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1665" data-original-width="1255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBBHt98peNqG9tU3-JF5OMbWY3oS8XTf1JC-0-7-kN2OcKnnxwMTHxa-0yaq7Ym8-3VeBU4ZertJ0jrTTTfAnVIw9HgqKTcIPV0BmJYv1etnITx2549UfkNuC37mU8aXwzUqKsLEOUdkFvg8gNhjgPt0je-5CA7GytOBt-pLm1Hd6DVT53x5AAzC8/s320/PXL_20220617_111601694.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Carter's Cove </b>on New World Island:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9zN-oVgm_veGxFWM0I0fuRnM7Yy89oG5AaoEgCeGXzeN2OzW03iZM2MczvoPPqI1Nkt7-EcCcnPI8ps8xbhUXq021AqLUgsgtUrbU9Fj1Ix4c41kfpEDPhHXRPpciJXTLMlBTJoYPLyFLnXraMOu01Ds5dDFmdz9IXFLl3d6MiWb3AZyX_hsL9Jb/s4032/PXL_20220617_112129696.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv9zN-oVgm_veGxFWM0I0fuRnM7Yy89oG5AaoEgCeGXzeN2OzW03iZM2MczvoPPqI1Nkt7-EcCcnPI8ps8xbhUXq021AqLUgsgtUrbU9Fj1Ix4c41kfpEDPhHXRPpciJXTLMlBTJoYPLyFLnXraMOu01Ds5dDFmdz9IXFLl3d6MiWb3AZyX_hsL9Jb/s320/PXL_20220617_112129696.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you're not yet a fan of Newfoundland after reading my posts or simply seeing the photos, how can the island's melodious names not bring you around? Just think of some of the communities' names: Toogood Arm, Black Duck Cove, Wild Cove, Tizzards Harbour, Virgin Arm, and Chanceport.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1T2_bZZV-YfQ6wOx6k6ZwaQRvkbVCh3HoOQtpbeeFdEgy4L4nuvdA1VdOcln1_S_r6-IAVHprKTy4hiA2Wqojgz_4KqZcjuHwZC7pb3jV0syMr2EgB5N3tKy6fHY0Zjy147q5RaRDRrrkRPZdpFvbUJf534KmkqpD1i63ChDaDBaQ569od9G-Eitc/s4032/PXL_20220617_112814716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1T2_bZZV-YfQ6wOx6k6ZwaQRvkbVCh3HoOQtpbeeFdEgy4L4nuvdA1VdOcln1_S_r6-IAVHprKTy4hiA2Wqojgz_4KqZcjuHwZC7pb3jV0syMr2EgB5N3tKy6fHY0Zjy147q5RaRDRrrkRPZdpFvbUJf534KmkqpD1i63ChDaDBaQ569od9G-Eitc/s320/PXL_20220617_112814716.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stoneville and Dog Bay were two more minuscule dots we passed en route to Farewell to get the ferry to Fogo Island.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDaUBG9WkMU1S2y35xyh9LcsnQK81W2P9PpoecP1SfQXlHINQAujTwbLEc6xMkQVHF81IUxvwPcl3ro1OEqWZqeel5uXDEqgnFEDFGtYqhTMU13D7mo9P7peXesrlhfFod-9y61mtNxvKUIwyyzPPVlaIfeOM5EJ9W2nC4h-3obizjxARlBQDTf2X/s4032/PXL_20220617_112836520.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDaUBG9WkMU1S2y35xyh9LcsnQK81W2P9PpoecP1SfQXlHINQAujTwbLEc6xMkQVHF81IUxvwPcl3ro1OEqWZqeel5uXDEqgnFEDFGtYqhTMU13D7mo9P7peXesrlhfFod-9y61mtNxvKUIwyyzPPVlaIfeOM5EJ9W2nC4h-3obizjxARlBQDTf2X/s320/PXL_20220617_112836520.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GqWkhKxYDXEu72DolJx69FaUAshT5wpW1LZYW0fDcBJWnJPvrv9hPlEY3JaTQAoRrrAYU1LoUV-1g5s0CnPU2gVZ4Nc8P2AD1QXNUvRKLo4bb6KMSufHZRBdHd7-wXlG8hnZSPilt5hY6OWv40lv_FlRcJlZTCXbma1_TD3VUgbo4MoXr6U9JZmf/s4032/PXL_20220617_115139406.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-GqWkhKxYDXEu72DolJx69FaUAshT5wpW1LZYW0fDcBJWnJPvrv9hPlEY3JaTQAoRrrAYU1LoUV-1g5s0CnPU2gVZ4Nc8P2AD1QXNUvRKLo4bb6KMSufHZRBdHd7-wXlG8hnZSPilt5hY6OWv40lv_FlRcJlZTCXbma1_TD3VUgbo4MoXr6U9JZmf/s320/PXL_20220617_115139406.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were sort of sad to leave this area of Newfoundland as this was the best stretch of road we'd seen in about the last 1500 or so miles and there were even center lane markings too!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7x3ilcoc3hQNNFmjhdac_NxvufNNoC8j2t9FTvgavhtNiIXNCunEU1VzpbBNYQ9yb1kmbbj-RfJH3rhpWnaHPjgJ16VAWVH6Pqq_a4RzYO8Ynlmn_mQ1aaOBBTI5ZgXg1fatEVmvdARj9MFceEc1F9PsPFrDI4ivLo_C9i5Z9p8ypB2OjhltoijG/s4032/PXL_20220617_115631081.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7x3ilcoc3hQNNFmjhdac_NxvufNNoC8j2t9FTvgavhtNiIXNCunEU1VzpbBNYQ9yb1kmbbj-RfJH3rhpWnaHPjgJ16VAWVH6Pqq_a4RzYO8Ynlmn_mQ1aaOBBTI5ZgXg1fatEVmvdARj9MFceEc1F9PsPFrDI4ivLo_C9i5Z9p8ypB2OjhltoijG/s320/PXL_20220617_115631081.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We hadn't wanted to take any chances and miss the 11:30 <b>Intra-Island Ferry </b>as no reservations were possible so we'd arrived at tiny Farewell with plenty of time to spare. If we'd been late, we'd have to wait another four hours. The price was a very reasonable $22 Canadian return including our rental car. For some strange reason, there was a notice for a funeral home of all things on Fogo Island by the ticket office - not exactly the thing you want to see before getting on the ferry!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORUpxz4GgkaHcWUahSYWmFajlE0v58zrivSJB0w_tL_TPPs906B5aCW1CyKSIDJNWr1_StvjZg1ONspt7WI1wwtoJiSbjwoX28x0Foo8tJXohnDHUEkYqtF0I4qKbyqDKPuNEhPZoL8_zjLERa_7Ach_67MvcbB9m3YqaRbTFtqxAdzTaGeAvkrqJ/s4032/PXL_20220617_122716885.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORUpxz4GgkaHcWUahSYWmFajlE0v58zrivSJB0w_tL_TPPs906B5aCW1CyKSIDJNWr1_StvjZg1ONspt7WI1wwtoJiSbjwoX28x0Foo8tJXohnDHUEkYqtF0I4qKbyqDKPuNEhPZoL8_zjLERa_7Ach_67MvcbB9m3YqaRbTFtqxAdzTaGeAvkrqJ/s320/PXL_20220617_122716885.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Enterprising locals had mostly sports-themed birdhouses for sale by the ferry which would have made another conversation piece back home!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOOoo0myVlKkwl92tZ11D6lK9TIGQ_LSrRlcuq_q7lHVUSNX8pY3kpblndi5MAhn5fD8a7pRpMnox-qNC4nRrmcNMmN3ko5jABOVaueB9KpVigSf4y2aj6S1c7hmFzIx9SjhYBPe3W7OVbJD7Ah9-Mr_8T3DuarPR96divEUP-u_NXJmT2FiYH7OS3/s4032/PXL_20220617_122759805.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOOoo0myVlKkwl92tZ11D6lK9TIGQ_LSrRlcuq_q7lHVUSNX8pY3kpblndi5MAhn5fD8a7pRpMnox-qNC4nRrmcNMmN3ko5jABOVaueB9KpVigSf4y2aj6S1c7hmFzIx9SjhYBPe3W7OVbJD7Ah9-Mr_8T3DuarPR96divEUP-u_NXJmT2FiYH7OS3/s320/PXL_20220617_122759805.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWd9Geq7sic6XqAQcqhgKitoOehOLv19YCltayLnWurqYa5BivVNCT2byhv9lf5njYhhbaDVOFwkska8_iLett8bYwytTZFLBdNxsrok5HVp5S5gjtDBH2Oc1m0eeXwNCX3W05z_NFZgg47BtUGf3NLRyzxMWIw2Ppozdzq7KCTmvV05C1V4fibBV/s320/PXL_20220617_142612183.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After a 45-minute ride, we reached Fogo Island, the largest offshore island of Newfoundland and Labrador and which was located off the northeast corner of Canada's northeast province.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3j3Zk48du3jDlGi2ItWROWKpqh4etdJv95gDKjqxUbJi4DEqcdJiJU4-_RerIqcBjqDaW14vDb_cgCt7Q_AYkG0sjZkDn-NhLiKtP1NFnrwhySV3vbDKbAfsV7vASZu5jpoUCfeVzmhLrrh92hdUek4o8hDYYd2Zy_p5cGWukb1YoLI34Si7UxA7X/s4032/PXL_20220617_143302488.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3j3Zk48du3jDlGi2ItWROWKpqh4etdJv95gDKjqxUbJi4DEqcdJiJU4-_RerIqcBjqDaW14vDb_cgCt7Q_AYkG0sjZkDn-NhLiKtP1NFnrwhySV3vbDKbAfsV7vASZu5jpoUCfeVzmhLrrh92hdUek4o8hDYYd2Zy_p5cGWukb1YoLI34Si7UxA7X/s320/PXL_20220617_143302488.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Stag Harbour </b>was the first place we came to on Fogo Island which was initially used as a summer home by Newfoundland's Beothuk people. It was later taken over by Portuguese settlers who had been searching the local waters for new sources of cod in the early 1500s. It made sense then that "Fogo" is thought to be derived from the Portuguese word <i>fuego</i> or "fire," possibly in reference to the fires in the Beothuk camps. The island is said to appear on a Portuguese map in 1529. French explorer <b>Jacques Cartier</b> dropped anchor in Fogo Harbour in 1534 on one of his voyages. The island is included in detailed coastal charts of
Newfoundland produced by <b>Captain James Cook </b>between 1762 and 1767.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TIYevSOJm3fU361PbH78CI_OqJZ9GpChX_OV89Xb95ltzwfnWCqT3RQbpr70Uhr0jw6k5QybVgEuiHKINadBxZqez6wM93_7pbMdD-280D2cy3vWBzSbsZMIiYGgYPDd9dvfxAH6pLBC9ukqkIrV1L6nAd_zrkg6yrq1GVj_EYVuWTs8l_h8FIBh/s4032/PXL_20220617_151553680.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TIYevSOJm3fU361PbH78CI_OqJZ9GpChX_OV89Xb95ltzwfnWCqT3RQbpr70Uhr0jw6k5QybVgEuiHKINadBxZqez6wM93_7pbMdD-280D2cy3vWBzSbsZMIiYGgYPDd9dvfxAH6pLBC9ukqkIrV1L6nAd_zrkg6yrq1GVj_EYVuWTs8l_h8FIBh/s320/PXL_20220617_151553680.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We had an insanely cheap lunch of burgers and a 'small' order of potato wedges at Vanessa's in<b> Little Seldom. </b>The burgers were only $3.79 Canadian - I don't know how they managed to keep the prices that low.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzSJrXkjFaGaC4rUOO-3iDQ_NkouGecAP9uJEz1RO8Xsf7JRrbAcflhMaRrZzYoR1NuHdI7PuatTPTsy94a-RpU6PVP2NDwjiiVfbTudw1ueuHML-MIDo3m81T-yGJec8rg_GLjtF-gplkL4y8RJai_Uh1e4n9ADUJWWspGRuctrYC1YMC8_0tqxq/s320/PXL_20220617_154321269.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <b>Fogo Island Marine Interpretation Centre</b> in Little Seldom was unfortunately closed. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YpSZoWZjasjvz049lkYlgPXSSFVphSLl4YawnUC3_3RM6JdStt7qi3sha583YoBZYIiGmEARS9aVNL2VVWQSOpm3ffxgGZ3l9oEEGMHU123e281fC41KpEnD3lI1RToQMNZYqCijB3OX-Pd8JjRHy1ZfXVFuQTYn5UsIWyiRfRI9JDQs8m-oAUKE/s4032/PXL_20220617_160501888.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>T</span><span>he <b>Fogo Island Airport</b> had a landing strip that was long enough to accommodate Lear jets, important for the very well-heeled guests of the uber-rich <b>Fogo Island Inn. </b>More on the inn later.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXH62rB3x5ACrjsI6Edj3GAtoUriD_Bzddo1JlsV7ezyodaCIWtHyFjnWHr22TlvAnuXNHsV6UTfBds38J97dXaaKZzge4wW58us-zfMOLqlgZ7ILfw_pZMAgwh8dzRPMoIsQEwUQRewKALJecyXe-WsaoZ8LsmyaDsiIncN0MmpDeQcLQ5Jfzp9C/s4032/PXL_20220617_161835357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXXH62rB3x5ACrjsI6Edj3GAtoUriD_Bzddo1JlsV7ezyodaCIWtHyFjnWHr22TlvAnuXNHsV6UTfBds38J97dXaaKZzge4wW58us-zfMOLqlgZ7ILfw_pZMAgwh8dzRPMoIsQEwUQRewKALJecyXe-WsaoZ8LsmyaDsiIncN0MmpDeQcLQ5Jfzp9C/s320/PXL_20220617_161835357.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We then headed west to the tiny community of <b>Deep Bay </b>as the <b>Courting Trail</b> sounded like an intriguing first place to hike on the island.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1Y4xO_WAsIho4gVLwPu9t5q_lJK-p0ScodGyQYcvyZqxeLpxADCP94BrBp52rD7ZM34SaoZtEViDg_5WyLVnuuTj15yoBC9Yp1a7Lm8FC9p2cE_ZHAYbUy0aCnUuCHGPy5dVG_Fa9oill2wJ3L83TSzxx4xCTLKD_szQzJx3RD1WQ_uT9IaSSdJ5/s4032/PXL_20220617_163026633.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1Y4xO_WAsIho4gVLwPu9t5q_lJK-p0ScodGyQYcvyZqxeLpxADCP94BrBp52rD7ZM34SaoZtEViDg_5WyLVnuuTj15yoBC9Yp1a7Lm8FC9p2cE_ZHAYbUy0aCnUuCHGPy5dVG_Fa9oill2wJ3L83TSzxx4xCTLKD_szQzJx3RD1WQ_uT9IaSSdJ5/s320/PXL_20220617_163026633.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDGzSwlSyVugIjbkBpTEMJUz0-H12FOROBuVZjUKiP2Q-fgj-s7af0PPSbrRVxhwrb0iwcYurGT0vpFY1sPyWabJ0FsrRrfV9yRekYtLFBo0fzxOJnnznAFruYAF6UJk4muwNNolwyHWRN27pbcm7mH4CT-BxEJtA4XgFvrIHqDNw3057tnX3Ezac/s4032/PXL_20220617_163459237.PORTRAIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDGzSwlSyVugIjbkBpTEMJUz0-H12FOROBuVZjUKiP2Q-fgj-s7af0PPSbrRVxhwrb0iwcYurGT0vpFY1sPyWabJ0FsrRrfV9yRekYtLFBo0fzxOJnnznAFruYAF6UJk4muwNNolwyHWRN27pbcm7mH4CT-BxEJtA4XgFvrIHqDNw3057tnX3Ezac/s320/PXL_20220617_163459237.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The view from the top of the trail was so utterly peaceful as there had been no one else on the trail or on the lane below. All we heard was the wind - just sublime. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_83nn06m6gMGcPtozvKuLUWAT1i1fByhp1_k-BN6cD_wI5dhH-NM5Os-3XkRyXXJ5pfVsvKZZ5G-17yW-qHPY5D7M7X-LLxEcuiJaQVn7980u8t9UTycFqo2lHTKn_DcGSVighuxeUWsbVzjxDBIyCE7Ef94RzLYYauOP4q_Dfu4MnFp3qV42HHJ4/s4032/PXL_20220617_163917323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_83nn06m6gMGcPtozvKuLUWAT1i1fByhp1_k-BN6cD_wI5dhH-NM5Os-3XkRyXXJ5pfVsvKZZ5G-17yW-qHPY5D7M7X-LLxEcuiJaQVn7980u8t9UTycFqo2lHTKn_DcGSVighuxeUWsbVzjxDBIyCE7Ef94RzLYYauOP4q_Dfu4MnFp3qV42HHJ4/s320/PXL_20220617_163917323.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Newfoundlanders call Deep Bay and other minuscule fishing villages 'outports.' Staying on the island is like experiencing a time-warp with no fast-food outlets, only one bank, and no movie theaters or malls on the island. It may be hard to imagine, but while astronauts were orbiting the earth, there was no electricity, telephones, or radios on remote Fogo Island.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmugCDXW0ZcpZavdkm8T9sSl-x2LyE2L2WhW2r3-deeuWebTzmMjt7Oto8Ht12Jrwr9Sqc58aqmJ-RFJkNGULpR0Ixiy_rx3GLrViEPqDZhkRZv1IrJXs5FGStVk-VrovG0dt63mvltjZdLoOhx3X-w2tDJKv510E2aeI1G2acS2PItm9KjoISBXu/s4032/PXL_20220617_164637039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmugCDXW0ZcpZavdkm8T9sSl-x2LyE2L2WhW2r3-deeuWebTzmMjt7Oto8Ht12Jrwr9Sqc58aqmJ-RFJkNGULpR0Ixiy_rx3GLrViEPqDZhkRZv1IrJXs5FGStVk-VrovG0dt63mvltjZdLoOhx3X-w2tDJKv510E2aeI1G2acS2PItm9KjoISBXu/s320/PXL_20220617_164637039.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were a few snippets of color on a couple of homes and a garage door but not the Crayola colors that had been popular in Twillingate.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLqFHQevz7T4VqVc5z8b1nQOIxdKtBvox9sZv0g8sjNH1597ZsW9RP26knCPB66bTyleYmYFUaTDlBXmO8Er-vrVcmFd3CeLddFYU9la6f8rTSUmAzJrDRxoCm1dXg3jhg5gt_JyNW6FqdYiIA6RliB77HtwGss9M8t7mrwbeD8iCbdpKV4ZdLjAH/s4032/PXL_20220617_164713626.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLqFHQevz7T4VqVc5z8b1nQOIxdKtBvox9sZv0g8sjNH1597ZsW9RP26knCPB66bTyleYmYFUaTDlBXmO8Er-vrVcmFd3CeLddFYU9la6f8rTSUmAzJrDRxoCm1dXg3jhg5gt_JyNW6FqdYiIA6RliB77HtwGss9M8t7mrwbeD8iCbdpKV4ZdLjAH/s320/PXL_20220617_164713626.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As a reminder if you didn't see the earlier posts on our arrival in Newfoundland, Newfoundland has its own time zone one-half hour ahead of the mainland and is 1.5 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. As one wag wrote, "in truth (Fogo Island) feels like it’s hundreds of years behind: when it’s 10 p.m. in New York, it’s 1825 on Fogo Island."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimswynE26eesPgbKefcuv1M2Q3OXAHQdxtQOZ2g6RchoJM3fXSQ1x8Zf5-BOZturfES7tM15GeFdDkQYg3zuWNGopZx8UmiNNoVmH1YX6bhr2pABM0497tvJZZbyk4K1vGJEnoULplnBFf5u17iNMD4ToTPZFZywWHJFpqvMGCQtFVW2eD2YJmoPNt/s4032/PXL_20220617_164951749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimswynE26eesPgbKefcuv1M2Q3OXAHQdxtQOZ2g6RchoJM3fXSQ1x8Zf5-BOZturfES7tM15GeFdDkQYg3zuWNGopZx8UmiNNoVmH1YX6bhr2pABM0497tvJZZbyk4K1vGJEnoULplnBFf5u17iNMD4ToTPZFZywWHJFpqvMGCQtFVW2eD2YJmoPNt/s320/PXL_20220617_164951749.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It made absolutely NO sense that the centre hadn't yet opened for the season as the ferry had been packed and all the island's accommodations had been reserved for months. We found that to be the case at several other places on the island we'd liked to have seen. What were they waiting for to open places tourists had come to see?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhxiZTEPx0ruyBWjjj7ATx0YdS4upiqlMUJ_XwfXYkQqsjg9-aP7zTIy5SUSKtIgUqHKGdgu1J-tGCSNhW4qqxGsaFTzOFEweAKH8f3NAB20oZ8cyzVv01Aon3Fn_vS5E_i5yk1eQg9qHZS9vps2d_Gl2SCKw4uuMSRAT7lMPWG6jqG2s8KBCFiV0/s4032/PXL_20220617_175734933.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhxiZTEPx0ruyBWjjj7ATx0YdS4upiqlMUJ_XwfXYkQqsjg9-aP7zTIy5SUSKtIgUqHKGdgu1J-tGCSNhW4qqxGsaFTzOFEweAKH8f3NAB20oZ8cyzVv01Aon3Fn_vS5E_i5yk1eQg9qHZS9vps2d_Gl2SCKw4uuMSRAT7lMPWG6jqG2s8KBCFiV0/s320/PXL_20220617_175734933.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Fogo from the hilltop: </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAlrzoT0EUHL3FFLQENbKS6yvuUD3fK-hsUSXyfOkW-xRMhLYph5SgACx62Swo94FExMzBEI07ybsIRoQiCQ7dvIoF1Bk71sCQsvr8WzJoyRh6i5VPgu0VMtei4yBURGsrTO2pr_XByRw4awGqLlKQOaS5xRJ5EQIMdX4SpftIj68QH7Wbc0vRkDGu/s4032/PXL_20220617_175840297.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAlrzoT0EUHL3FFLQENbKS6yvuUD3fK-hsUSXyfOkW-xRMhLYph5SgACx62Swo94FExMzBEI07ybsIRoQiCQ7dvIoF1Bk71sCQsvr8WzJoyRh6i5VPgu0VMtei4yBURGsrTO2pr_XByRw4awGqLlKQOaS5xRJ5EQIMdX4SpftIj68QH7Wbc0vRkDGu/s320/PXL_20220617_175840297.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>A brief hike from the centre was the <b>Marconi Station,</b> from where the first telegram was sent on October 31, 1887, to Henry Duder in the provincial capital of <b>St. John's</b> from the Duder family of Fogo. The station which was in operation until 1933 was the one that picked up the SOS signal from the <i>Titanic</i> prior to its sinking on April 14, 1912. </span>The station acted as a link with sealing vessels and for Newfoundland fishermen and merchants working in Labrador. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UqapDH8GzR6YwrG3TMS9PS3NakJrDLnwK23vAOHHq2PDuACywokXKRM6lcKYlWmYyby4QtEUi2XwhHQB8pXU_JEyL2ehZ2QQRTuSPLssOjgpqDL5YA8fNpg9yVlETGfV3gNSwglCK0J0I5w0_6oCIihLjGqplpjYIBa_wN0G8lEAKl281dQSZi7b/s4032/PXL_20220617_181956121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UqapDH8GzR6YwrG3TMS9PS3NakJrDLnwK23vAOHHq2PDuACywokXKRM6lcKYlWmYyby4QtEUi2XwhHQB8pXU_JEyL2ehZ2QQRTuSPLssOjgpqDL5YA8fNpg9yVlETGfV3gNSwglCK0J0I5w0_6oCIihLjGqplpjYIBa_wN0G8lEAKl281dQSZi7b/s320/PXL_20220617_181956121.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrchlC1YfnZYi8OXiNgGOL8fRWQkXkTFxBpecew7-sFtLg37qaS-a6YFk5N47hesyxSP-YXQnfF_IwGIuDi_ykYGz4sysxT-LOFuWD7cAYokUfJ1P-oRPLfL4yWsSGll_RmwA2wS0eHGqlDyKuy2vWRfEcv2OKZrV-k1zHWjDN7O9tPHwAn2sLUwof/s4032/PXL_20220617_182252163.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrchlC1YfnZYi8OXiNgGOL8fRWQkXkTFxBpecew7-sFtLg37qaS-a6YFk5N47hesyxSP-YXQnfF_IwGIuDi_ykYGz4sysxT-LOFuWD7cAYokUfJ1P-oRPLfL4yWsSGll_RmwA2wS0eHGqlDyKuy2vWRfEcv2OKZrV-k1zHWjDN7O9tPHwAn2sLUwof/s320/PXL_20220617_182252163.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Marconi house well:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK0xJURuDbRdZQLlhvPKSHNQXEFMGY6mgBFTb_ye_erBHycheVLJT9xIoj71LYqtuiQ8UkxAzYZrO31LhjJMpufk5bHogP696rE58fPZ6D7_14CVSGbPxpTAxL8wjOgIfl9JExORaG_PHuueEoYA22SeXZd6UaN_iQEEazH2F-InuXzkFQ_3OoJtKf/s4032/PXL_20220617_182514617.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK0xJURuDbRdZQLlhvPKSHNQXEFMGY6mgBFTb_ye_erBHycheVLJT9xIoj71LYqtuiQ8UkxAzYZrO31LhjJMpufk5bHogP696rE58fPZ6D7_14CVSGbPxpTAxL8wjOgIfl9JExORaG_PHuueEoYA22SeXZd6UaN_iQEEazH2F-InuXzkFQ_3OoJtKf/s320/PXL_20220617_182514617.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Marconi house cellar:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKneyRPv_o6SvqDuZXpMvPJBFYDmGenfig7Ej8v82IKKTIYKXd5OcbHRpITfBfe0_KmbUQ0SufhxMt-CfO4H70psYgFTcte7_p7IVPQfs2MyOpbPMiR9d0NPWYZ76HjmF2bmwHoQ99W2g13WscyKeX2RVxwhpygtOkuT0JsINHk5v88Um48igl7aAi/s4032/PXL_20220617_182744912.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKneyRPv_o6SvqDuZXpMvPJBFYDmGenfig7Ej8v82IKKTIYKXd5OcbHRpITfBfe0_KmbUQ0SufhxMt-CfO4H70psYgFTcte7_p7IVPQfs2MyOpbPMiR9d0NPWYZ76HjmF2bmwHoQ99W2g13WscyKeX2RVxwhpygtOkuT0JsINHk5v88Um48igl7aAi/s320/PXL_20220617_182744912.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Marconi Station House was located where the gazebo now stood. It was used as a family home for the operators who worked there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mnZ77ugneBodZQAh95ch4NO-eI4v2y_6UIk4l7JX7SQy6wt_bearVGBxEB7mnhQxKtFG-q4Iw1TjX1MHiRLX-e-8DnXIeed7yQxMrt1BGxMmkVSNo1FVCkwGNXQZAYic4jxHzdAhTXxC76hvA2ULgSZ7dKgWdRWUy757COg13t3L-8VKjzHObjQ6/s4032/PXL_20220617_182942775.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6mnZ77ugneBodZQAh95ch4NO-eI4v2y_6UIk4l7JX7SQy6wt_bearVGBxEB7mnhQxKtFG-q4Iw1TjX1MHiRLX-e-8DnXIeed7yQxMrt1BGxMmkVSNo1FVCkwGNXQZAYic4jxHzdAhTXxC76hvA2ULgSZ7dKgWdRWUy757COg13t3L-8VKjzHObjQ6/s320/PXL_20220617_182942775.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcXblXPg3sOWjb7p_SHzCBHIZwasDp2UhqDHhFiQKuvJ43CYrTyQpQEunmEXuRKsjD-4JgPz4VQEiANM7Yohr6rWhT-U5xz3zT8TUdOnpmkwXdaPyHr55iZlurj2GFJs45-BqEeMod4Db2c-aAMUJ1uhxuPRnhXJrAqw4vv9xM1YI6XI348cCQdrX/s3369/PXL_20220617_183028173.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3001" data-original-width="3369" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcXblXPg3sOWjb7p_SHzCBHIZwasDp2UhqDHhFiQKuvJ43CYrTyQpQEunmEXuRKsjD-4JgPz4VQEiANM7Yohr6rWhT-U5xz3zT8TUdOnpmkwXdaPyHr55iZlurj2GFJs45-BqEeMod4Db2c-aAMUJ1uhxuPRnhXJrAqw4vv9xM1YI6XI348cCQdrX/s320/PXL_20220617_183028173.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This adorable rock had been left on the table for us all to appreciate little ones.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcslEJBuIksqPkT8BBY1jSOCtCXglghalqLT5imY7lrv2Hf1cSLJppnzNrAaHaKc0vZwDw4--2KP_nMRC3mnFL333yCy7r0x-irlS06w3w7zcevlZnXetHfoI0PpGIRSmtRjIF87cdFpuiEUJK8MaQoe7AUnMGawkxazbVRlex_ZkbFEMk7FU8WIR/s3427/PXL_20220617_183004195.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2876" data-original-width="3427" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGcslEJBuIksqPkT8BBY1jSOCtCXglghalqLT5imY7lrv2Hf1cSLJppnzNrAaHaKc0vZwDw4--2KP_nMRC3mnFL333yCy7r0x-irlS06w3w7zcevlZnXetHfoI0PpGIRSmtRjIF87cdFpuiEUJK8MaQoe7AUnMGawkxazbVRlex_ZkbFEMk7FU8WIR/s320/PXL_20220617_183004195.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPoajv-w4qAmCDJwFkShxNE9q58gRS_agzaleNALMevQc72AcV15OE1i7CXKX4hxj1C-TzNG4TSYn3cqha_SN2MUebPAWzhYJZs8UcMrvG-SjM2EU3eGFC2KipzB5ESRE1HQY5kMWJbDCQ-B_hPRZ0rwObQUpbS_y1z1hHPzOfffgPI64uNfh7NKr/s4032/PXL_20220617_184430663.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPoajv-w4qAmCDJwFkShxNE9q58gRS_agzaleNALMevQc72AcV15OE1i7CXKX4hxj1C-TzNG4TSYn3cqha_SN2MUebPAWzhYJZs8UcMrvG-SjM2EU3eGFC2KipzB5ESRE1HQY5kMWJbDCQ-B_hPRZ0rwObQUpbS_y1z1hHPzOfffgPI64uNfh7NKr/s320/PXL_20220617_184430663.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Driving back to Fogo, we passed a <b>stage,</b> a wooden building that was associated with the island's cod fishery.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6sQ-Bm_XWlhmtKPmOWFJaOO0noDp8c8tJSiy_C0CrfUtFEK8EjLxAIsBpW1nv-FSGjw6_s85u76eex_Hu9KUEViOQgy2e-TyaKg_m_jVcVmoTYwvjJf6ezptq_cf-oGIpflp41K2G_dtgm_QqqrjHMVPEn_l4oSj26YQvwWC4ig5m-GTiV-g-96Y/s4032/PXL_20220617_184643359.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB6sQ-Bm_XWlhmtKPmOWFJaOO0noDp8c8tJSiy_C0CrfUtFEK8EjLxAIsBpW1nv-FSGjw6_s85u76eex_Hu9KUEViOQgy2e-TyaKg_m_jVcVmoTYwvjJf6ezptq_cf-oGIpflp41K2G_dtgm_QqqrjHMVPEn_l4oSj26YQvwWC4ig5m-GTiV-g-96Y/s320/PXL_20220617_184643359.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In Fogo was the <b>Cultural Gallery</b> in the former United Church. The church started out as the Fogo Methodist Mission but became the Fogo United Church in 1925 until the last service was held in 1996. It was 'of course' still closed for the season!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCE_s8riafoTE9uAInD5y4CVlOMY1Qj7BnTzX-PFO16SWm2BOyHZN5QWA3oKaUl67U-uRbp_9XktmbS_Gm_N-76HL1rcbr2G3H6FAECS3dS_rjqVcyWC0uhLF60qRjOktqrS20UjJ9K5DGTb9uz39gmMlXncJGIwn23UD1wbXecA0rAkMufIKoxiS/s3939/PXL_20220617_184924664.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3939" data-original-width="2864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCE_s8riafoTE9uAInD5y4CVlOMY1Qj7BnTzX-PFO16SWm2BOyHZN5QWA3oKaUl67U-uRbp_9XktmbS_Gm_N-76HL1rcbr2G3H6FAECS3dS_rjqVcyWC0uhLF60qRjOktqrS20UjJ9K5DGTb9uz39gmMlXncJGIwn23UD1wbXecA0rAkMufIKoxiS/s320/PXL_20220617_184924664.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This public building was once home to the <b>Fogo Court House</b> during the late 19th and mid-20th centuries. It also served as the telegraph, post, customs offices, jail, living quarters, and even hosted social activities!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTgKismbkO7dwLZ1VWfqLRokEyaAr7t1bg2UQVVvJ6ef82v4iU33-eN9AOivlMjXgq6g7pzjJlr4cYU2iwTvUtPppiXB3An7YqDeTQf-vKv8mA1sb8jH3qKG8OGuC_TJ1gRIWT2jcg6xDUgU9MjUPdsdKPFkE5KLP3EsCocoLbhi8QsPcojeWRbZ8/s4032/PXL_20220617_185515918.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTgKismbkO7dwLZ1VWfqLRokEyaAr7t1bg2UQVVvJ6ef82v4iU33-eN9AOivlMjXgq6g7pzjJlr4cYU2iwTvUtPppiXB3An7YqDeTQf-vKv8mA1sb8jH3qKG8OGuC_TJ1gRIWT2jcg6xDUgU9MjUPdsdKPFkE5KLP3EsCocoLbhi8QsPcojeWRbZ8/s320/PXL_20220617_185515918.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A sign I could get behind at a local restaurant in Fogo!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-NHDr7e6PJy7ljG0q0yMnFzIi3nflML_L4wbZyTgp6-lgbb4h48iaT_f2UPB6zfRULVsrXtwIPtrphsueGt0b_5fUl_yjtT8-mSpweHwYiFpKWRanATM8Z4y5CsI38B6Qmeut9o3ooTSRmDTXqnNNYqpaiNtLGPEEuxRKwqj2cP4AGmbzm6d4VR2/s320/PXL_20220617_192222476.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After chatting with some fellow guests at Peg's Place, Steven and I decided to take a chance and head out to the Fogo Island Inn to see if we could get up close as entrance to it was supposed to have been barred for non-guests like ourselves. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXjMUwXKbHBgBShTu06IhO5t2FS46v8xMDiukND3OwATb6S06yO95G-kiI14FXjHRZL9s2MX1fvqUSO3pgV8NZgFap1vcP-aQ2dOs1BgReAU5NJZ_1jCIO4otLjutWlzGGgirPLrB2gz_qSVRbp8CbCmN9WSWC65rpmoj_FLsecm2Wz9471aipkMj/s4032/PXL_20220617_204719576.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The hotel was the brainchild of Zita Cobb who had set up <b>Shorefast, </b>"a charity dedicated to securing economic and cultural resiliency for Fogo Island while helping local communities thrive in the global economy." </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDkvDUauo0w6ZtsHd55nKIDxusq-bXWCPd6zakjJe4tRO7WRoNQNhjJCOMz_sDhEyyKm6p7Jw769MTVEZJbJ3iUoYjLasDNQhZNwZ6hrweaWuXuIRKObj9Ja8RFiTBkXDlfUluRJ3iH-gjUkXQqmQgBVbKIoDxJl_rijiDgy3pwFgN_by9lzjKDUt/s4032/PXL_20220617_204851653.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDkvDUauo0w6ZtsHd55nKIDxusq-bXWCPd6zakjJe4tRO7WRoNQNhjJCOMz_sDhEyyKm6p7Jw769MTVEZJbJ3iUoYjLasDNQhZNwZ6hrweaWuXuIRKObj9Ja8RFiTBkXDlfUluRJ3iH-gjUkXQqmQgBVbKIoDxJl_rijiDgy3pwFgN_by9lzjKDUt/s320/PXL_20220617_204851653.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shorefast also runs a set of charitable programs and businesses that return all surpluses to the charity for re-investments in further community development work. It was a mind-blowing investment for Cobb to make in her Fogo Island community.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWydsTD-pGSzQxT8jP-uPrXSrFBZimuA9VRZkEvl-RiTU4FyMNlvFNQcjO2RsD_3kssfKCrDzPHxrOU7Lw6n3YgV5ANcavtKH0XrD9O3CauNCN7Qj0mJJ9g09igiG5aK4IxEXKOBN5DaP_uVKOMsEe-DpgfEBwWt_yuxQcJDVblPJAbHmk0ZpaAAw/s3264/PXL_20220617_204949602.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwWydsTD-pGSzQxT8jP-uPrXSrFBZimuA9VRZkEvl-RiTU4FyMNlvFNQcjO2RsD_3kssfKCrDzPHxrOU7Lw6n3YgV5ANcavtKH0XrD9O3CauNCN7Qj0mJJ9g09igiG5aK4IxEXKOBN5DaP_uVKOMsEe-DpgfEBwWt_yuxQcJDVblPJAbHmk0ZpaAAw/s320/PXL_20220617_204949602.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can't say we liked the inn's striking architecture as to my admittedly untrained eye, it seemed too stark and at odds with its surroundings. I was in awe of what Cobb had achieved but not of the inn's 'cold' style.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVY9x-j7UG-0nTPpVude2HjVVqcmTG2GcS-HFQ1UmvFEbXDB_KIT0tc2wj5Aqp_SwlKE7nhZVzxALJ_bkzftlPNWHAokXn8ISlhhVvGKxgOh_Q0V4ysAn0PPjNgWSqSMRZAcbdtGM5Oc9bEENDzBRSY7KI7lrJd-5nw7ofoU9bQUcCXRzWTI1h_a8/s4032/PXL_20220617_205049463.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVY9x-j7UG-0nTPpVude2HjVVqcmTG2GcS-HFQ1UmvFEbXDB_KIT0tc2wj5Aqp_SwlKE7nhZVzxALJ_bkzftlPNWHAokXn8ISlhhVvGKxgOh_Q0V4ysAn0PPjNgWSqSMRZAcbdtGM5Oc9bEENDzBRSY7KI7lrJd-5nw7ofoU9bQUcCXRzWTI1h_a8/s320/PXL_20220617_205049463.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After reading so much about the inn and seeing a segment on CBS' <i>60 Minutes</i> about it, we couldn't believe we had been able to walk right up the road to the inn and then all around it on the outside. No private cars were allowed on the inn's property. The style of the inn was so avante-garde that we couldn't even find the entrance if we wanted to!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvnlcYM_Ty0yHKC35xOnvXTa0WImlq5ejCflZSlgmQk_CLpI5hKNYlK0WBlYFjvzCEpF3qkKI-RLgFs7hpPdUzfDnKzJ4EED9cbiEZEw_ZtzWT7amZQeVU_uxWj-wJ8gutJA1J_wysE7Me852rtLALT1VIsYuUHulTg5kAXLnFU15lBcRVrQgiUc3/s3264/PXL_20220617_205524565.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvnlcYM_Ty0yHKC35xOnvXTa0WImlq5ejCflZSlgmQk_CLpI5hKNYlK0WBlYFjvzCEpF3qkKI-RLgFs7hpPdUzfDnKzJ4EED9cbiEZEw_ZtzWT7amZQeVU_uxWj-wJ8gutJA1J_wysE7Me852rtLALT1VIsYuUHulTg5kAXLnFU15lBcRVrQgiUc3/s320/PXL_20220617_205524565.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The most compelling windows were not those in the guest rooms but those in the dining room for some reason. As my mum would have said, to stay there would cost more money than cents (sense) at <b>$2500 a night! </b>Mind you, that was just the base rate as the upper limit was $5,000 a night with a two-night minimum.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvF3czQ3nbim9kZ82kwvFVt0AHatzmTGoQsjx9kwbphwESaXOno1N8xp4ce8PXTcwqkbhyANmwxkZwL8GUuURRQdYt3nOugiMHg5CR2E914lgQm8nyuzWicUgTyMQrnTwQlywAV0rkWVqSkKw6QJI3RrpxpICzGBEbFDpNoAmN5cfc2J86PcS2pnzF/s4032/PXL_20220617_205621596.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvF3czQ3nbim9kZ82kwvFVt0AHatzmTGoQsjx9kwbphwESaXOno1N8xp4ce8PXTcwqkbhyANmwxkZwL8GUuURRQdYt3nOugiMHg5CR2E914lgQm8nyuzWicUgTyMQrnTwQlywAV0rkWVqSkKw6QJI3RrpxpICzGBEbFDpNoAmN5cfc2J86PcS2pnzF/s320/PXL_20220617_205621596.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were no paths down to the water - one just had to scramble and try not to fall!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYqFnTAL4_Tj4MDrRsDZspI4DeE969UKHSSTmvCWwqqLart5xVDJk_AY40_LX189atlRd9nDO5DhShMqLMMu1t8qIMkydnaxEE7mtB5btNrqygPFsjJ-L63T-MSvrgZQ1e3zhk-HcvyhoizsK6IDNJE4BxrUt7CN7z3K7gTVypUV3RGA19cVu6fvCx/s4032/PXL_20220617_205728731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYqFnTAL4_Tj4MDrRsDZspI4DeE969UKHSSTmvCWwqqLart5xVDJk_AY40_LX189atlRd9nDO5DhShMqLMMu1t8qIMkydnaxEE7mtB5btNrqygPFsjJ-L63T-MSvrgZQ1e3zhk-HcvyhoizsK6IDNJE4BxrUt7CN7z3K7gTVypUV3RGA19cVu6fvCx/s320/PXL_20220617_205728731.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjWF8qP_qyDIC4Nu3ytQMwnEO6wzHj5JaXoPXapAlgoCjaP_b_txaVJfSbzaxPClEAfQLut8G0QlH4m4canHNc5XLFK8MfLDacRcOCFKY9I5BNN8YycSbibxDaUwe6D_yrPIQdWAqYGIXE-AW8BG4HyQd8bBLSqO4ENLYedo-JI1uYnlctN-5Tukb/s4032/PXL_20220617_205852854.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjWF8qP_qyDIC4Nu3ytQMwnEO6wzHj5JaXoPXapAlgoCjaP_b_txaVJfSbzaxPClEAfQLut8G0QlH4m4canHNc5XLFK8MfLDacRcOCFKY9I5BNN8YycSbibxDaUwe6D_yrPIQdWAqYGIXE-AW8BG4HyQd8bBLSqO4ENLYedo-JI1uYnlctN-5Tukb/s320/PXL_20220617_205852854.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, we discovered the unremarkable entrance. Note the complete absence of any signage.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPdb961NI_F3HdlzWpf1PxvJ8HJdC5N7vlniTBT7R3Eq34pVSFb87BGVHL9309aj79Ci81vhRHCejG59h6y0VVq5M55_y55PElIYo5FW_Z73yMRcybeoXly81V4Z1Uae54RtjY8SLhZzlxpwruu_bxBfIsDHvI50LrlmSxYknMLkBrHD4PLcecQHk/s4032/PXL_20220617_211923000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPdb961NI_F3HdlzWpf1PxvJ8HJdC5N7vlniTBT7R3Eq34pVSFb87BGVHL9309aj79Ci81vhRHCejG59h6y0VVq5M55_y55PElIYo5FW_Z73yMRcybeoXly81V4Z1Uae54RtjY8SLhZzlxpwruu_bxBfIsDHvI50LrlmSxYknMLkBrHD4PLcecQHk/s320/PXL_20220617_211923000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Adjacent were possibly offices or a meeting area.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">and from another perspective as we headed back to Fogo.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikj8Fz4gGA2RV_82uyEkegkq3WNg9rlJFF-eVg5f_l_fgwsgBIY2xTsuhwyxUWrEgUxlAf70OQS5N-Z4ObFToYf1RLehhEWqC6HHfV-ZK0_hdjCoO6KjJ-XA4gxvlWO8uftofSSfwv9DqzXPsos9MKV43RVVyg1O4jGU8bx3nZgeWpJaogFKJYG3qa/s4032/PXL_20220617_213157952.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikj8Fz4gGA2RV_82uyEkegkq3WNg9rlJFF-eVg5f_l_fgwsgBIY2xTsuhwyxUWrEgUxlAf70OQS5N-Z4ObFToYf1RLehhEWqC6HHfV-ZK0_hdjCoO6KjJ-XA4gxvlWO8uftofSSfwv9DqzXPsos9MKV43RVVyg1O4jGU8bx3nZgeWpJaogFKJYG3qa/s320/PXL_20220617_213157952.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaSRiqePRuTFYT7k4oARTd9F6M_FlaR5S1Rr2SPOlAmyzEHXSwHR6xHkgQftacCXjyjlKVmz0o6BGj--qFQKRg5YI100_mzlypo43kkD5IdNfLiezc9JM1Yls7ZYJ-tL5JT4ZJGj475V1H80rMaxgXSaQo81MbBSS7WIxszx78jp__JQsG-Vusdquy/s4032/PXL_20220617_213249728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you were looking for a stark, barren landscape, you'd be hard-pressed to find one more to your liking than here in Fogo.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlWQ9CNMi65GRqRTcVrzOUbyjYSDXRwPr5iTgjPAriFCxndD7ywKC0AWgKWIwnPn8CfPXaIgiRHfHHQgfsdfCvLW-L0WPvA7CfPlF_L57BW1TS1jaT3ZWsG9klqeJm0x_VGQpNH9-qEeDZfV-oXgFewcbX2qBsiSXWZuAYqSAsGatpTnRlj6BCq6h/s4032/PXL_20220617_213607743.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlWQ9CNMi65GRqRTcVrzOUbyjYSDXRwPr5iTgjPAriFCxndD7ywKC0AWgKWIwnPn8CfPXaIgiRHfHHQgfsdfCvLW-L0WPvA7CfPlF_L57BW1TS1jaT3ZWsG9klqeJm0x_VGQpNH9-qEeDZfV-oXgFewcbX2qBsiSXWZuAYqSAsGatpTnRlj6BCq6h/s320/PXL_20220617_213607743.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Posted on September 21st, 2022, from our home in Denver as a cold front finally moved in today to give all of us a welcome reprieve from the ten 90-degree and above days already this month. A dubious record, indeed. </i></span></div><p></p>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-5552941789988648852022-09-18T22:59:00.000-06:002022-09-18T22:59:51.228-06:006/15/22: North to Twillingate via Salmon Run & the Beothuk People<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaUJt3yA6aRSkN1hoQKIVttCI9kaKByoEfzs_CtPHvP1CsHCbJ6C4xFlSsnVwRbwitmFi8WP6AJKrfyOCh4tm1ZH1QHyBDIh8FZeN6tOfghKLXfMgybm1isjIy-7Q3630Dc04iSdYXFeIbuOssuof6HlrDqNvN6St8NV5jnzTC3UsMJLQ37oZ85nd/s4032/PXL_20220615_205624812.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBaUJt3yA6aRSkN1hoQKIVttCI9kaKByoEfzs_CtPHvP1CsHCbJ6C4xFlSsnVwRbwitmFi8WP6AJKrfyOCh4tm1ZH1QHyBDIh8FZeN6tOfghKLXfMgybm1isjIy-7Q3630Dc04iSdYXFeIbuOssuof6HlrDqNvN6St8NV5jnzTC3UsMJLQ37oZ85nd/s320/PXL_20220615_205624812.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Before leaving Grand Falls-Windsor for our drive toward <b>Twillingate</b> in northeast Newfoundland, we spent some time at the town's <b>Corduroy Brook Nature Center & Trail.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzCTRnVOhIwURMThxXmyGDFBmM7tfugdVh21IrFuG26wbOYcXdDOVRFFCs6CJS1ywDE6rddseuu4x16op4iliEqT2ZJoDpFrO9nBqmQ3NfIM1nCY-QLqTcr1vwGNRyBS9m_9ATiS0iIJJ6pvTo-iXyHWK4-1_scUsW4vjP9UZQ7dzAIA_TzGko0lz/s4032/PXL_20220615_120607238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBzCTRnVOhIwURMThxXmyGDFBmM7tfugdVh21IrFuG26wbOYcXdDOVRFFCs6CJS1ywDE6rddseuu4x16op4iliEqT2ZJoDpFrO9nBqmQ3NfIM1nCY-QLqTcr1vwGNRyBS9m_9ATiS0iIJJ6pvTo-iXyHWK4-1_scUsW4vjP9UZQ7dzAIA_TzGko0lz/w320-h240/PXL_20220615_120607238.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What an unusual regulation!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPYYI1hCzOT2DmyvTdnkMNjGROUBGEZFE-uUpfAbXMAilfmUiFFbaVDCakgfRSpckLMgXzEuZxpLsfpcHPgsol4jfhEpvQz9KE5zL_qHKd7DqlSsT-J1IytPm_UhjcxfAkosrtBIAhPEcAview5X3TXRhtqniBZZ1eZ1ELlDoE1LqVhMZDUxxg69s/s4032/PXL_20220615_120902670.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPPYYI1hCzOT2DmyvTdnkMNjGROUBGEZFE-uUpfAbXMAilfmUiFFbaVDCakgfRSpckLMgXzEuZxpLsfpcHPgsol4jfhEpvQz9KE5zL_qHKd7DqlSsT-J1IytPm_UhjcxfAkosrtBIAhPEcAview5X3TXRhtqniBZZ1eZ1ELlDoE1LqVhMZDUxxg69s/w320-h240/PXL_20220615_120902670.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREsyJoLwx05uQfgdJ1UP4KOwJoix39B6v1n0xnaVmi8B763uMunCA6m7pDAYIm6mdSnzt_3fcyA-atCNaoRbZquFrg_AbWCPKK5RtVR9SWzzwIUUUP3OecMFEtq-VX8ejMF0J7Mfc4guWwr165Fh9jlK74ZYQzOzqKIqXrFrtAz5OmansAv56kWr0/s4032/PXL_20220615_120923567.PORTRAIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREsyJoLwx05uQfgdJ1UP4KOwJoix39B6v1n0xnaVmi8B763uMunCA6m7pDAYIm6mdSnzt_3fcyA-atCNaoRbZquFrg_AbWCPKK5RtVR9SWzzwIUUUP3OecMFEtq-VX8ejMF0J7Mfc4guWwr165Fh9jlK74ZYQzOzqKIqXrFrtAz5OmansAv56kWr0/s320/PXL_20220615_120923567.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I hadn't known that instead of feeding ducks bread, more appropriate foods were barley, wild bird seed, frozen corn or peas, and chopped lettuce.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oDPvMOJzdbDfqQKep3ASgIK_FaJAd5kSZh5PFLX9cywMjMcgh4dyazXEdQe3lHbbdQG1HDfLw4IgvkM5VGCVapZTeWC-FErvGYvel-AIIDQUfyZw_4R7R4R7eT9s5wePBxUnOzD3JmfQHm_wMFmhfTdyUDmlP8QgJBJ3Yj1J829kzZ3VqiK_QEWu/s4032/PXL_20220615_121235195.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oDPvMOJzdbDfqQKep3ASgIK_FaJAd5kSZh5PFLX9cywMjMcgh4dyazXEdQe3lHbbdQG1HDfLw4IgvkM5VGCVapZTeWC-FErvGYvel-AIIDQUfyZw_4R7R4R7eT9s5wePBxUnOzD3JmfQHm_wMFmhfTdyUDmlP8QgJBJ3Yj1J829kzZ3VqiK_QEWu/s320/PXL_20220615_121235195.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Labrador Tea</b> was the name given to an evergreen shrub that grows up to three feet high in coniferous bogs and forests across the island of Newfoundland and Labrador located across the <b>Strait of Belle Isle</b> and geographically in the province of Quebec. To make the tea, leaves are collected in the spring and stored in an airtight container until they are steeped in boiling water. The leaves themselves cannot be boiled because they release a harmful alkaloid.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmPB5kSm4XNNrSsZXly-7qZuudWMhXJEM5pYGv7GbN7bZvV2w32YVkVPD-NAlBQmuv7NsgKmE2uffGqMbgGDNTsHyo6OkqmC202kLdfrcfCg656iEyPodZCFU9BB6yxkBh40Z68tZhWrx895LMtKahC9Ky4hTLMaN5FGUC7F4CUYpIoA12kGzrFQf/s3017/PXL_20220615_121422729.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3017" data-original-width="2587" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmPB5kSm4XNNrSsZXly-7qZuudWMhXJEM5pYGv7GbN7bZvV2w32YVkVPD-NAlBQmuv7NsgKmE2uffGqMbgGDNTsHyo6OkqmC202kLdfrcfCg656iEyPodZCFU9BB6yxkBh40Z68tZhWrx895LMtKahC9Ky4hTLMaN5FGUC7F4CUYpIoA12kGzrFQf/s320/PXL_20220615_121422729.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXZqWMQFux2BFcY-7M29Dl14aBxzjh9LWowWZvC8QEA6dfoQzP0F8RnpWkq3nNlHYscloy20xKQn4kSBXA3KME2wfj0PurVk2CAHjlqINJUWlW8rap0nVsLCvkwfvaRjvhYzlir97Q9I8OZ1G-GiS08W56paJrcTlMJsEckFchDauG5rkEHPb6lXm/s4032/PXL_20220615_121626457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXZqWMQFux2BFcY-7M29Dl14aBxzjh9LWowWZvC8QEA6dfoQzP0F8RnpWkq3nNlHYscloy20xKQn4kSBXA3KME2wfj0PurVk2CAHjlqINJUWlW8rap0nVsLCvkwfvaRjvhYzlir97Q9I8OZ1G-GiS08W56paJrcTlMJsEckFchDauG5rkEHPb6lXm/s320/PXL_20220615_121626457.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-p0DzutXhlobL66ZYgNzxRDrRzXLiE4iSb0C6AWLL930OnPdRxQs4jbWRqRaY-sgXMwnTlkYLfCHJoiCvsnRa9qRcSTVAM6oh37KM0H1f5aJfwCALe5gv9lExbQZWPCyhcBfdgFRzTlRpQO8UAuFoLS2XbMqAfWHqhIpcXHG-xzcN7WR5SV1D4ni3/s4032/PXL_20220615_121722032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-p0DzutXhlobL66ZYgNzxRDrRzXLiE4iSb0C6AWLL930OnPdRxQs4jbWRqRaY-sgXMwnTlkYLfCHJoiCvsnRa9qRcSTVAM6oh37KM0H1f5aJfwCALe5gv9lExbQZWPCyhcBfdgFRzTlRpQO8UAuFoLS2XbMqAfWHqhIpcXHG-xzcN7WR5SV1D4ni3/s320/PXL_20220615_121722032.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY611cHO6Uxv6hzuebb_O1wtvxga_iQD6-6lVSimBNiLVbHN_prQJVopD-bes44hbU7wGEn3tDYYTdFCi-Oa8luLOh9WMofjNNho6HaXL0lBpP77NcwXABvsZ0ichwjbz_N89oVWN2UOZNg9y02SDEXd5y7CzO0mOTyqvsVq9ly9mh774Q8QFat7oa/s4032/PXL_20220615_121932942.PORTRAIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY611cHO6Uxv6hzuebb_O1wtvxga_iQD6-6lVSimBNiLVbHN_prQJVopD-bes44hbU7wGEn3tDYYTdFCi-Oa8luLOh9WMofjNNho6HaXL0lBpP77NcwXABvsZ0ichwjbz_N89oVWN2UOZNg9y02SDEXd5y7CzO0mOTyqvsVq9ly9mh774Q8QFat7oa/s320/PXL_20220615_121932942.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Having almost tripped this morning on an uneven path while walking with a friend, I was all in favor of the markings that had been placed indicating possible hazards. But Steven and I thought that park officials had gone to the extreme by marking even the tiniest hazard!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKmPxYDts_Mx35VzUy0-8lrsbyE9dPLIiEfWfj6U-YVGhs1Gv2trcLAZLzNqU1-wOHR1L7u9JyfPh5BkuLwCb13sNnliT2gcDqbFoY9DRiGbTq68g_TQqInaH2DYwhnxktq0yTap2szwTkjPHKxhSmdJWUsjcSjv6PKmvFqeKgr6zJfm5HzHLUqMc/s4032/PXL_20220615_122551238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKmPxYDts_Mx35VzUy0-8lrsbyE9dPLIiEfWfj6U-YVGhs1Gv2trcLAZLzNqU1-wOHR1L7u9JyfPh5BkuLwCb13sNnliT2gcDqbFoY9DRiGbTq68g_TQqInaH2DYwhnxktq0yTap2szwTkjPHKxhSmdJWUsjcSjv6PKmvFqeKgr6zJfm5HzHLUqMc/s320/PXL_20220615_122551238.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8BjQPkBj-t6HaQmitjIbH1Z1FYhxZpxzTRfob8eprat1fGF6hh6AIGcICOQXMGlWNMMYJrE-z3JGXVISKcV0hGsG4xQ4_JRx3Y4oHvzO9g_ILm0hc8unGCnrqG5CZ5kD7Dcc_Y0qmrR6nyp2GLG0Xvl9ovTWPiLC1yGCKzXpEbIG3EMx5evcHwDg/s4032/PXL_20220615_122626292.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8BjQPkBj-t6HaQmitjIbH1Z1FYhxZpxzTRfob8eprat1fGF6hh6AIGcICOQXMGlWNMMYJrE-z3JGXVISKcV0hGsG4xQ4_JRx3Y4oHvzO9g_ILm0hc8unGCnrqG5CZ5kD7Dcc_Y0qmrR6nyp2GLG0Xvl9ovTWPiLC1yGCKzXpEbIG3EMx5evcHwDg/s320/PXL_20220615_122626292.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some heartwarming advice on our way to <b>Scout Pond:</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMg0-_Z3CneH6i8V0oUbAghTfM_ylaG7Rku5jAGVfvOH8Pyru4cRHWMdJ8SOmI5z_-BPOnVbCgnmkyJgZlreNRkTB5en8LbpR144MV3X2JMgw8fykYg9BJTYeSDt2TjNIwFsLGSGGwV--blp0qhIeHpcQRC4ds5LHNZBYuPvSsZZ0ZYVWmM-afeiq/s4032/PXL_20220615_122812823.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKMg0-_Z3CneH6i8V0oUbAghTfM_ylaG7Rku5jAGVfvOH8Pyru4cRHWMdJ8SOmI5z_-BPOnVbCgnmkyJgZlreNRkTB5en8LbpR144MV3X2JMgw8fykYg9BJTYeSDt2TjNIwFsLGSGGwV--blp0qhIeHpcQRC4ds5LHNZBYuPvSsZZ0ZYVWmM-afeiq/w320-h240/PXL_20220615_122812823.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was drawn to the grove of <b>white birch trees</b> as I grew up on Birch Avenue in Ottawa, Canada eons ago but hadn't realized only the bark of mature trees became creamy white. Birch trees were among the most common and important trees in the province as they were used for fuel wood and for manufacturing plywood and flooring.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgvvjw9VbetZ8_p1l999cScA7Uh3lJs9-x2xuvldo1IJzhVsOwaphlUZpSQnI_HdC2sIlrBrCN0F2P1RR-EJGQW_F4YizCTRxYqJrFEt4FwcqkCnNOUsOgdG7Mq1QSoSfs-YPbeS3QCdVOYQ_eDwhZfhYmbwN7SxFdi1-DVGhizcicW-v2t6ckFk8/s4032/PXL_20220615_123138065.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgvvjw9VbetZ8_p1l999cScA7Uh3lJs9-x2xuvldo1IJzhVsOwaphlUZpSQnI_HdC2sIlrBrCN0F2P1RR-EJGQW_F4YizCTRxYqJrFEt4FwcqkCnNOUsOgdG7Mq1QSoSfs-YPbeS3QCdVOYQ_eDwhZfhYmbwN7SxFdi1-DVGhizcicW-v2t6ckFk8/s320/PXL_20220615_123138065.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Little Corduroy Pond</b> looked far more like a regular pond than the massive <b>Western Brook Pond </b>we'd taken a boat tour on a few days previously.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PbDsxD0pE8QVQK15VSzj2n_czlIMCXxlPve55z4kTgzlyWNDKqVV1BnVicj0mlDgJOD-9Inns8b6CGK1ZCMR1CP45D5PhjI2SklZBccgjyEz5J6iweswSd_NwWbqp1v8lAAWgKCb9jc0Ye59hqaFSzUOFOkIgT1jbNnluNYiIzKTf8DpbJdP_sBj/s4032/PXL_20220615_123408131.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PbDsxD0pE8QVQK15VSzj2n_czlIMCXxlPve55z4kTgzlyWNDKqVV1BnVicj0mlDgJOD-9Inns8b6CGK1ZCMR1CP45D5PhjI2SklZBccgjyEz5J6iweswSd_NwWbqp1v8lAAWgKCb9jc0Ye59hqaFSzUOFOkIgT1jbNnluNYiIzKTf8DpbJdP_sBj/s320/PXL_20220615_123408131.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was no wonder that a common plant in the nature center was <b>Rhododendron </b>because its pretty pink five-petal flowers were visible everywhere in the park. I hadn't known that their flowers were toxic to people.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnFKSEjJbOpT6s-EsfnDEPo_I6qT6dgjb4T0mwufE08l78VGEAs4zf4S--wQoGX2wU-1Nlrb4W1josAOavTJ3NRY62hdVJkAup1GkHSLpbF2NTWh6mxqYgE2pB3V_W6ysuhUaX9l3FmJlRfmrZAGwZQoFtLgGoWKA1h9k5bSMi-v1-LGGnNprtP4Y/s4032/PXL_20220615_123857567.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnFKSEjJbOpT6s-EsfnDEPo_I6qT6dgjb4T0mwufE08l78VGEAs4zf4S--wQoGX2wU-1Nlrb4W1josAOavTJ3NRY62hdVJkAup1GkHSLpbF2NTWh6mxqYgE2pB3V_W6ysuhUaX9l3FmJlRfmrZAGwZQoFtLgGoWKA1h9k5bSMi-v1-LGGnNprtP4Y/s320/PXL_20220615_123857567.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyEUIWsEhTfNMbCZ_Vl_5KX0aoXjjFXHoJkgpZcudOuuzHkFbGZe72ZRe5IjB26PtEzTj8en9TJsSiHcP12AwONLUOvHoNjTJTx_ooWr87TzAqSx8x2fa8-09vtiprHxLCbvuQv06EbTUsfj2-9wkJoyQDg9B1VLIpLHqupg_nhknbYXoDxkPOfGI/s4032/PXL_20220615_123939109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyEUIWsEhTfNMbCZ_Vl_5KX0aoXjjFXHoJkgpZcudOuuzHkFbGZe72ZRe5IjB26PtEzTj8en9TJsSiHcP12AwONLUOvHoNjTJTx_ooWr87TzAqSx8x2fa8-09vtiprHxLCbvuQv06EbTUsfj2-9wkJoyQDg9B1VLIpLHqupg_nhknbYXoDxkPOfGI/s320/PXL_20220615_123939109.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was comical that rather than moving the small rock away from the path, it had been painted red so trail users would know it was 'dangerous.'</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYte_07UwcXXajabU603VdFywNkqiYk-E737TltUFwGrC-QWpFDprhwRUVrpW1R3OiPZ4ci1d243k8Met-ciilZVoYdtlkb0-fjG9LvJwYMr_HC9F78Ouycsqf76p1TNJJwvPVUiBA3l_7f2rn5w2odN8dWy8qgHQSnwudvqVjufTA5ANNeF4zwTV/s4032/PXL_20220615_124140470.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvYte_07UwcXXajabU603VdFywNkqiYk-E737TltUFwGrC-QWpFDprhwRUVrpW1R3OiPZ4ci1d243k8Met-ciilZVoYdtlkb0-fjG9LvJwYMr_HC9F78Ouycsqf76p1TNJJwvPVUiBA3l_7f2rn5w2odN8dWy8qgHQSnwudvqVjufTA5ANNeF4zwTV/s320/PXL_20220615_124140470.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Steven and I didn't remember seeing a <b>Low Head Barrier </b>before - it was constructed of logs to create plunge pools immediately downstream. The pools provided well-oxygenated water and valuable protection for young trout during periods of low flow.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVSWkNH8Xrvfj5ws6-iuzxqppGXO8qcLrhTiGol28JzZA0eakxt8q7Q5dwarhXBMwbGxBKYHspKxaehck6w6cmxWFA2ugvdTl1DsLkxe0Pk8cLfgQ_lXkNplKjo4WtynqhOrs2aMBl5jhiSiHsiLRACdZVc-V3pqRJ5ScAy2sQHyb6zd74hsjhDiA/s4032/PXL_20220615_124301859.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVSWkNH8Xrvfj5ws6-iuzxqppGXO8qcLrhTiGol28JzZA0eakxt8q7Q5dwarhXBMwbGxBKYHspKxaehck6w6cmxWFA2ugvdTl1DsLkxe0Pk8cLfgQ_lXkNplKjo4WtynqhOrs2aMBl5jhiSiHsiLRACdZVc-V3pqRJ5ScAy2sQHyb6zd74hsjhDiA/s320/PXL_20220615_124301859.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Corduroy Brook ran about ten miles until it met with the <b>Exploits River.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6btocfr7vdYH3xCITaavLYFm8O4POwZbD5Anv1ZM-I9EKwImRkrAU8XTNtv0rGcD65ZL7hfSAEQA84e8aTNS90_cWuDc7JI4miTYFyWKahL4365jpzKUDVxSoQTCaydhmPYKO8XhZyINlfc6RQ9EAD5Ao8UtrcTP4_p2adqlLKAE6ENrDsz4XPfj/s4032/PXL_20220615_124308208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA6btocfr7vdYH3xCITaavLYFm8O4POwZbD5Anv1ZM-I9EKwImRkrAU8XTNtv0rGcD65ZL7hfSAEQA84e8aTNS90_cWuDc7JI4miTYFyWKahL4365jpzKUDVxSoQTCaydhmPYKO8XhZyINlfc6RQ9EAD5Ao8UtrcTP4_p2adqlLKAE6ENrDsz4XPfj/s320/PXL_20220615_124308208.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Also in Grand Falls-Windsor was <b>Salmonid Interpretation Centre.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuWNkFrvotY58l_KOUd_NZEsGr4e-KdImMj5WNoHkzvgJo4rWjFKfDS1wFLITF4f6iq3JXCtxnXaZecJanJg5TU8ggRlt70-54OQiHd3p5kb8fEEyfU94pbJLlyyHUpjZA_w-1W58RWBXg7fxn4gwtUFhUGkob5qJt-Qw3e4oanr7-gJsIlXQ0A3M/s4032/PXL_20220615_130844794.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuWNkFrvotY58l_KOUd_NZEsGr4e-KdImMj5WNoHkzvgJo4rWjFKfDS1wFLITF4f6iq3JXCtxnXaZecJanJg5TU8ggRlt70-54OQiHd3p5kb8fEEyfU94pbJLlyyHUpjZA_w-1W58RWBXg7fxn4gwtUFhUGkob5qJt-Qw3e4oanr7-gJsIlXQ0A3M/w240-h320/PXL_20220615_130844794.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kEEofSrU3tB2L-secF5BgtJ1EvVQlWtPGDag5eq5deaHvwrATLgFjYF0tHb6hGQzpyVpPjgQDhr9FmiXqvAFH6PwnrCLLO9uGY0ED_-IZy9i-ie_V_rVyQ2uN25zhfPayBtFQhIFZVcoGK3UE7Jq_h4o5qhHfQ6RScCSZqUcr0xAy1ZonH3eHsIC/s4032/PXL_20220615_131454438.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2kEEofSrU3tB2L-secF5BgtJ1EvVQlWtPGDag5eq5deaHvwrATLgFjYF0tHb6hGQzpyVpPjgQDhr9FmiXqvAFH6PwnrCLLO9uGY0ED_-IZy9i-ie_V_rVyQ2uN25zhfPayBtFQhIFZVcoGK3UE7Jq_h4o5qhHfQ6RScCSZqUcr0xAy1ZonH3eHsIC/s320/PXL_20220615_131454438.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were so lucky to find that the demand of bus groups had caused the centre to open early because it was supposed to have been closed. Fishways were constructed at Grand Falls to allow salmon to travel where none had gone before. After a huge fish hatchery was built, 50 million young salmon or <b>smolts</b> were released over the next ten years throughout the Exploits River. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5PpioR3f556OggpDLaZGenrmQXJypHsgiESr5H3NmhbhQy0grBCzaaDl8E2e3OQnGiifD0up-EGaRMCXLy9mPZY8JwW5ox1MaZc5ebyrCJumpAah74oKkpMkFfzNvRqAYvZLrgq6-JfsY-FEXDoIFUx0R6jxu_V_BgaYj2PK6lqcZHQyOdQDjY4I/s4032/PXL_20220615_131813172.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5PpioR3f556OggpDLaZGenrmQXJypHsgiESr5H3NmhbhQy0grBCzaaDl8E2e3OQnGiifD0up-EGaRMCXLy9mPZY8JwW5ox1MaZc5ebyrCJumpAah74oKkpMkFfzNvRqAYvZLrgq6-JfsY-FEXDoIFUx0R6jxu_V_BgaYj2PK6lqcZHQyOdQDjY4I/s320/PXL_20220615_131813172.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The watershed of the Exploits River was 1,200 kilometers long and ran through the center of the island. The first recorded harvest of Atlantic salmon on the river took place in 1768.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwujVGvhipC43wdgt8dm9qrj18XarbQtBNifGxSmPzTPrz_MPcsFK0Jsvg9UtwGY5hgYzu5IC-3pB0Suc_Sb5xP1F2C40C_OXKRscLQr9cIb_txabZ-aBY8nVLjTcWxB-NMGdJjZfA4H0FzqL2XHako3hCACaO9XEeXjPMlmdzbEGp44AX5Efo_DPX/s4032/PXL_20220615_132125701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwujVGvhipC43wdgt8dm9qrj18XarbQtBNifGxSmPzTPrz_MPcsFK0Jsvg9UtwGY5hgYzu5IC-3pB0Suc_Sb5xP1F2C40C_OXKRscLQr9cIb_txabZ-aBY8nVLjTcWxB-NMGdJjZfA4H0FzqL2XHako3hCACaO9XEeXjPMlmdzbEGp44AX5Efo_DPX/s320/PXL_20220615_132125701.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Atlantic salmon were called the <b>King of Fish.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-DAyKeVkjARH5DehF2iiBomPwCAz0J_DZ3Bae22JtC5LLVJiQj1PKgwEPVOHmxRYNnAFI0spj__njjPa54rGXuuKVtFDp9tazQjhVh47aC3q4uH21q1O8rJXoMCgCU1EkC16Vxx8uxZY1xLOWjJa33xKeHkwDc9vCIRTJYeIsZ205AiAyLkVx7q9/s4032/PXL_20220615_134803902.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-DAyKeVkjARH5DehF2iiBomPwCAz0J_DZ3Bae22JtC5LLVJiQj1PKgwEPVOHmxRYNnAFI0spj__njjPa54rGXuuKVtFDp9tazQjhVh47aC3q4uH21q1O8rJXoMCgCU1EkC16Vxx8uxZY1xLOWjJa33xKeHkwDc9vCIRTJYeIsZ205AiAyLkVx7q9/s320/PXL_20220615_134803902.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>We learned at the center that smolt entering the Power Canal </span>during the annual smolt migration was directed by a series of floating louvers to the bypass system from the fresh water to the ocean.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfeeFOj_fKcbZP6D8VQyIGB438zbtJ8lmJ3u2yESIMrkW5KjQLCJ0DQn6_Ald08Ewb4bSvcv3GtVgw4_-_Wzx_zx6OSOQzDvd-6ebysi7UD_6alsb1lQ8AwjT909ZpIEcQ07gt9EBnlJtKNM7j1YHkzTTRh1hijCUbZ_T7m_tXNdDDGDdQ070_6Ej/s4032/PXL_20220615_134833600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfeeFOj_fKcbZP6D8VQyIGB438zbtJ8lmJ3u2yESIMrkW5KjQLCJ0DQn6_Ald08Ewb4bSvcv3GtVgw4_-_Wzx_zx6OSOQzDvd-6ebysi7UD_6alsb1lQ8AwjT909ZpIEcQ07gt9EBnlJtKNM7j1YHkzTTRh1hijCUbZ_T7m_tXNdDDGDdQ070_6Ej/s320/PXL_20220615_134833600.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A series of 35 pools allowed adult fish to progress through the fishway at their own pace and return to the river above the falls. The fishway provided over 10,000 square kilometers of new habitat for the Atlantic salmon.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Cd57STVNV9HlAU0nDNG6jbF6s09xgaysT-FfzwTBUnzS-O81VODgoeUd-mK6w049I7_TlWNGEkLmDZ2mbiNNJWMkopgDjbZgJhGEsI8vccfuBkiix3jq5uP8JzB-DXN6tICBmFEKE925dbWGstlRPOMZFbY0SCgdNjMZUuZev9kOtvE-Dq1gWG9j/s4032/PXL_20220615_134843037.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Cd57STVNV9HlAU0nDNG6jbF6s09xgaysT-FfzwTBUnzS-O81VODgoeUd-mK6w049I7_TlWNGEkLmDZ2mbiNNJWMkopgDjbZgJhGEsI8vccfuBkiix3jq5uP8JzB-DXN6tICBmFEKE925dbWGstlRPOMZFbY0SCgdNjMZUuZev9kOtvE-Dq1gWG9j/s320/PXL_20220615_134843037.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The fishway or fish ladders resembled stairs and allowed migrating fish to slowly move from one elevation to another by a series of pools. The number of pools was based on the elevation difference from the base of the obstruction to the area above where they could take advantage of spawning and rearing habitat.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EUG9FrZnXoffnR4mzWp7hi6JAEtrDHj8fHGb4ET5oSdgLn7G-hI5FbjtukPnH0Hy_yrpBR65Zj-b2l4eLJZZoBh6hnRxfpO32fvLfYR-HuiT9lq-qJoNFSgTXtvFE6gMgTyqrdclfrtHQcEdJI0rmujJ7t0YG7msvVoWW415lbORUYpbQKj7-_Xi/s4032/PXL_20220615_135104527.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EUG9FrZnXoffnR4mzWp7hi6JAEtrDHj8fHGb4ET5oSdgLn7G-hI5FbjtukPnH0Hy_yrpBR65Zj-b2l4eLJZZoBh6hnRxfpO32fvLfYR-HuiT9lq-qJoNFSgTXtvFE6gMgTyqrdclfrtHQcEdJI0rmujJ7t0YG7msvVoWW415lbORUYpbQKj7-_Xi/s320/PXL_20220615_135104527.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Waterfalls on the left and the hydro dam on the right:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOJFL9ezx1RT9QVbyLhoZYMTAdj0Q5t8GQfRQShMz0y8e4yDnDfZN9vLR_wOWrYFJPev1uJH0SOipYDQdVzn0JSLXkrYXzBRBQgzy4IcOx-iQK2Bdc5ZDs9aNL3qEt8b_pecOyNQVfqXX0Z1burebsf57WhsekZyxYaaNMW9GbU3_RtRdYdDPF3N4/s4032/PXL_20220615_135544993.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOJFL9ezx1RT9QVbyLhoZYMTAdj0Q5t8GQfRQShMz0y8e4yDnDfZN9vLR_wOWrYFJPev1uJH0SOipYDQdVzn0JSLXkrYXzBRBQgzy4IcOx-iQK2Bdc5ZDs9aNL3qEt8b_pecOyNQVfqXX0Z1burebsf57WhsekZyxYaaNMW9GbU3_RtRdYdDPF3N4/s320/PXL_20220615_135544993.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKynniAocu_iDQxjXz025EwuKbhuoRjbBme81k7wMBoiWD6ydWaUeDWvPjIS4pRl_fqHC1gdcwwiWHfPxs_M-CmRZUTGxwSpSZi65p2Uads9YXA_yuQecw095dbTGesMUu9ao21sAOX5q8FeQNJRVQASPAlPLHyClQL2gfFbCmcDZ5ZjWpp3dkvMA/s4032/PXL_20220615_135640148.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKynniAocu_iDQxjXz025EwuKbhuoRjbBme81k7wMBoiWD6ydWaUeDWvPjIS4pRl_fqHC1gdcwwiWHfPxs_M-CmRZUTGxwSpSZi65p2Uads9YXA_yuQecw095dbTGesMUu9ao21sAOX5q8FeQNJRVQASPAlPLHyClQL2gfFbCmcDZ5ZjWpp3dkvMA/s320/PXL_20220615_135640148.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Put it down to the fact we were skeptical Americans but Steven and I were quite frankly shocked to learn that the enormous outlay in public funds to build the fishways was only done to conserve the Atlantic salmon, not for any tourism dollars. How admirable was that!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfVo_bWtFne6hZNlevcJaxu5HEu18BA8siujAFJyrunFeNsiVrRoBHGwUVavAHFK3dEhtLNK3WWgskmQwEdLYgjsIRA1soDMd44dtekE27GAonR4h0JdGsEbfv9f5a7S8MZExnHyxZwhMt98YIt7leje-ROqAewI8g9mswiLe3mFg6Aa81Z_YaSiL/s4032/PXL_20220615_141134026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfVo_bWtFne6hZNlevcJaxu5HEu18BA8siujAFJyrunFeNsiVrRoBHGwUVavAHFK3dEhtLNK3WWgskmQwEdLYgjsIRA1soDMd44dtekE27GAonR4h0JdGsEbfv9f5a7S8MZExnHyxZwhMt98YIt7leje-ROqAewI8g9mswiLe3mFg6Aa81Z_YaSiL/s320/PXL_20220615_141134026.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The 927-foot-long <b>Bishop's Falls Trestle</b> spanning the Exploits River was the longest trestle in Newfoundland. The former railway trestle, longer than the <i>RMS Titanic,</i> was built in 1901. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokFQrwCgLXatg2bSFDSEB0V4yp6uiqkKYqlOSG9UfNU9CzYqX3CUAf52OAyFTx8HR3f6Ht-mbyI5cOi9ULrIbJ4VvtfoVwM_b3RtXheiEhLjkz3dUfkO1s1D5oS72TEwrKpJYBd2_bpYR-QlJHxkiONK0tNOZwJFieApP_ADm0IpBnYdNsJPDfY2h/s4032/PXL_20220615_144512039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhokFQrwCgLXatg2bSFDSEB0V4yp6uiqkKYqlOSG9UfNU9CzYqX3CUAf52OAyFTx8HR3f6Ht-mbyI5cOi9ULrIbJ4VvtfoVwM_b3RtXheiEhLjkz3dUfkO1s1D5oS72TEwrKpJYBd2_bpYR-QlJHxkiONK0tNOZwJFieApP_ADm0IpBnYdNsJPDfY2h/s320/PXL_20220615_144512039.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JI8zVhBybK5UqUyWahQE54NP8Z1kHjFHZz_efonlGWkc0dkYnsfDqXTNAeGMX8h_tS5-w3jFIBvppbel4WSe4w3cuKx6Iv_dB2-n0xi3rnFw6iXcxJCZTXvRCD5mvRpS6tEcnQiCtoUIzNuJoFIuugPaFyBxJ-bG_Yuow5nKmSRuslYZ1u_ZARkc/s4032/PXL_20220615_144615007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JI8zVhBybK5UqUyWahQE54NP8Z1kHjFHZz_efonlGWkc0dkYnsfDqXTNAeGMX8h_tS5-w3jFIBvppbel4WSe4w3cuKx6Iv_dB2-n0xi3rnFw6iXcxJCZTXvRCD5mvRpS6tEcnQiCtoUIzNuJoFIuugPaFyBxJ-bG_Yuow5nKmSRuslYZ1u_ZARkc/s320/PXL_20220615_144615007.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bishop's Falls:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPI24rkrECUsJwzHkSB8KZ8XWpbyf2XSu31HbUhD9vuxIazUE8BtFLeiXFeiSW3_hCTHCIU2McBRuQJaMw1hFChlGERhfSfDv9wiunAuXl-0fyjeo-scFKhF4Ovzu_hEifD-p5Hg_2TYXQHaAS1Ju8b1XOeZuQPTia4q4NjBxNU7E7IMIYco2FFT9K/s4032/PXL_20220615_145456738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPI24rkrECUsJwzHkSB8KZ8XWpbyf2XSu31HbUhD9vuxIazUE8BtFLeiXFeiSW3_hCTHCIU2McBRuQJaMw1hFChlGERhfSfDv9wiunAuXl-0fyjeo-scFKhF4Ovzu_hEifD-p5Hg_2TYXQHaAS1Ju8b1XOeZuQPTia4q4NjBxNU7E7IMIYco2FFT9K/s320/PXL_20220615_145456738.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since arriving in Newfoundland a week earlier, we had seen several signs advertising the <b>Come Home 2022</b> campaign which encouraged former residents of Newfoundland and Labrador who had moved away mostly for economic reasons to 'come home' and remember the wonders in their former backyard.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VKkzxdRN5Y8CSdI6RPQGFdjOna1or0QQgHJlVSmp3hFCKXwD0HUxUoyJ_rNYZddKzV2Pah8sOYfVHwerGHK86oStVIZs9d8P-iJ5vrjlB7cgnmnbNAxLE4vsdVkG6oJC7lCXgHW3KZlqdpNLW49mvbtdFkhVmeZAZhl83GskgTbbmWqYF3jdmem_/s4032/PXL_20220615_162212653.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0VKkzxdRN5Y8CSdI6RPQGFdjOna1or0QQgHJlVSmp3hFCKXwD0HUxUoyJ_rNYZddKzV2Pah8sOYfVHwerGHK86oStVIZs9d8P-iJ5vrjlB7cgnmnbNAxLE4vsdVkG6oJC7lCXgHW3KZlqdpNLW49mvbtdFkhVmeZAZhl83GskgTbbmWqYF3jdmem_/s320/PXL_20220615_162212653.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>We stopped next at the <b>Boyd's Cove Beothuk Site</b> where there were the remains of a large Beothuk village that would have existed about 1650 AD. </span>The Beothuks were a hunting and fishing people who inhabited Newfoundland at the same time as when the Europeans arrived. Inside the visitor center were artifacts produced by the Beothuks and exhibits that illustrated their life at Boyd's Cove. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmdgA2_WN8f57rSEsEp5E93ef4pqjkc4rh7uedXjnK3X2mcqG_jMC-IrtNDweaEqxHG-cb2OKMr-t2vW6mPOcIKB9Qzj6X76WFw3977m_OYQy0jkHJKvChhlpfAqQTrYVoT-dJR4s8P3eKG8Tk1rNiHPrIdf9VU4ci1wyeGRp7zkwuN3hjVk8pQ4w/s4032/PXL_20220615_162030181.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbmdgA2_WN8f57rSEsEp5E93ef4pqjkc4rh7uedXjnK3X2mcqG_jMC-IrtNDweaEqxHG-cb2OKMr-t2vW6mPOcIKB9Qzj6X76WFw3977m_OYQy0jkHJKvChhlpfAqQTrYVoT-dJR4s8P3eKG8Tk1rNiHPrIdf9VU4ci1wyeGRp7zkwuN3hjVk8pQ4w/s320/PXL_20220615_162030181.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">These <b>prehistoric Beothuk projectile points</b> were 500 years old.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KH2KLrA381mI6A-uNdydh2ftC6SFTF_NrQtlMjsYMHADApjn5HeXvNQ0QBgGHZmmu3rmqnmrkSapPox0yQMvaOfZXbzGJladHDIJTu6tIvboxbJQubfHOdhSc6l8VPGeSwYybeYtJgMEds_S5R0sZQdauy8D_b7bnwr6UiXNX1xzLSPt5H-13NiY/s4032/PXL_20220615_162605911.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KH2KLrA381mI6A-uNdydh2ftC6SFTF_NrQtlMjsYMHADApjn5HeXvNQ0QBgGHZmmu3rmqnmrkSapPox0yQMvaOfZXbzGJladHDIJTu6tIvboxbJQubfHOdhSc6l8VPGeSwYybeYtJgMEds_S5R0sZQdauy8D_b7bnwr6UiXNX1xzLSPt5H-13NiY/s320/PXL_20220615_162605911.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Archaeologists had found evidence that the site had been used as early as 1000 AD by the ancestors of the Beothuks but most of the material was dated from 1650-1720. The information collected was able to provide a picture of the Beothuk's lives prior to the arrival of a large number of European settlers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosiC15WXAYCJJVLkd5DARLIH2-fmuz9zbv_tJInSy9AbHEO4Fsv_dlDdncGJMXrgcVsAjyWYPY4aJ97HksRCAxBgr-KRCl1OPZOuLw8lwmo7XjptKwLowJ9qPRh7vxH-1nun6WUqLwWcpNVi3A9N4KRqTwjpZfuTbj6nU8rMcghJglShBLGug3p2-/s4032/PXL_20220615_163003923.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosiC15WXAYCJJVLkd5DARLIH2-fmuz9zbv_tJInSy9AbHEO4Fsv_dlDdncGJMXrgcVsAjyWYPY4aJ97HksRCAxBgr-KRCl1OPZOuLw8lwmo7XjptKwLowJ9qPRh7vxH-1nun6WUqLwWcpNVi3A9N4KRqTwjpZfuTbj6nU8rMcghJglShBLGug3p2-/s320/PXL_20220615_163003923.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A historical document mentioned the presence of Beothuks further east in Gander Bay in the 1700s but no archaeological sites were found until 1981 when much of the coastline of <b>Notre Dame Bay</b> was surveyed. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzqSrQn412Ct4bjXezwtPD2UQ9wO-EvThs8WZ1o9sqFJH7Ok_zgtHFkF-cXJR9ZPEqdiPNPDsclEDy4CODEl6qJ3sWKFVL7eEH-SvZIiGUnjudNn4RqQSCeD27x2iU9Qfq8gafy0Mahn1P2fSGnCmfaE7rd8re3kD1KqklPXalaHpPdbIo_KeCY43/s3740/PXL_20220615_163243303.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2969" data-original-width="3740" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzqSrQn412Ct4bjXezwtPD2UQ9wO-EvThs8WZ1o9sqFJH7Ok_zgtHFkF-cXJR9ZPEqdiPNPDsclEDy4CODEl6qJ3sWKFVL7eEH-SvZIiGUnjudNn4RqQSCeD27x2iU9Qfq8gafy0Mahn1P2fSGnCmfaE7rd8re3kD1KqklPXalaHpPdbIo_KeCY43/s320/PXL_20220615_163243303.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQm_5DAHLz_dtMj0AizAuAJ9Go6nx9osdQWyzBBP734Za2m4vu5yXeEtXV9XHUOXjmsbpwwFeV4FYz1GOpz07AwFaf-FtzvHnS4D0kGeFz1HW7trHADxT1C7rmick4O7DLY4gWqlBE1vyGkjSKoEiW9pelTxNCsAt0enovw-7QXqX27LH0pUm-2PT/s4032/PXL_20220615_163251407.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsQm_5DAHLz_dtMj0AizAuAJ9Go6nx9osdQWyzBBP734Za2m4vu5yXeEtXV9XHUOXjmsbpwwFeV4FYz1GOpz07AwFaf-FtzvHnS4D0kGeFz1HW7trHADxT1C7rmick4O7DLY4gWqlBE1vyGkjSKoEiW9pelTxNCsAt0enovw-7QXqX27LH0pUm-2PT/s320/PXL_20220615_163251407.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once Boyd's Cove was found, it merited a closer look by archaeologists because it was a dry and flat open meadow and therefore perfect for camping. With an open stream nearby, a beach where canoes could land safely, and an annual smelt run nearby, the site would be even more attractive to the Beothuks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfiOt1sdMLiFkYr6q4rg6EDQJGEnRtJb1q2OgvLb1wPO1S8wCKDH_wht15jhymJymux834dfSq_uwHXrn9HnzE2Co7jYba3WouQ9ak_4g89DiuM3y8M8S4RZ29Va5vyX-oD5YZjtRZ70GARneuzburRuk_KtytWL3F02leFU5cUYG2oCJPjdLVktkl/s4032/PXL_20220615_163303074.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfiOt1sdMLiFkYr6q4rg6EDQJGEnRtJb1q2OgvLb1wPO1S8wCKDH_wht15jhymJymux834dfSq_uwHXrn9HnzE2Co7jYba3WouQ9ak_4g89DiuM3y8M8S4RZ29Va5vyX-oD5YZjtRZ70GARneuzburRuk_KtytWL3F02leFU5cUYG2oCJPjdLVktkl/s320/PXL_20220615_163303074.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mounds and eleven shallow depressions in the earth were found that convinced scientists this was a Beothuk site from hundreds of years ago. The Beothuks built their homes by digging shallow pits with wigwams in them and placing the excavated earth around the homes' perimeter. Sailcloth, animal skins, and bark were used to roof the wigwams.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEj4F3bswKIlsGuPKbESx6T9WcKR6gTaWoT27sdsSbElhZziTlKQlYB7p4MkE4dUsgNszRZ2Hz-EaXbyfYNx7a9cfHZRrvFkqw3RdkQmYNQMMdTEOXvlA5oWcT0HmETIdORf1t4kaTQxm4WtN1lfqVtVRk6zffKLbYRUMxApH_LfjOoX8R49_Fp3oE/s4032/PXL_20220615_163418465.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEj4F3bswKIlsGuPKbESx6T9WcKR6gTaWoT27sdsSbElhZziTlKQlYB7p4MkE4dUsgNszRZ2Hz-EaXbyfYNx7a9cfHZRrvFkqw3RdkQmYNQMMdTEOXvlA5oWcT0HmETIdORf1t4kaTQxm4WtN1lfqVtVRk6zffKLbYRUMxApH_LfjOoX8R49_Fp3oE/s320/PXL_20220615_163418465.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At first, the Beothuks made stone projectile points like their ancestors. Later, they used <b>rhyolite,</b> a volcanic stone that was pretty common in the bay before substituting iron for stone to make arrowheads and harpoon blades as they were more effective than brittle stone. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmxDkKrvGI3nSvnBu7Xcoa1nUtHuSZzRhUB6Ls8VZebII_pcag2YRfuAE_S35L3yob0LNr0LD6FjqcAONkFRFck9Rsx0L_K5rWQQmlKUCZBj9ZLZUJWxHYHhfvKAjR8_63erWJs_pLAqQK31LdUzPgiDBE5KRAq_PdaIp94FrTjIjRPoeg9hxldQ3/s3923/PXL_20220615_163433266.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3923" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmxDkKrvGI3nSvnBu7Xcoa1nUtHuSZzRhUB6Ls8VZebII_pcag2YRfuAE_S35L3yob0LNr0LD6FjqcAONkFRFck9Rsx0L_K5rWQQmlKUCZBj9ZLZUJWxHYHhfvKAjR8_63erWJs_pLAqQK31LdUzPgiDBE5KRAq_PdaIp94FrTjIjRPoeg9hxldQ3/s320/PXL_20220615_163433266.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4j1MwHvzcNyoT_2eLNbPHeK89eJr3gnVfV50ILIqOz8QTeWYvK0DiV1KHScoexSB-pzNqoziuGkGrMsU2epDhnQYOJiE1qVidyy6z9HXGiQOxFCvYx8cv9Y6_xunh7Wbhw993Xw5j2IbJ61nmBmyWfkACg1dOyQvtmG00lfXsu06C1A4IIF5m3Pl/s2760/PXL_20220615_163455107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2760" data-original-width="2446" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4j1MwHvzcNyoT_2eLNbPHeK89eJr3gnVfV50ILIqOz8QTeWYvK0DiV1KHScoexSB-pzNqoziuGkGrMsU2epDhnQYOJiE1qVidyy6z9HXGiQOxFCvYx8cv9Y6_xunh7Wbhw993Xw5j2IbJ61nmBmyWfkACg1dOyQvtmG00lfXsu06C1A4IIF5m3Pl/s320/PXL_20220615_163455107.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJ_b0NhE5g9PMvEvgpgNhjJS6IWkuAy5sM6ZAfDS-0cscFkHMPg_H8HCvMocYMWtT90FJQVwCbg-yGgdeQmVKEXScupYEizY_NtYBvIZmTmWi1g4ebMokMtN6zjU40shda2CRcOUGUHsyOb6ZNDutfJ7ihEfg2j2IDDTuE9Mddn45dvMLowUpNrmk/s4032/PXL_20220615_163505395.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJ_b0NhE5g9PMvEvgpgNhjJS6IWkuAy5sM6ZAfDS-0cscFkHMPg_H8HCvMocYMWtT90FJQVwCbg-yGgdeQmVKEXScupYEizY_NtYBvIZmTmWi1g4ebMokMtN6zjU40shda2CRcOUGUHsyOb6ZNDutfJ7ihEfg2j2IDDTuE9Mddn45dvMLowUpNrmk/s320/PXL_20220615_163505395.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In lieu of trading with the newly arrived Europeans as most North American indigenous people did, the Beothuks preferred to visit their abandoned fishing stations each fall and collect the precious iron tools and metals that had been left behind.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2E6uRlPdGVM9h_oHcB-o8blB8MpElJJD-HkyUtuTUlQJobjwVf0iIHBH77YAsLlkMwFvqnEkGWDiXvejqFL7XBHFquE-gaHjELvmcsA2Q9qCxgtk4CjMCtLOlhvLD6ohXza6qvx-lwkdgJNpTm_y8RYFgafyvPBYDxWCnocOje6-cbmQXFwdDHJ-/s3804/PXL_20220615_163535403.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3804" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2E6uRlPdGVM9h_oHcB-o8blB8MpElJJD-HkyUtuTUlQJobjwVf0iIHBH77YAsLlkMwFvqnEkGWDiXvejqFL7XBHFquE-gaHjELvmcsA2Q9qCxgtk4CjMCtLOlhvLD6ohXza6qvx-lwkdgJNpTm_y8RYFgafyvPBYDxWCnocOje6-cbmQXFwdDHJ-/s320/PXL_20220615_163535403.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Caribou</b> were vital to the Beothuks because they provided meat, skin for clothing, wigwam coverings, sinews for sewing, as well as bones for ornaments and tools. The Beothuks built long fences along known caribou routes to force the caribou into the water where the slow and helpless targets were easy prey for Beothuk arrows and lances.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHofQghgc_fQ5__JZBqlPLPjWbyOqO2SCPV9_Clu7pRplNwxLTZtNzHq-EiHLOYIYnT5_KPtygtuODe9xr3bOfLB2wDaj6olClVnbMhE8-gH8y6DGJzfw2fXfelo7UPpGZ7zeaqdVKB0ACHea_xcVA1m7EagvNIa8mzxQp4HAXBkhCqn2B0NFOv3BT/s4032/PXL_20220615_163823606.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHofQghgc_fQ5__JZBqlPLPjWbyOqO2SCPV9_Clu7pRplNwxLTZtNzHq-EiHLOYIYnT5_KPtygtuODe9xr3bOfLB2wDaj6olClVnbMhE8-gH8y6DGJzfw2fXfelo7UPpGZ7zeaqdVKB0ACHea_xcVA1m7EagvNIa8mzxQp4HAXBkhCqn2B0NFOv3BT/s320/PXL_20220615_163823606.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Historical and archaeological sources have determined the Beothuks, like other Indigenous cultures, used <b>red ochre</b> as body paint and as part of their burial rituals. Red ochre, which had been used for about 7,500 years in this part of the world, may have been a link with both life and blood. Grave goods found at other Beothuk sites suggested a belief in the afterlife. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnc2D_WJRWVhWG0fay_cnyv3zvVMUYArs85cznBf-P4fDLQo4N2DNSiuuDKuPiP4aXyEMae50wIDwIYHPq5c0v1hFbG_pDb599j3I70AyWq3DpTbPwZfW9YQrjZwq7n4_xM9JL4SmBnGbUObSSYXhBJnCgXB0f1BLac5Jfi3hK1KXNvJeKzTdkQAk-/s4032/PXL_20220615_163915841.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnc2D_WJRWVhWG0fay_cnyv3zvVMUYArs85cznBf-P4fDLQo4N2DNSiuuDKuPiP4aXyEMae50wIDwIYHPq5c0v1hFbG_pDb599j3I70AyWq3DpTbPwZfW9YQrjZwq7n4_xM9JL4SmBnGbUObSSYXhBJnCgXB0f1BLac5Jfi3hK1KXNvJeKzTdkQAk-/s320/PXL_20220615_163915841.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once Europeans spent the entire year in Newfoundland, the Beothuks were pushed away from their coastal hunting grounds to the island's interior where there was little food to support them. In the late 1700s and early 1800s, many bloody encounters were recorded between settlers and the Beothuks. The last of the Beothuk people died in the provincial capital of <b>St. John's</b> in 1829.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEgTC_xRrR7YzmIi7uJOWoIWya_BtZAy82Ccv2F_By0Fbzsrq33bX5hGwNwYoZ7ftOIhemReaxh9fEzatHNyq6qBlQGaFwFhbhloUxbIM6_-tk6O9X1bHxzHDADcLJwh7HjPl8wEpS5vU3XFHbapQoBa4FfLnwVI1ZwjiVdAn7vIKmYEsytviHXV7/s4032/PXL_20220615_163954141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWEgTC_xRrR7YzmIi7uJOWoIWya_BtZAy82Ccv2F_By0Fbzsrq33bX5hGwNwYoZ7ftOIhemReaxh9fEzatHNyq6qBlQGaFwFhbhloUxbIM6_-tk6O9X1bHxzHDADcLJwh7HjPl8wEpS5vU3XFHbapQoBa4FfLnwVI1ZwjiVdAn7vIKmYEsytviHXV7/s320/PXL_20220615_163954141.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzOOeowNufqd8okW8PuumuTqNOzojvmicam_kqu689sofFvsCMd_3j07vniQN0GidMWnGkdA_TCc9Gf0aeUJI7VJvwyIr5FApWDtc_iUFwcyDWHbtVpHceiSJBHopotOJmdZZsWeKW1BpbS9oSq9WmgzkzdDu7IT_70XY6I3rkEF94dGEsWxs8G4Q/s4032/PXL_20220615_164025457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSzOOeowNufqd8okW8PuumuTqNOzojvmicam_kqu689sofFvsCMd_3j07vniQN0GidMWnGkdA_TCc9Gf0aeUJI7VJvwyIr5FApWDtc_iUFwcyDWHbtVpHceiSJBHopotOJmdZZsWeKW1BpbS9oSq9WmgzkzdDu7IT_70XY6I3rkEF94dGEsWxs8G4Q/s320/PXL_20220615_164025457.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTmVZB8gV8WcVXQcTmzg_W-IJclI306eUEpOrt0VfWk3PTy3lj_GdX9t7eTaRVSw1k_owrtiRolsqzXROva0SZn2Wt4o2LsRxpzpbNOZYpkhqpTG3gtf5xwgKCATQeKKM14u69574MOF1Fn37OceSfRJgswKHu-XxOLBAEZ4s7hSt3_XMMsAhrju0/s4032/PXL_20220615_171111623.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxTmVZB8gV8WcVXQcTmzg_W-IJclI306eUEpOrt0VfWk3PTy3lj_GdX9t7eTaRVSw1k_owrtiRolsqzXROva0SZn2Wt4o2LsRxpzpbNOZYpkhqpTG3gtf5xwgKCATQeKKM14u69574MOF1Fn37OceSfRJgswKHu-XxOLBAEZ4s7hSt3_XMMsAhrju0/s320/PXL_20220615_171111623.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the center's restroom was this cute sign. I wish it were in ALL public bathrooms! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbW--PnIFwhB36a1IdqmUaAvm1Lu2g9RUwm6JPZcGHo82NycKdYtifG2IjKiTpw2h3TfZD80VnivqCg40f5vAMGr2ZFWn1ke-KT_rBqrvK4FPDy75plCm_iyWEYZIl01HxTlKpA51BvRgeQLedcnTyCOoNbRGaMUmyrAuKFMaXM9AOI6zaivpVKid/s4032/PXL_20220615_164122573.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbW--PnIFwhB36a1IdqmUaAvm1Lu2g9RUwm6JPZcGHo82NycKdYtifG2IjKiTpw2h3TfZD80VnivqCg40f5vAMGr2ZFWn1ke-KT_rBqrvK4FPDy75plCm_iyWEYZIl01HxTlKpA51BvRgeQLedcnTyCOoNbRGaMUmyrAuKFMaXM9AOI6zaivpVKid/s320/PXL_20220615_164122573.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A short trail led to the archaeological site from the visitor center.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdGLBCaROHUEL1olpZkDfflPUFP4L7XicIhWNRAqpQ8dPvgrEzReDWz9TZ9fyUaf_Qa9Lr-bS0MmkjhTRvLr1tK4G11G5dq0_goWZ76nPvKbAmtLDbuzloqw3v-q-g9283xJJoOcliLG-xKDyATfv99xWOCnA-NEHiLEnRYplbPrhi_AvM6JfYDFO/s320/PXL_20220615_173555615.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The numbers referred to the different types of wigwams constructed in Boyd's Cove on the shores of Notre Dame Bay</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEZbKgz6Vg7qucnpKG4m0kQCroCPvLZ05Ztzbcytcj3ADChSHzJIz_SYR4bjPrf58jgb2W7utygxiK8eEi92bvQuQnNsyClLECxJSxX9UlZgHAAjbMtXQBm0Z80vt2-i_kzduC_pd_GD-A7RObV1yAc_mQ9s1i9XxVT3X1ThAZ6Ot6eTD3Jdh-DBT/s4032/PXL_20220615_174041076.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfEZbKgz6Vg7qucnpKG4m0kQCroCPvLZ05Ztzbcytcj3ADChSHzJIz_SYR4bjPrf58jgb2W7utygxiK8eEi92bvQuQnNsyClLECxJSxX9UlZgHAAjbMtXQBm0Z80vt2-i_kzduC_pd_GD-A7RObV1yAc_mQ9s1i9XxVT3X1ThAZ6Ot6eTD3Jdh-DBT/s320/PXL_20220615_174041076.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">From this second vantage point, it was easier to spot the shallow depressions where the wigwams were located. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQeQfPBFvhjuDGEjMjrJ3Ree3LvPOKyEXaydLT5_bXPSzxrXlup49h7sNO87y_hrazdlhVrpO_DSXwHD9wiYRrn-zgC437ITNPHAMo4KaoOtYUa1R85c6_N2V1IMMI-tkW-8R7liBGPbLXY-Qpe3r9ha9dxQ5zmNh3-NwpCqK3yLP63NFClxOZ7g0/s4032/PXL_20220615_174308950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQeQfPBFvhjuDGEjMjrJ3Ree3LvPOKyEXaydLT5_bXPSzxrXlup49h7sNO87y_hrazdlhVrpO_DSXwHD9wiYRrn-zgC437ITNPHAMo4KaoOtYUa1R85c6_N2V1IMMI-tkW-8R7liBGPbLXY-Qpe3r9ha9dxQ5zmNh3-NwpCqK3yLP63NFClxOZ7g0/s320/PXL_20220615_174308950.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tiny <b>Wilson's Falls:</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTdXHpJvPuK6XHW8UZ45pbCGSyVDWTTdOpSu_f7dR4pZshbOz9bewRH4fbz5rQduA9VZQRETx0dXks6GFZS4lpB15yYxdtqJWvRQqPGbT8MXG2IEO73g7gXWwSgDe1ZhtbELlkRZwwTlKnlL_nf7Zy7addutqRcgcVmJLsgWDpF9z1eT5bNUr8SjT/s4032/PXL_20220615_174606502.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTdXHpJvPuK6XHW8UZ45pbCGSyVDWTTdOpSu_f7dR4pZshbOz9bewRH4fbz5rQduA9VZQRETx0dXks6GFZS4lpB15yYxdtqJWvRQqPGbT8MXG2IEO73g7gXWwSgDe1ZhtbELlkRZwwTlKnlL_nf7Zy7addutqRcgcVmJLsgWDpF9z1eT5bNUr8SjT/s320/PXL_20220615_174606502.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Boyd's Cove:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqeKGTjmJdTwRLjSW2JqIuVRRZMgofhYMjY_d2tFiGKuSPMg5tRt4aBrY2qhUibT1ejTlYGzhZq3a-mrhEOPCzj-YDKwzEeNxWL_NxwA7Oy6yxDUGBZg6NkFNSI1b6PA2VY10riEUTA2CneKsIbbvKcoMx0iCZCsEo1d-zli_57DZbGFLd7NE43OWU/s4032/PXL_20220615_174653427.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqeKGTjmJdTwRLjSW2JqIuVRRZMgofhYMjY_d2tFiGKuSPMg5tRt4aBrY2qhUibT1ejTlYGzhZq3a-mrhEOPCzj-YDKwzEeNxWL_NxwA7Oy6yxDUGBZg6NkFNSI1b6PA2VY10riEUTA2CneKsIbbvKcoMx0iCZCsEo1d-zli_57DZbGFLd7NE43OWU/s320/PXL_20220615_174653427.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <b>Spirit of the Beothuk</b> was a statue erected to honor the Beothuk who lived all over the island of Newfoundland and may never have exceeded 500-700 people.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85ervWicreOskRiJmHDYeJ3nzXbgMY3H47Int7Mgn3uPXDxYBgChPWOOumyncS6hUejNUk6w3B03kVdUsgkC2xx7AhGkuL83lVb6ZTriZ5I2H6Ih2STPyAZPTZUySqqhtG458EjUbWZNwPSKnBd2w9XitSFehWLn4OkkO57NIk9kvD08BV-deSt25/s4032/PXL_20220615_175017197.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85ervWicreOskRiJmHDYeJ3nzXbgMY3H47Int7Mgn3uPXDxYBgChPWOOumyncS6hUejNUk6w3B03kVdUsgkC2xx7AhGkuL83lVb6ZTriZ5I2H6Ih2STPyAZPTZUySqqhtG458EjUbWZNwPSKnBd2w9XitSFehWLn4OkkO57NIk9kvD08BV-deSt25/s320/PXL_20220615_175017197.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The community of <b>Boyd's Cove North</b> and ...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-hDVlVDv39scGHZasneScCIElp3ecxgCpMNhHk0UQoaTHTEe6CC8ufdbCn8s3Tctm7aZ30QKAlIs28EefLxBTPiTV4KZt6im2982WZUMu1dGtXLBZVQskapR1cYA60uuZA-DjADh5zyzCB6ct_nOcv3ML5ypH0X6bRk00r4mFwKPpDz5hHdkeTEq/s2563/PXL_20220615_181804291.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2563" data-original-width="2237" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW-hDVlVDv39scGHZasneScCIElp3ecxgCpMNhHk0UQoaTHTEe6CC8ufdbCn8s3Tctm7aZ30QKAlIs28EefLxBTPiTV4KZt6im2982WZUMu1dGtXLBZVQskapR1cYA60uuZA-DjADh5zyzCB6ct_nOcv3ML5ypH0X6bRk00r4mFwKPpDz5hHdkeTEq/s320/PXL_20220615_181804291.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>St. George's Anglican Church:</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Unfortunately, it was closed. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPb4k2G-PnEUZmfZUhm8PA2fMnyepijb8_b6tppyjerAQs6nOajqJ3pwjYffu2Z5XNFtx6Rsq_I5QkPiT-St_GMxBHvJRoo1daCmZmb1Xt-sSIJJIcIIwqFyllVxLvVgzErKKv3mEJSJd60BFlH3sY5OvaoVnT08Cuq3rREzO5etanHkYo1ebe4Io/s4032/PXL_20220615_185015710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWPb4k2G-PnEUZmfZUhm8PA2fMnyepijb8_b6tppyjerAQs6nOajqJ3pwjYffu2Z5XNFtx6Rsq_I5QkPiT-St_GMxBHvJRoo1daCmZmb1Xt-sSIJJIcIIwqFyllVxLvVgzErKKv3mEJSJd60BFlH3sY5OvaoVnT08Cuq3rREzO5etanHkYo1ebe4Io/s320/PXL_20220615_185015710.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGV_WjHtj0iZhehQvR1KB3PlBhlzccAHfFueSvENpWfTwCgtbf8Cy1oFluui8TJxnBqL2Lgchp1-AqeojDwxDr9Ve6ftV1XgkajYSF5dAj23WFo4TAXUHex0nsSvjgPGSVwUPUbTDIGA-rAlHavjqVqRLJVpHG5zGCb-nPZy74uFieeR_uvFbxHCj/s4032/PXL_20220615_185037739.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIGV_WjHtj0iZhehQvR1KB3PlBhlzccAHfFueSvENpWfTwCgtbf8Cy1oFluui8TJxnBqL2Lgchp1-AqeojDwxDr9Ve6ftV1XgkajYSF5dAj23WFo4TAXUHex0nsSvjgPGSVwUPUbTDIGA-rAlHavjqVqRLJVpHG5zGCb-nPZy74uFieeR_uvFbxHCj/s320/PXL_20220615_185037739.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVUEPAZ8aJ6XnhpEW3aa1FCBWG4N-3UzeUGzX0H13ahIUkpRPAO3_pKt5s3cWEguDyeM7TzLjKbnK-DC-sV321uY_7k5qc_UUyOzd4YUnOxCNVQ2V4WKIcveoAcRk9Lo6IbvjhzAb0gU4cs2-i2qwt30z26Rucidnp08CBbkwt__eZHEU2fgsP7uq/s4032/PXL_20220615_185059264.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVUEPAZ8aJ6XnhpEW3aa1FCBWG4N-3UzeUGzX0H13ahIUkpRPAO3_pKt5s3cWEguDyeM7TzLjKbnK-DC-sV321uY_7k5qc_UUyOzd4YUnOxCNVQ2V4WKIcveoAcRk9Lo6IbvjhzAb0gU4cs2-i2qwt30z26Rucidnp08CBbkwt__eZHEU2fgsP7uq/s320/PXL_20220615_185059264.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since it was still early enough, we began hiking the rugged <b>Bert Stuckless Memorial Trail</b> to Spiller's Cove.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcb9Jnv657OBr-AWriFkAUXlqIiHPr4xW-1Ve_8YecakmSxgy15GBKQ_Iym5IrrDwK3s-zWYeXOL2cXtXs6-DysatyCaSu_6xY5XX1jbwN1t_FFrEqHvLCZciVEAT_iflbgPmx5u1cIAQPjl3WD7pKB4XeCoKQgY1zzFRb21z0AXqtU-3TAbTNtWN/s4032/PXL_20220615_192136433.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqcb9Jnv657OBr-AWriFkAUXlqIiHPr4xW-1Ve_8YecakmSxgy15GBKQ_Iym5IrrDwK3s-zWYeXOL2cXtXs6-DysatyCaSu_6xY5XX1jbwN1t_FFrEqHvLCZciVEAT_iflbgPmx5u1cIAQPjl3WD7pKB4XeCoKQgY1zzFRb21z0AXqtU-3TAbTNtWN/s320/PXL_20220615_192136433.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lezlie:</b> This was where I called you from while Steven hiked on and enjoyed the views of rock formations!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CDcroTXWx10oYkJWbDGqs0u6LMqCu0cW_S6gnewadcb2gcpVVNJrmdKWwIL_xT_NuGSmGT5fX9uDqhCBItr6znOgohA4YPlxKEm73SQQn5IU0ayaqpGCo7G6q98etVOGGh4RdGVoNWcGUnRnkh6Nkdf7rBqg1Nx4z_OgSAPKwr3-75VqZvLvFdpG/s4032/PXL_20220615_192750189.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CDcroTXWx10oYkJWbDGqs0u6LMqCu0cW_S6gnewadcb2gcpVVNJrmdKWwIL_xT_NuGSmGT5fX9uDqhCBItr6znOgohA4YPlxKEm73SQQn5IU0ayaqpGCo7G6q98etVOGGh4RdGVoNWcGUnRnkh6Nkdf7rBqg1Nx4z_OgSAPKwr3-75VqZvLvFdpG/s320/PXL_20220615_192750189.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Spillman had constructed the unusual but still accessible trail. Steven and I were both fans of the ropeway to climb back up the steep hill!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvfDfUzToGEYSjiYuIGNiy2oSBzeWfVnC1-4-YrExGPbrJMlsowNvXHoMsyyZi2kXdzsKt-ePjjALnTKmmidfkO_Hr4U1zsNaflxCkgawFghObolyD10MrLZLmil72gyeGxYEGqqcXVN-6cAs8LdJf4gYSbP0qzPJjxUI9oOnu7AUHnQJe4o5zANM/s4032/PXL_20220615_193022391.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRvfDfUzToGEYSjiYuIGNiy2oSBzeWfVnC1-4-YrExGPbrJMlsowNvXHoMsyyZi2kXdzsKt-ePjjALnTKmmidfkO_Hr4U1zsNaflxCkgawFghObolyD10MrLZLmil72gyeGxYEGqqcXVN-6cAs8LdJf4gYSbP0qzPJjxUI9oOnu7AUHnQJe4o5zANM/s320/PXL_20220615_193022391.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The temperature was considerably chillier this far north compared to when we'd started the day in Grand Falls-Windsor. Perhaps the cool weather had dissuaded others from coming out as we had the place to ourselves. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLlihUA1zE5Gbj6Y5YF4eKJNL9guRwmb96G5w2IqsE14arEoXS-GMEPfMd9CM2PrxfUz29uqiaYpyNJD20Qx2eEmimGehM7gB85XW0pucsfShAM83O7DeMuNJh8dRjgTknLDVpkAnyyV5RIN9tZ7FzQYfYin4VwPvZ9kP9mTWF_my14_u2djEiEde/s4032/PXL_20220615_195843339.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOLlihUA1zE5Gbj6Y5YF4eKJNL9guRwmb96G5w2IqsE14arEoXS-GMEPfMd9CM2PrxfUz29uqiaYpyNJD20Qx2eEmimGehM7gB85XW0pucsfShAM83O7DeMuNJh8dRjgTknLDVpkAnyyV5RIN9tZ7FzQYfYin4VwPvZ9kP9mTWF_my14_u2djEiEde/s320/PXL_20220615_195843339.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93zftljCM0MtcD089BDGw4UE6vjruBDhSrkiGGXjXk6HLlaB7VGDq84PdGox9wwEyJljd-QgkrRkzWNBNvDCenDCHBuEMT9Mi451HSjZ32U6mQzEVyzQq2lzmb73qJF4mBRZERnjVyocfG3rJYWZ9TJGYSiwrxUynFoH7-jJ7_MysPnSWBYQDIXfK/s4032/PXL_20220615_205354556.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93zftljCM0MtcD089BDGw4UE6vjruBDhSrkiGGXjXk6HLlaB7VGDq84PdGox9wwEyJljd-QgkrRkzWNBNvDCenDCHBuEMT9Mi451HSjZ32U6mQzEVyzQq2lzmb73qJF4mBRZERnjVyocfG3rJYWZ9TJGYSiwrxUynFoH7-jJ7_MysPnSWBYQDIXfK/s320/PXL_20220615_205354556.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Do you think Steven liked his seafood dinner at Annie's with Annie?!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6s7UUcxqyffrK30qEQ7KF0QPHkvWXRSb2Dt9xdcR-d6Pa6TYb-oXg1_Z9dZSe1EWFqQo37QrI0w-vvh4l6D-mO1r7CGlwcuCPNRLEeGquC1tnY9GX4IrwmRuXhxjtTzZKt1ZZk5VRpU4VNs7cCb1P1kFG9wsGx3m86yX5SH4M1IlSdYf09-bR1yg/s4032/PXL_20220615_214759446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6s7UUcxqyffrK30qEQ7KF0QPHkvWXRSb2Dt9xdcR-d6Pa6TYb-oXg1_Z9dZSe1EWFqQo37QrI0w-vvh4l6D-mO1r7CGlwcuCPNRLEeGquC1tnY9GX4IrwmRuXhxjtTzZKt1ZZk5VRpU4VNs7cCb1P1kFG9wsGx3m86yX5SH4M1IlSdYf09-bR1yg/s320/PXL_20220615_214759446.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our Floral Dreams Suite at the <b>Hillside B&B </b>was a delightful place to rest our heads for two nights.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRw-Jo0b1-TlUX1xgUtYJnVBQHh6lELKMfG8CXnEUTMxcLVHDnzE3XzyyKtPymiq_ZTngKDEpn0nCl5PCRAy4eSLXT7U2SY-is0b1Io71fhjCUHCU18c8WJeHTabnYXq9lUg4nNxUTM5kcQmiR7Uy4jEiMIPYQCFWgnbahX1l6L_4qZzLcXgkP1eb/s4032/PXL_20220615_204946439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRw-Jo0b1-TlUX1xgUtYJnVBQHh6lELKMfG8CXnEUTMxcLVHDnzE3XzyyKtPymiq_ZTngKDEpn0nCl5PCRAy4eSLXT7U2SY-is0b1Io71fhjCUHCU18c8WJeHTabnYXq9lUg4nNxUTM5kcQmiR7Uy4jEiMIPYQCFWgnbahX1l6L_4qZzLcXgkP1eb/s320/PXL_20220615_204946439.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Next post:</b> Magnificent views from Long Point Lighthouse and Twillingate Dinner Theater!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Posted on September 18th, 2022, from another sunny and hot, early fall day in Denver before a cold front moves in.</i></span></div><p></p></div></div></div>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-56477425564287590082022-09-15T21:07:00.000-06:002022-09-15T21:07:42.788-06:006/14/22: A Long Day's Drive from NW-Central Newfoundland<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZcOgz64ESyoSnPFN33IimjSu6X2Pu-A8wLDCR7WD4-BqsoTFHZ5ACYhzVLo9vYN3wQLYDyulxQVN6cAsDhssRNzvSWJvr9zHWm_CP5JJVqACxlEoZLuZCbikE7PVBL4SxvJn2v5Pe8ydo_K8RtbMxLBCNxyndgCCyHjEOpId4TmNmOdbD9OUFtnE/s4032/PXL_20220614_174220728.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZcOgz64ESyoSnPFN33IimjSu6X2Pu-A8wLDCR7WD4-BqsoTFHZ5ACYhzVLo9vYN3wQLYDyulxQVN6cAsDhssRNzvSWJvr9zHWm_CP5JJVqACxlEoZLuZCbikE7PVBL4SxvJn2v5Pe8ydo_K8RtbMxLBCNxyndgCCyHjEOpId4TmNmOdbD9OUFtnE/s320/PXL_20220614_174220728.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a daunting drive ahead of us as Steven and I left <b>Gunner's Cove</b> near the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula for <b>Grand Falls-Windsor</b> in the center of the island of Newfoundland as it was a full seven hours away without any stops. Normally, we'd have no issues with 'only' a seven-hour drive except the condition of the roads here wasn't quite up to snuff.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Shortly after we started our trek south, we passed a mini farm where local residents had planted vegetables in the limited arable land </span>beside the highway.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH98PytI9nXbc4guJNBbZQzqTcM-dQ-EDcWXTo0u8Px9bN4fUH0J8f6GwVAT3bmNoUsLMwZrhGpPFnqzIYZibjATMZWnQGVvTrZV7kGX0B3SRt0cT4PrlHozaAEDxHSvXA8KIqh9KuxEsD-KvrahyrCTFosTyw3HZZUTLpo9HnWs01KDIHEvz4eEC7/s4032/PXL_20220614_105821568.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH98PytI9nXbc4guJNBbZQzqTcM-dQ-EDcWXTo0u8Px9bN4fUH0J8f6GwVAT3bmNoUsLMwZrhGpPFnqzIYZibjATMZWnQGVvTrZV7kGX0B3SRt0cT4PrlHozaAEDxHSvXA8KIqh9KuxEsD-KvrahyrCTFosTyw3HZZUTLpo9HnWs01KDIHEvz4eEC7/s320/PXL_20220614_105821568.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were pretty excited seeing our second moose of this trip as so many people we talked to hadn't yet come across one. This one was near <b>Northwest Arm.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddjNybP2gFPE2Hixpkb3GF-GM9oOiiUk2owFtlgkGb3Puq4lfZjgN4LprSTDceeA_6FYivt9adkNZHjqhs8-2mNg0v1s2MDk45lhFSqIBrTNF1Az41NB7BW1HLj3ePSzZVofhD1XP31sZoNTGisJFd6rT26EVnDAEg7MaiU_fo0LTReoSlhJKd3cL/s2827/PXL_20220614_111436958.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2827" data-original-width="2092" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiddjNybP2gFPE2Hixpkb3GF-GM9oOiiUk2owFtlgkGb3Puq4lfZjgN4LprSTDceeA_6FYivt9adkNZHjqhs8-2mNg0v1s2MDk45lhFSqIBrTNF1Az41NB7BW1HLj3ePSzZVofhD1XP31sZoNTGisJFd6rT26EVnDAEg7MaiU_fo0LTReoSlhJKd3cL/s320/PXL_20220614_111436958.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAE8COexpwuIghOr2abm_6z4C2SXZ3tjyfhu6iLz6X-bc67JQQ7-CxFNOi9r4lfS3u2cBJjnchg00fJu_LS4iT7jBjMHYZLlLCQIfIux8FeEpuQfKOqiXMET08UcJvPsFtGDVynJ8vlDf9tcQi0QL4w1b_I5GLd-bm6QARN5ssk0QYdwohojMojEyC/s4032/PXL_20220614_111442423.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAE8COexpwuIghOr2abm_6z4C2SXZ3tjyfhu6iLz6X-bc67JQQ7-CxFNOi9r4lfS3u2cBJjnchg00fJu_LS4iT7jBjMHYZLlLCQIfIux8FeEpuQfKOqiXMET08UcJvPsFtGDVynJ8vlDf9tcQi0QL4w1b_I5GLd-bm6QARN5ssk0QYdwohojMojEyC/s320/PXL_20220614_111442423.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>When we'd stopped in <b>Flower's Cove</b> a couple of days </span><span>previously </span><span>to see the unique thrombolites, we hadn't taken the time to see the unusually named <b>Skin Boot Church.</b> We didn't want to miss this last opportunity to view the church.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZduXfqtmnpMZqgOFMCdBKPx4xErx14V4XGKs2HcntWbNCzXmlLBGsbfNOKZCReAmjDLMOjnnunCIS4nMraA_KqD4qA4GhaYzurqe_4UhMY316JGOuHABtVrLGso5dF0ledpc-f5UL44GIzIfrKg-3JICf2vVsPLgAZbX4fxm-SSVQzWQ3NUQQnUzB/s4032/PXL_20220614_120414474.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZduXfqtmnpMZqgOFMCdBKPx4xErx14V4XGKs2HcntWbNCzXmlLBGsbfNOKZCReAmjDLMOjnnunCIS4nMraA_KqD4qA4GhaYzurqe_4UhMY316JGOuHABtVrLGso5dF0ledpc-f5UL44GIzIfrKg-3JICf2vVsPLgAZbX4fxm-SSVQzWQ3NUQQnUzB/s320/PXL_20220614_120414474.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After many pairs of skin boots were sold for the church's building fund, Skin Boot Church, also referred to as <b>St. Barnabas Anglican Church,</b> was built in the summer of 1920.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUlzEknP98hKRwqO-IW2wy-4WSM4YcMSpCK0EJZiS8ta30wszQA9eTCa-3YhTxXTx3Wd2QRsWbXJ1L5Gz3CnpituOGZA2zRi0tLkvupV-QLo_q428Ky6zbW9HRWNYzEpZT7lsZxV_o3I76LQmljmhbRLXujilR8Yxa2R7SZAVmVak9BXZE_q5mJrd/s4032/PXL_20220614_120000302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUlzEknP98hKRwqO-IW2wy-4WSM4YcMSpCK0EJZiS8ta30wszQA9eTCa-3YhTxXTx3Wd2QRsWbXJ1L5Gz3CnpituOGZA2zRi0tLkvupV-QLo_q428Ky6zbW9HRWNYzEpZT7lsZxV_o3I76LQmljmhbRLXujilR8Yxa2R7SZAVmVak9BXZE_q5mJrd/s320/PXL_20220614_120000302.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8d0hqU0YmRUSXjOIVIIrMExZEebCNjOtU8elgcdF2BUSf2NmgGRXE_NRqcTb0xgqE85QOaVPgO2SXMLychE76qOr6UNI3BgunsqHG3GQs1KjxvYqHQL1grnhZh2ci1ddX5Gim_v4sy_hw-ieg12WGlUXz8zA7KH_2NrhraJdtzJnj7yWOpNI8SAUh/s4032/PXL_20220614_120149136.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8d0hqU0YmRUSXjOIVIIrMExZEebCNjOtU8elgcdF2BUSf2NmgGRXE_NRqcTb0xgqE85QOaVPgO2SXMLychE76qOr6UNI3BgunsqHG3GQs1KjxvYqHQL1grnhZh2ci1ddX5Gim_v4sy_hw-ieg12WGlUXz8zA7KH_2NrhraJdtzJnj7yWOpNI8SAUh/s320/PXL_20220614_120149136.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">With roads like this, it was going to be a very long day before we made it to Grand Falls-Windsor. The conditions reminded me of the book by <b>Judith Viorst</b> I used to read to our third child, <b>Alexander:</b> the road was "terrible, horrible, no good, (and) very bad!" What made it even more difficult was there were no middle line markings.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfOk9aixM7Yp3qgOJNxXFq41MdoXJ8O4DXW7m-5_Ei2vFBa1ydCdQJwg4FCFiZ89hanvK48ny4Fb82t4DYE4snB03eEIMM9Phwud6_V3WMfp37Rddp_DTU7ZwwrmROfvwlRaZYckXpElLT-a_8Hwf_1qdM_T6PHaXcjZKSzaZk1asEZ7e3D9o_fGf/s4032/PXL_20220614_120524485.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkfOk9aixM7Yp3qgOJNxXFq41MdoXJ8O4DXW7m-5_Ei2vFBa1ydCdQJwg4FCFiZ89hanvK48ny4Fb82t4DYE4snB03eEIMM9Phwud6_V3WMfp37Rddp_DTU7ZwwrmROfvwlRaZYckXpElLT-a_8Hwf_1qdM_T6PHaXcjZKSzaZk1asEZ7e3D9o_fGf/s320/PXL_20220614_120524485.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Though we'd only had the one stop to see the Skin Boot Church, it'd still taken 4.5 hours to drive all the way back to <b>Rocky Harbour</b> on the west coast of the island which we'd left three days before to head so far north. However, we were blessed to get more glorious views of <b>Gros Morne National Park</b> from the East Arm of Bonne Bay.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWN3do6MTg9nGqGeQcUjrpyD_5Kz2-rwboRjs_tPNBJuUjeBKE38F8hT0geFG3LtvnsbbfX5t7N9ovHy9uOP1seGpC6QO6cxbt1sxTwHgZznPOF8ID9XQG9trAvxLUIjsdrnZztcP0yWvezsLnUmGpUNx6m4-gW4Skj95WOi-qeuKCWTsOiaDRLJSq/s4032/PXL_20220614_150432823.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWN3do6MTg9nGqGeQcUjrpyD_5Kz2-rwboRjs_tPNBJuUjeBKE38F8hT0geFG3LtvnsbbfX5t7N9ovHy9uOP1seGpC6QO6cxbt1sxTwHgZznPOF8ID9XQG9trAvxLUIjsdrnZztcP0yWvezsLnUmGpUNx6m4-gW4Skj95WOi-qeuKCWTsOiaDRLJSq/s320/PXL_20220614_150432823.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When we found out the temperature was an almost balmy 71 degrees, we wished we weren't 'wasting' our warmest day yet on the island in the car! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DtpB5kdsBhHwJbaemQjpVFShlr_eHA1-qeCB2GVeYjpZ7BuYxRFyg5Am6D3KzvhF-PazSYDanVznOYTUnzfO3Ud-nhQZp761qZEiJv-r-CxNphQlL_Ss37nviqbUEZqnK3b7petYEzRSOhpAdaR3V9HLnDUVk6BsR5VKaNd2RNVRS7YyCWcB4CwM/s4032/PXL_20220614_150456776.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DtpB5kdsBhHwJbaemQjpVFShlr_eHA1-qeCB2GVeYjpZ7BuYxRFyg5Am6D3KzvhF-PazSYDanVznOYTUnzfO3Ud-nhQZp761qZEiJv-r-CxNphQlL_Ss37nviqbUEZqnK3b7petYEzRSOhpAdaR3V9HLnDUVk6BsR5VKaNd2RNVRS7YyCWcB4CwM/s320/PXL_20220614_150456776.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Finally from Rocky Harbour, we headed east and two hours later reached the small town of <b>King's Point</b> where there was definitely a whale theme going on!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pDbhhwKdqrZ8wWbhJV4Hv1bSBekC5hL44aKtOo5aAlHaDLJM4b9Kf02GO5nTUOkiCbjaBlmH8lS9RnLLZWav7roA4ZnNYBKHcOycBszD43VTULCvBVzfi9rRGExEBPVqJ-s2iDpi2_oW1h8nXksyQ51o0XVD2MM1mnDXGw8giVUra688FYE-ZJJm/s4032/PXL_20220614_173435264.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2pDbhhwKdqrZ8wWbhJV4Hv1bSBekC5hL44aKtOo5aAlHaDLJM4b9Kf02GO5nTUOkiCbjaBlmH8lS9RnLLZWav7roA4ZnNYBKHcOycBszD43VTULCvBVzfi9rRGExEBPVqJ-s2iDpi2_oW1h8nXksyQ51o0XVD2MM1mnDXGw8giVUra688FYE-ZJJm/s320/PXL_20220614_173435264.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6i2YN0Hg86xNwxAGzsk6w8428Qch7u99hLs3JVlpT7vXdTP7TSiU99fXf41oAX1RR20BUuFH27f9ln0u0azqiHXohmpayzuESWIau77UoEX3DmNPFMcCyhflu0gYfrCjYIiYER-ovzz0FBBmi6qyg_gVd9xCzp7tgzyYjkUftuod3NYh8AAxdhU2/s4032/PXL_20220614_173438645.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga6i2YN0Hg86xNwxAGzsk6w8428Qch7u99hLs3JVlpT7vXdTP7TSiU99fXf41oAX1RR20BUuFH27f9ln0u0azqiHXohmpayzuESWIau77UoEX3DmNPFMcCyhflu0gYfrCjYIiYER-ovzz0FBBmi6qyg_gVd9xCzp7tgzyYjkUftuod3NYh8AAxdhU2/s320/PXL_20220614_173438645.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQwI6K9c72XYmLneQf0D_dy6QRNkhX55ItKqqAs_uoxx2ZL-lol0x0YIuQDVs8_o__eK1uR_2UtaN46Lr23Gvya8qoFyyQqB6AuWxqqMaQNO9Vuy70vOaECq-P5i3fv37VtTBZq401lNZUPKVjyfZr00ckmGNnXKtDb_VNxJmpRse2TVMD7SEwOyE/s4032/PXL_20220614_173148566.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzQwI6K9c72XYmLneQf0D_dy6QRNkhX55ItKqqAs_uoxx2ZL-lol0x0YIuQDVs8_o__eK1uR_2UtaN46Lr23Gvya8qoFyyQqB6AuWxqqMaQNO9Vuy70vOaECq-P5i3fv37VtTBZq401lNZUPKVjyfZr00ckmGNnXKtDb_VNxJmpRse2TVMD7SEwOyE/s320/PXL_20220614_173148566.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70luj9y5LuRzoOJEgyRqAGk7T-FOROQoaMQGCxiHmRcNWT9OCxjStYwkZidSUMUGqcDLpkL9IzZcyNGCskPu-MoA3NOjpdJ2LHvA0eVTJ-TNtE86SWultvS1nUDg1d-ZMxBMajvuVUeSF2_75ZL-gD7nWv2CBcaOQsrvq9sbJV1Qvr4hflgHjjTKz/s4032/PXL_20220614_173007390.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh70luj9y5LuRzoOJEgyRqAGk7T-FOROQoaMQGCxiHmRcNWT9OCxjStYwkZidSUMUGqcDLpkL9IzZcyNGCskPu-MoA3NOjpdJ2LHvA0eVTJ-TNtE86SWultvS1nUDg1d-ZMxBMajvuVUeSF2_75ZL-gD7nWv2CBcaOQsrvq9sbJV1Qvr4hflgHjjTKz/s320/PXL_20220614_173007390.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Luckily Steven didn't mind stretching his legs while I checked out <b>King's Point Pottery</b> for a few minutes. There were naturally lots of pottery items but there was also some beautiful glassware among other award-winning art.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qXWEwXyI26tHdNGg6G9pgIqLL-bwu7VkEL40An1rM1TH6SH4js1THGZCR36-nLBJR4TUjenjGCjaDxmIi6Qna4cMjBunXVTuddx0Ona-bFIrgsqOaT1MLoT8aJl2ggI9ZIUQ4sNfKHrdmwAGuovWlo9tIfEmQslwBXIDGEE8nivQT79lnjQyGsYA/s4032/PXL_20220614_171633672.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qXWEwXyI26tHdNGg6G9pgIqLL-bwu7VkEL40An1rM1TH6SH4js1THGZCR36-nLBJR4TUjenjGCjaDxmIi6Qna4cMjBunXVTuddx0Ona-bFIrgsqOaT1MLoT8aJl2ggI9ZIUQ4sNfKHrdmwAGuovWlo9tIfEmQslwBXIDGEE8nivQT79lnjQyGsYA/s320/PXL_20220614_171633672.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkmVLycn7PMlCexD9D6XHAN4TLSInAR7f5HyUKS3T5oBEJs4pE_GvmULBUAA8QBHxu2s6ASvERUPXyejMgOOmWr2YKKClk69_jMTUHfiSwMwHsH7DE1uE9ogV4XzyfV8V1qolx27i2UPUZ7t3DYek1tQUm-2riHOMia79lytogVB0KwgbG3BhuZnf/s4032/PXL_20220614_172835946.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkmVLycn7PMlCexD9D6XHAN4TLSInAR7f5HyUKS3T5oBEJs4pE_GvmULBUAA8QBHxu2s6ASvERUPXyejMgOOmWr2YKKClk69_jMTUHfiSwMwHsH7DE1uE9ogV4XzyfV8V1qolx27i2UPUZ7t3DYek1tQUm-2riHOMia79lytogVB0KwgbG3BhuZnf/s320/PXL_20220614_172835946.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What caught my attention were these toy <b>mummers</b> that were based on the Newfoundland custom of people wearing a costume to disguise their identity and then going from house to house to visit their neighbors. At each stop, hosts try and guess the identity of the mummers! They would have made a cute conversation piece no doubt but I didn't think of that when I was there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidV6leGZDiDyHdK4tBpEJP5j-HJ9I-kCCTsCnzED7JYHAtFwX-unt9cF91g28b_YZHnPNJAdYe6cUfLyIK9wtsEW7vMPmYlnUPqvHRRP4v1JDcpXWsF-Cj5hHYSjxHTrN6Z8strYXjKzQjEKBCvKoxC6FTuyHmtQ9qUJ5vsY0phK_-l8aLojA88y8P/s4032/PXL_20220614_172120988.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidV6leGZDiDyHdK4tBpEJP5j-HJ9I-kCCTsCnzED7JYHAtFwX-unt9cF91g28b_YZHnPNJAdYe6cUfLyIK9wtsEW7vMPmYlnUPqvHRRP4v1JDcpXWsF-Cj5hHYSjxHTrN6Z8strYXjKzQjEKBCvKoxC6FTuyHmtQ9qUJ5vsY0phK_-l8aLojA88y8P/s320/PXL_20220614_172120988.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <b>King's Point Whale Pavilion </b>housed the world's largest reconstruction of a humpback whale. Unfortunately, the center was closed so we couldn't see the 50-foot whale skeleton on display except through the windows. I'm sure Steven heaved a sigh of relief as he didn't want to extend our drive even more.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBQzIweTZqvssW10TOjkT1au_JgNQiFVyCIbxTmGZnaSUebHTwHSvjAPsiyWAQsuim3Ei_5TFsyjvxdbdZe3TT7D8IqFeVWiHwPbEdYw8IHn_k4nWWwfvRij1XImlKCwpSi4mPLQhE4MMmPBuj9jaGTGXdwqNj8F8WLLEyodw5X88UyYYVBRoZdY-/s4032/PXL_20220614_173452757.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLBQzIweTZqvssW10TOjkT1au_JgNQiFVyCIbxTmGZnaSUebHTwHSvjAPsiyWAQsuim3Ei_5TFsyjvxdbdZe3TT7D8IqFeVWiHwPbEdYw8IHn_k4nWWwfvRij1XImlKCwpSi4mPLQhE4MMmPBuj9jaGTGXdwqNj8F8WLLEyodw5X88UyYYVBRoZdY-/s320/PXL_20220614_173452757.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3KrOBpf-zaHMSsMKa5c6AVabi6m45v1UnF1ECkkRSN-VLdHgCnr2r7L7oFlfBWTr2u6nRwBNE9fusY-8nU-39X2NK6eF8eOIBwiACMhdFHpb3axno3Rv5EVLkgqQvWBAGtm739zjyGgZFxaa2NA_m7OFGl4hU9KTDjLxiN9juJd1KBIc2kwuF77c/s4032/PXL_20220614_174311679.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3KrOBpf-zaHMSsMKa5c6AVabi6m45v1UnF1ECkkRSN-VLdHgCnr2r7L7oFlfBWTr2u6nRwBNE9fusY-8nU-39X2NK6eF8eOIBwiACMhdFHpb3axno3Rv5EVLkgqQvWBAGtm739zjyGgZFxaa2NA_m7OFGl4hU9KTDjLxiN9juJd1KBIc2kwuF77c/s320/PXL_20220614_174311679.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After driving from the far north of the island all the way to <b>Grand Falls-Windsor</b> in the central part, we lucked out finding <b>Lefty's Pizzeria & Lounge.</b> Though it didn't have a lot of atmosphere, it made perfect sense that it did a booming takeout and sit-down business as our pizza was among the best we'd had anywhere!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishdjRIDNwBXMFg_mdUqR1ZnEZR7f4FnOcOyj0DboDkMnCNpb4sq3BXmLz6obZcssAqtLhrSkKIG4raXXZCVHNBEEH6L73NehOiGLYVN-yJ61OaQrltxOjFcHaTOFhOgsB5Uxpsh5lD_ScbpmqrXkF0_TCNydQLCszD77KCzFv3bZVKfq447k3JbVr/s4032/PXL_20220614_204801194.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishdjRIDNwBXMFg_mdUqR1ZnEZR7f4FnOcOyj0DboDkMnCNpb4sq3BXmLz6obZcssAqtLhrSkKIG4raXXZCVHNBEEH6L73NehOiGLYVN-yJ61OaQrltxOjFcHaTOFhOgsB5Uxpsh5lD_ScbpmqrXkF0_TCNydQLCszD77KCzFv3bZVKfq447k3JbVr/s320/PXL_20220614_204801194.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Remember seeing photos of homes with <b>elevated entries</b> and no stairs from a previous post on western Newfoundland? I smiled again when spotting this house with the 'door to nowhere' in town! As my Ottawa friend<b> Lina</b> commented in a previous post, there are different theories about these homes that are unique to Newfoundland. Some believe (jokingly, I hope) they're “mother-in-law doors” for ushering out unwanted in-laws. The quirky design may also result from new fire regulations that required homes to have two ways of egress even though stairs weren't included in the law. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Other possibilities included that by leaving off stairs, homeowners might be eligible for a tax break as the house was 'unfinished,' or the higher doors would deter thieves. The most logical and accepted rationale, though, was because the island receives so much snow, it conceals ground-level doors. I understand that but that still doesn't answer the question of why there are no stairs!!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WozjVuKKj-TEe_ZLS2s-UCybJG565aCfUD3xnpytRCJla9FPh_RllEWoZlNn6MaRZDI90Z59eJalR5jew4AaJNyMQhkjmv4bRZfwS8yDgwXFPtUpeuib--Fjyz5-H2fg2Lh9hMr-AFpDiBOzdDSMZ_kF6kCfhcudAWnFYLCbQ4tgp2U2ERMnzSmn/s4032/PXL_20220614_205048731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9WozjVuKKj-TEe_ZLS2s-UCybJG565aCfUD3xnpytRCJla9FPh_RllEWoZlNn6MaRZDI90Z59eJalR5jew4AaJNyMQhkjmv4bRZfwS8yDgwXFPtUpeuib--Fjyz5-H2fg2Lh9hMr-AFpDiBOzdDSMZ_kF6kCfhcudAWnFYLCbQ4tgp2U2ERMnzSmn/s320/PXL_20220614_205048731.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Next post:</b> Visiting the Salmonid and Beothuk interpretation centers as we headed toward the northeast part of the island.</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Posted on September 15, 2022, from our home in Denver's burbs after baking a final twenty loaves of zucchini bread thanks to a friend's gardening largesse!</i></span></div>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-87267234207457148862022-09-12T23:04:00.001-06:002022-09-12T23:04:46.679-06:006/13/22: Iceberg Alley & L'Anse aux Meadows UNESCO Site<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD87sn-7hOi8VSehCzlvbJBdVP3GZqAMUshMSGKZBSJVhG7QAjdfvqcPPjZ31LorHXadzUC-ewkZj8fwh9TV0gsycFSsAlRXaa1IO56UxS8tV1enlwkV1N4eaC1rQhopstAlJHnC2Mu96DAQhZBrC6XRVsKAui3pVyuZQoBx4EDkC_2iE6VwYIm7E8/s4032/PXL_20220613_151116568.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD87sn-7hOi8VSehCzlvbJBdVP3GZqAMUshMSGKZBSJVhG7QAjdfvqcPPjZ31LorHXadzUC-ewkZj8fwh9TV0gsycFSsAlRXaa1IO56UxS8tV1enlwkV1N4eaC1rQhopstAlJHnC2Mu96DAQhZBrC6XRVsKAui3pVyuZQoBx4EDkC_2iE6VwYIm7E8/s320/PXL_20220613_151116568.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I took this photo shortly after d</span><span>awn from the deck of our B&B in tiny <b>Gunners Cove</b> on the east coast of Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula. Steven and I later headed south toward <b>St. Anthony, </b>the only town and service center for the entire peninsula. </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6SOtF-UvL255HYoaPRuo1iuPycP_JYGpMpKFRoQpV3NLG3UT5r2qEgeZPp3KAF3Z2ylqg--CoE7p2jJ6-5Kk2WKAFANzu-9MwSImv61a1iAlmvf4sD5OGGBBySscRjChLGMEAuZWCchpEAnpZ3uZPsNCAnolO2hALrXzQezdfl4V18r5weaTPGuRQ/s4032/PXL_20220613_100424810.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6SOtF-UvL255HYoaPRuo1iuPycP_JYGpMpKFRoQpV3NLG3UT5r2qEgeZPp3KAF3Z2ylqg--CoE7p2jJ6-5Kk2WKAFANzu-9MwSImv61a1iAlmvf4sD5OGGBBySscRjChLGMEAuZWCchpEAnpZ3uZPsNCAnolO2hALrXzQezdfl4V18r5weaTPGuRQ/s320/PXL_20220613_100424810.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We were looking forward to a boat tour of <b>Iceberg Alley,</b> so called because of the 10,000-year-old icebergs that float in and out of the bay. They originated from glaciers off Greenland and only appear in Newfoundland after two years of travel carried south by the <b>Labrador Current.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-HzTrQVD9JDQMQVB84DVJrgbVnaMNKCCS5FdbogznWwO6gg4C_PN7CYCufmo7A171A5FX_P1_a1b8lNND03mklIJ8BYBAzZHI4wzVxzrlHqrBYpQlLqyT-6YgF07QsCAlvsLgEMvIrY3JAypEX3QYI7eOFqyleYrBYvVAWl0K5z50huO9ig8v4Lj/s4032/PXL_20220613_110121946.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-HzTrQVD9JDQMQVB84DVJrgbVnaMNKCCS5FdbogznWwO6gg4C_PN7CYCufmo7A171A5FX_P1_a1b8lNND03mklIJ8BYBAzZHI4wzVxzrlHqrBYpQlLqyT-6YgF07QsCAlvsLgEMvIrY3JAypEX3QYI7eOFqyleYrBYvVAWl0K5z50huO9ig8v4Lj/s320/PXL_20220613_110121946.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shots of St. Anthony from the boat:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZiMQUcJ-VyXaV-ZTG8gDHXdsiqtD8e25D_-TslHcBPVHIlzo8GzKm59qLOSECzgSvla5MLsIvmmlmWl4wvbB1JlTFmjPrCa_Wqb1OMpjHMhmuJ4bs-_xg4AuVULgREDzR-1QAvJN1qYDTMxP1JISmMwXjfMWnuwn4zVVk7fUcT1EmnBS_GqXITjy/s4032/PXL_20220613_113916459.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZiMQUcJ-VyXaV-ZTG8gDHXdsiqtD8e25D_-TslHcBPVHIlzo8GzKm59qLOSECzgSvla5MLsIvmmlmWl4wvbB1JlTFmjPrCa_Wqb1OMpjHMhmuJ4bs-_xg4AuVULgREDzR-1QAvJN1qYDTMxP1JISmMwXjfMWnuwn4zVVk7fUcT1EmnBS_GqXITjy/s320/PXL_20220613_113916459.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WgMnQAQpTC-PFriA4G9_BffVTx-ch52M6DaS0QQIWoOFdA88ZlA_nhawe_fUmD79Clk5aVx64OUzQDXr6Xn-cV8nMYE-UPlcvagSwJnhA11ZoqB7aAuRPHEdx4_9vdyxMq38KYkVUqAswWkhFNkIizPfztLCyYZI44KpzBqGbLl_s7QER286hMpi/s4032/PXL_20220613_114325418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0WgMnQAQpTC-PFriA4G9_BffVTx-ch52M6DaS0QQIWoOFdA88ZlA_nhawe_fUmD79Clk5aVx64OUzQDXr6Xn-cV8nMYE-UPlcvagSwJnhA11ZoqB7aAuRPHEdx4_9vdyxMq38KYkVUqAswWkhFNkIizPfztLCyYZI44KpzBqGbLl_s7QER286hMpi/s320/PXL_20220613_114325418.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Even before <b>St. Anthony Harbour</b> was named by French explorer <b>Jacques Cartier </b>in 1534, the long, deep, and sheltered harbor was likely well known by fishermen from Brittany, France. The harbor provided Breton fishing ships with the best-sheltered base for fishing in the <b>Straits of Belle Isle</b> between the island of Newfoundland and Labrador.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPtiSMUTT5gZKwku_aFvMJXTeknoAyg0NN40Y-aifbvTCxIpcosu50DqYLB4_jJatt7fVacu4TxEUj03XQiiQcGGinNAJNsZ3mqYl3ZkoXHfARVm6Esc0NRUKiyCdyAReChUonaVemnNE9U4yxzwoxyslwAcvc1ORTc_SiJBF1scZoraw_m2mcOWd/s4032/PXL_20220613_114603660.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPtiSMUTT5gZKwku_aFvMJXTeknoAyg0NN40Y-aifbvTCxIpcosu50DqYLB4_jJatt7fVacu4TxEUj03XQiiQcGGinNAJNsZ3mqYl3ZkoXHfARVm6Esc0NRUKiyCdyAReChUonaVemnNE9U4yxzwoxyslwAcvc1ORTc_SiJBF1scZoraw_m2mcOWd/s320/PXL_20220613_114603660.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At the edge of the bay was <b>Fox Point Lighthouse.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiieOLyols1T6FZL4fvniX49JNjRTj9L5Fuk0qWDQWSDDAPE8b5hqDdGOox354PKmsaK1IDu2JLg3EIyiqbZj1v55myRzM6UNXHlVewsbs4oUrdLriYIzP42slRcJ5iEqeHPwWHQJyAGJgzm02gMHmvmYnwT5ByM2jApwNIU-ucU375PWX-qk9XNh7f/s4032/PXL_20220613_114956168.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiieOLyols1T6FZL4fvniX49JNjRTj9L5Fuk0qWDQWSDDAPE8b5hqDdGOox354PKmsaK1IDu2JLg3EIyiqbZj1v55myRzM6UNXHlVewsbs4oUrdLriYIzP42slRcJ5iEqeHPwWHQJyAGJgzm02gMHmvmYnwT5ByM2jApwNIU-ucU375PWX-qk9XNh7f/s320/PXL_20220613_114956168.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Humpback and minke whales had appeared in the harbor in the last few days. Fin whales normally arrive in mid-July.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8j147p6c-KrHyHF8G3UX66OMrYuALTbzDCLHz-o0iPihMz6d5Sq1g0jpuQfyarg0YCkO27KdvpI6mp6Pin46-BM9SSEMeg-niOCg88oi8lR6BFPl_yKlodYX8nglbqOgl0h-NkjUASDHejRk8BIR563YsZp7JMZ_F5Xwqed8pLahAVwSZKUR6R7DT/s4032/PXL_20220613_115035175.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8j147p6c-KrHyHF8G3UX66OMrYuALTbzDCLHz-o0iPihMz6d5Sq1g0jpuQfyarg0YCkO27KdvpI6mp6Pin46-BM9SSEMeg-niOCg88oi8lR6BFPl_yKlodYX8nglbqOgl0h-NkjUASDHejRk8BIR563YsZp7JMZ_F5Xwqed8pLahAVwSZKUR6R7DT/s320/PXL_20220613_115035175.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Further up the coast was <b>St. Anthony Bight</b> known as the "Iceberg Graveyard" because it's where icebergs come to rest in the coves and melt. I either hadn't realized or had forgotten from our trip to Antarctica a few years ago that only one-eighth of icebergs are seen above water and seven-eighths underwater.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdI-UlKTy8Ch4ET-FjlPA0ZytkstJCsO5GNaEJbPyHyAhjBES015XOydpwUO8vmbzG2geLqa0a46fKMku2U5iVKMIOG5b1_FRxaIZUBhAxI7PvtuxZkbFUM5MpJipUnbQNPDFZW6CBsd7FOzADdr3HlD-WWjgVj_4KCbNP26LFC-WvmL0qBRWDeyvM/s4032/PXL_20220613_115134249.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdI-UlKTy8Ch4ET-FjlPA0ZytkstJCsO5GNaEJbPyHyAhjBES015XOydpwUO8vmbzG2geLqa0a46fKMku2U5iVKMIOG5b1_FRxaIZUBhAxI7PvtuxZkbFUM5MpJipUnbQNPDFZW6CBsd7FOzADdr3HlD-WWjgVj_4KCbNP26LFC-WvmL0qBRWDeyvM/s320/PXL_20220613_115134249.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">We didn't see any whales but everyone on board the boat was happy when an 'enormous' iceberg was spotted pretty far out. The word 'enormous' wasn't simply my description but was the word used by the captain so it really <i>was</i> enormous!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CZnsJlKFE0ItSV6BuZuPWYHlFc3oi17OUrjl5coaAx8JI8jjTZx-g8yanAuFS8VvlBUnC5IItEDZFlwo4hiE7PLWaw8tl7-pH5GZ8WjsCf8nzQu6y0Z-lc-qSFgmLNOanznq1QaTn-BlFT6HljyQUsn1NVRUfNncvmaEw0ZrQg6_edYJvlE6kchY/s4032/PXL_20220613_115925564.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CZnsJlKFE0ItSV6BuZuPWYHlFc3oi17OUrjl5coaAx8JI8jjTZx-g8yanAuFS8VvlBUnC5IItEDZFlwo4hiE7PLWaw8tl7-pH5GZ8WjsCf8nzQu6y0Z-lc-qSFgmLNOanznq1QaTn-BlFT6HljyQUsn1NVRUfNncvmaEw0ZrQg6_edYJvlE6kchY/s320/PXL_20220613_115925564.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>There was no specific name given to the mountain range that came right down to the sea. Look at all the little</span><span> pieces of ice that had broken off from the giant iceberg.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZYNy6GfgYMzsosWeUI11IlW77Uz7GH1mriWfYdtjPAXKlI4KuNudyzp_jh14jVhOZwmy4gGL1Zp419KGH5wHD44IcWVCbZZ1WtDHu8gezSs8NJpL6cVP85cYMp3BQZ2y_36bemvI5QpWejy8P6Y1VqzUGX0yyPflG63dG0Uk6cbvZEdNCQVtTcxi/s4032/PXL_20220613_120328686.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZYNy6GfgYMzsosWeUI11IlW77Uz7GH1mriWfYdtjPAXKlI4KuNudyzp_jh14jVhOZwmy4gGL1Zp419KGH5wHD44IcWVCbZZ1WtDHu8gezSs8NJpL6cVP85cYMp3BQZ2y_36bemvI5QpWejy8P6Y1VqzUGX0yyPflG63dG0Uk6cbvZEdNCQVtTcxi/s320/PXL_20220613_120328686.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The biggest iceberg seen in The Alley was back in 2011; it measured a mindboggling 8 miles long by 4 miles wide! It was so 'enormous' that fishing boats had to spend extra time getting around it.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qBPudBVFWpYkJIuhwV_hckawzpPEBGReNHngoaS9cuRavahZ8a2cKl07-vsV5dnr5U-lXJLR48JRlkD3u-CoqLkGuacS9-Wyr3QYr9QjAgTlmiWKOb67c3EZmNt6FaZ5sgAAo9y6dfkMz-Gos5StlVwd4FZQSeV8eJBcXGIRHPoeABwvPmG4N8sj/s2692/PXL_20220613_120749400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2692" data-original-width="2052" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qBPudBVFWpYkJIuhwV_hckawzpPEBGReNHngoaS9cuRavahZ8a2cKl07-vsV5dnr5U-lXJLR48JRlkD3u-CoqLkGuacS9-Wyr3QYr9QjAgTlmiWKOb67c3EZmNt6FaZ5sgAAo9y6dfkMz-Gos5StlVwd4FZQSeV8eJBcXGIRHPoeABwvPmG4N8sj/s320/PXL_20220613_120749400.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If we'd been here in May, that would have been the lobster season. Now, anglers were on the hunt for tiny shrimp and snow crab.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3NZAB144jGYtQCOdwagv99rlWC0jjkCczQy9AeJpX3AOv5GkFcgHKlxB9d9xcQa3air5rgV2xiUmpmocaLWK1APxPfLMDsAPYCofmiOVw04l6FSsed4zULt413SN9dUVozl-ZgR2bKdxRRTZ5xo4q_XokcxbrPUXB6Mb4jQvY0d25dzJW5e_1Ym4/s4032/PXL_20220613_121112744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3NZAB144jGYtQCOdwagv99rlWC0jjkCczQy9AeJpX3AOv5GkFcgHKlxB9d9xcQa3air5rgV2xiUmpmocaLWK1APxPfLMDsAPYCofmiOVw04l6FSsed4zULt413SN9dUVozl-ZgR2bKdxRRTZ5xo4q_XokcxbrPUXB6Mb4jQvY0d25dzJW5e_1Ym4/s320/PXL_20220613_121112744.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>On the way to see the 'enormous' iceberg, we spotted another iceberg tucked into a cove. Icebergs can travel up to six miles an hour in a fast current but generally move about a mile per day. </span>They're most abundant from April to July.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZnwN5YZcFPefnHaWd-FSeW_KcQHl36InEiAXB70AaK1tyRkjhaLkMjJrpaI6vIe3j6GuQwkA1JR2QFyEdhmGcIwdbbb5_tJcF_fK8xRE8hYY8obVb9J5If87PFzqnX4fAEzC4WoQHb2hugoUh17IpQYGUQiYbrHrqJvrhcj5YuTXww0Lo_vrVIEp/s4032/PXL_20220613_121603492.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRZnwN5YZcFPefnHaWd-FSeW_KcQHl36InEiAXB70AaK1tyRkjhaLkMjJrpaI6vIe3j6GuQwkA1JR2QFyEdhmGcIwdbbb5_tJcF_fK8xRE8hYY8obVb9J5If87PFzqnX4fAEzC4WoQHb2hugoUh17IpQYGUQiYbrHrqJvrhcj5YuTXww0Lo_vrVIEp/s320/PXL_20220613_121603492.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;">Did you ever wonder why some
icebergs are white and others have a blue tinge? That's all due to the amount
of oxygen present in the icebergs. The less oxygen there is, the bluer the
iceberg.</span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAQZ8pN413IoLdfERx3ZcY7tZxSKfmOcDUrgEaps9o5COgv_GSGhQfN_aCQ3I5rUORgGoZm80wbpLnceKPatFA9i0UWTODursKVf1NiXuHdg-0zz0WcFaeJKE1BUbQXfzHMgdP_uI-RwkuVPxUKks7x8U7DCCKfQQw2p-EvYQOP3Nu7FDLO1iLhNJ/s4032/PXL_20220613_122753310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisAQZ8pN413IoLdfERx3ZcY7tZxSKfmOcDUrgEaps9o5COgv_GSGhQfN_aCQ3I5rUORgGoZm80wbpLnceKPatFA9i0UWTODursKVf1NiXuHdg-0zz0WcFaeJKE1BUbQXfzHMgdP_uI-RwkuVPxUKks7x8U7DCCKfQQw2p-EvYQOP3Nu7FDLO1iLhNJ/s320/PXL_20220613_122753310.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This one was estimated to be grounded in 210 feet of water and was 150 feet long. We learned that icebergs are typically 10,000-15,000 years old. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNsOuGfXA2Ywv6NQcIGa8X24DNgCzuMvAkU2leS7XzoZqORso5_aR-oNLrP9fzNJITxSc8L60IDISSQkUs14R5aPHwu7meEDv4QLJAi-7bJ1hWM2eshv0fgHy9AGJZb4aFQxewWa8-2xrFMVNzrmtSxL5GJ4BiGj5F0ZUuDDUieks2NXvzoQVBvBR/s4032/PXL_20220613_122900998.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNsOuGfXA2Ywv6NQcIGa8X24DNgCzuMvAkU2leS7XzoZqORso5_aR-oNLrP9fzNJITxSc8L60IDISSQkUs14R5aPHwu7meEDv4QLJAi-7bJ1hWM2eshv0fgHy9AGJZb4aFQxewWa8-2xrFMVNzrmtSxL5GJ4BiGj5F0ZUuDDUieks2NXvzoQVBvBR/s320/PXL_20220613_122900998.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Steven and I just smiled when we were told that this was the biggest iceberg in all of Newfoundland as luck like that just seems to be the norm for us. This incredible sight is what people come to this part of the island to see! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFpFF6BiqlJGJR8ChPRJWsUFdFPmOfX-hrCDqD_2kyx243hARGPwM-ARei56rXL7O5dbt4gaEpKqJ7K2LYI_dTZmJWpveaoEkstL5UiTz_CpAbSGjAkspnC8rLG312E5uXczYF9wwvsOY6_O2PkN-w5QfOQP801m14GlAsSVNelWaF4ZNOmoVSwKS/s4032/PXL_20220613_123037559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifFpFF6BiqlJGJR8ChPRJWsUFdFPmOfX-hrCDqD_2kyx243hARGPwM-ARei56rXL7O5dbt4gaEpKqJ7K2LYI_dTZmJWpveaoEkstL5UiTz_CpAbSGjAkspnC8rLG312E5uXczYF9wwvsOY6_O2PkN-w5QfOQP801m14GlAsSVNelWaF4ZNOmoVSwKS/s320/PXL_20220613_123037559.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are generally one or two major fractures per day as the season warms up. These rough edges were due to bits of the iceberg that had fractured off. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdHLAQvwbE57rKSQMfUDXKjUqs78AHRcIoFeLcIYfvyC4bVq6818-XBdDQs5en0qrzPFjByiy1-jYLBv6kTtOR-C-bqNHIqJW8Zfkfdp1ZDA6a_ZipKUz0Lw9Gg94OFluYhlc1AMQfMSyUTwu0adFbrTHXysO7bNq8urKfp5BCvR58Q5d61Oi4kv3/s4032/PXL_20220613_123255754.PORTRAIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdHLAQvwbE57rKSQMfUDXKjUqs78AHRcIoFeLcIYfvyC4bVq6818-XBdDQs5en0qrzPFjByiy1-jYLBv6kTtOR-C-bqNHIqJW8Zfkfdp1ZDA6a_ZipKUz0Lw9Gg94OFluYhlc1AMQfMSyUTwu0adFbrTHXysO7bNq8urKfp5BCvR58Q5d61Oi4kv3/s320/PXL_20220613_123255754.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJi1SMBMCYKvX7BTvMFbjR5CNQpU4ohdLyf7OXJj9Qw3JBauwl2X-n9ZIyVnBH9Colnc0WbyhKxnom6_JwCkcEk55QIWvlMy04ZAcJoGiVHJo97WagSL7_Z0eApGgwX36CO8RzNbARc2VNsYEPv6nvjIxB2vFzI9bLyW2Psgx6SN8KaL3g4rOyCq9X/s4032/PXL_20220613_123438694.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We held it up to look for air bubbles in the 10,000-year-old ice. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FfeFwJ_oCpWSNd_n4INK7F9dvgZKMyFPGck6IjgqX1oWjYtJCVUs7GC-y4LMdbecUFODTZu6IeLtBIRyYCTVE6GWQBO5-i4iTODBgcPsYmByGqgrwrKb-fwB_NlSUxX0I4AZfSxu-JTUIAkeGm4xsWl7TY5AIiFqLs2jgxiO-5UX1y5htLTfaFNo/s2472/PXL_20220613_125027038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2472" data-original-width="1854" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0FfeFwJ_oCpWSNd_n4INK7F9dvgZKMyFPGck6IjgqX1oWjYtJCVUs7GC-y4LMdbecUFODTZu6IeLtBIRyYCTVE6GWQBO5-i4iTODBgcPsYmByGqgrwrKb-fwB_NlSUxX0I4AZfSxu-JTUIAkeGm4xsWl7TY5AIiFqLs2jgxiO-5UX1y5htLTfaFNo/s320/PXL_20220613_125027038.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Paul said a great activity </span><span>after the ride would be to</span><span> climb to the top of the mountain outside of St. Anthony. At the base of the mountain was the local cemetery. Evidently, not everyone was successful in ascending the mountain, the captain joked!</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8eaIi8Nl0bteMEPU_CMbzFjbNU1xZ6kJ6OhFyz2w33HGkio-1ZPSAWHq7zsd8xVZrIbI1n6EnHgQqr0S2NibTGjOy3tydJ2gQBToUVWcn9a2Ls5Zy0bopcXBErnUOs3AOq3wzfOlshPBwtrkqisPdh89dj4He-QVn9IfHVnjE4xHBKs8wFeA25hY/s2813/PXL_20220613_132852296.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2813" data-original-width="2059" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT8eaIi8Nl0bteMEPU_CMbzFjbNU1xZ6kJ6OhFyz2w33HGkio-1ZPSAWHq7zsd8xVZrIbI1n6EnHgQqr0S2NibTGjOy3tydJ2gQBToUVWcn9a2Ls5Zy0bopcXBErnUOs3AOq3wzfOlshPBwtrkqisPdh89dj4He-QVn9IfHVnjE4xHBKs8wFeA25hY/s320/PXL_20220613_132852296.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As we returned to the harbor, the captain told us there had been so much snow this past April a polar bear even was able to climb atop the roof of the house to the right of the white bus. The resident only knew about it when the bear was caught on a neighbor's camera! Definitely too much snow for us!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZbygWXhrcySMcUciaPEJvMaPN2IwRolh08OkmA7pI8JjqlbLeVciakvKsCjiXcUYT-p8Wv-ZdS2hI0k6rUr9fTmVOyyKmqL9DOfu6BUzzkMeXneTgq12dEJl3sgMYi2okzvu_xvs6WuC-6MsKIV3PGC7i0rr6zNR2dSu6gyp96G2xmUug_nEBu8p/s4032/PXL_20220613_133327715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZbygWXhrcySMcUciaPEJvMaPN2IwRolh08OkmA7pI8JjqlbLeVciakvKsCjiXcUYT-p8Wv-ZdS2hI0k6rUr9fTmVOyyKmqL9DOfu6BUzzkMeXneTgq12dEJl3sgMYi2okzvu_xvs6WuC-6MsKIV3PGC7i0rr6zNR2dSu6gyp96G2xmUug_nEBu8p/s320/PXL_20220613_133327715.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The tour had been a rousing success since we'd been all around the mammoth iceberg but whales, puffins, and gannets had all proved elusive. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhifsKMRuUcfI54fQ4R-hw1_gGFlLn8AcsGzFkZxznTnwK1UdXcp2qPDVKbdkLE_GmeUijYbCdqV4oroAHk_L-1JEkyyYMEHrseZTpXIcoFiXu3KkqzirmX5ZXtMlT1cIMNRqy9ZvwIo_Ewa1wxgxGERjJxpzpy7oPp1nAVcofBmkLDQjucLCXYkh/s4032/PXL_20220613_133022046.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixhifsKMRuUcfI54fQ4R-hw1_gGFlLn8AcsGzFkZxznTnwK1UdXcp2qPDVKbdkLE_GmeUijYbCdqV4oroAHk_L-1JEkyyYMEHrseZTpXIcoFiXu3KkqzirmX5ZXtMlT1cIMNRqy9ZvwIo_Ewa1wxgxGERjJxpzpy7oPp1nAVcofBmkLDQjucLCXYkh/s320/PXL_20220613_133022046.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The coal silos next to the harbor were used to store coal for the <b>Grenfell Mission,</b> a local charity. There used to be a tram and tracks to deliver the coal to the mission and the nearby hospital.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYv3PHslCv9wDaSeMxnAyO-ekcYlsMeNjqZnYQT0v1_5xQXISNjcXh7rp3vQcDugRRchJEVK57jovSfqDKA4kPGqmeaFDbnLH7SEN8PUAZ_PpzJ8WGOTZ9Oy2yoFAHAQDSh2c_TjjIsfcMxBHEfXV6OQ9EMWavuQH9B8VFF3p8T984pY1YdL5dcwOy/s4032/PXL_20220613_135051970.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2571" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYv3PHslCv9wDaSeMxnAyO-ekcYlsMeNjqZnYQT0v1_5xQXISNjcXh7rp3vQcDugRRchJEVK57jovSfqDKA4kPGqmeaFDbnLH7SEN8PUAZ_PpzJ8WGOTZ9Oy2yoFAHAQDSh2c_TjjIsfcMxBHEfXV6OQ9EMWavuQH9B8VFF3p8T984pY1YdL5dcwOy/s320/PXL_20220613_135051970.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At the harbor was the <b>Dockhouse Museum</b> which started in 1928, was operated by its own coal-fired steam boiler, and pulled vessels of all sizes out of the water for repairs. A sawmill motor located in the dockhouse was needed for ship repairs. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibghSFjXb7dLb6jmzJqryfaNVvCvX8sXUEIOrS5Nq5dVsDiZxkUG4wE7gRn97cibiDCx-zyj7nsh749R72HWJPuDBCS5wmX8P5Ei768pEK3WlPq2-zueGophcrQlD3kI47QVoEqprMYHqkH_jqihhTvPnZ8noYr2cKWM6sxYJc74amM1ezJG446ps7/s4032/PXL_20220613_143239103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibghSFjXb7dLb6jmzJqryfaNVvCvX8sXUEIOrS5Nq5dVsDiZxkUG4wE7gRn97cibiDCx-zyj7nsh749R72HWJPuDBCS5wmX8P5Ei768pEK3WlPq2-zueGophcrQlD3kI47QVoEqprMYHqkH_jqihhTvPnZ8noYr2cKWM6sxYJc74amM1ezJG446ps7/s320/PXL_20220613_143239103.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>We stopped in across the street from the harbor at the <b>Curtis Memorial Hospital </b>to view murals that were created and fabricated in 1967 by Montreal artist </span><span><b>Jordi Bonet.</b> </span><span>I read that each of the eight murals had meaning relating to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador. </span><span>It was hard not to be affected immediately by the beauty and harmony as their jewel-like brilliance make the past come to life. </span></span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj433pb4GMUwDCsWo7L7zDJTCNzIJafXHe_xsaLbOfTJzh-Nlpv5xJWT4PHVChRQB2dmdIAWNNRjw5gpXosasnOj0uUL4GtN22eCid5DduRM7imNiFBPS-2OMlufE_qAY0dMydmxpta21x-lvevSrzqPROulEN4apXLCKEdUwlIfbymOCJj1IufxIcQ/s4032/PXL_20220613_140956702.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj433pb4GMUwDCsWo7L7zDJTCNzIJafXHe_xsaLbOfTJzh-Nlpv5xJWT4PHVChRQB2dmdIAWNNRjw5gpXosasnOj0uUL4GtN22eCid5DduRM7imNiFBPS-2OMlufE_qAY0dMydmxpta21x-lvevSrzqPROulEN4apXLCKEdUwlIfbymOCJj1IufxIcQ/s320/PXL_20220613_140956702.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHqP6CfdYp6EvNJo63i6LUfolRWO3yH6xs4rKkFJGPjz96b2dEhPppfNSshllLzqXW9g5800a2Qixb0735WCZC82qfv0vl557k0_jhrmTneLXVz-CSo5_r_nOlO9VzETiM1e2nCppzE_kDaMjj_LeSr29XnZKF64rUu8q25biKctLwP4qj-uInwrW/s4032/PXL_20220613_141015489.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiHqP6CfdYp6EvNJo63i6LUfolRWO3yH6xs4rKkFJGPjz96b2dEhPppfNSshllLzqXW9g5800a2Qixb0735WCZC82qfv0vl557k0_jhrmTneLXVz-CSo5_r_nOlO9VzETiM1e2nCppzE_kDaMjj_LeSr29XnZKF64rUu8q25biKctLwP4qj-uInwrW/s320/PXL_20220613_141015489.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJsebV1BJ7xeDV4dKoGzr62ZF3QddpXtYCcdxe6x2Z1rthbuUStFY8Ix4C5rr0E95MHkgPghuNRPUVSpgcmv4lLrx6WfU6Rc0MOA31mjIPtvTLXCLvAo6ChRTjneo7PSmLS-zaGWRThWG_aTyjMy8uMcLGoSubMxbPjNOZakibxCoxCi8Mwt3ID23/s4032/PXL_20220613_141045793.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJsebV1BJ7xeDV4dKoGzr62ZF3QddpXtYCcdxe6x2Z1rthbuUStFY8Ix4C5rr0E95MHkgPghuNRPUVSpgcmv4lLrx6WfU6Rc0MOA31mjIPtvTLXCLvAo6ChRTjneo7PSmLS-zaGWRThWG_aTyjMy8uMcLGoSubMxbPjNOZakibxCoxCi8Mwt3ID23/s320/PXL_20220613_141045793.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The statue in front of the <b>Grenfell Historic Properties</b> honored <b>Dr. Wilfred Grenfell,</b> a British medical missionary who had arrived in Newfoundland in 1892 to help deep sea fishermen. Seeing the great need for doctors throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, he traveled to medical schools from Ivy League schools beseeching doctors, dentists, and surgeons, to come up for the summer. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Grenfell worked on the coast that was ice-blocked and inaccessible for most of the year to improve the life of the people. Not only did he practice medicine, but he built hospitals, and established schools and orphanages. His mission, the <b>International Grenfell Association,</b> ran from WW I until his death in 1940. It was considered like the Peace Corps of the 1960s!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPg0Zftoes1dTQdksropA0tNTn1L_D_6IB6DnqWoK7LTYMop2jv92e-F0oZuihcap24pnX5UNVVcxgSXmiGoEUiITmOJgmoY2TrVktJLhmzODp-wDhSIsoH38t9ocFRbrONMuxEDZdvJ-KpBAEW0V4QqdyPG83Zf9pr3I39yLkhPo6mDPtiGwlVGs/s3153/PXL_20220613_141319928.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3153" data-original-width="2157" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPg0Zftoes1dTQdksropA0tNTn1L_D_6IB6DnqWoK7LTYMop2jv92e-F0oZuihcap24pnX5UNVVcxgSXmiGoEUiITmOJgmoY2TrVktJLhmzODp-wDhSIsoH38t9ocFRbrONMuxEDZdvJ-KpBAEW0V4QqdyPG83Zf9pr3I39yLkhPo6mDPtiGwlVGs/s320/PXL_20220613_141319928.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">From the boat, we'd caught a glimpse of this seaplane but it was neat seeing it up close in Memorial Park.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-NRqoppiWwZySj8sIhgLWdUXZTtmekDzjTBV1L-aNQ9QQ0QEPxKoDHGOy3M_Ngvf1tTSx3NdAQ5Oo_Q7UOz2YhkPT60LjYM0RrJtJ3p5I0QWGoCJe58Glv4Cbfxj-_ebGRVvtN_aqyuQUNoeGRzfl3jQ6Q-RUCyHCp9qXXHT_SfFsM3dW0sRanpH/s4032/PXL_20220613_144940366.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-NRqoppiWwZySj8sIhgLWdUXZTtmekDzjTBV1L-aNQ9QQ0QEPxKoDHGOy3M_Ngvf1tTSx3NdAQ5Oo_Q7UOz2YhkPT60LjYM0RrJtJ3p5I0QWGoCJe58Glv4Cbfxj-_ebGRVvtN_aqyuQUNoeGRzfl3jQ6Q-RUCyHCp9qXXHT_SfFsM3dW0sRanpH/s320/PXL_20220613_144940366.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7CLruZr-e1Fmroxah0a84XtG0y8HBrj2yX87imyAtvVzqmDvrXc0lyXl8tk4SXQdzyDw3epYyGFaUvZZPD7F-5xEGhowApyYXNPeL58l1gzMK6VIis7gTBLq6rTwF9rUME0qBH-Iywlg2F_00vFteivzGBdgqDBxENwWbzX6LxNNSNNkMzRqkuSg/s4032/PXL_20220613_145214097.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The trail up the mountain, aka <b>Daredevil Hill, </b>didn't look as steep here!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BgGZTeatpQhU58Uz4Hq0bpU7pFDvKED3Y2HiJhXaef0qrCqg5QPV94pc6d5aXg-eJ3rpvCxqxXOCyp-WaD35KTcBJ6LaEuJrl8kxoTsqgQcUV6HJU2DjXwqC9GO0ubTXRgJQLTjC35TfoBYh7jkJhIVMyxR0Ll8aEMx-czN7vzfifO2vhJfrX2Q3/s4032/PXL_20220613_150012907.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5BgGZTeatpQhU58Uz4Hq0bpU7pFDvKED3Y2HiJhXaef0qrCqg5QPV94pc6d5aXg-eJ3rpvCxqxXOCyp-WaD35KTcBJ6LaEuJrl8kxoTsqgQcUV6HJU2DjXwqC9GO0ubTXRgJQLTjC35TfoBYh7jkJhIVMyxR0Ll8aEMx-czN7vzfifO2vhJfrX2Q3/s320/PXL_20220613_150012907.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtMFjp46y5HQ9UvaxQbxW3VL1-Eh8HBrHRxFY1eqsvOCZlVpBn-iBDcU90yljWqTjouzZhWUlTo8WDkkCXCTSeYmyxP-2ObapItJzqM88lVU0QyjJ4K9P6-DOt0cDusc9368dGzYyWiZxoOSKlURD2HPw7abSwOEiWMa_h23nyUv3Tc-oiUkSyaxH/s4032/PXL_20220613_150101869.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtMFjp46y5HQ9UvaxQbxW3VL1-Eh8HBrHRxFY1eqsvOCZlVpBn-iBDcU90yljWqTjouzZhWUlTo8WDkkCXCTSeYmyxP-2ObapItJzqM88lVU0QyjJ4K9P6-DOt0cDusc9368dGzYyWiZxoOSKlURD2HPw7abSwOEiWMa_h23nyUv3Tc-oiUkSyaxH/s320/PXL_20220613_150101869.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Iceberg Alley Trail led to the <b>Santana Trail</b> which was named after an American who served at the USAF Radio Site in St. Anthony. Santana lost his life saving the lives of two local women off Fishing Point Park.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlTsni2QnnFjKnWnAu6sgmwSny0v54dIVlTq-JUFSrqyErQqXQw-rcRpak9tL9DO1DzOcoSO0ueaLkj4jE0gfzE-LsBhmlrLCxOgLbUP-2ITqozQVuKzuk7mb7kvBXYcLAaNB0cmvmnAOA7pvVgvBCasRXHw6fIsy7p-8khmAG2-ljUhMKSzON9dD/s4032/PXL_20220613_150128797.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlTsni2QnnFjKnWnAu6sgmwSny0v54dIVlTq-JUFSrqyErQqXQw-rcRpak9tL9DO1DzOcoSO0ueaLkj4jE0gfzE-LsBhmlrLCxOgLbUP-2ITqozQVuKzuk7mb7kvBXYcLAaNB0cmvmnAOA7pvVgvBCasRXHw6fIsy7p-8khmAG2-ljUhMKSzON9dD/s320/PXL_20220613_150128797.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If we were in St. Anthony at the end of September or the beginning of October, a common sight in these bogs would be people crouching to fill buckets with <b>partridgeberries</b> or <b>bakeapples.</b> The latter are fruit but not apples and look like golden raspberries but taste similar to apricots. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCA4bbZ7ZiNdPliWWxVa64IFvLuAaDkhapABBFJi2cndcXviLGhH4OPop-qWcmGW6EoJIHveXoOYP-bqQ25D67gDJqmGmuKll7w0QIJNGhDvA31u6DUEz80tI8mTMxMMcWvSIVGuCYIXYsrarNMXAPclJBW9Q33EpVkVv-1u8KZ0BAI45YX66wKyc/s4032/PXL_20220613_150320367.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCA4bbZ7ZiNdPliWWxVa64IFvLuAaDkhapABBFJi2cndcXviLGhH4OPop-qWcmGW6EoJIHveXoOYP-bqQ25D67gDJqmGmuKll7w0QIJNGhDvA31u6DUEz80tI8mTMxMMcWvSIVGuCYIXYsrarNMXAPclJBW9Q33EpVkVv-1u8KZ0BAI45YX66wKyc/s320/PXL_20220613_150320367.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Coming across the sea-green water in another cove made us almost think we'd been transported instantly to the warm waters of the Caribbean. Never did we think we might view water this color in Newfoundland!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HTgUppgFD52nVlD5mNRYmovJnq3D8y24kp47BSJP3dMBwUDRx6KQfMBf-d9N4suB6mvJD6dveS6nZ-43w3Uhs2hdQY7g3zKs6cmQKkd7rg6aXyLdsbMxOkS2zzHqqcnIuHoFbO08uGt5ND9ama2LGFZPf-LGwZv0gXqft9fDCUpfYYYwPK9SI8iE/s4032/PXL_20220613_150949463.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HTgUppgFD52nVlD5mNRYmovJnq3D8y24kp47BSJP3dMBwUDRx6KQfMBf-d9N4suB6mvJD6dveS6nZ-43w3Uhs2hdQY7g3zKs6cmQKkd7rg6aXyLdsbMxOkS2zzHqqcnIuHoFbO08uGt5ND9ama2LGFZPf-LGwZv0gXqft9fDCUpfYYYwPK9SI8iE/s320/PXL_20220613_150949463.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKevrBeT9hh31QNq8lZdlUB6tAIgJZ8mlvCtSH6sKfRBK4zUJJFxjzFlC1Ey1rEYkNlI-k6N-BKaUq720DKyZUTywfq8jX1qp67VNAV9wZiHaekp0i4XcpaiBYmREmQcer5lpDggaTVD0TRlBUG9QxbS7q3nXJYPNnCR6FBTF2Q7-WINW5FfQTc3V9/s4032/PXL_20220613_151123671.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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It served as the home for him and his wife initially and later as a staff house and dormitory for the International Grenfell Association.<b> </b>Grenfell's ashes were buried on the hill behind his home.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_cOOtheYK9TarPb_uwHNegzS4LsbncsfkFrwas2Zo_kNfnU94LMyVD7uptQPoep7OSBv6EiZikQA8gjqQvqVszz1m15PV_06vTZjsEsMDokfR4D65Q3EvjSGMLzzTPhT0vggkB0oe0SAYgmurXgNLHrCqmRA74_A_HHJWmMFZW6_z7SxAWQ0A3cq/s4032/PXL_20220613_155049357.PORTRAIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_cOOtheYK9TarPb_uwHNegzS4LsbncsfkFrwas2Zo_kNfnU94LMyVD7uptQPoep7OSBv6EiZikQA8gjqQvqVszz1m15PV_06vTZjsEsMDokfR4D65Q3EvjSGMLzzTPhT0vggkB0oe0SAYgmurXgNLHrCqmRA74_A_HHJWmMFZW6_z7SxAWQ0A3cq/s320/PXL_20220613_155049357.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2c1jcjsG4s24965a0MdHoGwK95Q3dZgGOs6htwVzKJxLvTz3HMZW_Od4rajHw2GcOrf89uoUeIfn0GGmg0C26BCy665472aR096daGjtxz85Qi3k8c62OMXNBAf5qOr8iMHZMBg8czx62CF5VMuVDpMLVFAQTiv6wTy8z5LCtG8BNuwfaBhc_dwbt/s3224/PXL_20220613_155142039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3001" data-original-width="3224" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2c1jcjsG4s24965a0MdHoGwK95Q3dZgGOs6htwVzKJxLvTz3HMZW_Od4rajHw2GcOrf89uoUeIfn0GGmg0C26BCy665472aR096daGjtxz85Qi3k8c62OMXNBAf5qOr8iMHZMBg8czx62CF5VMuVDpMLVFAQTiv6wTy8z5LCtG8BNuwfaBhc_dwbt/s320/PXL_20220613_155142039.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In St. Anthony's municipal building was a mounted polar bear that wandered into St. Anthony in 1984. Paul, our boat captain, had told us it wasn't unusual for children to stay home from school when there are polar bear sightings.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVhltFb-jhi9nL4haDRPAalmkgLjUL5QNaxa5zBF2TPJRhlABaii2M_Ryv3NVOKISX7LvBjwT2S6fmayp_6nEFwOIUkLcsfgWoH9XcJACRVbXbbaBgp10qae9xwJ1vovYSqRMtHz58HP5NPfiZ_LIBCWIrfJjy-WD6rOFAkilg0deNDnY8dojiYn8/s2889/PXL_20220613_160315196.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2835" data-original-width="2889" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVhltFb-jhi9nL4haDRPAalmkgLjUL5QNaxa5zBF2TPJRhlABaii2M_Ryv3NVOKISX7LvBjwT2S6fmayp_6nEFwOIUkLcsfgWoH9XcJACRVbXbbaBgp10qae9xwJ1vovYSqRMtHz58HP5NPfiZ_LIBCWIrfJjy-WD6rOFAkilg0deNDnY8dojiYn8/s320/PXL_20220613_160315196.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1YGFiBSddVLMlNhqWEzt-IF93HuQMEUT_6VEe6KZycBnx0P_q7xX5BqHmRUrr4BbAFEodY_xVbH8aSYpzGCnhbNRPtHIM3g6By0kydcHrrJOxI4rPZMCgL0KFMToM10lH8VttR9yWaObD5XuGklu_rkKlKR1KTbwmiDoir0TbqiJHxq4qTdLoGb0l/s4032/PXL_20220613_160349593.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1YGFiBSddVLMlNhqWEzt-IF93HuQMEUT_6VEe6KZycBnx0P_q7xX5BqHmRUrr4BbAFEodY_xVbH8aSYpzGCnhbNRPtHIM3g6By0kydcHrrJOxI4rPZMCgL0KFMToM10lH8VttR9yWaObD5XuGklu_rkKlKR1KTbwmiDoir0TbqiJHxq4qTdLoGb0l/s320/PXL_20220613_160349593.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was fun walking through the <b>Dark Tickle Shoppe</b> in nearby <b>St. Lunaire</b> which sold jams, preserves, and even chocolates and wines from locally harvested berries.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7KtkmEpfla_2emwRxPia9iCGQXdPDTk24ohJIfXL0uMCdv9kNXDIBSAKhc04jrjfNKtkX7iIvHSilWh5rvQkLkz-fyQaInN7VPfY-RYrt25_YREckKJzFUXqO0L_Hrcw4_yIvisRvWav88xpJuu39G2Z5nUuK_qjgAWcKtdDqdJ0_cGcHNyPacad/s4032/PXL_20220613_164817175.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC7KtkmEpfla_2emwRxPia9iCGQXdPDTk24ohJIfXL0uMCdv9kNXDIBSAKhc04jrjfNKtkX7iIvHSilWh5rvQkLkz-fyQaInN7VPfY-RYrt25_YREckKJzFUXqO0L_Hrcw4_yIvisRvWav88xpJuu39G2Z5nUuK_qjgAWcKtdDqdJ0_cGcHNyPacad/s320/PXL_20220613_164817175.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>From St. Anthony, we headed up to the very end of the road and almost the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula to <b>L'Anse aux Meadows </b>which was where the Vikings - the first Europeans - to land in North America came ashore </span><span>from Greenland </span><span>about 1,000 years ago. </span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSq4a1btb-v3lLGdIOVAGzuJXp34n3hCtfyDSfkWmf53GyLeT-JBhnVZgXtprAtcL8K81-CAS-6gvmd94A_8H__9pQoBWmbIsrS-rj1Tfd7Zp6YYGewhUry4LiMlQhMqV82mEDLYX7472UrjWdv881LodxGVeDE60cb1P43dzV8HpcIsnvrTpFLzvC/s4032/PXL_20220613_170651322.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSq4a1btb-v3lLGdIOVAGzuJXp34n3hCtfyDSfkWmf53GyLeT-JBhnVZgXtprAtcL8K81-CAS-6gvmd94A_8H__9pQoBWmbIsrS-rj1Tfd7Zp6YYGewhUry4LiMlQhMqV82mEDLYX7472UrjWdv881LodxGVeDE60cb1P43dzV8HpcIsnvrTpFLzvC/s320/PXL_20220613_170651322.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><span>Newfoundlanders had long been aware of odd-shaped ridges covered by sod in the area but it was only after Norwegian scholars in the 1960s performed archaeological digs that eight complexes of rudimentary houses, workshops with fireplaces, and many artifacts were literally unearthed. It subsequently became a National Historic Site and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, </span>the first Canadian site to be awarded such status. </span>It took 15 years to excavate the site.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_bw8VxyN8QCmgmOnKPU2Yc65wSF9Lhwm_GICeyiM21mnAW6BdNOJmj6l4go6FTNbT_tmVYybOqZdWGt73asaQqcdFbHL_WMLkYKQSequ_9N1rj8QYul4QLZU4Dw7hJASkGQMitd0taK2AvdBe086wRvhn7LcT8k0NgtDhQsdxeOvtjqkIHsZGaC2/s4032/PXL_20220613_170323287.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_bw8VxyN8QCmgmOnKPU2Yc65wSF9Lhwm_GICeyiM21mnAW6BdNOJmj6l4go6FTNbT_tmVYybOqZdWGt73asaQqcdFbHL_WMLkYKQSequ_9N1rj8QYul4QLZU4Dw7hJASkGQMitd0taK2AvdBe086wRvhn7LcT8k0NgtDhQsdxeOvtjqkIHsZGaC2/s320/PXL_20220613_170323287.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAcx-4GELOhh7APVNK0G20i5OvFSxf36yr-nM3p0EZ_2E-MATafKhOuMC1HBb6vUQ9gEnzIy23IGs3S9i8bSMMfdShPFXVnQS6OTq11KxzU7mitMG8JqJttPFiqLTq-xUO_yNnI6q1hHTdkzL81AFKaDgwMe_pd_5qTvq4xyorYk5b-hJIG4HecDs/s4032/PXL_20220613_170752592.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAcx-4GELOhh7APVNK0G20i5OvFSxf36yr-nM3p0EZ_2E-MATafKhOuMC1HBb6vUQ9gEnzIy23IGs3S9i8bSMMfdShPFXVnQS6OTq11KxzU7mitMG8JqJttPFiqLTq-xUO_yNnI6q1hHTdkzL81AFKaDgwMe_pd_5qTvq4xyorYk5b-hJIG4HecDs/s320/PXL_20220613_170752592.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>The site was named after the village of the same name to the northeast which may have been a corruption of the French name for <b>Medea's Cove</b> as this was part of the <b>French Shore</b> until 1904. Many French ships in the 1600s and 1700s were named after Medea, the heroine of a tragic Greek play. The Shore, </span><span>part of the coast of Newfoundland,</span><span> was where French vessels had been given the right to fish and establish shore stations </span><span>after France gave up all other claims to the island in 1713.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSct6OsPZoDkAlhvHsegUUxGuai3Wl_21iXBAALkahZT73hORQRAaaHIrDqMiq1xEPsWzN5e99DBI4hsFcOgZddv8-QBCKEVZFbZq6nVZuicvRH2KioEqKvfcAfZ8yDl_bM1UZp3yTz5lu-20rTGWJJd_o27O8QgcZdvWSkUqwelKYek07xjTMLGc1/s4032/PXL_20220613_171512039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSct6OsPZoDkAlhvHsegUUxGuai3Wl_21iXBAALkahZT73hORQRAaaHIrDqMiq1xEPsWzN5e99DBI4hsFcOgZddv8-QBCKEVZFbZq6nVZuicvRH2KioEqKvfcAfZ8yDl_bM1UZp3yTz5lu-20rTGWJJd_o27O8QgcZdvWSkUqwelKYek07xjTMLGc1/s320/PXL_20220613_171512039.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Flags outside the Visitors' Center represented the provincial flag of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, and UNESCO respectively.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccXCMCFoe_xyjj_ohGvUZZUCsyyBlwJb3-h6AMRZ-otZup_7hieC1RgKE2n3VjUc_TkvZ7aoWVmB79IR_WatrwM1ssM_n57P1N-gwKXMtI-6ad94y29S973pKQQ0Y0T5GRN4HTxcPil-uVMJN2rCKM5MfzlrcURRALWU1_wuQn9M5N5SydnOK7s-7/s4032/PXL_20220613_171845858.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgccXCMCFoe_xyjj_ohGvUZZUCsyyBlwJb3-h6AMRZ-otZup_7hieC1RgKE2n3VjUc_TkvZ7aoWVmB79IR_WatrwM1ssM_n57P1N-gwKXMtI-6ad94y29S973pKQQ0Y0T5GRN4HTxcPil-uVMJN2rCKM5MfzlrcURRALWU1_wuQn9M5N5SydnOK7s-7/s320/PXL_20220613_171845858.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of the artifacts found at the site was this bronze cloak pin.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgWg0VsByu0vJigsGU9ICGgVPx62od2vRDT4hDEupKKfFO5_aNmqs5CChp_GdYz4S2nYJnYwoAttnj2rxaK6Ym-m830Fxk0o5PqBmEO8eJNZvVZq3RnQthqHYMdwC88OT_4RHSEZy0pcmxCtbewvfdXryt3wXnBHdMy27J3p-I88jFytfPUcRx_0u/s4032/PXL_20220613_172306746.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgWg0VsByu0vJigsGU9ICGgVPx62od2vRDT4hDEupKKfFO5_aNmqs5CChp_GdYz4S2nYJnYwoAttnj2rxaK6Ym-m830Fxk0o5PqBmEO8eJNZvVZq3RnQthqHYMdwC88OT_4RHSEZy0pcmxCtbewvfdXryt3wXnBHdMy27J3p-I88jFytfPUcRx_0u/s320/PXL_20220613_172306746.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chips and other debris from stone tool manufacturers found on the site were long-lasting clues to the past because they didn't decay like wood, bone, and skin. Tools found at L'Anse aux Meadows prove that Indigenous cultures used the site repeatedly for the last 3,000 years, obviously well before the Vikings came.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORY1FgitIyE9PQHMHSGiOMzWdmse9KIXkBrpehTFfE2G5XjkR_Dy2wD2H5JR4XbwlZzqGOdroqaUhfDEnlvYWyE8s4QIP0dlD5VnCKn5qzSvDvw7e544RMGPay0b5zVT4IHAfKPJ3TbcjIiqtQ1P069CAlRFeLU3SYYbSPbYL9TYANuuCuAlO2ZeB/s4032/PXL_20220613_174308052.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORY1FgitIyE9PQHMHSGiOMzWdmse9KIXkBrpehTFfE2G5XjkR_Dy2wD2H5JR4XbwlZzqGOdroqaUhfDEnlvYWyE8s4QIP0dlD5VnCKn5qzSvDvw7e544RMGPay0b5zVT4IHAfKPJ3TbcjIiqtQ1P069CAlRFeLU3SYYbSPbYL9TYANuuCuAlO2ZeB/s320/PXL_20220613_174308052.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A reproduction of a Paleoeskimo knife:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoW_85SmFmX-eArGy6BB0JZQWOcKJ9qnuyjjwA1YHQF0eeztQB_aDWrMPgBNN1CGM0OakHtpozWjTHGgKpi0M-wQTu0a_SyQHXBwJj7TJqRbbrYwBvnMNfrk_6qXKFZmEZZvFB9ub95UfKdO2fYMez6dfsN2ZYe-9lSKJqYLnz0GIKTLW4ZTOjs8X/s4032/PXL_20220613_174313469.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoW_85SmFmX-eArGy6BB0JZQWOcKJ9qnuyjjwA1YHQF0eeztQB_aDWrMPgBNN1CGM0OakHtpozWjTHGgKpi0M-wQTu0a_SyQHXBwJj7TJqRbbrYwBvnMNfrk_6qXKFZmEZZvFB9ub95UfKdO2fYMez6dfsN2ZYe-9lSKJqYLnz0GIKTLW4ZTOjs8X/s320/PXL_20220613_174313469.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">But the acidic, waterlogged soil preserved even<b> discarded wood</b> debris from over 3,000 years ago. Wood was essential to the Norse way of life and was the reason for their voyages to this part of Newfoundland. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oRmF0IOGetjx51R-hn2TiZttFlFIS-ghvsOrcMRGQmSGmkZ0M_WCLgs0JuPmlJGcj4I9FMUUeVPYW8LUr4wBOOI4RatD9W38cvG6MmAv4Fi36SXcfaeot9z66O_VAxD7ioFp4IuEqaZb_k_0avoLB_R9fM8ObF2Jot0GPOuZ6kjNYe5QJHRmTOyO/s4007/PXL_20220613_174507193.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2925" data-original-width="4007" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2oRmF0IOGetjx51R-hn2TiZttFlFIS-ghvsOrcMRGQmSGmkZ0M_WCLgs0JuPmlJGcj4I9FMUUeVPYW8LUr4wBOOI4RatD9W38cvG6MmAv4Fi36SXcfaeot9z66O_VAxD7ioFp4IuEqaZb_k_0avoLB_R9fM8ObF2Jot0GPOuZ6kjNYe5QJHRmTOyO/s320/PXL_20220613_174507193.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The cocktail napkins in the gift shop would have been a fun conversation starter as they included Newfoundland sayings!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Their diet consisted mostly of caribou and whale meat. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQrbyTNWu2dreL_8v62_kEVzNk6apmqbZqb9QU0SFxxbOnLcUFARC6KijkmpJwUuriInU3iAgvoyPBL49Dtea9PwnLeifnTCTbdO5XT4d095U5V_luGE0wrclockW7NcHI8xhq9zG3bGzmOa06eLPypa64YMayogga_JbZi_Iuc25OkzxDCwn7rcZ/s4032/PXL_20220613_181713885.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQrbyTNWu2dreL_8v62_kEVzNk6apmqbZqb9QU0SFxxbOnLcUFARC6KijkmpJwUuriInU3iAgvoyPBL49Dtea9PwnLeifnTCTbdO5XT4d095U5V_luGE0wrclockW7NcHI8xhq9zG3bGzmOa06eLPypa64YMayogga_JbZi_Iuc25OkzxDCwn7rcZ/s320/PXL_20220613_181713885.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxGvtUvjLR_gQpL3EdLxUlPAPoo4M2QrvZv4kvcbXndbcJYoYoe3fyQ9BQt5hc38e9uO-KwTd0zl_V--fW6LYUf7ozYlpjHikXupgi-1jp1NqMsROXlmoMIoMhcSXXZSRkjHmkuoV8V5ILSA_JCEKMY-PeVuZyJ9gVciI4st0OAjmTg7JmpakCQd5u/s4032/PXL_20220613_181140770.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The peat was cut from nearby. Balsam and spruce, both local woods, were used at the site. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKwpXZe6a0CEQuYXXpVqcI2-58aj_597KtR-A3ZejwVVUPXGk1c11phujK_6xlqGVJq6gwkP_H-jGIaJ6sZxBxJc_iRjXnqMpzjwV2GcErTYM_FOxU5bW3wYLEdwJdoUb8g8WM_NO7-YIC21sfzGj_gJq-gAh0wR29gSDOjLmBkRfZjnotjQ_Sie_/s4032/PXL_20220613_181849689.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifKwpXZe6a0CEQuYXXpVqcI2-58aj_597KtR-A3ZejwVVUPXGk1c11phujK_6xlqGVJq6gwkP_H-jGIaJ6sZxBxJc_iRjXnqMpzjwV2GcErTYM_FOxU5bW3wYLEdwJdoUb8g8WM_NO7-YIC21sfzGj_gJq-gAh0wR29gSDOjLmBkRfZjnotjQ_Sie_/s320/PXL_20220613_181849689.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Darlene: </b>You'd have felt right at home with this loom!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSo4zW44ZkQBjTyNAy_unpuSCQXD4SmEpA9PiC6_Qg8d8wuLhdvQBHAUCbR_QS7vL97EU92W10JDODjsgcwqxf7iOln2xJFLmasMMox_bLVqhx2PiWl7gCCNOauWqZZMmxjyUayWrOo-yQSmAFlPHzNI9ndXHGR0jLz-nFYulFbkvEgrwGUGjiN6l/s4032/PXL_20220613_181948794.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSo4zW44ZkQBjTyNAy_unpuSCQXD4SmEpA9PiC6_Qg8d8wuLhdvQBHAUCbR_QS7vL97EU92W10JDODjsgcwqxf7iOln2xJFLmasMMox_bLVqhx2PiWl7gCCNOauWqZZMmxjyUayWrOo-yQSmAFlPHzNI9ndXHGR0jLz-nFYulFbkvEgrwGUGjiN6l/s320/PXL_20220613_181948794.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>This guide was phenomenal and an absolute font of information which I appreciated! He mentioned that the Vikings under <b>Leif Eiriksson's</b> leadership arrived about 1,000 years ago on three separate voyages to explore the south via the Gulf of St. Lawrence. He added there was no proof yet that the 60-90 Vikings grew vegetables but archaeologists have continued to look for pollen that would prove vegetables were grown. Likewise, no enclosures for </span>domesticated animals were found that would prove animals were raised. As no burial site was found, it was concluded that bodies were returned home. The only bones found belonged to charred fish species.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPdrxUP2IUR9J7hvdWBXwf75bbJFirLC-J8GbzWVLL1018K9pAk1G7edmBsVSgiHVv2nrXlMAKzHOVHmd-ZANS1LL7K07a6-oPCz1-BjpenhPaMbLvOcDOt3Hnysa3HxAibZmHmo5qBtqbc80_IDI-sxmsNjXJfV55efkMWq8EwjW_OVdLAODZd-O/s2821/PXL_20220613_182205438.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2821" data-original-width="1955" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPdrxUP2IUR9J7hvdWBXwf75bbJFirLC-J8GbzWVLL1018K9pAk1G7edmBsVSgiHVv2nrXlMAKzHOVHmd-ZANS1LL7K07a6-oPCz1-BjpenhPaMbLvOcDOt3Hnysa3HxAibZmHmo5qBtqbc80_IDI-sxmsNjXJfV55efkMWq8EwjW_OVdLAODZd-O/s320/PXL_20220613_182205438.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwlIytK6aCaUTo2kiax-nwh8ner1uZZCGBBpHbyDTCgYJn94O54eYufDznL1H2TFUgK4oeRd45VFwaft7S7fPVbZxDHPMEJNxVxxRwa5WkcVIu6ivdRowApOcyIQBnLieYO_k-V9-IyWbQZuwuUZWy3K3AspRtRo2NnMJsSI-nyDt_gMdl3gP4eYc/s4032/PXL_20220613_183652949.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuwlIytK6aCaUTo2kiax-nwh8ner1uZZCGBBpHbyDTCgYJn94O54eYufDznL1H2TFUgK4oeRd45VFwaft7S7fPVbZxDHPMEJNxVxxRwa5WkcVIu6ivdRowApOcyIQBnLieYO_k-V9-IyWbQZuwuUZWy3K3AspRtRo2NnMJsSI-nyDt_gMdl3gP4eYc/s320/PXL_20220613_183652949.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I found the entire L'Anse aux Meadows to be of great interest but it was extremely poorly described which was a shame considering it was a UNESCO site. The only employee who volunteered an iota of information was the one outside. I so wanted this to be a great experience as we'd literally driven hundreds of miles out of our way to come to this one spot. 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Our youngest, <b>Zachary,</b> thought it should have been called Gnomeville!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzQnFP_jyQQ9noUyop5QZ47VZSS-K7GC2m5SrlMmFRsMdI062WZtBW4EOH-dyiJyil1MkEYfSYusLIu8ItWQCS2Wvqslyi45IJX-KI5lcUERvCYAqbdvTZRHl18h45tUU40e6RFi1SenfwZ4isMxl66GKK0CT6mYBZR83JvXL1QzNAs0UQLxcQrLY/s4032/PXL_20220613_184856072.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzQnFP_jyQQ9noUyop5QZ47VZSS-K7GC2m5SrlMmFRsMdI062WZtBW4EOH-dyiJyil1MkEYfSYusLIu8ItWQCS2Wvqslyi45IJX-KI5lcUERvCYAqbdvTZRHl18h45tUU40e6RFi1SenfwZ4isMxl66GKK0CT6mYBZR83JvXL1QzNAs0UQLxcQrLY/s320/PXL_20220613_184856072.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizB3bXLv3-PlqNudlq--q9HdTymX99gNvp6rDpfYQzhXm0jD8FaFNgUTaQYcqS5Mmr32KpfTUrKEWbBJqoP272mv_Rzk6eKdnh5qKOBIbfmSFK2VDV0k2Ywzclx78Xt5BxIlDTFbrIaxaYXbOXG7n_mSWYm73qtBLW-x0-YzGBdEyOq-gpGP5s1V6F/s4032/PXL_20220613_184911190.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If there hadn't been signs, we wouldn't have known that there were traces all around us of lifestyles of the past. After the annual seal hunt, skins were soaked here in <b>Skin Pond</b> to loosen the hair. The skins were then tanned and made into waterproof boots, mitts, and other clothing items.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdCEe36i16Jgpu2bYnHsy9i1xFXmtwdaaiX7v7OMwKCsRiGFOi2wDOjF8OBnfsxheqsgJrIiCBl5UhUxKlW52Cj4Cn6SAe2arHyWCGsq4VQ_7Kc4WGeQ0QDg13B5L7wKQE0r6FC9rxM6jfpVzrA_02fj94J86IsIQf4yNk0M7JFjDZ9_cqhL_LcH_/s4032/PXL_20220613_193241510.PORTRAIT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdCEe36i16Jgpu2bYnHsy9i1xFXmtwdaaiX7v7OMwKCsRiGFOi2wDOjF8OBnfsxheqsgJrIiCBl5UhUxKlW52Cj4Cn6SAe2arHyWCGsq4VQ_7Kc4WGeQ0QDg13B5L7wKQE0r6FC9rxM6jfpVzrA_02fj94J86IsIQf4yNk0M7JFjDZ9_cqhL_LcH_/s320/PXL_20220613_193241510.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">People also came to hunt willow ptarmigan and sea birds, and also trapped and cut hay and wood. In late summer, families searched the bog for bakeapples, blueberries, and blackberries. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTU1KhdEMEKl5L4dA4AWZt-oLW8xsZ7mmVQfpS16bfSf3klbbY7mOJ12cN1MdDBP32n-IJXV_LhynXHQqe_IGpTsYd98fBtiKSOhGBi5Qx6qryLQ6dFcJfwgxyQ68SL5CVrRABbwvwOSYoZ3QlvlTUrjsspDilZNnBYEEziof_qWvJvoyKdQ6NnaK/s4000/20220613_170533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTU1KhdEMEKl5L4dA4AWZt-oLW8xsZ7mmVQfpS16bfSf3klbbY7mOJ12cN1MdDBP32n-IJXV_LhynXHQqe_IGpTsYd98fBtiKSOhGBi5Qx6qryLQ6dFcJfwgxyQ68SL5CVrRABbwvwOSYoZ3QlvlTUrjsspDilZNnBYEEziof_qWvJvoyKdQ6NnaK/s320/20220613_170533.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The community of <b>L'Anse aux Meadows </b>at the end of the Great Northern Peninsula:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17Z1BITsEAUW8nz_k1FjxD4xQOe7pSaTQSL3xcmsrRvwJeH836ms3j4rGbEAgFmm7CpnvEx3C0s98VMkG0MbAKO5LllWgrJSaXJfHFB0GdMQCKSKgBPt3dr9kbFtSEKg8PNGivadeCwZ9ZNolzTlspz81dqEHEdoVqroLZBecVmjOHsLj_o4lCvvQ/s4000/20220613_171631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17Z1BITsEAUW8nz_k1FjxD4xQOe7pSaTQSL3xcmsrRvwJeH836ms3j4rGbEAgFmm7CpnvEx3C0s98VMkG0MbAKO5LllWgrJSaXJfHFB0GdMQCKSKgBPt3dr9kbFtSEKg8PNGivadeCwZ9ZNolzTlspz81dqEHEdoVqroLZBecVmjOHsLj_o4lCvvQ/s320/20220613_171631.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The statue of Leif Eiriksson: "Son of Iceland, Grandson of Norway, and Ancestor of all who emigrated from Nordic lands."</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7F7B5whyNsQZCUVyyhJvU_G8g0MotR0ROXAq0TP_M47s9hXA4EwSJG6OrUgvfXTS9vQSiY4F0ZqBmXsxlWZ_2OtL84mCt-xMaE7GLFpXjNnIQOdGlPVuqbqxshIhHlJOwwPekF47m-ZxoaX6LAY1U6MivBKz1yBIR4fGTshP9KLkOKz1Qxx5v1Iw/s4000/20220613_172112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7F7B5whyNsQZCUVyyhJvU_G8g0MotR0ROXAq0TP_M47s9hXA4EwSJG6OrUgvfXTS9vQSiY4F0ZqBmXsxlWZ_2OtL84mCt-xMaE7GLFpXjNnIQOdGlPVuqbqxshIhHlJOwwPekF47m-ZxoaX6LAY1U6MivBKz1yBIR4fGTshP9KLkOKz1Qxx5v1Iw/s320/20220613_172112.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1TgXSY3yvanC61n1KIu6_uFLndGsrgglOQyunvzZ9htYMdgNudNnR-KFI1-AEQaofOI7yUa-xxOxmZncFPPPTersTzOmeDvnjbqNCQ-FYBOATHrG3h9P45oj4aOrBhvosiOBA5OK-98zWGu5Y5mUbtXPNbcryXfplfQGr1S3XDIKS_l-NSMMkwfo/s4000/20220613_172223.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1TgXSY3yvanC61n1KIu6_uFLndGsrgglOQyunvzZ9htYMdgNudNnR-KFI1-AEQaofOI7yUa-xxOxmZncFPPPTersTzOmeDvnjbqNCQ-FYBOATHrG3h9P45oj4aOrBhvosiOBA5OK-98zWGu5Y5mUbtXPNbcryXfplfQGr1S3XDIKS_l-NSMMkwfo/s320/20220613_172223.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">That evening we enjoyed a wonderful dinner at the <b>Norseman Restaurant</b> where we'd made a reservation months previously. Steven ate cod and I had lamb chops as I'm not a fish lover.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1sqgReIKFdBuO_c-TfnbcPtS1M9UBEPeJ1q373xAntxUDRVQHUwqeNVNL4PHTzZH9ridXmu08hXMUjybgwJFW7qIvYtIx9TBKl9K3A08uTcx5etHTzgxtWVPIROYjPBLM3hpHtWP1JnTTVMJq6-YL54aKbtCcJH9_Fq8LKAANh65lKKdIhxwi-da/s4000/20220613_175904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1sqgReIKFdBuO_c-TfnbcPtS1M9UBEPeJ1q373xAntxUDRVQHUwqeNVNL4PHTzZH9ridXmu08hXMUjybgwJFW7qIvYtIx9TBKl9K3A08uTcx5etHTzgxtWVPIROYjPBLM3hpHtWP1JnTTVMJq6-YL54aKbtCcJH9_Fq8LKAANh65lKKdIhxwi-da/s320/20220613_175904.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We later shared a yummy dessert at the same restaurant we'd eaten at the night before near our B&B. Yes, those were ice cubes from an iceberg that had been 'caught' that day!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVz5YUmL8XqFHbIujMe8Nww01CJnDnyzZ6AQEv1baDR7ZwzsUELV7sv4bMWLTuFP0f_BfFqlB5ocU8EwyCAz4HvdVdZ3q--81J4x_HU2_Nz8rl-Nfgj_0V9lAFJXfhLMbVsGqDmZOgZV5u7R61eIL1BGxe5S61KEOXfDkoEtUa0qZPrqIACKecvVkq/s4000/20220613_184857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVz5YUmL8XqFHbIujMe8Nww01CJnDnyzZ6AQEv1baDR7ZwzsUELV7sv4bMWLTuFP0f_BfFqlB5ocU8EwyCAz4HvdVdZ3q--81J4x_HU2_Nz8rl-Nfgj_0V9lAFJXfhLMbVsGqDmZOgZV5u7R61eIL1BGxe5S61KEOXfDkoEtUa0qZPrqIACKecvVkq/s320/20220613_184857.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I began this post with a sunrise photo from our B&B - here's one from the same spot at sunset.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgf_MC5Nmm3dgt3e7V_swaqJymcBfPpBsEfnkjqL3HueShhBQS-clETK8CGSWiwCKnec-itLRJtGuyCE3lOOlg-i1Iz2hVXJgLyCl511V_em-vxXxNuCS_WKAGWAVZrebx3wk5Yw2Gl3ULjLcrj8hNpJEI1GJ0uMmCUJKpvQ6s9q8GvI66QnyHpnr/s4000/20220613_214201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgf_MC5Nmm3dgt3e7V_swaqJymcBfPpBsEfnkjqL3HueShhBQS-clETK8CGSWiwCKnec-itLRJtGuyCE3lOOlg-i1Iz2hVXJgLyCl511V_em-vxXxNuCS_WKAGWAVZrebx3wk5Yw2Gl3ULjLcrj8hNpJEI1GJ0uMmCUJKpvQ6s9q8GvI66QnyHpnr/s320/20220613_214201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Next post:</b> The very long drive south and then east to Grand Falls-Windsor near the center of Newfoundland.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Posted on September 12th, 2022, from our home in Denver as we continue to prepare for our upcoming trip to Central America.</i></span></div><p></p></div>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-8966989887037901882022-09-09T23:01:00.000-06:002022-09-09T23:01:54.682-06:006/12/22: Our Last Hurrah on Newfoundland's West Coast!<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhoKl0NdGE9MamyRaX_vkCmMqsDxOEydur7BPPzrXQKO5InzM5a-0rxFpeuPJi8AvYx3TaGh-r6gjkJ5oO80maRIEhO3WkuswshGZ1SP7uEw7_UTGXRMFEm_1fhKuUQJIkVBlfleGnYFctjbln0miQ1AvYRjFBKMgAkRojNU8O1PHM8x3fiqgZgvBr/s4032/PXL_20220612_201615318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhoKl0NdGE9MamyRaX_vkCmMqsDxOEydur7BPPzrXQKO5InzM5a-0rxFpeuPJi8AvYx3TaGh-r6gjkJ5oO80maRIEhO3WkuswshGZ1SP7uEw7_UTGXRMFEm_1fhKuUQJIkVBlfleGnYFctjbln0miQ1AvYRjFBKMgAkRojNU8O1PHM8x3fiqgZgvBr/s320/PXL_20220612_201615318.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">After leaving the town of <b>Rocky Harbour</b> where we'd been based for the last couple of days while exploring <b>Gros Morne National Park,</b> we headed north toward the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula. The lure to drive that far north before having to retrace our steps hundreds of miles south in a few days was the opportunity to visit <b>L'Anse aux Meadows, </b>the historic site of the first Viking settlement in North America.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSHd-U7z0w3Jhq3jwmtxFhFPCIkVVc6nH4yLi1P8nxAkdLG3qsUscfPAks4IgKhYCmIet6_CjRo1TE-mCtpqAghu9jRXpdrA3vPneEMqtTH1oXwVW-HOa42qjOGUuW49OwsfV2ZLKWUUvYXIAq2Zemfvt0SY38pzVfjqwtclygMc-GPJrR4IhjqcQ/s3824/PXL_20220612_120541935.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3824" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSHd-U7z0w3Jhq3jwmtxFhFPCIkVVc6nH4yLi1P8nxAkdLG3qsUscfPAks4IgKhYCmIet6_CjRo1TE-mCtpqAghu9jRXpdrA3vPneEMqtTH1oXwVW-HOa42qjOGUuW49OwsfV2ZLKWUUvYXIAq2Zemfvt0SY38pzVfjqwtclygMc-GPJrR4IhjqcQ/s320/PXL_20220612_120541935.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wish I had found this map of the island of Newfoundland earlier as it provides the context of our trip to the great place. As you may recall, we took the ferry from Nova Scotia over to Newfoundland's southwest tip, <b>Port aux Basques,</b> and had been driving slowly up the western coast toward the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula, aka the finger! We would be then driving to the capital of <b>St. John's </b>on the southeast coast and then back west southwest a bit to catch the ferry back to Nova Scotia - a total journey of over 2,500 miles on the island!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcFH4nZZalwHdvdYs545b1NbatjuFuQTbICMD4ufMywtwnMOlLDGWsSEZfI07hjOTrTBNSbCFnOMVR5aXNOiupvNK_LZprW3dYoc12c9Mg40TP-HcVZgZLfc-gUZ8GYl3PIMl9-Py1J684GJ_7ePqKmC8ANolN13NL6dFsk51Ac8X-CB27M4KZtl8/s4032/PXL_20220612_133955859.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRcFH4nZZalwHdvdYs545b1NbatjuFuQTbICMD4ufMywtwnMOlLDGWsSEZfI07hjOTrTBNSbCFnOMVR5aXNOiupvNK_LZprW3dYoc12c9Mg40TP-HcVZgZLfc-gUZ8GYl3PIMl9-Py1J684GJ_7ePqKmC8ANolN13NL6dFsk51Ac8X-CB27M4KZtl8/s320/PXL_20220612_133955859.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>St. Pauls</b> (spelled with no apostrophe) was a small community on the west coast of Newfoundland which faced the Gulf of St. Lawrence.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyqfWx9NSTma5E504iCbI6mWA7kJgBsgui3ojxECFTIuRxk23KpOfbhFJrNCbjweQwzLT345jldkE3HdLZIcpPjmrBhvJ9P9hknWnSUtPyxYxd7mNwV3YokcEj2mYI_8duT6aONNHBEHOS5UwC4baQ1_7NDU-4jpxryghKorXSC5oMimLx34tGXzG/s4032/PXL_20220612_120552182.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyqfWx9NSTma5E504iCbI6mWA7kJgBsgui3ojxECFTIuRxk23KpOfbhFJrNCbjweQwzLT345jldkE3HdLZIcpPjmrBhvJ9P9hknWnSUtPyxYxd7mNwV3YokcEj2mYI_8duT6aONNHBEHOS5UwC4baQ1_7NDU-4jpxryghKorXSC5oMimLx34tGXzG/s320/PXL_20220612_120552182.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just outside the town of <b>Cow Head,</b> we passed telephone pole after telephone pole along the road that had been anchored in vast piles of rocks. I don't know whether it was because of unstable soils or extremely fierce winds. Cow Head's unusual name came about when a rock shaped like a cow's head was visible on the peninsula's southern tip.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUXpFsqT8C_m1ffjxwGw3ElENKPSMlvOewH_UA84YFU1HpcVgNgG_a6Ce5dvIWd7q9wP93maubLLtHPmT4J_mQrXte4BKjcxADIi75lcxTO4c-xFCX4C_sdM9q9CYO3nPmPRr6ylc6Wo4RXWRUYtGdeJxIwUOu9CjWuHu5iCahs5_GOF2Dix1GVhR/s4032/PXL_20220612_121016166.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvUXpFsqT8C_m1ffjxwGw3ElENKPSMlvOewH_UA84YFU1HpcVgNgG_a6Ce5dvIWd7q9wP93maubLLtHPmT4J_mQrXte4BKjcxADIi75lcxTO4c-xFCX4C_sdM9q9CYO3nPmPRr6ylc6Wo4RXWRUYtGdeJxIwUOu9CjWuHu5iCahs5_GOF2Dix1GVhR/s320/PXL_20220612_121016166.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The community of Cow Head which was also located in the national park consisted of two separate areas: <b>Winterside,</b> the mainland sheltered area, and<b> Summerside,</b> the fishing area. Both sites were linked by a narrow isthmus called the Sandbank locally<b>.</b> </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPODhe0UaaaguJSAKoB2lm_WQ7-ihggmd8AROrdduCWHt4hNhfOEeVVFwAWEv0XkVG6RzqvnmUy4lUyV9TJvydKuUkMIhZfV2zPGe04M8yWc5tvAsfVKOyWusZceMKHE22dzjS1FlqNQsQApEQtiggnOTB-U1WkNKvQgZkB1zMmvQCbqc3fjzdkrLU/s1739/PXL_20220612_121026164.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1739" data-original-width="1283" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPODhe0UaaaguJSAKoB2lm_WQ7-ihggmd8AROrdduCWHt4hNhfOEeVVFwAWEv0XkVG6RzqvnmUy4lUyV9TJvydKuUkMIhZfV2zPGe04M8yWc5tvAsfVKOyWusZceMKHE22dzjS1FlqNQsQApEQtiggnOTB-U1WkNKvQgZkB1zMmvQCbqc3fjzdkrLU/s320/PXL_20220612_121026164.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As the names suggest, local families spent their summers fishing from the Head on the peninsula before returning to Winterside at the end of the season to spend the winter inland. This seasonal migration from winter shelter to summer fishing communities was a distinctive Newfoundland tradition that persisted on the Great Northern Peninsula until the late 1960s. After that, better roads, cars, and electricity made the seasonal migration unnecessary. During the province's resettlement program in 1968, residents moved permanently to Winterside.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWjdYaW9Azi8gh1T1oCO1aXEBgQMVA_IHGy92C3MSt9pkxzOxQFuHIqOZjaJolIYYPlYGnBbSe3Sl3xP4ttIuPe7At3EfGbC6lKko38LRHrdmMoFwJaMxaWgnX1uuP5PZlShuTf9MtuljYldKOJsMl1EZWiQFmo9hSW-L82pTa0oxnu9QzEZB_mM4/s4032/PXL_20220612_131054865.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWjdYaW9Azi8gh1T1oCO1aXEBgQMVA_IHGy92C3MSt9pkxzOxQFuHIqOZjaJolIYYPlYGnBbSe3Sl3xP4ttIuPe7At3EfGbC6lKko38LRHrdmMoFwJaMxaWgnX1uuP5PZlShuTf9MtuljYldKOJsMl1EZWiQFmo9hSW-L82pTa0oxnu9QzEZB_mM4/s320/PXL_20220612_131054865.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cow Head was located at the northern boundary of Gros Morne National Park.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWKFDO0zTywTvIR4XQ2iW3vTDbtHKckT7IxrWxHgfaxQtFgFZWnkJyiwdWhiA-Sey6LSx47ZfFXhrODhci5PUD0aXkMa0tr2l1E7_fInKJzqMKYYmfZ6tKPy5R1gdVUbAXszOdrwb_TjQNkryfCSnASh_L5S2i0CKQ-laeUqB2KsWDHdX0GKkECQ0/s4032/PXL_20220612_122423410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWKFDO0zTywTvIR4XQ2iW3vTDbtHKckT7IxrWxHgfaxQtFgFZWnkJyiwdWhiA-Sey6LSx47ZfFXhrODhci5PUD0aXkMa0tr2l1E7_fInKJzqMKYYmfZ6tKPy5R1gdVUbAXszOdrwb_TjQNkryfCSnASh_L5S2i0CKQ-laeUqB2KsWDHdX0GKkECQ0/s320/PXL_20220612_122423410.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We followed the <b>Lighthouse Trail</b> to <b>Big Hill </b>which was a favorite picnicking spot for local children.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQErB-4vSCTv9yc9AOYFVELBAaZs3gjm53400PIfv-zZ9PSaUR8HmVe2k_T8YWWPDFcVX11uiBgA99brnLwmcEcwfS4aHQpwKsox8gp0Sc1V_2n8qTlclB8B0Apj8hGtKdOcg0Qw3jA0HDJgCJ51YbhapNVorvNVpK4B0zBGINMGg3hKLOW0ioRtLI/s4032/PXL_20220612_123151308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQErB-4vSCTv9yc9AOYFVELBAaZs3gjm53400PIfv-zZ9PSaUR8HmVe2k_T8YWWPDFcVX11uiBgA99brnLwmcEcwfS4aHQpwKsox8gp0Sc1V_2n8qTlclB8B0Apj8hGtKdOcg0Qw3jA0HDJgCJ51YbhapNVorvNVpK4B0zBGINMGg3hKLOW0ioRtLI/s320/PXL_20220612_123151308.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Standing on the big rocks was a perfect opportunity for us to view the entire coastline of Gros Morne National Park and the fantastic view of the Long Range Mountains.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkCZLjrDQQ576UiF51zFt15XszusRBAanisrJ0stE-W-BL-6ndKEfeNUjpBFGnbO4vePws3GXokx_OoY98l94OtmeDyfxBWKCOPk5PH-I22eJt0jZGh4drdtd0v43qO3GvOeGdsKrjDf4JbAln20J6cN_E17QOdpUH4DOdsKh3MIJ1uoRaNlm24P5/s4032/PXL_20220612_123410039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzkCZLjrDQQ576UiF51zFt15XszusRBAanisrJ0stE-W-BL-6ndKEfeNUjpBFGnbO4vePws3GXokx_OoY98l94OtmeDyfxBWKCOPk5PH-I22eJt0jZGh4drdtd0v43qO3GvOeGdsKrjDf4JbAln20J6cN_E17QOdpUH4DOdsKh3MIJ1uoRaNlm24P5/s320/PXL_20220612_123410039.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtOKxJyigDzK6kEemSNt3X3ttuyZuVjf_u0BfKpY1MvzzzqkPa_BRphXR2p9SlYfN2tDPup6qvUXP7or1XkgWkjn7JflYEXysgH9bIs9bK5i26_FFB478RVhIfl0hpqnnFByWpuj9wPBNW95uRsuR787O80DtnUemZ3JtyXjNuCsLH76kO9lt9jDs-/s4032/PXL_20220612_123630002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtOKxJyigDzK6kEemSNt3X3ttuyZuVjf_u0BfKpY1MvzzzqkPa_BRphXR2p9SlYfN2tDPup6qvUXP7or1XkgWkjn7JflYEXysgH9bIs9bK5i26_FFB478RVhIfl0hpqnnFByWpuj9wPBNW95uRsuR787O80DtnUemZ3JtyXjNuCsLH76kO9lt9jDs-/s320/PXL_20220612_123630002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">From the trail, we got a close look at Cow Head's famous <b>limestone breccia</b> which were unusual rock formations that provided evidence of underwater avalanches off an ancient continental slope.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The local <b>lighthouse,</b> constructed of cast iron in 1909 and used through 1979, helped to guide ships safely to shore. It was later restored by the Cow Head Tourism Committee. Dare I say it looked like it could benefit from another restoration?! I wondered if the lighthouse had been relocated as it was now totally sheltered among so many trees with no sight of water anywhere close by.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkthyuWbfh-sOUYiaPRByQBybif16VRcIaJqK7Yvpdxn899xN-XV0NFgvgQfHRLAaOvHqAshShKFvXIkN5ZFih7Q6CsbKTAV-NVdGiQM162oIlB50mQ35MvByWsiDHNugQZqmLGxK2KsnsNEXYIw229ct69SL7ITk9u5xa3fzNGMwaVIwUH_qPcAc-/s4032/PXL_20220612_124547837.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkthyuWbfh-sOUYiaPRByQBybif16VRcIaJqK7Yvpdxn899xN-XV0NFgvgQfHRLAaOvHqAshShKFvXIkN5ZFih7Q6CsbKTAV-NVdGiQM162oIlB50mQ35MvByWsiDHNugQZqmLGxK2KsnsNEXYIw229ct69SL7ITk9u5xa3fzNGMwaVIwUH_qPcAc-/s320/PXL_20220612_124547837.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <b>orange lichens</b> growing on the rocks on the Cow Head Peninsula were unique to the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Another feature to look out for was the <b>tuckamore,</b> spruce trees that were bent and entangled by winds on Newfoundland's coastal shores.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIxrif9T7OLTfBVZJFi5jpgGKICcYtPAgsS-Y2br2-dHRrhTOUfY8GmGx-EqNARgbq4hg1D8ON_5MdIHir0zwswFa4ptg1co4AV8mV_fiQvG4rQN5ANADprfqTPgDDue4KFQN2_J0Mu9B2rvxSM8Axu2WK12d3jQBXp-VEntlJGkLk7-gDeZYBTay/s4032/PXL_20220612_125858768.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIxrif9T7OLTfBVZJFi5jpgGKICcYtPAgsS-Y2br2-dHRrhTOUfY8GmGx-EqNARgbq4hg1D8ON_5MdIHir0zwswFa4ptg1co4AV8mV_fiQvG4rQN5ANADprfqTPgDDue4KFQN2_J0Mu9B2rvxSM8Axu2WK12d3jQBXp-VEntlJGkLk7-gDeZYBTay/s320/PXL_20220612_125858768.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ToYVjgPJ-EUOtbO2lPKYdgmfnFlH1WX5QljRKrbOcELg4ti2cM8kZE4K3X_9NJybGvl8qoxUX2A3qFkW1v5VxSroT99xOEOJ47WM0JcRVjOsDfh25hOTe1vTQ7DWsE0nNyHS5d1Hu4xbbeE_uFlTEDoIhEmLWZbpORUufs_z1WzGY8nppbga9E_t/s4032/PXL_20220612_124911697.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3ToYVjgPJ-EUOtbO2lPKYdgmfnFlH1WX5QljRKrbOcELg4ti2cM8kZE4K3X_9NJybGvl8qoxUX2A3qFkW1v5VxSroT99xOEOJ47WM0JcRVjOsDfh25hOTe1vTQ7DWsE0nNyHS5d1Hu4xbbeE_uFlTEDoIhEmLWZbpORUufs_z1WzGY8nppbga9E_t/s320/PXL_20220612_124911697.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At the trail's end was a small Roman Catholic cemetery located in as idyllic a spot as one could imagine. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjjHH8iSey4omBVXHBl4VvgEWlLrLWdPac10fhEfcRAmGKaIq8PiMF88mAKwCL0BcAeP-5ICl25_V7elRmpTb1z0gH4DT9TEdVu7g4ficPhIMTVak4ER96yVJKx1qZ2-Blf5cXYBryIgYgv8vG4Xxq_KLNEHqQk2G0BEUNh6QHVfGFgaeUl0fpcJm/s4032/PXL_20220612_130057439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjjHH8iSey4omBVXHBl4VvgEWlLrLWdPac10fhEfcRAmGKaIq8PiMF88mAKwCL0BcAeP-5ICl25_V7elRmpTb1z0gH4DT9TEdVu7g4ficPhIMTVak4ER96yVJKx1qZ2-Blf5cXYBryIgYgv8vG4Xxq_KLNEHqQk2G0BEUNh6QHVfGFgaeUl0fpcJm/s320/PXL_20220612_130057439.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <b>Dr. Henry Payne Museum</b> in Cow Head was the longest-running museum on the island's West Coast and honored Payne, a dedicated teacher for 25 years, a lay reader at the Anglican Church for 60 years, a Justice of the Peace, a field worker for the Co-operative Movement, and who also held positions on the local library board, school board, <b>and</b> parish council! Too bad the museum was closed so we couldn't learn more about the amazing man. The stop at Cow Head had been a perfect way to start our day.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioSsaUb7qmnnvq0Z8cg4CIomZ5mZQabiKNyXPEA8IqS1Sfs8dY-4FodILGvD6mQ4PuWEsCnkGrCCpAQsY0MJBjzzlp_U5VgRemcp6lMrqvaZdf-B1guC2lF9DT15T0A3HiCqsxC866_LHREExiw2gY98XhiyHhSkdixpQfEvGdfksXqv8IkjgKSeq1/s4032/PXL_20220612_131259170.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioSsaUb7qmnnvq0Z8cg4CIomZ5mZQabiKNyXPEA8IqS1Sfs8dY-4FodILGvD6mQ4PuWEsCnkGrCCpAQsY0MJBjzzlp_U5VgRemcp6lMrqvaZdf-B1guC2lF9DT15T0A3HiCqsxC866_LHREExiw2gY98XhiyHhSkdixpQfEvGdfksXqv8IkjgKSeq1/s320/PXL_20220612_131259170.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Further up the coast was <b>Arches Provincial Park,</b> a geological formation that was formed over millions of years as a result of glacial action, wind, and water erosion, as well as other environmental changes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp8zLCboKk_Uh0EFuh7oAL6BBo3_w885c-K5Dgq1VcUvvwEsRAJAm687sFtogqf39Rp7dt61gj9uvELkwRv7wEHFKBjF1NIw94ufQXiO7myjPYCHLJpMkDQVr31FZ5UCULGZVwqaDH5NHRpjOU7xlc8O5sLiu2yGfsxttP0zFSiBx4bTJ3X6BIqRmE/s320/PXL_20220612_134952889.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In Daniel's Harbour was <b>Nurse Myra Beckett's Heritage House</b> built in 1922 and home to the nurse for 68 years who served the fishing outports.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5rr5jXAAzBE2p_IfJ3lMvUX5hnR55wwk6yiY7IUCCgxFLmUZLU7oJt3FGvTl3ZvjaohEbnUHLMXesmco17fjU2GQ0tEg7unCdM5tmeSAVRosyk4SuNs80ICCOmSa6CkBqjf5NR8LzgdvWY_6VszWBmAy3K8DE55Pfnsret7iyyoQ9Cs_vIE8r_B7/s3859/PXL_20220612_141001186.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3859" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs5rr5jXAAzBE2p_IfJ3lMvUX5hnR55wwk6yiY7IUCCgxFLmUZLU7oJt3FGvTl3ZvjaohEbnUHLMXesmco17fjU2GQ0tEg7unCdM5tmeSAVRosyk4SuNs80ICCOmSa6CkBqjf5NR8LzgdvWY_6VszWBmAy3K8DE55Pfnsret7iyyoQ9Cs_vIE8r_B7/s320/PXL_20220612_141001186.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I joked with Steven the provincial flower should be the dandelion as I've never seen so many as all over the island! Guess that negates, <b>Lezlie,</b> any praise you thought I might have garnered from the tourist authority for my otherwise very positive posts on Newfoundland!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymxp3CmKGXSKT9_Fl_UHDSf-J4-UufkXhMMsMAgD4DVXN2qcdRR8zMgSNMV-xf7Uk6gxPvrNOpRB0GY9vxlumAab4fXdo-_JsHctdeIMPjpiIraXIQluZN56DquPmJC8HZDzC40vpSkbbydzuJZKio-h4PqAKSTmKxY019Zo2xGehzn7rPRzLqNNe/s4032/PXL_20220612_141132330.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiymxp3CmKGXSKT9_Fl_UHDSf-J4-UufkXhMMsMAgD4DVXN2qcdRR8zMgSNMV-xf7Uk6gxPvrNOpRB0GY9vxlumAab4fXdo-_JsHctdeIMPjpiIraXIQluZN56DquPmJC8HZDzC40vpSkbbydzuJZKio-h4PqAKSTmKxY019Zo2xGehzn7rPRzLqNNe/s320/PXL_20220612_141132330.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Great Northern Peninsula swept northeast across mountainous, flat-topped barrens and ended in tundra strewn with glacial boulders north of the national park. Highway 430, aka the <b>Viking Trail,</b> ran along the Gulf of St. Lawrence the full length of the peninsula before finishing at St. Anthony, 260 miles to the north.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Something new to us lining the road were black patches of dirt or, sometimes, tiny flourishing vegetable gardens that belonged to residents of the nearby villages. Because of the nutrient-poor soil in the region, locals took advantage of fertile soil wherever they could find some.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqHTqJH9EBSdmyTxnpjqEYHQeJRbytSOu0VJYMwhc8M9yZbSD4ft662ega04Mv64rF088iPDk0VY-ZZCGGQc5ZNvTHjPlAvhDt8Grtap2fThDxZEc1glndPoy7lN3mKBrIkLW3DO-uigu17fLn3IYHj6bBjULBL8sc5Tw5_iUdgP0_5X3UBhZyw_b/s2751/PXL_20220612_141534145.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2751" data-original-width="2598" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAqHTqJH9EBSdmyTxnpjqEYHQeJRbytSOu0VJYMwhc8M9yZbSD4ft662ega04Mv64rF088iPDk0VY-ZZCGGQc5ZNvTHjPlAvhDt8Grtap2fThDxZEc1glndPoy7lN3mKBrIkLW3DO-uigu17fLn3IYHj6bBjULBL8sc5Tw5_iUdgP0_5X3UBhZyw_b/s320/PXL_20220612_141534145.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAA4r8CNyy84dNUNhrQuia78B4WJyYwRjF4tQxVJZPVYzPKpMoFRa_OTu2qx2foQEi6dV_e2fXUjPpFtplf5PJFZo-A4hVBCQvspg_7MT0Wci7pjP2q7k1fxcckdSldk-2X3jFKh89ALcQk6LLYd4XeWHuoPtyO7Cu5FYR44O7MMoxvvxOWzqXjYuB/s4032/PXL_20220612_150843042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAA4r8CNyy84dNUNhrQuia78B4WJyYwRjF4tQxVJZPVYzPKpMoFRa_OTu2qx2foQEi6dV_e2fXUjPpFtplf5PJFZo-A4hVBCQvspg_7MT0Wci7pjP2q7k1fxcckdSldk-2X3jFKh89ALcQk6LLYd4XeWHuoPtyO7Cu5FYR44O7MMoxvvxOWzqXjYuB/s320/PXL_20220612_150843042.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next, we reached <b>Port au Choix,</b> a small fishing village and a National Historic Site because of its human history dating back thousands of years. The <b>Maritime Archaic</b> people and later, the <b>Dorset and Groswater Inuit,</b> emigrated from Labrador across the Gulf, settling on the remote cape beyond the modern town of Port au Choix after first roaming the Northern Peninsula. Attracted by the fish, seals, and plentiful resources, people have been coming to Port au Choix for over 4,500 years, making it one of the earliest and longest inhabited places on the entire island.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8w1Ff4Kj0LcYR-7slDzgCILbouRv8JM5IpM5TwNHYApLT59z2MRZyrFTYkVAd_UQu0-kQVpK2aCIwK3sbwQAPJFFfLcd48wGwGe0-zJEaxdwZvot7HPSDcgc02xF27zgsLvpPfuKQRnLQ7j6HQrRriV1eF84ryV7ZgcaQnRiRXLMDA_UoiBosSzTG/s4032/PXL_20220612_151237915.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8w1Ff4Kj0LcYR-7slDzgCILbouRv8JM5IpM5TwNHYApLT59z2MRZyrFTYkVAd_UQu0-kQVpK2aCIwK3sbwQAPJFFfLcd48wGwGe0-zJEaxdwZvot7HPSDcgc02xF27zgsLvpPfuKQRnLQ7j6HQrRriV1eF84ryV7ZgcaQnRiRXLMDA_UoiBosSzTG/s320/PXL_20220612_151237915.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The local economy, though, thrives on the ocean and the cold-water shrimp Steven loves in salads.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubJqJVUPtwOOGMxyjVFrAyvFbre8K8lbLZTpL5d8waR3WYjX8-cQGZBYNY8MyRh66X8nujpx5QTRv11kc2H-4zL2PkV2xMIK_Lk80uj9gILmzPNn9AL1rETSh3JhANUbYT9ICfe12hx_ORs8_F_PpXgCXm_jvOxeZn8jVP6bVVVilPvosIAfwnMaq/s4032/PXL_20220612_151307794.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubJqJVUPtwOOGMxyjVFrAyvFbre8K8lbLZTpL5d8waR3WYjX8-cQGZBYNY8MyRh66X8nujpx5QTRv11kc2H-4zL2PkV2xMIK_Lk80uj9gILmzPNn9AL1rETSh3JhANUbYT9ICfe12hx_ORs8_F_PpXgCXm_jvOxeZn8jVP6bVVVilPvosIAfwnMaq/s320/PXL_20220612_151307794.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Across from the shrimp processing plant was the <b>Anchor Cafe,</b> the only restaurant we'd come across that day. With its bow jutting out, it looked like fun. The food was only fair as I recall but it more than made up for the food and indifferent service with an engrossing list of Newfoundland's accomplishments. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70_ELL_2yI96yvaOcam4RlF1avhLkDbwPNheuU5XYMLPX5DpZIaxV4e2qg2fSPhfsf4ZkYoLxdIAY4hBHsjkQLgG6sO9ZARfHHl4e8AqwJd-mBOgqD8C3HOsWxhihMEqp3f_LqXD4NOcorLxyJFV4Co4B5FhEJnOIgpZZDpxeqQ-T3w_SOskyiU27/s4032/PXL_20220612_151523474.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70_ELL_2yI96yvaOcam4RlF1avhLkDbwPNheuU5XYMLPX5DpZIaxV4e2qg2fSPhfsf4ZkYoLxdIAY4hBHsjkQLgG6sO9ZARfHHl4e8AqwJd-mBOgqD8C3HOsWxhihMEqp3f_LqXD4NOcorLxyJFV4Co4B5FhEJnOIgpZZDpxeqQ-T3w_SOskyiU27/s320/PXL_20220612_151523474.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I must admit when I was growing up in Canada, there were many disparaging remarks and jokes made about 'Newfies.' Read the impressive list of accomplishments and fun facts below and you'll definitely not think of the island as a provincial backwater! Just remember to click on the image to make it bigger and therefore easier to read.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBy1bPsGM2lDOJnezXh9KlZ9SwDUPjyuvV1x0MjLS3vhWyiely5CLLzRr6JJfyRd4KWJ4dWysqIxcOuoh2GqSo_JC8GweI6WHD48ZfMKoEPIeTG3lW7-eIqlHl8KdpF45cRQ1n2x0a6eeHzuWLXsEv68RLNBGqM7-qPJ6BPFLx0NZhy4IICqyw8bZJ/s4032/PXL_20220612_154853584.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBy1bPsGM2lDOJnezXh9KlZ9SwDUPjyuvV1x0MjLS3vhWyiely5CLLzRr6JJfyRd4KWJ4dWysqIxcOuoh2GqSo_JC8GweI6WHD48ZfMKoEPIeTG3lW7-eIqlHl8KdpF45cRQ1n2x0a6eeHzuWLXsEv68RLNBGqM7-qPJ6BPFLx0NZhy4IICqyw8bZJ/s320/PXL_20220612_154853584.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihw6F0c3f5y0BRlO8ti0dCb_IQQ7iMsChEH413eeZdDf3uCTfSgP_q4hZaqAdh8s4IqblnZvoV4ByiXOMyIqhNkNsuDrZTdfE9B3AP4PTHZrPCks71t8CUSiMi0qNn0g7__kFIvBgqg03yPJsHSz8Esby5sdbfFlL3OFc4TTGfucDlzH2nous_gJ8U/s4032/PXL_20220612_154856318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Maritime Archaic people chose this spot on the peninsula to bury their dead from 6000 to around 4000 years ago when the peninsula was an island. Graves with limestone markers would have been visible from land and water as people traveled past in boats. 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We walked in the footsteps of the Dorset Inuit who had a large settlement at Phillip's Garden some 2,000 years ago. We looked forward to finding a coastal tuckamore forest, more spectacular ocean views, and possibly whales if we were lucky.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Those who lived here before were able to provide a living from harvesting the wealth of the sea. I read that little of the vegetation and scenery along the trail had changed over the centuries</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwAvhWkdFOyRvz_A0LwZWkgdO4voe5jCqoxjG-WZSALz59oB9dD0hvCfaP8d8N8OYcOFq0Qq_ROoUAKRmAbbZ84KoQx-FB1Y6l_X0Pve2lSkX9hjPmtjMx13o99R-_3URXcMj-ctXIWd34IcraAC4C_VMt-76SJyKLlG0ojjtKqwCwL6Trn3x_j8I/s4032/PXL_20220612_161242633.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwAvhWkdFOyRvz_A0LwZWkgdO4voe5jCqoxjG-WZSALz59oB9dD0hvCfaP8d8N8OYcOFq0Qq_ROoUAKRmAbbZ84KoQx-FB1Y6l_X0Pve2lSkX9hjPmtjMx13o99R-_3URXcMj-ctXIWd34IcraAC4C_VMt-76SJyKLlG0ojjtKqwCwL6Trn3x_j8I/s320/PXL_20220612_161242633.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">More pronounced examples of the orange lichens we'd first seen earlier at Cow Head:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVt_QfkZX9rrWlH9CqJhHazPyv0RP9Kh0NhjAzKQNnVDfo2ZamWe0YYK6zBhia3h0W-lG20P3DbnWafDu0KDN_A7cPXD90V5TkUxOo8abU71WTYZSeUZmpv0CBiAuW3nGSlsUcYgI0gvrTABk9nD-lCipBr8mV1B6cGOiIM-ng47cDULhgavC4XKr/s4032/PXL_20220612_161307503.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEVt_QfkZX9rrWlH9CqJhHazPyv0RP9Kh0NhjAzKQNnVDfo2ZamWe0YYK6zBhia3h0W-lG20P3DbnWafDu0KDN_A7cPXD90V5TkUxOo8abU71WTYZSeUZmpv0CBiAuW3nGSlsUcYgI0gvrTABk9nD-lCipBr8mV1B6cGOiIM-ng47cDULhgavC4XKr/s320/PXL_20220612_161307503.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohEij4FK-k4MjouXYrgNkjlon5uiMnivJr1Aj3e21zirHpqg4-5lloCOkxA68lxv_7ieHfyAO3CNGsJ0U_G27VP7XvSNNK2pMZxjPBv_Ask1zvoVAvVWrRcCWMoZLr9moo-in9QQMp3NzsG0yv7OXE83gCok683FxrJ8--b2iK4mW4r-l1rheuHro/s320/PXL_20220612_163033379.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once we reached the upper terrace of Phillip's Garden, I couldn't detect any depressions or low mounds that would have signified dwelling remains.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOPTZ2b-mwjLiR9-pd7AXQJRnYzssiKYHwm0i6bbAItziByLdZm5en5VYN3w209kchiUbF7iMNe6jK3SNF_exQp1LtqsvONDAJvKJy_O_lheL_GOiRo-vo-yznzZly0bcuzajjukC6nV4CtlaB_QWD7jPLmrNSGv7XyXhOf_096F58_JVhNMqVO5g/s4032/PXL_20220612_163428695.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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One was this <i>Seal Hunter Sculpture.</i></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisc4g1Dle4QN-DnK-o4KJvxS2EMILB6wJD89VCXs5pXffTjQrJaXpSRyvnETFsqqqft7yj5YOjzaaUT0PT29xuVSJEhGB3zPXMK0yeWYUs2LU-ECRggU3vglkHZGWWrUTq8Kh1s-6tdtJB1D1Ncye9sv-VqpeD4RBnWFab54xlmf_U87zC737sTnVr/s4032/PXL_20220612_164239765.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisc4g1Dle4QN-DnK-o4KJvxS2EMILB6wJD89VCXs5pXffTjQrJaXpSRyvnETFsqqqft7yj5YOjzaaUT0PT29xuVSJEhGB3zPXMK0yeWYUs2LU-ECRggU3vglkHZGWWrUTq8Kh1s-6tdtJB1D1Ncye9sv-VqpeD4RBnWFab54xlmf_U87zC737sTnVr/s320/PXL_20220612_164239765.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBoCTZCOIcxwIxO9CKUIK1ePeX2It9EwO36Tvaj49YkFmoR5i2gjg_MMN9l9cd6re3D9f4W6sG_t5Tr9CefSrm4OPe_xpzzFm_0-59g1RpT9Z9Rv5qSOpWyYz69v6vV0W-yD-bpikHx3mTIlWRF-7bzBBBIf0cXyQFWSwQ0d2xDBkOV9LzSFCHjCE9/s4032/PXL_20220612_164320723.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBoCTZCOIcxwIxO9CKUIK1ePeX2It9EwO36Tvaj49YkFmoR5i2gjg_MMN9l9cd6re3D9f4W6sG_t5Tr9CefSrm4OPe_xpzzFm_0-59g1RpT9Z9Rv5qSOpWyYz69v6vV0W-yD-bpikHx3mTIlWRF-7bzBBBIf0cXyQFWSwQ0d2xDBkOV9LzSFCHjCE9/s320/PXL_20220612_164320723.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRk94eUPB34QPlwPLmPFpbwOvCMItbBNrYeAt9x2u4eaoF0BeTiXrNqJGY2tkgm4zlo2m5IkRmbNHwiYTaM6H846hH1fBjP7F2qDAeEyHt9c55ma4Q8zLf-lqtadRCwW2S4z97wW8_e6HRB-cpqvupY6PHk_aZf7Rtn0ucBOQyIkIJ9g5mgu2oLoj/s4032/PXL_20220612_164347076.PORTRAIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRk94eUPB34QPlwPLmPFpbwOvCMItbBNrYeAt9x2u4eaoF0BeTiXrNqJGY2tkgm4zlo2m5IkRmbNHwiYTaM6H846hH1fBjP7F2qDAeEyHt9c55ma4Q8zLf-lqtadRCwW2S4z97wW8_e6HRB-cpqvupY6PHk_aZf7Rtn0ucBOQyIkIJ9g5mgu2oLoj/s320/PXL_20220612_164347076.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our favorite refrain: "Does it get more beautiful than this?"</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizP3ljx-RjxmjARVVzSr3uRggsfQhX3m_aJ4fASSOvGWJ8Z7p2rbdImUTZpwOOMXCqkcGpfUNPKzj1BQMvRGUiWNqGF0AOiyuAQUcyOza_sQq9kO8j5KZvknhqs1sFHHgpYRUaT_rVvxudvINUGb-vqxP1e5R8OPNJfCZ9e9RenrebLJeEHqspKflz/s4032/PXL_20220612_165856845.PORTRAIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizP3ljx-RjxmjARVVzSr3uRggsfQhX3m_aJ4fASSOvGWJ8Z7p2rbdImUTZpwOOMXCqkcGpfUNPKzj1BQMvRGUiWNqGF0AOiyuAQUcyOza_sQq9kO8j5KZvknhqs1sFHHgpYRUaT_rVvxudvINUGb-vqxP1e5R8OPNJfCZ9e9RenrebLJeEHqspKflz/s320/PXL_20220612_165856845.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHuxLOklC7EqVG-Fll4ZXJkM3C2zjfuxor7rcxDJlVCGC5qULjHMJUN5F6XYtdcYj3dpQaT1jL9CbDZ8mBcmHS62YSRYKFkReR_unjDbYIR9l5TpN_RSgjTh4n1jtZoUlZfckz1EmPfuRXpZhYvoV0WkRR23-kmDpVs6_ZdUFisiDb7DP2FNA5aCL/s4032/PXL_20220612_170418454.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHuxLOklC7EqVG-Fll4ZXJkM3C2zjfuxor7rcxDJlVCGC5qULjHMJUN5F6XYtdcYj3dpQaT1jL9CbDZ8mBcmHS62YSRYKFkReR_unjDbYIR9l5TpN_RSgjTh4n1jtZoUlZfckz1EmPfuRXpZhYvoV0WkRR23-kmDpVs6_ZdUFisiDb7DP2FNA5aCL/s320/PXL_20220612_170418454.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Leaving the trail, I spotted this wonderful collection of painted rocks that positively enchanted me! If they also appeal to you, you'll see way more photos of colorfully painted houses, called <b>jellybean houses</b> locally, once we finally reached the provincial capital of <b>St. John's</b> near the end of our stay in Newfoundland.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNRVF_yUOtDG3vyJZfk-OBruf7taNi1gozgbWH8TWy9A3RzJ3dpaYzhLhGpOOMyaPihfe5VdKLQSR6OivnqYUJWlT6SUzZMqDmXyV56T0Sxu7KWDyDDW6w9Y90bV4OtVFuc1NmYkngWnTU7wdpuYabG4t6upHzop-88A2EphyBeIbTbeE55UnZwGd/s4032/PXL_20220612_171516089.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNRVF_yUOtDG3vyJZfk-OBruf7taNi1gozgbWH8TWy9A3RzJ3dpaYzhLhGpOOMyaPihfe5VdKLQSR6OivnqYUJWlT6SUzZMqDmXyV56T0Sxu7KWDyDDW6w9Y90bV4OtVFuc1NmYkngWnTU7wdpuYabG4t6upHzop-88A2EphyBeIbTbeE55UnZwGd/s320/PXL_20220612_171516089.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The rock on the left was of the official flag of Newfoundland and Labrador. I managed to buy a much smaller one and lugged it for the next 10,000 miles home where it is now in our front garden. It's safe to say that no one here knows what it is!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtK_WJISgAxi5h-T7nVvw6uZNTzhE8rUwK_L-eH4pV5f0nHXNsoVp3JFtMl_8ZgIiQWWOkq2cQcpzJCxT1q7nYfvC7lhBGSvBCE2WTKoT2y7YGu4Lb_cPPkvg4yXyOenSM3EJI6H8S1d5IJC1lhEOWokgJ-BGAESNXXO-45rMb95thszA-UCpjhP_g/s4032/PXL_20220612_171627117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtK_WJISgAxi5h-T7nVvw6uZNTzhE8rUwK_L-eH4pV5f0nHXNsoVp3JFtMl_8ZgIiQWWOkq2cQcpzJCxT1q7nYfvC7lhBGSvBCE2WTKoT2y7YGu4Lb_cPPkvg4yXyOenSM3EJI6H8S1d5IJC1lhEOWokgJ-BGAESNXXO-45rMb95thszA-UCpjhP_g/s320/PXL_20220612_171627117.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyxcT3RljWh2vf8X9GpnSm82rH4sojyIrMOJnfBcwXALJ7Tj6tMGwcLThY8csO_1DSaTi2f4jmO2V-8ZJYYHaOl1kOEE_uVYAGKzSFQXq9dlR5dWZqUEFDx2yx5Q_2Ox0nRBUN-f1weoHfWOIRHhb7MVODNkdfW8Obv4ZzlIbKHQ68JBbZKxAKZvk/s4032/PXL_20220612_182033129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyxcT3RljWh2vf8X9GpnSm82rH4sojyIrMOJnfBcwXALJ7Tj6tMGwcLThY8csO_1DSaTi2f4jmO2V-8ZJYYHaOl1kOEE_uVYAGKzSFQXq9dlR5dWZqUEFDx2yx5Q_2Ox0nRBUN-f1weoHfWOIRHhb7MVODNkdfW8Obv4ZzlIbKHQ68JBbZKxAKZvk/s320/PXL_20220612_182033129.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As we continued up the Great Northern Peninsula, we came to <b>Plum Point </b>where archaeologists have found evidence of human habitation from 4,500 years ago. These were the same Maritime Archaic prehistoric hunters and gatherers who had also settled in Port au Choix. <b>Captain Cook</b> visited this area in 1764 before it was permanently settled in 1900 by Europeans. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRalCWh8_kEwGos6m22NxLwYCt-odRAhIwMGNYE3wTFTN9EZIM_sCtBEv0pBu6sw-hMtHXv61rZzSLbmqkbbDkmICEWbhOK3YmCEzhfsbll4aIfaEb5DJ4JH_vXOVDtssP4SCv3ixXw3AHpA4NZJRI9FuhTk_OFjqmNEiRmjTwJdgWsUSfyazDOaE/s4032/PXL_20220612_182340756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTRalCWh8_kEwGos6m22NxLwYCt-odRAhIwMGNYE3wTFTN9EZIM_sCtBEv0pBu6sw-hMtHXv61rZzSLbmqkbbDkmICEWbhOK3YmCEzhfsbll4aIfaEb5DJ4JH_vXOVDtssP4SCv3ixXw3AHpA4NZJRI9FuhTk_OFjqmNEiRmjTwJdgWsUSfyazDOaE/s320/PXL_20220612_182340756.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were lots and lots of piles of lumber stacked up near the beach - no idea whom they belonged to, whether it was free for the taking, or how long they had been there. They must have been dragged long distances as we saw nary one tree stump anywhere. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSp6f_hEX0ok1BfPZ48S5guQ_dacdGvQzypsTPSV69-jf1E9dXLADHMlknHTPYvCIddn_xlASzZ4za-OGyA_QWNzilpi2YcbKgkY71L4TP6AOrZKi-kfIh3MfB4kq4AnOOuS1oi2jk6JHlKVJvGaHM-mvOjCKpA_o9CjnUtI_RaZ2af2jCDAy9XcO/s4032/PXL_20220612_182305760.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSp6f_hEX0ok1BfPZ48S5guQ_dacdGvQzypsTPSV69-jf1E9dXLADHMlknHTPYvCIddn_xlASzZ4za-OGyA_QWNzilpi2YcbKgkY71L4TP6AOrZKi-kfIh3MfB4kq4AnOOuS1oi2jk6JHlKVJvGaHM-mvOjCKpA_o9CjnUtI_RaZ2af2jCDAy9XcO/s320/PXL_20220612_182305760.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERT00gCo45gKdtOf2BKeMKxw1ZEb6JVhOT7dPa_0j-o_ZsQeDczRM1L8UXf6HcXojUGlljHhgkX1jxZVOSqFuN2lINWw9fE6AT5SWb6wSfkhOFS8HZbvZmeHFFbErw5Puj6fl6MFWWrIaWpebApJNAk3trlqva8VauFSYqHFohagcjqthMBlnVkrk/s4032/PXL_20220612_182336847.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERT00gCo45gKdtOf2BKeMKxw1ZEb6JVhOT7dPa_0j-o_ZsQeDczRM1L8UXf6HcXojUGlljHhgkX1jxZVOSqFuN2lINWw9fE6AT5SWb6wSfkhOFS8HZbvZmeHFFbErw5Puj6fl6MFWWrIaWpebApJNAk3trlqva8VauFSYqHFohagcjqthMBlnVkrk/s320/PXL_20220612_182336847.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Twenty miles north of Plum Point was the tiny community of <b>St. Barbe</b> which was where ferries depart for <b>Labrador</b> the other part of the province but located across the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the mainland and geographically part of Quebec. Have I got you all thoroughly confused now?! Probably best to look at a map of Atlantic Canada so it's all as clear as mud.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cFw_yFMYuWhM9fx4f--2Wh9RNA3q6QMdlnre2Qol407yEi4pWi0y_UFUeP_h-c-jWr1jYi1ZqkY7txLvckxKWMGyD3z2BH5yOwWQLprgYBeJtYvQ2XwVSbECrOnwfl7TGwRgXVDUiyn8j6kH1Jo3Va3K2I2b5ZMvQsOLZVlM482oDEN85bADBeh3/s4032/PXL_20220612_184858431.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8cFw_yFMYuWhM9fx4f--2Wh9RNA3q6QMdlnre2Qol407yEi4pWi0y_UFUeP_h-c-jWr1jYi1ZqkY7txLvckxKWMGyD3z2BH5yOwWQLprgYBeJtYvQ2XwVSbECrOnwfl7TGwRgXVDUiyn8j6kH1Jo3Va3K2I2b5ZMvQsOLZVlM482oDEN85bADBeh3/s320/PXL_20220612_184858431.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">IF, if we had an extra few days to squeeze out on this three-month plus trip, I'd have given my eye-teeth to hop on a ferry and visit Labrador but, as the saying goes, we had people to see, things to do, and places to go. I doubt very much we'll ever get back to this part of the world so Labrador will remain a sight unseen.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizYgAZ5tfl0h1rJbBW3cPxf2A1bGsDjJeq-HxGa6LqjvuaL8LUdvQxI1jsIG9xli0DwTZl4pYc48r6nCEXEFux49AJx-bEskxLjphJf-fxIIRuVUnIFiGaHOjxQ8bgjSjS-d_CurWhHe-xYzaZpDScJaNUr317aSRgNxW5IVaKLeOF2w8LhpWoGH7/s4032/PXL_20220612_184934102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiizYgAZ5tfl0h1rJbBW3cPxf2A1bGsDjJeq-HxGa6LqjvuaL8LUdvQxI1jsIG9xli0DwTZl4pYc48r6nCEXEFux49AJx-bEskxLjphJf-fxIIRuVUnIFiGaHOjxQ8bgjSjS-d_CurWhHe-xYzaZpDScJaNUr317aSRgNxW5IVaKLeOF2w8LhpWoGH7/s320/PXL_20220612_184934102.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What a desolate stretch of the highway as we headed further north from Plum Point.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzxkCyed863zmmbpOO9u5jep9mx35QdMbx8plpJoG1p78Fbg6b0qbF57egWgEwZuntW4Rg0MNLX2NL5h_WCDJLrR-TWYDiaD7LsiXcVxtHYvc6GxJmuWYSX70wOrXbH460K4AOlclX6P3mfOBkd2qm98fIVMokp82MXIRRS2KiN19Fqlrli2BKDfp/s4032/PXL_20220612_185623804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzxkCyed863zmmbpOO9u5jep9mx35QdMbx8plpJoG1p78Fbg6b0qbF57egWgEwZuntW4Rg0MNLX2NL5h_WCDJLrR-TWYDiaD7LsiXcVxtHYvc6GxJmuWYSX70wOrXbH460K4AOlclX6P3mfOBkd2qm98fIVMokp82MXIRRS2KiN19Fqlrli2BKDfp/s320/PXL_20220612_185623804.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLciqsRKLzV3bBqaObjaaSdTABBCVhL6ZgRUQ1sM2rHorzr2N2TKjrSH2VMY2D5-suKzB_g4Fzzt4wkxcd8aQaDhbGg450LuSnPJHCPzBBLo_5htr5Rs791Fyxf_kSTdrQ6NEkhoqNqSiUQQEk6HDRKrKWncdexvcVZ3InYO6bGq9OIDRZQmggGtU-/s2924/PXL_20220612_185916689.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2924" data-original-width="2780" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLciqsRKLzV3bBqaObjaaSdTABBCVhL6ZgRUQ1sM2rHorzr2N2TKjrSH2VMY2D5-suKzB_g4Fzzt4wkxcd8aQaDhbGg450LuSnPJHCPzBBLo_5htr5Rs791Fyxf_kSTdrQ6NEkhoqNqSiUQQEk6HDRKrKWncdexvcVZ3InYO6bGq9OIDRZQmggGtU-/s320/PXL_20220612_185916689.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ten minutes on was<b> Deep Cove Wintering Interpretation Site</b> which was once home to the Winter community used in the 19th and 20th centuries by residents of <b>Anchor Point.</b> Deep Cove has the distinction of being the most recently inhabited winter housing community in Newfoundland. The population of Deep Cove at its height was in excess of 100 and comprised a dozen homes scattered across the sheltered meadow called 'Winter House.'</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The practice of seasonal human migration had a long history in Newfoundland with aboriginal groups moving at various times while following caribou. The practice continued for many Newfoundlanders of European origin who traveled hundreds of miles to fish during the summer in Labrador or who left summer fishing grounds on the coast to overwinter in a more sheltered cove. </span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The harbor at Anchor Point was close to the Labrador Coast and the annual seal migration as well as the finest salmon rivers and brooks on the island's northwest coast. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqhmj_k9cuoGaG6zmqtTCzWXsqyKomi2cULEtUgsahSCcRHSgRsC_-gWVyV8ujtT4t4uz0mcD5Co-nlOFssMXNhawUYgcjxPtAZUdvOEzt8YjtF2Xt467xCBfxn0zm2oc37Pxs23r4RIhJie6PF-ZTx4kA_PP2K4fYw-iibmeVzwe1UaJlDQWXs6c/s4032/PXL_20220612_190831979.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqhmj_k9cuoGaG6zmqtTCzWXsqyKomi2cULEtUgsahSCcRHSgRsC_-gWVyV8ujtT4t4uz0mcD5Co-nlOFssMXNhawUYgcjxPtAZUdvOEzt8YjtF2Xt467xCBfxn0zm2oc37Pxs23r4RIhJie6PF-ZTx4kA_PP2K4fYw-iibmeVzwe1UaJlDQWXs6c/s320/PXL_20220612_190831979.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Imagine having a phone that had neither a dial nor a number pad! To use it, the handle was cranked to notify an operator of an outgoing call. There was a distinctive ring pattern in each community, one short, two long, for example.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91RDv2qVw80ao4t4qtbg-Z8ezp99w8ZCDNy0HzUbiBPfHGSgjDBzIQQwege7PYyW8xsqIjQJ2KoUtfN6sByysEBWwFT2MSGsMQJAsSf27XJAOeZ8t566Z2QE6kuhDxcT8tkYJebo4C7o6VMMSLZruV3COg75i95MAyGgZFm_j3jhqyNWVsnVZkH6K/s3404/PXL_20220612_191413683.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2719" data-original-width="3404" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi91RDv2qVw80ao4t4qtbg-Z8ezp99w8ZCDNy0HzUbiBPfHGSgjDBzIQQwege7PYyW8xsqIjQJ2KoUtfN6sByysEBWwFT2MSGsMQJAsSf27XJAOeZ8t566Z2QE6kuhDxcT8tkYJebo4C7o6VMMSLZruV3COg75i95MAyGgZFm_j3jhqyNWVsnVZkH6K/s320/PXL_20220612_191413683.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lye soap </b>was made by women to wash clothes and scrub wooden floors. The soap was made by combining lye or potash with seal oil in a large pot and boiling it for several minutes before cooling it in a pan and cutting it into squares or cakes. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RJSSAK6T7tSdy2cV0MZDgGtWYdQ75M_hC9o6TtumNTCJxe-h51kUEcY9abIAntaUaoMCvUF5IuHQOQShoFnP_P8i287DI9zS5m8cd2EteRJDBJikE6nshfajkBOs9ZNN1jBVRsvOvLdgPIM9G9U6UlssZQyKxO8MxyvHTjh6_ynLXb5bh-Ywuxmw/s4032/PXL_20220612_191426466.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RJSSAK6T7tSdy2cV0MZDgGtWYdQ75M_hC9o6TtumNTCJxe-h51kUEcY9abIAntaUaoMCvUF5IuHQOQShoFnP_P8i287DI9zS5m8cd2EteRJDBJikE6nshfajkBOs9ZNN1jBVRsvOvLdgPIM9G9U6UlssZQyKxO8MxyvHTjh6_ynLXb5bh-Ywuxmw/s320/PXL_20220612_191426466.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Snowshoes were invaluable for winter travel and were made locally.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdaNgeI3hpMWowqbAmYjSkzH3slmVlq4ZmW30dNYix1GIIi2QqmNfO0D04OtNV6mI0ic8mlJ0um04lPHyU7RYxsnYsrEfUMrBKWGUg20kXcCqd27wpF0dSBIVtj2AwrlkE1eoawWIxaFtXsUbq9EoLWygUnPc6DI04eaco7tBBJWJ2a301vqPoBF3/s3550/PXL_20220612_191432492.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2882" data-original-width="3550" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdaNgeI3hpMWowqbAmYjSkzH3slmVlq4ZmW30dNYix1GIIi2QqmNfO0D04OtNV6mI0ic8mlJ0um04lPHyU7RYxsnYsrEfUMrBKWGUg20kXcCqd27wpF0dSBIVtj2AwrlkE1eoawWIxaFtXsUbq9EoLWygUnPc6DI04eaco7tBBJWJ2a301vqPoBF3/s320/PXL_20220612_191432492.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">An elevated boardwalk led to the site.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaiKx9pOpUUeHZ27nXNKgzQe0InD7xk54jxogspeMfjm8IyUX3TEA8McUWWjabQktnkpMgcVC32NRmdj85hI7mFYkA4SlXQLu46HU8UtXn2zMO0ee8NIYSdvAevQXuqUW8BtalJXWOga9_WyzvHLM6JLWydcUtZxs8_d0ZFO7NrUCoHciOOvfzi8S/s4020/PXL_20220612_191535745.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4020" data-original-width="2898" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpaiKx9pOpUUeHZ27nXNKgzQe0InD7xk54jxogspeMfjm8IyUX3TEA8McUWWjabQktnkpMgcVC32NRmdj85hI7mFYkA4SlXQLu46HU8UtXn2zMO0ee8NIYSdvAevQXuqUW8BtalJXWOga9_WyzvHLM6JLWydcUtZxs8_d0ZFO7NrUCoHciOOvfzi8S/s320/PXL_20220612_191535745.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Deep Cove </b>was very shallow in the late afternoon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcU0OfR6hBjH7_rsaEDonX_w166OgUsKUjwoYLKfJHiBP4Qke33qbI_Ibm9SqfHBOZ_BnHQJ5Seks9QrIkJ-0zo7tME_cicxJdkm4UueTMxZtpOKpoo-m7qsZA5G2cXUh5xKn7CDfbIxuFbrrFYF1zjZTQRmo3ZsNuK9Yl6Wq2SsE7F00gxZUteSz/s4032/PXL_20220612_191018836.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcU0OfR6hBjH7_rsaEDonX_w166OgUsKUjwoYLKfJHiBP4Qke33qbI_Ibm9SqfHBOZ_BnHQJ5Seks9QrIkJ-0zo7tME_cicxJdkm4UueTMxZtpOKpoo-m7qsZA5G2cXUh5xKn7CDfbIxuFbrrFYF1zjZTQRmo3ZsNuK9Yl6Wq2SsE7F00gxZUteSz/s320/PXL_20220612_191018836.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A <b>meat scaffold</b> was used to preserve food that had to last the entire winter. As there was no refrigeration, canning, bottling, and salting were practiced. The scaffold was used to hold meat and bird carcasses for protection from other prey and also used to protect the food supply for dogs.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi898Tt_syd_z8rFRNJNynsCt9u9NIiU4pbl7EzStvlIswhKJTnUAZ0vSG1DSzwkxq7ojvME6PMPWKgcBKo2EMOnGYgCgmXGlzzIPmSwzdo6hYIWZQQJq1PwiUSoJJ1B4zIuEdkqyVhcAf0UktYct6s71vQVaalYOnq6Udu8VJ8e7jC2x4pV1oxnZaE/s4032/PXL_20220612_191833036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi898Tt_syd_z8rFRNJNynsCt9u9NIiU4pbl7EzStvlIswhKJTnUAZ0vSG1DSzwkxq7ojvME6PMPWKgcBKo2EMOnGYgCgmXGlzzIPmSwzdo6hYIWZQQJq1PwiUSoJJ1B4zIuEdkqyVhcAf0UktYct6s71vQVaalYOnq6Udu8VJ8e7jC2x4pV1oxnZaE/s320/PXL_20220612_191833036.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">The Deep Cove Wintering Interpretation Site consisted of several historical buildings that were miniaturized. It reminded us of <b>Tiny Town</b> near us in Denver! Here was the one-room <b>schoolhouse.</b><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QQxDs7LvC1cU7P0Xr7a2rI__HAFVFJRJLmZext8NbJPmtT4-KqyPiayKge1TcL7qrrzImQ6HN-a8KU3lnMHSx0MUGNQq9sAT4O7MJG2rKw8c03I_5bsDvB9eu5fpRrcSxlTb36-GRa7pj7RTUKzI_wHQ_Mno171FmK_pwCvxVOGR0SxP2GEPlLPm/s4032/PXL_20220612_192234994.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QQxDs7LvC1cU7P0Xr7a2rI__HAFVFJRJLmZext8NbJPmtT4-KqyPiayKge1TcL7qrrzImQ6HN-a8KU3lnMHSx0MUGNQq9sAT4O7MJG2rKw8c03I_5bsDvB9eu5fpRrcSxlTb36-GRa7pj7RTUKzI_wHQ_Mno171FmK_pwCvxVOGR0SxP2GEPlLPm/w320-h240/PXL_20220612_192234994.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The few houses and gardens were all that testified to the presence of a once thriving winter community. When families moved from coastal fishing communities to winter quarters in more sheltered locations, they lived in homes known as<b> tilts.</b> During the winters, they hunted, trapped, cut firewood and timber, built boats, and made preparations for the next fishing season. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyA_v8ycq84RxS_uGneFstt-7VCgkeJ6QZxzBJqPJiNc1heYthRTeKVH3InzDpQyLch2JFJAqgzqqjvHfUvgMGOBoWo6xPuVO_4E2tWiOG5E15zGxUuS_9kuB5aeOOLDtK8dRJ-4NbUn0ahT9bNBe6q99gvgnA0ObL_SK3OhmP-physWdgAC99U_CS/s4032/PXL_20220612_192434007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyA_v8ycq84RxS_uGneFstt-7VCgkeJ6QZxzBJqPJiNc1heYthRTeKVH3InzDpQyLch2JFJAqgzqqjvHfUvgMGOBoWo6xPuVO_4E2tWiOG5E15zGxUuS_9kuB5aeOOLDtK8dRJ-4NbUn0ahT9bNBe6q99gvgnA0ObL_SK3OhmP-physWdgAC99U_CS/s320/PXL_20220612_192434007.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">The time spent at Deep Cove was anticipated by both adults and children as it represented an escape from the pressures of everyday life. At Deep Cove, people continued to work hard but they enjoyed a closer sense of community where they could have fun, and maintain traditions and folklore. People moved to Deep Cove from Anchor Point by boat or by walking on the shoreline.</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgg3ZUGi_8x1YHh2WC2YKt8w2tNb7PHVZ-761gj_W7ptgDTInUqDwn9LyEF-MkXgGt-UuygkzVBUL6gtrqLc_s8kkyVyE7ofNOD9Rz-T2JL_aPbt7aP9q-J83LiRmENrhVcmChIHRqEkaquhkpleaLXxEgIURlLUUudZdLVJdtgz8RUqHsBi1mFA2Q/s3264/PXL_20220612_192503817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgg3ZUGi_8x1YHh2WC2YKt8w2tNb7PHVZ-761gj_W7ptgDTInUqDwn9LyEF-MkXgGt-UuygkzVBUL6gtrqLc_s8kkyVyE7ofNOD9Rz-T2JL_aPbt7aP9q-J83LiRmENrhVcmChIHRqEkaquhkpleaLXxEgIURlLUUudZdLVJdtgz8RUqHsBi1mFA2Q/s320/PXL_20220612_192503817.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>John:</b> You'll be interested to know that all the families who wintered in Deep Cove were related to the two <b>Genge brothers</b> who first settled in Anchor Point. Here were a couple of examples.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNOWe-YJVVmxaDMJ3YOhamJ8tNn5Ac81esVGMM0LFi096BoYrOYt9-xSHa2VTXt8aXxYr_EO47sPrht4SbhkzIIYWoHfsHWwa_pfBrszEdnUSiJCZ4XRLZql1fam_5gKoq06UogwXH-418DDGcqpJki12KakbS5GktlysBk1rteFGJciXKVJro7YT/s4032/PXL_20220612_192514428.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNOWe-YJVVmxaDMJ3YOhamJ8tNn5Ac81esVGMM0LFi096BoYrOYt9-xSHa2VTXt8aXxYr_EO47sPrht4SbhkzIIYWoHfsHWwa_pfBrszEdnUSiJCZ4XRLZql1fam_5gKoq06UogwXH-418DDGcqpJki12KakbS5GktlysBk1rteFGJciXKVJro7YT/w320-h240/PXL_20220612_192514428.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTUZep0m-Y0D_OIY5D8Ff9K64JtY1diWMfYw59G0xWBP2-6PKEoEFgsdsDlj-aq3XKWd4WI2byf-TbIdmyjzyItxTzU4lt3234gxLACdOx4qv2CXcCsY2FhJrT3cyarV05J492oz0USEHiTVasY7J98nyhpklXPrqc9KhSXdppQQLQt_Yj1BRPwWH/s3264/PXL_20220612_192652005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were a few hazards on the boardwalk that we needed to pay attention to!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWiBL5Bymm-K8qKr0KJVkNr2oYGiaIf1o9rlHfQBN1s5758-6dN_oRtmevH7QiZ0VJ9nD6rA1re9VQnSD5aKtbI3AQX4nm4XdopQxvS3KGWedH8r0_lFEE62Jxyxoskl1XNNdzFP4Ncm0Nrc-m0UwRvriR-4qYgiXHXmFeZQAC4jtmcChkvLkfJUN/s4032/PXL_20220612_194106528.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWiBL5Bymm-K8qKr0KJVkNr2oYGiaIf1o9rlHfQBN1s5758-6dN_oRtmevH7QiZ0VJ9nD6rA1re9VQnSD5aKtbI3AQX4nm4XdopQxvS3KGWedH8r0_lFEE62Jxyxoskl1XNNdzFP4Ncm0Nrc-m0UwRvriR-4qYgiXHXmFeZQAC4jtmcChkvLkfJUN/s320/PXL_20220612_194106528.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There were huge amounts of information concerning every facet of people's lives at Deep Cove which I found interesting but was far too much to include here.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Deadman's Cove:</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEeS_SAhj5cfBoWBg_UE-S_sxr8PsO6t5xvmHLWZuNJ0Vg8ALuVuyynCQKRJ67tGcuNP0DWbiwoHpCGrSNatyAMEunXJ3vEL2ISUfj_XyCkVklDRXU9ONCj_fkChtrVTRBNlvC-0ZXlpz8rjWMkc1I0P0ahJtLn_Ti8TPRIyjwwlzCFGehUTCR4TY/s4032/PXL_20220612_195033821.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqEeS_SAhj5cfBoWBg_UE-S_sxr8PsO6t5xvmHLWZuNJ0Vg8ALuVuyynCQKRJ67tGcuNP0DWbiwoHpCGrSNatyAMEunXJ3vEL2ISUfj_XyCkVklDRXU9ONCj_fkChtrVTRBNlvC-0ZXlpz8rjWMkc1I0P0ahJtLn_Ti8TPRIyjwwlzCFGehUTCR4TY/s320/PXL_20220612_195033821.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yet more stockpiles of wood at <b>Bear Cove,</b> one minute north of Deadman's Cove!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbRrVe3amhsopr1KRxUnAXFfo9zhcZQmwnnMie3o_8e-pxhHcnyXS-9j6UE9jiUOWvzZaHH0_9Et6c1XjqVzYyHs2kK_QU6LdSziczYyqoad5Vn4c7a8JD-sGRzkktthDkD099pCP4H2nQSqaL65FQ6DA-fdZTMNCh7bJZ37O3g0nnwE2cipiW6h1/s4032/PXL_20220612_195204578.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbRrVe3amhsopr1KRxUnAXFfo9zhcZQmwnnMie3o_8e-pxhHcnyXS-9j6UE9jiUOWvzZaHH0_9Et6c1XjqVzYyHs2kK_QU6LdSziczYyqoad5Vn4c7a8JD-sGRzkktthDkD099pCP4H2nQSqaL65FQ6DA-fdZTMNCh7bJZ37O3g0nnwE2cipiW6h1/s320/PXL_20220612_195204578.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The last stop of our journey up Newfoundland's western coast was <b>Flower's Cove</b> so we could walk on the <b>Thrombolites Trail.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lHG-IGF4v8leAyWBiHL319-Owdd0Om5DHikKRJPt1A4dHiIcQfmODKNDaPEm6s-g1qwkrs2wwIPqDuTW1_74cHMEJNO8tQK9sP0d7xguaqiHKUhzwzOghWPWIroFzBfj5LdgCS4_JLvZO9VRxJTnamJTfxBsOLXzFqr79DTQbz82saj9YAmt1Llr/s4032/PXL_20220612_203518547.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4lHG-IGF4v8leAyWBiHL319-Owdd0Om5DHikKRJPt1A4dHiIcQfmODKNDaPEm6s-g1qwkrs2wwIPqDuTW1_74cHMEJNO8tQK9sP0d7xguaqiHKUhzwzOghWPWIroFzBfj5LdgCS4_JLvZO9VRxJTnamJTfxBsOLXzFqr79DTQbz82saj9YAmt1Llr/s320/PXL_20220612_203518547.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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People could only get to and from Flower's Cove and the surrounding communities by passing on this bridge.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kN_bq7Pii7athq8Uuot9v3u6hg-WTkQv8VRZn5WRVk_rGosDGbtyAk2JCkg2ksfOzcpJJe7EmxE1BxUdMhzUeJSuP_mOfB3R_Tyc95uRfoI4PdEJ4st6W_nxqSWZrIGQGztJveNuOJ2duL4fx6rU2YC3ZqnftPeuLCWDm3fuskCROchbq_ftxOYs/s4032/PXL_20220612_200151297.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kN_bq7Pii7athq8Uuot9v3u6hg-WTkQv8VRZn5WRVk_rGosDGbtyAk2JCkg2ksfOzcpJJe7EmxE1BxUdMhzUeJSuP_mOfB3R_Tyc95uRfoI4PdEJ4st6W_nxqSWZrIGQGztJveNuOJ2duL4fx6rU2YC3ZqnftPeuLCWDm3fuskCROchbq_ftxOYs/s320/PXL_20220612_200151297.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykPllqjcWB2Wkw72vTBk_vVBnWXJJBkCUyl0EdoWfwdivZUe8OzzyTot_NTyt8wvfFkhMDpGkv6ZnPvkyKd077orPLOYLpghvBIb7Bpvyo86g85-c891bjuu-uXP9Xnj4r8kaQ9h5vv1itKXvUDKiPqADWS4xTi4KAeGGtgUOoChTWCLWdkhYJjQs/s4032/PXL_20220612_200253987.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykPllqjcWB2Wkw72vTBk_vVBnWXJJBkCUyl0EdoWfwdivZUe8OzzyTot_NTyt8wvfFkhMDpGkv6ZnPvkyKd077orPLOYLpghvBIb7Bpvyo86g85-c891bjuu-uXP9Xnj4r8kaQ9h5vv1itKXvUDKiPqADWS4xTi4KAeGGtgUOoChTWCLWdkhYJjQs/s320/PXL_20220612_200253987.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3BYaP60WuVl17EEaVJA9ASgjxmtqRVFIfK5PYuRGsFV_Z5RJrP6gwkySMCGwpA-_dBs0RUbI3LBBkpPCu0L25oEhEyWcwaYAGRzu_7-T2oyRubBpCM_0lDVX4LxuRv4Lw_PKoOb_Qa080UQ5nfXR1FytmJJIhSkdEf30ySQwZ6M1LQXcTmDi2r3E/s4032/PXL_20220612_200741594.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3BYaP60WuVl17EEaVJA9ASgjxmtqRVFIfK5PYuRGsFV_Z5RJrP6gwkySMCGwpA-_dBs0RUbI3LBBkpPCu0L25oEhEyWcwaYAGRzu_7-T2oyRubBpCM_0lDVX4LxuRv4Lw_PKoOb_Qa080UQ5nfXR1FytmJJIhSkdEf30ySQwZ6M1LQXcTmDi2r3E/s320/PXL_20220612_200741594.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezc4-gPFCUyjOKuaD6xjaQbPOn1itvl0XR0CfuwMJBsEGJi9IGAEVqse4vuMycSuBQjQktiFk2ItQOvyvPAyUboEbr-G6MaMT469UNZgL_0okgCg46upJHwULhybtu2U-GRbZaJeoSD5TMurdjIxRtL7-DQ5x5WeOASayV-h1R70RV_cRLxxukwwG/s4032/PXL_20220612_200803044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezc4-gPFCUyjOKuaD6xjaQbPOn1itvl0XR0CfuwMJBsEGJi9IGAEVqse4vuMycSuBQjQktiFk2ItQOvyvPAyUboEbr-G6MaMT469UNZgL_0okgCg46upJHwULhybtu2U-GRbZaJeoSD5TMurdjIxRtL7-DQ5x5WeOASayV-h1R70RV_cRLxxukwwG/s320/PXL_20220612_200803044.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you've never heard of thrombolites before, don't feel bad as I hadn't either before this trip! They are critically endangered microbial structures that resembled the earliest forms of life on earth. These organisms are the only known form of life from 3.5 billion to 650 million years ago!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzLtOrjuOB65C45XW4YaZ0Z178TE3iGx8umjjGbtBtTH5MbEOUZceYT0Zvo6LACLKfNn1sb7H13rKcNNmhTCdqiX6VVKR3YhiMPZX8vC4OQEiXYE6qnPYXrjaFdXql6wAqqvSaXlItOGRPXyHLCfLxKcA13zj75D3O_UKRg7ZL6zcb69MI7EeLlNP/s4032/PXL_20220612_201252069.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzLtOrjuOB65C45XW4YaZ0Z178TE3iGx8umjjGbtBtTH5MbEOUZceYT0Zvo6LACLKfNn1sb7H13rKcNNmhTCdqiX6VVKR3YhiMPZX8vC4OQEiXYE6qnPYXrjaFdXql6wAqqvSaXlItOGRPXyHLCfLxKcA13zj75D3O_UKRg7ZL6zcb69MI7EeLlNP/s320/PXL_20220612_201252069.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thrombolites or clotted structures were organisms thought to have thrived in the tidal zone of a warm, very salty sea, with some exposed at low tide, and some covered at high tide which explained the mud cracks. These structures are incredibly rare, only growing in one other place in the world in <b>Shark Bay</b> in <b>Western Australia.</b> Sounds like a place to add to our travel wish list!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpFHs-MRUI3Y5K_DRQNGjYtq-JvueemHfrLoGFSY-o4SX1XJUWMqFQ3KjyWLGD_ESCLhH2NuM0ZWgh641m8_3R7NPFVHnXR7KQeU0G_81gjbrao8TGa8T_ff0I0lL2S6iYrq4ZCj4UtteRQUXJ0a7IAqvJoeE_UlPawo1hCNkwZZUXJxG4DTwO8Yj/s4032/PXL_20220612_201318334.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpFHs-MRUI3Y5K_DRQNGjYtq-JvueemHfrLoGFSY-o4SX1XJUWMqFQ3KjyWLGD_ESCLhH2NuM0ZWgh641m8_3R7NPFVHnXR7KQeU0G_81gjbrao8TGa8T_ff0I0lL2S6iYrq4ZCj4UtteRQUXJ0a7IAqvJoeE_UlPawo1hCNkwZZUXJxG4DTwO8Yj/s320/PXL_20220612_201318334.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am the furthest thing from a science geek but even I was excited at seeing the very rare thrombolites given we were so close.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Serw5hKrcxHtjAiuU0jSZeBvc3InbSyOojrt1VFgPRlHxDf7VYWuNUXV1daI16SKYwQCdlO163CQXrpDS_Guzhl6mzRSEv-H9e1G4we96HWQdpkP0hhptzURqlWnqAXa1TW6eb2YKR5oGutSsz_y0qN8K7M-7bicOmEKLuOPqaFkF7gTbDpnHuZo/s4032/PXL_20220612_201437674.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Serw5hKrcxHtjAiuU0jSZeBvc3InbSyOojrt1VFgPRlHxDf7VYWuNUXV1daI16SKYwQCdlO163CQXrpDS_Guzhl6mzRSEv-H9e1G4we96HWQdpkP0hhptzURqlWnqAXa1TW6eb2YKR5oGutSsz_y0qN8K7M-7bicOmEKLuOPqaFkF7gTbDpnHuZo/s320/PXL_20220612_201437674.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Because Flower's Cove was located so far north on the Great Northern Peninsula, this was as close as we'll likely ever get to Labrador across the Straight of Belle Isle which separated the island of Newfoundland from Labrador right here. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdqOzYxt_aD7afeYL80NkdFMXzg337paNI7z7-FsxDXTS1EaBDxG5smfoiW6hzJg60z_IewB2Szs9-ge3dAA3xIEGw5um0gmLcp9QxgDnFf_jBlrTHcYkzO5SbB8b3kifkv-P4QhXJGZoJ4tZBxgP2hCcpK95HwqY5JPTaAcUzUhJ4p7e2BVKWV0B/s4032/PXL_20220612_205011223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFdqOzYxt_aD7afeYL80NkdFMXzg337paNI7z7-FsxDXTS1EaBDxG5smfoiW6hzJg60z_IewB2Szs9-ge3dAA3xIEGw5um0gmLcp9QxgDnFf_jBlrTHcYkzO5SbB8b3kifkv-P4QhXJGZoJ4tZBxgP2hCcpK95HwqY5JPTaAcUzUhJ4p7e2BVKWV0B/s320/PXL_20220612_205011223.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Steven and I were both surprised at how wealthy the homes in Flower's Cove appeared to be. Hardly fishing shacks as we'd expected quite frankly.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBnNefM2H2slbfO5Xf5Cs2gXec_UGYkOyJ9ZCncPhoTtgRhQAR3m4WrMH0dRm2BV3oCMyCuQ7ucHYNXTds3dUVb_mAavtz133cyskcfF0m_HBguBW4iu-Hi4E7z1aGN33MKYM4O0zpqL-5vg0wFVFoBZipDTCeoZgvEtCG-jwgLEAH5C0YvgvZkdP/s4032/PXL_20220612_204856875.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBnNefM2H2slbfO5Xf5Cs2gXec_UGYkOyJ9ZCncPhoTtgRhQAR3m4WrMH0dRm2BV3oCMyCuQ7ucHYNXTds3dUVb_mAavtz133cyskcfF0m_HBguBW4iu-Hi4E7z1aGN33MKYM4O0zpqL-5vg0wFVFoBZipDTCeoZgvEtCG-jwgLEAH5C0YvgvZkdP/s320/PXL_20220612_204856875.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The road headed inland and across to the other side of the Great Northern Peninsula for the first time. Though we were inland, there was water, water everywhere!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRg-3FHH_fjO6ScI2RugaHxnj7QV6AgJeDMQPXF-V8m1fr9ttt538voDiOUxuV2QbBVQ39OlOiEiU0FGlIT4brBjw-QP0jISJJeX2fTvujaRkfpZmA4yJx9Jxf4WAdDD1BnQz8MeQj01mUjGNQMvtpDp-9Qn7IA8txwP4k186DSIlSz_uVgPjUEqA/s4032/PXL_20220612_205724635.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRg-3FHH_fjO6ScI2RugaHxnj7QV6AgJeDMQPXF-V8m1fr9ttt538voDiOUxuV2QbBVQ39OlOiEiU0FGlIT4brBjw-QP0jISJJeX2fTvujaRkfpZmA4yJx9Jxf4WAdDD1BnQz8MeQj01mUjGNQMvtpDp-9Qn7IA8txwP4k186DSIlSz_uVgPjUEqA/s320/PXL_20220612_205724635.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I readily admit these are pretty lousy pictures but it was all I could do to take the photos of the <b>moose </b>and then the<b> caribou</b> who ran out of the woods and onto the highway in front of us within a half mile of each other. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBAUVcgcCOIr3owHkj0o8TTTRBNRUbRX2RDT2NYBcj8wB-5Z1LXckLfRXrsh_O3T13ZPok_5mZOx0QWv0nON-3fKSqyULhaYp89YE_ezFkdEMzYhRWzV9q-Ah8ySkSvYK2HcKKjTCu38DA7zz7acJEpPL8MPMvyNNPYSghdxlAHUz_bYemxySiipa/s1696/PXL_20220612_212553897.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1696" data-original-width="1232" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBAUVcgcCOIr3owHkj0o8TTTRBNRUbRX2RDT2NYBcj8wB-5Z1LXckLfRXrsh_O3T13ZPok_5mZOx0QWv0nON-3fKSqyULhaYp89YE_ezFkdEMzYhRWzV9q-Ah8ySkSvYK2HcKKjTCu38DA7zz7acJEpPL8MPMvyNNPYSghdxlAHUz_bYemxySiipa/s320/PXL_20220612_212553897.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Frankly, we were pretty excited seeing one of them, let alone both as remarkably few people we met were lucky enough to see either. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxsVdmxAzYleR0HnRF4AdIbCtx1JujLEM4R_45NeAiWL5QMlRg-JXCm8I3_IsIw83Lv7aPwrNlBqdGc20fOs1Mv83brGv3daD6RzfndJB25IzNhtyE28Pa3wa3RjBIPAXbYr_VoAuzMigpCfvlYjCrlfjRSN3NaXqW1O_kmWuOOk01r88E4JzRsLi/s2463/PXL_20220612_212810047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2463" data-original-width="1820" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxsVdmxAzYleR0HnRF4AdIbCtx1JujLEM4R_45NeAiWL5QMlRg-JXCm8I3_IsIw83Lv7aPwrNlBqdGc20fOs1Mv83brGv3daD6RzfndJB25IzNhtyE28Pa3wa3RjBIPAXbYr_VoAuzMigpCfvlYjCrlfjRSN3NaXqW1O_kmWuOOk01r88E4JzRsLi/s320/PXL_20220612_212810047.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Community gardens beside the highway that were protected from invading moose and caribou:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Dm9qUEvKoUAUhrzBzdgm-YVTVszQ1uLDiZuQjuiocKg9buW44xM2iHgurskV0nFBRADiDDF5ZTGu4cWSo8BlTtiluIWXqZr86OeQ8Yt77h-eNS5I5RnTRvrTCBJM9gjs9rM7vexgCxb8sCT8Pl6uWA6Yz_dgTBL4OFPBGQP8DMH-CEzLoq99bbGu/s4032/PXL_20220612_213526272.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Dm9qUEvKoUAUhrzBzdgm-YVTVszQ1uLDiZuQjuiocKg9buW44xM2iHgurskV0nFBRADiDDF5ZTGu4cWSo8BlTtiluIWXqZr86OeQ8Yt77h-eNS5I5RnTRvrTCBJM9gjs9rM7vexgCxb8sCT8Pl6uWA6Yz_dgTBL4OFPBGQP8DMH-CEzLoq99bbGu/s320/PXL_20220612_213526272.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'll leave you with this serene image of a boat returning to the harbor in <b>Gunner's Cove</b> where we stayed for two nights.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2SwA2dgAkgabRDkC29uPXJVDoGhvueyN_DRe3bJVEm5EC-U0ebPiFsYGmAN5ogrhY9rnH-6Dl5nQD7yxEWnGVCoTkbYZScX-5-7BQFMms1IawJxi1M6bEml39_gd-RHQ5TkrTAIIFaFlsi2n6mXwjP73PARF-upovo-EDuzrfoTS4cQq5ZE4c16f/s4032/PXL_20220612_222000952.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2SwA2dgAkgabRDkC29uPXJVDoGhvueyN_DRe3bJVEm5EC-U0ebPiFsYGmAN5ogrhY9rnH-6Dl5nQD7yxEWnGVCoTkbYZScX-5-7BQFMms1IawJxi1M6bEml39_gd-RHQ5TkrTAIIFaFlsi2n6mXwjP73PARF-upovo-EDuzrfoTS4cQq5ZE4c16f/s320/PXL_20220612_222000952.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><br /></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Next post:</b> Icebergs and the Viking settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows!</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Posted on September 9th, 2022, from our home in Denver as I remain glued to the TV watching coverage of the passing of the beloved Queen Elizabeth II. What a sad time, too, for my native Canada as she was the head of state and she visited 'my home and native land' 22 times, more than any other nation.</i></span></div></div>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-28434555878071203692022-09-06T23:35:00.001-06:002022-09-06T23:45:55.564-06:006/11/22: Phenomenal Western Brook Pond Boat Tour!<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_u_Bsr_y3rzWxJwaoNDCvuYdr51JQSD9f4Rokj4M3rjFR7rRct74imXYAb87fPLLB15gmN9rKBVFoi5JWvd1UCLbdmFvr8sJ_b7-cnmcocc4tSZvx3vu_IK-Zduu5CcF4VYG4Tv7DINpZL6-mEfGzGewogpvz2MQgIJm7VLAXLe9cxSCKOReJU5c9/s4032/PXL_20220611_155636181.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_u_Bsr_y3rzWxJwaoNDCvuYdr51JQSD9f4Rokj4M3rjFR7rRct74imXYAb87fPLLB15gmN9rKBVFoi5JWvd1UCLbdmFvr8sJ_b7-cnmcocc4tSZvx3vu_IK-Zduu5CcF4VYG4Tv7DINpZL6-mEfGzGewogpvz2MQgIJm7VLAXLe9cxSCKOReJU5c9/s320/PXL_20220611_155636181.jpg" width="240" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">North of our hostel in Rocky Harbour was <b>Lobster Cove Head.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1o6riNdE7AAseITSKaMNMoc_bJ-HsTq1SpBWV60kA8kKY-QZqafov89Wa3Gt_sDBSHpVW6VYqXqCAmyqwgS3inBYnfDIAAG4WK9hFMqMIjUo-XtVyRKVYi-0KX-QBWOFxbCNdIPoar-4xfF4nszBhk3JBBVsYTn_7z5pS1HrcOrogC8WIGBFkN7YU/s4032/PXL_20220611_113807826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1o6riNdE7AAseITSKaMNMoc_bJ-HsTq1SpBWV60kA8kKY-QZqafov89Wa3Gt_sDBSHpVW6VYqXqCAmyqwgS3inBYnfDIAAG4WK9hFMqMIjUo-XtVyRKVYi-0KX-QBWOFxbCNdIPoar-4xfF4nszBhk3JBBVsYTn_7z5pS1HrcOrogC8WIGBFkN7YU/s320/PXL_20220611_113807826.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Views of <b>Bonne Bay</b> from Lobster Cove Head and ...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipq9umwJ-UR0BQ4fGPoyv5Ac2gBNPJMWFItbcFsY3X51cAofsl0Z-ipueuXvs1D1N_2kuS2Ju6qh8cv-xIxOMbwFrO9tz8hqW-LObQHMKcvN1DuqopU3BImyBa9n3r2X79UOjCRvHDtQBvEnUlDfIuAYWL6TqKfP_OAOevC4kju4pdHicCobC2EXmI/s4032/PXL_20220611_113944759.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipq9umwJ-UR0BQ4fGPoyv5Ac2gBNPJMWFItbcFsY3X51cAofsl0Z-ipueuXvs1D1N_2kuS2Ju6qh8cv-xIxOMbwFrO9tz8hqW-LObQHMKcvN1DuqopU3BImyBa9n3r2X79UOjCRvHDtQBvEnUlDfIuAYWL6TqKfP_OAOevC4kju4pdHicCobC2EXmI/s320/PXL_20220611_113944759.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">in the distance <b>Gros Morne Mountain</b> and <b>Rocky Harbour Hills.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8HwBynlYnMDntYJoN8xXhuu6s9JBkRAHO1i5eGADIO3fFXK13h3NErsE0GvUa9V0fB_yNY2TnGbI6VwfbGPJNS1ZP38SBEcLcygIzTnuGlWkczGcjX_J3ET8oH2Xe0nUQg_vGagcvLodGohAxCeFI963wTUsHEJPxXhcZ-CQCwotw6bfaiGsI3x__/s4032/PXL_20220611_114103533.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8HwBynlYnMDntYJoN8xXhuu6s9JBkRAHO1i5eGADIO3fFXK13h3NErsE0GvUa9V0fB_yNY2TnGbI6VwfbGPJNS1ZP38SBEcLcygIzTnuGlWkczGcjX_J3ET8oH2Xe0nUQg_vGagcvLodGohAxCeFI963wTUsHEJPxXhcZ-CQCwotw6bfaiGsI3x__/s320/PXL_20220611_114103533.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the very right were the <b>Green Gardens.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69pV7OP5mHiNTqJ0AaE2KEwrWrf1RqGX1m8fym-2LKvQa0gy1P206IWgePcxY9ehCR-SNDrlEwHNaIhSWTFalm9bQ6qPFp69Zyf7LHx8gCWIF18fQkwnQCMYPma_NlCpeCl_BtiyTFQO5zpeiLnoTmwtSI0xTgjupBfO9FjV81uTBO5zRoy7Bp-sD/s4032/PXL_20220611_114135752.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi69pV7OP5mHiNTqJ0AaE2KEwrWrf1RqGX1m8fym-2LKvQa0gy1P206IWgePcxY9ehCR-SNDrlEwHNaIhSWTFalm9bQ6qPFp69Zyf7LHx8gCWIF18fQkwnQCMYPma_NlCpeCl_BtiyTFQO5zpeiLnoTmwtSI0xTgjupBfO9FjV81uTBO5zRoy7Bp-sD/s320/PXL_20220611_114135752.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The location of Lobster Cove Head<b> Light</b>(house) wasn't just happenstance but intentionally chosen as the setting gave the light beam a 180-degree sweep north to south and out into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The light could be seen over 12 nautical miles offshore in decent weather.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11bjWdefTChgj0tzHVkGNZeZvAuTo8gn3ajtkcm8dAf3OHM1vqfL0oDmvrXYMtlC48VxJRBBJ58uKnmtD_zpaFbhucZLc39npLDcUxYML5fLpTr7GV_WrFmxM_58BNpwqVTb7Er9crrQ0fCBMNrljI5593fri_pvVqEpKsCe_AT8cD1hD-El_d-UP/s4032/PXL_20220611_113949451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11bjWdefTChgj0tzHVkGNZeZvAuTo8gn3ajtkcm8dAf3OHM1vqfL0oDmvrXYMtlC48VxJRBBJ58uKnmtD_zpaFbhucZLc39npLDcUxYML5fLpTr7GV_WrFmxM_58BNpwqVTb7Er9crrQ0fCBMNrljI5593fri_pvVqEpKsCe_AT8cD1hD-El_d-UP/s320/PXL_20220611_113949451.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKHqcxg4z-Cs6hT4zbxdTAiz_J7IgHwceD-SFWEwuFDrL134UMYMWNXkFH41dDPHJ1WCdyCCyMoUxMuib-ME3mzZxb30fGoeBk_zWFpC1OC1vQU4jUBfHA7-dEtn8W90xHkYdUZ7PSNLFahz4VJe0-3zuMGTzj_8KQ0z4DoMI3yhH6IBuh3MLwcxN/s4032/PXL_20220611_114148302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAKHqcxg4z-Cs6hT4zbxdTAiz_J7IgHwceD-SFWEwuFDrL134UMYMWNXkFH41dDPHJ1WCdyCCyMoUxMuib-ME3mzZxb30fGoeBk_zWFpC1OC1vQU4jUBfHA7-dEtn8W90xHkYdUZ7PSNLFahz4VJe0-3zuMGTzj_8KQ0z4DoMI3yhH6IBuh3MLwcxN/s320/PXL_20220611_114148302.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For more than a hundred years, this clapboard building wasn't just a home but also a workplace for the lighthouse keeper and his family. The families who lived in this windy cliff-top setting put in gardens, kept chickens and a cow, hauled water year-round from a well, and hunted caribou or traded with their neighbors. Some supplies were purchased but the families toiled hard to gather, grow or make much of what was needed to get by.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdD-_koyhASaULErx7KRfMZGZJYSlUUjTAXXCbWXde-ewYbPzb8tLt1ViIWx5PKgJtqw4NShzQrU4utNQrnb8XwFQRR-rnAqty8_vmt2PhBO_2W4T5fHS32vLwYYZzeSe4QDjfCQ-211CfKRwY-jg9BqaPDbyYjQ8hd2bN7iesXhFVOIeSW3wR9eVl/s4032/PXL_20220611_114213393.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdD-_koyhASaULErx7KRfMZGZJYSlUUjTAXXCbWXde-ewYbPzb8tLt1ViIWx5PKgJtqw4NShzQrU4utNQrnb8XwFQRR-rnAqty8_vmt2PhBO_2W4T5fHS32vLwYYZzeSe4QDjfCQ-211CfKRwY-jg9BqaPDbyYjQ8hd2bN7iesXhFVOIeSW3wR9eVl/s320/PXL_20220611_114213393.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Keeper <b>William Young</b> and his family in 1914:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxFu_VcxV76ZxIydxtxfukaxgNE4zmMu3pYAW6EArWa1xd4RJrnp8MyLeTOlztEfzMhBAeWZpydQ0zZd0jwsJcbl7r1648TVhpUUth_QjzLDIWHrGvStzzy8uE3p5yyvVZY42AL8ZTH8idMwh-pEqYtJcL0iqP2TAfyJyEL34WEeXg4kW8lvtEOgr/s4032/PXL_20220611_114305698.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUxFu_VcxV76ZxIydxtxfukaxgNE4zmMu3pYAW6EArWa1xd4RJrnp8MyLeTOlztEfzMhBAeWZpydQ0zZd0jwsJcbl7r1648TVhpUUth_QjzLDIWHrGvStzzy8uE3p5yyvVZY42AL8ZTH8idMwh-pEqYtJcL0iqP2TAfyJyEL34WEeXg4kW8lvtEOgr/s320/PXL_20220611_114305698.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">His descendant,<b> George Young,</b> was the last keeper circa 1966. I read that some Young family members still live nearby.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KSr-aWS0A4gm5YFfJ0y5mprBOKp8LpImx8rtBW_rNaL_p8QUlthOuGxea8_Ib5wSyk3uwpsMY0718cRW3C5gpO3SmxNfZDy7SNlv7tegRK5R4zPPY06XiqqfiPkyU1bze-fZvNsb8JnfrGO0iJSNOUXnqtHtSEauuJH6KtXhtvqm6UzZ5oBTMtpF/s4032/PXL_20220611_114252123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2927" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3KSr-aWS0A4gm5YFfJ0y5mprBOKp8LpImx8rtBW_rNaL_p8QUlthOuGxea8_Ib5wSyk3uwpsMY0718cRW3C5gpO3SmxNfZDy7SNlv7tegRK5R4zPPY06XiqqfiPkyU1bze-fZvNsb8JnfrGO0iJSNOUXnqtHtSEauuJH6KtXhtvqm6UzZ5oBTMtpF/s320/PXL_20220611_114252123.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As much as we loved the views from the lighthouse, I had to admit the place was entirely too desolate for me for anything long-term.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1YQ2rXviNNZsoxzT8JAz1JlPQvbxiOYaRRibFB5qTA1ENIenGd6RLNi6Je2RSXmYgfwGFyyT0cgTChosEkDvea3thTAb7g1rBKdk4lkZvCN96x4-3K2u-M1elz0O5of9dO7Mr-MyWMeNTrrtcMfjVEqNC16vEK56kBwMul1mE5p0nREZZnLqWoDKP/s4032/PXL_20220611_114734070.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1YQ2rXviNNZsoxzT8JAz1JlPQvbxiOYaRRibFB5qTA1ENIenGd6RLNi6Je2RSXmYgfwGFyyT0cgTChosEkDvea3thTAb7g1rBKdk4lkZvCN96x4-3K2u-M1elz0O5of9dO7Mr-MyWMeNTrrtcMfjVEqNC16vEK56kBwMul1mE5p0nREZZnLqWoDKP/s320/PXL_20220611_114734070.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Although visitors weren't able to get close to the lighthouse, a path to the shoreline was a nice alternative.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvRdELXKBhWNx_2hn-BjNsJ4F039Au9gyvfv-ChhjYJ_h_0w7GDhfLWTAzIMYOcDHKSrbH5eRQuYsH9zV3TNLuPfHLuFpb9kTIWJDxtcvapRgf1s_lJrcLddGXV1TBL5BuS6WEKyWRHU4SkWwKQUglvLbG_6v0OavATxgyHuuoAtNRaYS0NXN2d-e/s4032/PXL_20220611_115510543.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOvRdELXKBhWNx_2hn-BjNsJ4F039Au9gyvfv-ChhjYJ_h_0w7GDhfLWTAzIMYOcDHKSrbH5eRQuYsH9zV3TNLuPfHLuFpb9kTIWJDxtcvapRgf1s_lJrcLddGXV1TBL5BuS6WEKyWRHU4SkWwKQUglvLbG_6v0OavATxgyHuuoAtNRaYS0NXN2d-e/s320/PXL_20220611_115510543.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A string of small communities once dotted this wind-lashed coastline that was now <b>Gros Morne National Park.</b> Drawn by abundant salmon, cod, and lobster, fishing families set down roots in the early 1800s in almost every coastal indent from here northward.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wZsFsEEyrMmOZqCx8lID4K0iZ5o8rCgsG5rnWeyjR47ogOOZt8NXPVnKvA26Vc08RSPePrwHAk_j88cpyTZT5uDffNQrzc__KMD6JuV5eNRAZb9mEnVLbQOAXO98TdJ7pX-kJ8yN1PTGPwieM8XFvS2Iwylugi2SWIgsaX_hUWtpHN_PG70sk3Xp/s4032/PXL_20220611_115529376.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wZsFsEEyrMmOZqCx8lID4K0iZ5o8rCgsG5rnWeyjR47ogOOZt8NXPVnKvA26Vc08RSPePrwHAk_j88cpyTZT5uDffNQrzc__KMD6JuV5eNRAZb9mEnVLbQOAXO98TdJ7pX-kJ8yN1PTGPwieM8XFvS2Iwylugi2SWIgsaX_hUWtpHN_PG70sk3Xp/s320/PXL_20220611_115529376.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>As winters on the exposed coast were so brutal, some families were spurred to move to more sheltered bays after fishing was done. Then, over time, more and more of the smaller settlements were inhabited only seasonally. Finally, with the creation of the national park in the 1970s, the last families were forced to </span><span>relocate - some not happily - from the remaining communities, including here at Lobster Cove.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZIjJaer5tmaeYOdSDPDUTscu_EBpgVVmOIefCUrHesH45HLM26SDgVQRCjvbR4uK76bpAMSzpEBnmyvpaEGxRr84PR2LEIA3kCu3786ptCHUeaP6rKSFJE7PVwZl6iWtLol1mhyeYzyMnZldcu9H6htRI-AAc_LHDhgoqzf3x9Aro8JxhcpYAhC4L/s4032/PXL_20220611_114547340.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZIjJaer5tmaeYOdSDPDUTscu_EBpgVVmOIefCUrHesH45HLM26SDgVQRCjvbR4uK76bpAMSzpEBnmyvpaEGxRr84PR2LEIA3kCu3786ptCHUeaP6rKSFJE7PVwZl6iWtLol1mhyeYzyMnZldcu9H6htRI-AAc_LHDhgoqzf3x9Aro8JxhcpYAhC4L/s320/PXL_20220611_114547340.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If we <i>really</i> used our imagination, we could spot some old potato rows from a keeper's garden.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLClR5WAe0fnmRAQkRCBUTTZPGR6qB2Lznul-Sg9heW9PMDr0m7GqABeC8o7EvFEdMjPwyh4WWIvxfqq0u3OOpLoc7PT0ustVm4cvjfVxIDXHIW6gVfIACP5-hrMAE4Xr1qcqJOkyqtH7jwOrnb56aw6J3Ukj33eLlHB3ZpRPL7qwmLEgjuDo8ATR1/s3716/PXL_20220611_115007119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2831" data-original-width="3716" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLClR5WAe0fnmRAQkRCBUTTZPGR6qB2Lznul-Sg9heW9PMDr0m7GqABeC8o7EvFEdMjPwyh4WWIvxfqq0u3OOpLoc7PT0ustVm4cvjfVxIDXHIW6gVfIACP5-hrMAE4Xr1qcqJOkyqtH7jwOrnb56aw6J3Ukj33eLlHB3ZpRPL7qwmLEgjuDo8ATR1/s320/PXL_20220611_115007119.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9cOzRSCs9IBWlCnFkMFOQmFOG5fPQhrbGRoFL7r6Ep-7P-S7nTvuBHOBddrwV5OzM4oygo8ATZrZ8xoF3W4f310_D7kHfzrQGtsfyGOeyUVA9ccM4BsdrsEKBMzA__TI15JBfvihWUKybi1zNE7O_VoXM6PATejwGHBWxlTmhO9ifCOFMgA1J-OlX/s320/PXL_20220611_120726788.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Further north was the minuscule community of <b>Green Poin</b>t located in the national park.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGf6XjHiGibbs3W_kEwX_3MutBTCaxX26vcnJlqCQv9TC_aXmjpOL6cz1bv-Nz0TKL9IdDloD_h7NTp56q00ZL3GfA8vzyaqJ9Mftvl_GM4T900fFVvOWnPa7AdN_e5XViUYR8bdE8GeOUm0tLmqygJaHPx4GYPvH4f8VXav3gxWpYhIwYQ6YuoCz/s4032/PXL_20220611_122717594.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuj7UkQsHpXWVkOAMmRbXO7w2AHovcibUUsGqPdY-RdpmbepuXdqf-hcgAZVNyOJs-8oZesDCEwWvxsf81uqDyN0TWFBPnXLxFk9whrs6QbeWwA4GN7oBtoLFPQkt-rs0CEVccdcAxDLWM03l3D3V44tgzhbFQIJKHvXKHebyz2Fe12AyORbvZBzM/s320/PXL_20220611_123408604.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not only were the cliffs at Green Point stunning to look at, but they also had an interesting history as they contained fossils of the <b>graptolite Rhandinopora.</b> They were 'colonial animals' that had lived in the ocean hundreds of millions of years ago and originally lived attached to the sea bed before evolving into planktonic or free-floating forms.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0kzaSLPaTJtV5iVDy-G8Ixubsss8hJC0o4ouHDPOhx-qekopXgJ4ydMH5zMqOe-HKXJfyrvT002CsW765BXZUlNPxmtBedwhMKPCvTgUR3C8jbur5xVK5GI_RvVBylYWKgF6A1aR0MSgT4poEPqloKt9hXtlbqnQZbTTT-0Ag2Sgh-LS1p2A8C7A/s4032/PXL_20220611_123514169.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0kzaSLPaTJtV5iVDy-G8Ixubsss8hJC0o4ouHDPOhx-qekopXgJ4ydMH5zMqOe-HKXJfyrvT002CsW765BXZUlNPxmtBedwhMKPCvTgUR3C8jbur5xVK5GI_RvVBylYWKgF6A1aR0MSgT4poEPqloKt9hXtlbqnQZbTTT-0Ag2Sgh-LS1p2A8C7A/s320/PXL_20220611_123514169.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">These rocks were originally flat with each layer forming in mud and organic debris settled to the floor of the ancient ocean. Younger layers were deposited on top of older layers. Tectonic forces tilted the rocks so that now the older layers were on top and younger layers were on the bottom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4P4KhnOv8kXiUSBP4_4y_9ZJ2MUtBUy_QK78p_S4W4PSIWi5tMYVjYiPUyjkhM0E0LbEHXTIbJhiXz2KfuNXQ2QjuodvL88N3C5CPaG4ylbwddDSQqZEQrSe8cuFR8K4z5kxIivGOd1rOdQntfWYs-Z9sdENHHCxCr4d2oOyNGFszTw4G6mZvnXs/s4032/PXL_20220611_123749869.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf4P4KhnOv8kXiUSBP4_4y_9ZJ2MUtBUy_QK78p_S4W4PSIWi5tMYVjYiPUyjkhM0E0LbEHXTIbJhiXz2KfuNXQ2QjuodvL88N3C5CPaG4ylbwddDSQqZEQrSe8cuFR8K4z5kxIivGOd1rOdQntfWYs-Z9sdENHHCxCr4d2oOyNGFszTw4G6mZvnXs/s320/PXL_20220611_123749869.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I had to brace my legs in the stiff winds so I wouldn't fall. We had to steer clear of getting too close to the cliffs for fear of being tossed over!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dEDOAePHKY-VTM_XfBX0LWzhwxrvSaBStkgn7iqIGtVW8Y1Wlo5c1yZuAvinr3yo-E1IB_fer_QMHq4lPdp4oL5xCxigmMc3wZfwgys_wo2Rff2XNq96es0rfuITIanMMdxywYVZzzx-IoLXmKeqQ4NGmVY0UmASeAXsh7cQ_SDB4VG8U1EskLAU/s3264/PXL_20220611_123610926.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dEDOAePHKY-VTM_XfBX0LWzhwxrvSaBStkgn7iqIGtVW8Y1Wlo5c1yZuAvinr3yo-E1IB_fer_QMHq4lPdp4oL5xCxigmMc3wZfwgys_wo2Rff2XNq96es0rfuITIanMMdxywYVZzzx-IoLXmKeqQ4NGmVY0UmASeAXsh7cQ_SDB4VG8U1EskLAU/s320/PXL_20220611_123610926.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPNSXcAvTJuG4rvOqiB_Fj_wM_kVkfubnwMD2erYFsgH1r0b4NMhvfxzi8NVNm3GOXFYqgSkzgzg_tfl_gLz5ymKxV-WByqAM-LOvqHbdU0MrMfxevZs6DZZN-5PDoLowqtzGJw2FHoEo0N0jtQg_p0elqx0OBY_KjUE3CyYu3re2WW1vsKoawVdS/s4032/PXL_20220611_124231869.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPNSXcAvTJuG4rvOqiB_Fj_wM_kVkfubnwMD2erYFsgH1r0b4NMhvfxzi8NVNm3GOXFYqgSkzgzg_tfl_gLz5ymKxV-WByqAM-LOvqHbdU0MrMfxevZs6DZZN-5PDoLowqtzGJw2FHoEo0N0jtQg_p0elqx0OBY_KjUE3CyYu3re2WW1vsKoawVdS/s320/PXL_20220611_124231869.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Overlooking the cliffs was one of the province's iconic red chairs to take in the stupendous views.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikVPVDLi_y6tibHP17l7WHwdci81rE5CGYtxRA6KJsi4i--8x-sXHpi3pSG2pgWEEUC6h9EW5cQiWlx6oroGM7_TqstGdYBMYwT-UqC1PqhHvUXO045mIre3tLe3s341-4pSMZnANyAVx1DgrP5MVhwinxM9d2KHbCILtu1RkcErvSp8olc_45y4Nt/s3024/PXL_20220611_124424691~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2182" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikVPVDLi_y6tibHP17l7WHwdci81rE5CGYtxRA6KJsi4i--8x-sXHpi3pSG2pgWEEUC6h9EW5cQiWlx6oroGM7_TqstGdYBMYwT-UqC1PqhHvUXO045mIre3tLe3s341-4pSMZnANyAVx1DgrP5MVhwinxM9d2KHbCILtu1RkcErvSp8olc_45y4Nt/s320/PXL_20220611_124424691~2.jpg" width="231" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As we had plenty of time before our boat departure on <b>Western Brook Pond,</b> we backtracked several kilometers to <b>Berry Pond Trail.</b> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYiIjBonkaZrMcTG1yP5anmzG09ox7MHsOFTBPeLXKyWoOSM_pZMFSj3-nKOQLgCjNohQqwEZH4m6RkQ-vfmz07Yk9E2GTdmd5QgYobCUwqvuiF0scDgeMTE3oEaRvKx3Dg6xva4SHaF_dta-_KBUbB2AJJ8dhkz85eYTETc0uT2K_zq1QvLSt3Ot/s4032/PXL_20220611_131156657.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGYiIjBonkaZrMcTG1yP5anmzG09ox7MHsOFTBPeLXKyWoOSM_pZMFSj3-nKOQLgCjNohQqwEZH4m6RkQ-vfmz07Yk9E2GTdmd5QgYobCUwqvuiF0scDgeMTE3oEaRvKx3Dg6xva4SHaF_dta-_KBUbB2AJJ8dhkz85eYTETc0uT2K_zq1QvLSt3Ot/s320/PXL_20220611_131156657.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The trail took us through a dense forest and bogs that were typical of the park's coastal lowlands. We'd hoped to see some waterfowl and songbirds along the trail.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqOap9_UWUfr-LMtsehZWw_fIS7qpJ-jXUQWa5V0a_Zq1gkmQdiw93I45Xh8QOI1ZkPx2Q3_e6W9aThMBMTcFu-4WWVH6bk4sAaJBW6aJxvG4hh7uPmoufG3GjN6DWNUkBb8x21jc0c8Qg8RodoHRMfFGp_ui9zYzfO6fLbrIAVM3jIU_UydPli7J2/s4032/PXL_20220611_130546853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqOap9_UWUfr-LMtsehZWw_fIS7qpJ-jXUQWa5V0a_Zq1gkmQdiw93I45Xh8QOI1ZkPx2Q3_e6W9aThMBMTcFu-4WWVH6bk4sAaJBW6aJxvG4hh7uPmoufG3GjN6DWNUkBb8x21jc0c8Qg8RodoHRMfFGp_ui9zYzfO6fLbrIAVM3jIU_UydPli7J2/s320/PXL_20220611_130546853.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The term 'pond' had a connotation in Newfoundland that was sure different from anything Steven and I were used to as they were large bodies of water in this part of the world and not merely 'ponds' as we knew them.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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That was a shame as we felt we didn't do this pond enough justice.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dedCJUsl-JPfNL7_tuAsNpSA7HcvsSX2u8vhm_E6_4hM13Hm66UqonSvjkqLVpr0sEfJVXYyJ_fimZerp6Sui4-ArBfMvpTkva41ecPvGu6LsIKi4adF3XlSQoGR68ccKkBtev-UM5KrVyXMDoh7oN7cqwcS-ncYxWjXr2XgLBnuz8Gh_J8anUPs/s4032/PXL_20220611_131031929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dedCJUsl-JPfNL7_tuAsNpSA7HcvsSX2u8vhm_E6_4hM13Hm66UqonSvjkqLVpr0sEfJVXYyJ_fimZerp6Sui4-ArBfMvpTkva41ecPvGu6LsIKi4adF3XlSQoGR68ccKkBtev-UM5KrVyXMDoh7oN7cqwcS-ncYxWjXr2XgLBnuz8Gh_J8anUPs/s320/PXL_20220611_131031929.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The trail to the shores of Western Brook Pond with the hugely impressive backdrop of the <b>Long Range Mountains</b> was a delight in and of itself without the lure of a long boat ride at the end. Along the way, we crossed bogs and forested ridges of Gros Morne's coastal lowlands. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1uo9dTE3fOYK0kvDrKuyQAzZnSNAuDZjRkbcrNJPs7s-Xyn9APVxIEZakytnt0hHCFdzxzZOg971-kmE0K7O5ZQwfJtJQIta5pGpB9bOfXnR9bENaik-H1ps5MhxwnzqJJfOZuCr-MIBlUZZ6SlDafARktLLNM51Pf7Atr9QOl0zit6eKQBFo0NI/s4032/PXL_20220611_135339850.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1uo9dTE3fOYK0kvDrKuyQAzZnSNAuDZjRkbcrNJPs7s-Xyn9APVxIEZakytnt0hHCFdzxzZOg971-kmE0K7O5ZQwfJtJQIta5pGpB9bOfXnR9bENaik-H1ps5MhxwnzqJJfOZuCr-MIBlUZZ6SlDafARktLLNM51Pf7Atr9QOl0zit6eKQBFo0NI/s320/PXL_20220611_135339850.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8P-LIiumH7u09AvLRdBbAnCPh0pCmH_WOZRJu-tBTX2RxhZEb-23_CLpvNUnt0-LhUOmnS8lRiz4KE3_B4TA7ZkhF33Pg9lmvBGOAIA3Wf_OppyiRMl8rTbjmMxKE5Uu2sCREYBm9nQ5Oev6-09p0r_vt-JsSSx71EJF63xZOcQnVsXQrr0aIkbpy/s4032/PXL_20220611_135559413.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8P-LIiumH7u09AvLRdBbAnCPh0pCmH_WOZRJu-tBTX2RxhZEb-23_CLpvNUnt0-LhUOmnS8lRiz4KE3_B4TA7ZkhF33Pg9lmvBGOAIA3Wf_OppyiRMl8rTbjmMxKE5Uu2sCREYBm9nQ5Oev6-09p0r_vt-JsSSx71EJF63xZOcQnVsXQrr0aIkbpy/s320/PXL_20220611_135559413.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-7kpLlJrjNuNIyUiZWxNm6uAZfpwQ-i8PdhRse6zmicuCZQEedAhVXhYvUJrGIlBMutsRFFh7ot9iKTM8mz2nb7ZyOK7u4HjDbhpWJPTD4ETwellMg3-VH0EXKlMuG719Qa4QAGrjdZTFUR-CmBCdtLuvaAtGSp9QW4qaVk1djmWoBR8K0FBMeMa/s4032/PXL_20220611_135730035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-7kpLlJrjNuNIyUiZWxNm6uAZfpwQ-i8PdhRse6zmicuCZQEedAhVXhYvUJrGIlBMutsRFFh7ot9iKTM8mz2nb7ZyOK7u4HjDbhpWJPTD4ETwellMg3-VH0EXKlMuG719Qa4QAGrjdZTFUR-CmBCdtLuvaAtGSp9QW4qaVk1djmWoBR8K0FBMeMa/s320/PXL_20220611_135730035.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUXYVg0Hw5HGLcHfO_ds35F19v_6Wg_5VZItczNlJ8c0B2bQs7QZAlr32NhzEcyaYVMt_SAmIz85TddBvdFd3pAD0RMkSQu9BzI9m2lEf1b1h6V4rJMUHYMXhL2kSRBp6BXUnScBOVTk1XoCbyntTYpNDGmN26fkWiEPNfy8GGOEfF088aU4XbYEi/s4032/PXL_20220611_140343954.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUXYVg0Hw5HGLcHfO_ds35F19v_6Wg_5VZItczNlJ8c0B2bQs7QZAlr32NhzEcyaYVMt_SAmIz85TddBvdFd3pAD0RMkSQu9BzI9m2lEf1b1h6V4rJMUHYMXhL2kSRBp6BXUnScBOVTk1XoCbyntTYpNDGmN26fkWiEPNfy8GGOEfF088aU4XbYEi/s320/PXL_20220611_140343954.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The wind was so strong that waves whipped across <b>Snug Harbour</b> and even blew across the trail.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsaDzrSxhenB16hgLz-RP5AsHyeWd3z2kIHvOhl6R4g_W5QLPSdNssh_3MKJlyMvOINkKahljstNj9IT5wiaL0fMli_ut5y4xMvMDKhlqWBDPwaovqLFXFs0MvgUOFZ2jpP312gw8cfT53CHVHnkAzTHN2A_T8Dm1zXHrmql3TdAbosYfPFbncv3V/s3749/PXL_20220611_140332049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3749" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsaDzrSxhenB16hgLz-RP5AsHyeWd3z2kIHvOhl6R4g_W5QLPSdNssh_3MKJlyMvOINkKahljstNj9IT5wiaL0fMli_ut5y4xMvMDKhlqWBDPwaovqLFXFs0MvgUOFZ2jpP312gw8cfT53CHVHnkAzTHN2A_T8Dm1zXHrmql3TdAbosYfPFbncv3V/s320/PXL_20220611_140332049.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We learned that the tour boats used to be moored here at Snug Harbour until Parks Canada told the boat operator, <b>Bontours</b>, that they could no longer tow their boats across the bogs because of environmental concerns. Now, the boats had to be brought in pieces by Sikorsky helicopters and assembled in a boat shed by the pond!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQw9OaUM4KsUjbtYf9utWaW9odsY7bnZiQwnGivZ3wYQX7P40vG4TVVPlwTBYMkUmH7Vbg71wFa4gkwpxWF3_v3c8enUiUIuEPsZJ8L2clcNq3Vvx_GSM1M0VQQu7ix6axro6m3z-uW3rwx_hGbXIliZ-C7Amgi3feEhTqBRx90rr5fdodkoi4okDa/s4032/PXL_20220611_140439746.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQw9OaUM4KsUjbtYf9utWaW9odsY7bnZiQwnGivZ3wYQX7P40vG4TVVPlwTBYMkUmH7Vbg71wFa4gkwpxWF3_v3c8enUiUIuEPsZJ8L2clcNq3Vvx_GSM1M0VQQu7ix6axro6m3z-uW3rwx_hGbXIliZ-C7Amgi3feEhTqBRx90rr5fdodkoi4okDa/s320/PXL_20220611_140439746.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijv4dSEGfqechLqlcXjrCGmGzxdhoaVCobVmXWRDTuys4FOqeHWZfMBnZn-yRICgy-NxwSHTRd01Y8MgojaqLQkcOsHQHjcmKLJPu9gNYf4KuYFjO4-IGY4z3Eb9yisLv-T3IInQVQFw9qUEdH12UqBebaJ7Ckt7odHadJrMp4k1LPBcMS10rsJPp3/s3264/PXL_20220611_140357167.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijv4dSEGfqechLqlcXjrCGmGzxdhoaVCobVmXWRDTuys4FOqeHWZfMBnZn-yRICgy-NxwSHTRd01Y8MgojaqLQkcOsHQHjcmKLJPu9gNYf4KuYFjO4-IGY4z3Eb9yisLv-T3IInQVQFw9qUEdH12UqBebaJ7Ckt7odHadJrMp4k1LPBcMS10rsJPp3/s320/PXL_20220611_140357167.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After an exciting walk, we reached Western Brook Pond! There had been sustained winds for the entire trail which made the hike more difficult for everyone. We were in good enough shape luckily the wind didn't matter to us but it had to be awfully hard for those with mobility issues as there was no other way to reach the pond.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HAI7WJs9aFUFMAjgduucXB6513nUMEoKvSw4ZfBtWmiKBo4vbHKHkNiqHLAbie9YbSmuaUQkH3VWBXzNVnjC0EXgT9t8SYFIxsqXJGiddyd2yO8by-8mlas6Ra1j8v-cJMkK4qWajkp-v8HMkYZEA4lXPfDcf21C_fRROqfgXSwO-En_JIw-V_63/s4032/PXL_20220611_142417495.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HAI7WJs9aFUFMAjgduucXB6513nUMEoKvSw4ZfBtWmiKBo4vbHKHkNiqHLAbie9YbSmuaUQkH3VWBXzNVnjC0EXgT9t8SYFIxsqXJGiddyd2yO8by-8mlas6Ra1j8v-cJMkK4qWajkp-v8HMkYZEA4lXPfDcf21C_fRROqfgXSwO-En_JIw-V_63/s320/PXL_20220611_142417495.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Remember the strong winds that day - they even resulted in getting everyone good and wet as we walked to the boats! There were so many people wanting to get out on the pond, two boats were needed even though it was early in the season.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikT_12OcJ9EpgNHDbLq3t8vnzIgO9kVSnHb7a-RqVrbfjcjcNH85KUG14nHnyIJjnSxez60waMeqrtpSRfXZkfZ3-ddNezqlmUE7emheN7x2_FyXanR8agPGJ4rJq9cQA1XIE_QkXgqG-WliB50mqVfSX1Kv9o39VTnZ-V7oY_nmEY69AJOGBxcAC_/s4032/PXL_20220611_144504400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikT_12OcJ9EpgNHDbLq3t8vnzIgO9kVSnHb7a-RqVrbfjcjcNH85KUG14nHnyIJjnSxez60waMeqrtpSRfXZkfZ3-ddNezqlmUE7emheN7x2_FyXanR8agPGJ4rJq9cQA1XIE_QkXgqG-WliB50mqVfSX1Kv9o39VTnZ-V7oY_nmEY69AJOGBxcAC_/s320/PXL_20220611_144504400.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once we were all aboard, we were warned we would all get sprayed because of the high winds - I almost laughed, as how different would that be from what we'd already experienced on the hike to the boat!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1u7WDRUod4GN5IaAmyI5dqiyfcxQvbZ2kuBG5croCc8gAz7xyqkXu5mwt0wW5TDjlTnQZaJqtKUWji5qUqWXAEO1ggIpyCmO363SB5pBvX64bUiaWeQ6iqw-Ufcoms1M9chkqwLYwYEJkVtWeWCweBTgKQqSkb8YE8eTjoyAtpyKbR5UKGtGSjul/s4032/PXL_20220611_143021317.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ1u7WDRUod4GN5IaAmyI5dqiyfcxQvbZ2kuBG5croCc8gAz7xyqkXu5mwt0wW5TDjlTnQZaJqtKUWji5qUqWXAEO1ggIpyCmO363SB5pBvX64bUiaWeQ6iqw-Ufcoms1M9chkqwLYwYEJkVtWeWCweBTgKQqSkb8YE8eTjoyAtpyKbR5UKGtGSjul/s320/PXL_20220611_143021317.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQL42t6e1DOmD72hPJuoLFM4WibSII4FZAsaOXMLiWlUmP3vaBqhdlsxzePVyMZ50onWiE1TX2UUdgsvE4IY2QY9ENcnwCV68c6R7mOwsWiI3gFUoLGm1vH8Fyfca4vDOvKbTgstr9XOHx3vQ9kZlpSvKMVxaMRexrsinbFIhWeZ1R135g_RCnNuQu/s4032/PXL_20220611_145502901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQL42t6e1DOmD72hPJuoLFM4WibSII4FZAsaOXMLiWlUmP3vaBqhdlsxzePVyMZ50onWiE1TX2UUdgsvE4IY2QY9ENcnwCV68c6R7mOwsWiI3gFUoLGm1vH8Fyfca4vDOvKbTgstr9XOHx3vQ9kZlpSvKMVxaMRexrsinbFIhWeZ1R135g_RCnNuQu/s320/PXL_20220611_145502901.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The mountains' steep escarpment marked a crack or fault in the earth's crust that was created when continents collided about 400 million years ago. When the land on the far side of the fault was thrust up and over the land on this side, it resulted in the buckling of the lowlands' rocks.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVjb6eVnchp1g-FbS2CqJwmToVnaXCTKntGpYwiTnOOgnL-emcp_qY_RIrh5851FtvGHJEkFRAaqPCWOoHH_jwUFOBaPwUMIFm0NJG7-dfv9ZBbiXzQGFk3HdAlwqJ6UEMKy637N7IFaPfuHLbdWb9t5VUF8XRrxXq7PIrFiKRauks-g6N5EXCGCs/s4032/PXL_20220611_150225541.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVjb6eVnchp1g-FbS2CqJwmToVnaXCTKntGpYwiTnOOgnL-emcp_qY_RIrh5851FtvGHJEkFRAaqPCWOoHH_jwUFOBaPwUMIFm0NJG7-dfv9ZBbiXzQGFk3HdAlwqJ6UEMKy637N7IFaPfuHLbdWb9t5VUF8XRrxXq7PIrFiKRauks-g6N5EXCGCs/s320/PXL_20220611_150225541.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The guide remarked that as the cliffs surrounding the pond could be seen from 48 kms away, they were like a beacon. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiKtDMdQ6F0-7XMn_82UktVI6DYOp_pgINgVrP4goGWtf2gbKWjE1DmiOK6jJOPcNACgIUInjN05lVyT896zTp1xhiWnp67d4fWyMwsenTX617rcDoI8lNUIaDcv3C4BQS-GluYl-j4rhE8WBkc84TPGf0rSexokc9ubUv9GNjSTdIUWzytWH-Lb_/s3258/PXL_20220611_150514632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3258" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjiKtDMdQ6F0-7XMn_82UktVI6DYOp_pgINgVrP4goGWtf2gbKWjE1DmiOK6jJOPcNACgIUInjN05lVyT896zTp1xhiWnp67d4fWyMwsenTX617rcDoI8lNUIaDcv3C4BQS-GluYl-j4rhE8WBkc84TPGf0rSexokc9ubUv9GNjSTdIUWzytWH-Lb_/s320/PXL_20220611_150514632.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Western Brook had been a 'true' fjord until 9,000 years ago when freshwater floated in. N</span>ow considered an inland fjord with pristine water, the pond was one of the national park's crown jewels that was a billion years in the making.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpY1XcAq4rNNAEpNrLf6aTSKpoKkDW3uXztLHUGsUoqNeZYbUkIJ1Fr018sxJ0LHnluBGI-7VyLNCjTyeDF9b-7d1n3nF6ncOQD7Olq7hV7SgK2S9Tn8NvZsKQGzIs84dLNivQ63-cFsb_YahAy2ZXuNvS93yQQ3qKyslxkeH6bRoAu4Nn62guZ0U/s4032/PXL_20220611_151302934.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRpY1XcAq4rNNAEpNrLf6aTSKpoKkDW3uXztLHUGsUoqNeZYbUkIJ1Fr018sxJ0LHnluBGI-7VyLNCjTyeDF9b-7d1n3nF6ncOQD7Olq7hV7SgK2S9Tn8NvZsKQGzIs84dLNivQ63-cFsb_YahAy2ZXuNvS93yQQ3qKyslxkeH6bRoAu4Nn62guZ0U/s320/PXL_20220611_151302934.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgZUryKObiF0WwpYn2MUCllCHy-XprS8mbNr-IW1PfYovm7NVdRmhhGbJXWsF9ed0bZ_4lcnoyB1hoAkTNzuTb5TJdJXpY19tFsaj4WRpto2SNIvSnuTteXoq31vbEjSBlFPCjphWbzGLUsqe9JPTnCYRwtAM047IShlQD1VE01iaVPlMVaEDT6Rv/s3264/PXL_20220611_151317622.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgZUryKObiF0WwpYn2MUCllCHy-XprS8mbNr-IW1PfYovm7NVdRmhhGbJXWsF9ed0bZ_4lcnoyB1hoAkTNzuTb5TJdJXpY19tFsaj4WRpto2SNIvSnuTteXoq31vbEjSBlFPCjphWbzGLUsqe9JPTnCYRwtAM047IShlQD1VE01iaVPlMVaEDT6Rv/s320/PXL_20220611_151317622.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>We know there are UNESCO world heritage sites</span><span> scattered across the world - Egypt boasts the pyramids, Australia the Great Barrier Reef, Machu Picchu in Peru, and the list goes on. Newfoundland is blessed to have Gros Morne National Park, an amazing geological slice of the ancient world. The flattened Long Range Mountains were part of the ancient Appalachian Mountains.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LUph5gND7XAh-UvJYjOd1mUOGsVG5GIFnIFlpWrjhNzDksyEoxO-TDUyC5S-h_SPd08NDtKUiPS14wbXG9xIBDQ92onLrZuj7ywohz4-CzQ6SAFPuccAnJC7xRhZu6ucxSIVqwqRlkPNe1tCa3A4eQLLN7erf-jzm47J32-BLDom1sKLzb30zu_t/s4032/PXL_20220611_151421816.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LUph5gND7XAh-UvJYjOd1mUOGsVG5GIFnIFlpWrjhNzDksyEoxO-TDUyC5S-h_SPd08NDtKUiPS14wbXG9xIBDQ92onLrZuj7ywohz4-CzQ6SAFPuccAnJC7xRhZu6ucxSIVqwqRlkPNe1tCa3A4eQLLN7erf-jzm47J32-BLDom1sKLzb30zu_t/s320/PXL_20220611_151421816.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When Britain's <b>Prince Edward </b>visited the park in 1987 and declared it a World Heritage Site, he said, "What the Galapagos are to biology, Gros Morne is to geology." That was no exaggeration as the park had a colossal geological heritage with remnants of the world's first supercontinent.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit459ZqjXOmDZwjHmCyL7p8vpG8JBgRYOG2l0KBtw14dMrYW8TOc8Fnz8VqOKoqxUusgazjf-7MRgO1fLoJLwta_85j399stYDiJ-_dbKIZ1mzOArao1oMtPrn_QkFCcHsOD7UEmZnBX2XdNGO1DfJjYvf65gGLpv6zYzWs8hgpF-_BmLoxfrc3n2F/s4032/PXL_20220611_151654063.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit459ZqjXOmDZwjHmCyL7p8vpG8JBgRYOG2l0KBtw14dMrYW8TOc8Fnz8VqOKoqxUusgazjf-7MRgO1fLoJLwta_85j399stYDiJ-_dbKIZ1mzOArao1oMtPrn_QkFCcHsOD7UEmZnBX2XdNGO1DfJjYvf65gGLpv6zYzWs8hgpF-_BmLoxfrc3n2F/s320/PXL_20220611_151654063.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <b>Blue Denim Waterfalls </b>were so named because of the color when the sun hits them at a certain angle.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskD7mhjFHYlEwSuPDsY7GYM0VUP_P4Xhubz7bBXyOuPhylIW1_0jzFR0rW7S7TuLjB59leDe5THgaHLldDCG59xomg4SZaT-3pDJshF5NOgHfcAcUDNJe4xodDGPqJZLEvcVDEM0RechRUxMIo6R5ho9w2XWjAUKOSqUjmUBw0wlZ_cSV7KpOi-5Z/s4032/PXL_20220611_153833438.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskD7mhjFHYlEwSuPDsY7GYM0VUP_P4Xhubz7bBXyOuPhylIW1_0jzFR0rW7S7TuLjB59leDe5THgaHLldDCG59xomg4SZaT-3pDJshF5NOgHfcAcUDNJe4xodDGPqJZLEvcVDEM0RechRUxMIo6R5ho9w2XWjAUKOSqUjmUBw0wlZ_cSV7KpOi-5Z/s320/PXL_20220611_153833438.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Ahead was a glacially carved valley with steep sides.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYEP-zi18i02215o1zWbrXG56l72ln0QH8jtCwRXdYXuWXfOMQqH7Y2h8FKwmt6k_ug53pk9kqE4PEKz4MNoLvtfmHGC62-I3oMOY4goPg3k48_zj67GShytaSS9iBlzU_7muR-nHRU8JLgak3arWPmxZIl95ny81wEE1GOh9tmlznmgkidlQho8x/s4032/PXL_20220611_154002689.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYEP-zi18i02215o1zWbrXG56l72ln0QH8jtCwRXdYXuWXfOMQqH7Y2h8FKwmt6k_ug53pk9kqE4PEKz4MNoLvtfmHGC62-I3oMOY4goPg3k48_zj67GShytaSS9iBlzU_7muR-nHRU8JLgak3arWPmxZIl95ny81wEE1GOh9tmlznmgkidlQho8x/s320/PXL_20220611_154002689.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">The pond was described as one of the purest lakes in the world with "resistant bedrock, a small drainage basin, sparse plant cover, and limited human use" giving Western Brook Pond some of the purest water on the planet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Although the pond was oxygen-rich, its cold waters could only support a few slow-growing plants and animals. Scientists describe the pond's waters as <b>ultra-oligotrophic</b> which was Greek for "very low in nutrients."</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5zNwQcs6r-e97RPXlPS5xqll9n-vnwNdZ-_nydk49P_pSUsjAIkrUCJy6ZFE_9iu5NaYnV6QtJaUUi2P8ePe5CE30Oa2N2OzO6ugkXmiY-6aDDulxZthXQugMX7ZgdOJfBqrXPiGkq46OljxomLNJeIwYnZm6NlNFbTvdzvieS2xll_MuhNBbmh7/s3947/PXL_20220611_154123585.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3947" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI5zNwQcs6r-e97RPXlPS5xqll9n-vnwNdZ-_nydk49P_pSUsjAIkrUCJy6ZFE_9iu5NaYnV6QtJaUUi2P8ePe5CE30Oa2N2OzO6ugkXmiY-6aDDulxZthXQugMX7ZgdOJfBqrXPiGkq46OljxomLNJeIwYnZm6NlNFbTvdzvieS2xll_MuhNBbmh7/s320/PXL_20220611_154123585.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was fun trying to see characters in the rocks - here was the <b>Tin Man</b> of Wizard of Oz fame!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKg96E7ZHzsQ3EKvN3ry0fTh-jroyQf93IbPbq1uof14ca9Kxrh6MhBeFcqIs6gZ7FerKrf7eWaM7weWW7dwQLtAJqCGwaPxdBpwYgW45PxlCDM9NoLvZoIcQAnic_v2bNtXCfDnzjwRhJsIV8rb15YRr5WrsYW7keiw7QozOja8XMrxbSg_TysNmn/s4032/PXL_20220611_154652613.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKg96E7ZHzsQ3EKvN3ry0fTh-jroyQf93IbPbq1uof14ca9Kxrh6MhBeFcqIs6gZ7FerKrf7eWaM7weWW7dwQLtAJqCGwaPxdBpwYgW45PxlCDM9NoLvZoIcQAnic_v2bNtXCfDnzjwRhJsIV8rb15YRr5WrsYW7keiw7QozOja8XMrxbSg_TysNmn/s320/PXL_20220611_154652613.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSf2tejLSYp5LoULRKNmoz2r_FBkWU74C_NTqqKpelBFznb9dQFKnzBbXAKkJUSgy6LtNwKvLEgz2rE3MS6E-ITy-hW0JA-0YwWzOSc_Dh-HccQG3Zx8spubP-1l5fi3LoEulUM-dKv1-CV8-ld0SUP3v1pS0ke_dAnxJKISAKgJ3653WcGWLS_kHz/s3005/PXL_20220611_154703607.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3005" data-original-width="1965" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSf2tejLSYp5LoULRKNmoz2r_FBkWU74C_NTqqKpelBFznb9dQFKnzBbXAKkJUSgy6LtNwKvLEgz2rE3MS6E-ITy-hW0JA-0YwWzOSc_Dh-HccQG3Zx8spubP-1l5fi3LoEulUM-dKv1-CV8-ld0SUP3v1pS0ke_dAnxJKISAKgJ3653WcGWLS_kHz/s320/PXL_20220611_154703607.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDN783RfqHosjABTGueHF4ob-zcMUPhZq6kcesL7w4C-G-fyr66QmWobbOlf282wXRkJ5OogI-57zHHHSFOpMTIHzrVUhEa_udaDzh6CBaQcFLA1aQRFXqlSmsMh3_S_R4dRpGm4OFyPQaQG22W3Iofz2XmVkz9lp8FCd3w9SrSstOReHcWAfvQLld/s4032/PXL_20220611_155218567.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDN783RfqHosjABTGueHF4ob-zcMUPhZq6kcesL7w4C-G-fyr66QmWobbOlf282wXRkJ5OogI-57zHHHSFOpMTIHzrVUhEa_udaDzh6CBaQcFLA1aQRFXqlSmsMh3_S_R4dRpGm4OFyPQaQG22W3Iofz2XmVkz9lp8FCd3w9SrSstOReHcWAfvQLld/s320/PXL_20220611_155218567.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The trees bordering the pond were mostly birch although some spruce were scattered along the shore. Imagine how stunning these trees would look in the fall when they change to golden hues.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_dylxxxCJdeKLsbYEbCB7nmM9xsKqVG3EMYgwFbYf7oBUJhWFuZQW9wJ1CZunJ0wsuSaChe-vLMdzl3yk9WWkNGvZrHQvtBpr5h838lkpwkSkc9dSkZ9Hq4WMk5j23kRa5e88WlSQMCUjt-Ei57zDXQXdgDZRvvwS5DUoOo5juz9uk1yI2LTw1ik/s4032/PXL_20220611_155345616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_dylxxxCJdeKLsbYEbCB7nmM9xsKqVG3EMYgwFbYf7oBUJhWFuZQW9wJ1CZunJ0wsuSaChe-vLMdzl3yk9WWkNGvZrHQvtBpr5h838lkpwkSkc9dSkZ9Hq4WMk5j23kRa5e88WlSQMCUjt-Ei57zDXQXdgDZRvvwS5DUoOo5juz9uk1yI2LTw1ik/s320/PXL_20220611_155345616.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The guide mentioned the trees have been growing back through the rocks after a major rock fall. We could imagine the thunderous noise that would have made. The flow in the 1,900-foot-high <b>Woody Pond Falls</b> had doubled in size in just two days!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHl6FmHbWAfcLzf0QR9pf2QnaH1W7M0BEhERfj9dv2bqkKLuTLEcrNKsbfgU0BsucQ6WALIcvHaS4Pugh4uQZIZ2KJ4eTcbbWvUEwjhfrUfF36_4uJUpDyrnIHC6YQeBUSrz23vNfkC11cHsJygFVnQQNDtAygYANiYR_G5VungAiCuycklcfYNRNb/s4032/PXL_20220611_155550032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHl6FmHbWAfcLzf0QR9pf2QnaH1W7M0BEhERfj9dv2bqkKLuTLEcrNKsbfgU0BsucQ6WALIcvHaS4Pugh4uQZIZ2KJ4eTcbbWvUEwjhfrUfF36_4uJUpDyrnIHC6YQeBUSrz23vNfkC11cHsJygFVnQQNDtAygYANiYR_G5VungAiCuycklcfYNRNb/s320/PXL_20220611_155550032.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXsNPCIB7CRn4a27MvSHyaLyHpW5JiGVhkuoRAhoRZ5R4gTyzDBTgIqwulPFYVsA2Wro2lchXi9sRq8yGYsjN68634WY0UCgOBZx0XcY8xnF_MUDXsvppIeXoTcnj_Ef676WOOfl_U3NyLChvgAOcC09qY5bLy989tjikNeoceuIYmvtS7VX7khcs/s4032/PXL_20220611_155502891.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXsNPCIB7CRn4a27MvSHyaLyHpW5JiGVhkuoRAhoRZ5R4gTyzDBTgIqwulPFYVsA2Wro2lchXi9sRq8yGYsjN68634WY0UCgOBZx0XcY8xnF_MUDXsvppIeXoTcnj_Ef676WOOfl_U3NyLChvgAOcC09qY5bLy989tjikNeoceuIYmvtS7VX7khcs/s320/PXL_20220611_155502891.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Woody Pond Gulch </b>was home to lots of moose in the spring as there are about 3,500 in the whole national park. Just two moose were introduced into the park from Miramichi in New Brunswick in 1878 and more came later. There are an estimated 100,000 on the island of Newfoundland or three moose per square kilometer. The guide joked that there are no moose to be found in the hunting season, mind you!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTJcFJPqAfhVPQ9sFMrbPISJNQi2oob7wsK3BV4gVvrPNzL8JVSv1V5AYnbbS0q04zicS7WfPC_dMtqOxPFAUvjCpnixLVLhsLED-zclQyJR6FfHPzSUdHp3C7jGaTcaqvPjeytGxhEiyKEX6NoGsdZ3AAKMbncdljiBIsctsCQY4jidC-70JFa90/s4032/PXL_20220611_155639544.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTJcFJPqAfhVPQ9sFMrbPISJNQi2oob7wsK3BV4gVvrPNzL8JVSv1V5AYnbbS0q04zicS7WfPC_dMtqOxPFAUvjCpnixLVLhsLED-zclQyJR6FfHPzSUdHp3C7jGaTcaqvPjeytGxhEiyKEX6NoGsdZ3AAKMbncdljiBIsctsCQY4jidC-70JFa90/s320/PXL_20220611_155639544.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdHAzV_i5mG7RlkLDu_WqZAuVT9AjlBOJg5NPD1Emw3ZMLtNLvfgdsSUxVKMv_d_q15KYmTwgVVLGI0ymeKyfxMdVfGwD2IOfZI9J_MNjXol3U7GKVUY0hV-gT12M8cG7WYpYcLyvNazvMxOJFsaS7m-dL6wh8kdLiMjftjDgtmqRtxufZRknLxPc/s4032/PXL_20220611_160232220.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvdHAzV_i5mG7RlkLDu_WqZAuVT9AjlBOJg5NPD1Emw3ZMLtNLvfgdsSUxVKMv_d_q15KYmTwgVVLGI0ymeKyfxMdVfGwD2IOfZI9J_MNjXol3U7GKVUY0hV-gT12M8cG7WYpYcLyvNazvMxOJFsaS7m-dL6wh8kdLiMjftjDgtmqRtxufZRknLxPc/s320/PXL_20220611_160232220.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Without the guide, we would never have seen a side profile of the <b>Old Man in the Mountain</b> - certainly old at 650 million years old!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPOPdrYBNMyVU0qtoDwkUYIcv0KULZiWvOrdoVPRl9RwrY-eoYn4ntJ5549QreQ_6IA7stwWMbbcinbrlaJ0T00T32bnoWBFExP3D1UUbWDDRYXeEE0OOEmjdZoc3nMTuv3EsMgzKk6o7-bR0rHQCE9Lc7SzxYdEYYIpFCzFGMb0jCK1dSHkrn5oC/s4032/PXL_20220611_160452547.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRPOPdrYBNMyVU0qtoDwkUYIcv0KULZiWvOrdoVPRl9RwrY-eoYn4ntJ5549QreQ_6IA7stwWMbbcinbrlaJ0T00T32bnoWBFExP3D1UUbWDDRYXeEE0OOEmjdZoc3nMTuv3EsMgzKk6o7-bR0rHQCE9Lc7SzxYdEYYIpFCzFGMb0jCK1dSHkrn5oC/s320/PXL_20220611_160452547.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It would be awfully hard not to be gobsmacked by the views on the boat tour of Western Brook Pond but these next few images were the <i>most</i> spectacular in my opinion.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgP2UyzPlsw5IQdRtNTZeLjlhpfO1NQX7hxYZ__o4-WFpyoAqgESzfnEVBiMLXkVMtCj3xaILgjqGtOxcfGUH7tNQk5AI8HG9Cm88H7rfIN0jWPNc6zkbKRHGS5_r-X9zYVY7FAdBx9rkIzPOsCSR9ExahXi_e3iaYOx9z2NhYQbRTZ1Ux8n5UlY5/s4032/PXL_20220611_160711779.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgP2UyzPlsw5IQdRtNTZeLjlhpfO1NQX7hxYZ__o4-WFpyoAqgESzfnEVBiMLXkVMtCj3xaILgjqGtOxcfGUH7tNQk5AI8HG9Cm88H7rfIN0jWPNc6zkbKRHGS5_r-X9zYVY7FAdBx9rkIzPOsCSR9ExahXi_e3iaYOx9z2NhYQbRTZ1Ux8n5UlY5/s320/PXL_20220611_160711779.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivz1-lAnQnGgpSg2D0ftWiKE6c5ZY_2W7l1hyGyxZa0WClc8IBF-XtCpv6jqyXvgV6dJi0ncmcRLLWSX33wLyl1ruvoIqTFkKOQ0Oru4NM1jeczLoBlhUl9U97ZOFleufOrdcT5Nu7eWRmSQiBzY2tUxj9NZoQ8IDW5t2oJySHqD_SlCD-wGJkDED3/s4032/PXL_20220611_160835325.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivz1-lAnQnGgpSg2D0ftWiKE6c5ZY_2W7l1hyGyxZa0WClc8IBF-XtCpv6jqyXvgV6dJi0ncmcRLLWSX33wLyl1ruvoIqTFkKOQ0Oru4NM1jeczLoBlhUl9U97ZOFleufOrdcT5Nu7eWRmSQiBzY2tUxj9NZoQ8IDW5t2oJySHqD_SlCD-wGJkDED3/s320/PXL_20220611_160835325.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Far more adventurous folks than we could apply for a 3-day backcountry permit and hike in the valley from here. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwHei4x8DnrQ6VcMT8r8WVnxDnvC7iazgPzOep2aY9jxE8AmQXzRE7NXydokYskf3_2KTiGh7HNhl1s-DcOENYYF9bzDAwu4KWaiuwA2JcHqgCPaYvFftg7TJAeRGKUUoGnFHMOIlQTFk-MAVYhS9MlEzXi9zAP6mPgxX4d3aPiRkQWI-DcBH_VeU/s4032/PXL_20220611_161242786.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTwHei4x8DnrQ6VcMT8r8WVnxDnvC7iazgPzOep2aY9jxE8AmQXzRE7NXydokYskf3_2KTiGh7HNhl1s-DcOENYYF9bzDAwu4KWaiuwA2JcHqgCPaYvFftg7TJAeRGKUUoGnFHMOIlQTFk-MAVYhS9MlEzXi9zAP6mPgxX4d3aPiRkQWI-DcBH_VeU/s320/PXL_20220611_161242786.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The rocks in the center of the above photo had tumbled down the mountain in the previous two to three weeks.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdF2TfXlouIwIGG_fFRWaUD0rJmc2JE_UX6xtT-_azAk15aJIM1VcfNOcQHdpETqfcxRbgfcuYNnuedeENFpxjJv9s3w_-gfWbn1lUGGJODPxm9_6kRB7TEBREtTt6ja_QhczIDWFXAmY9qxf-seY_ciNSBWVTaGm4kJpHdLCTog1FTsI5Li5iW62/s4032/PXL_20220611_161636214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdF2TfXlouIwIGG_fFRWaUD0rJmc2JE_UX6xtT-_azAk15aJIM1VcfNOcQHdpETqfcxRbgfcuYNnuedeENFpxjJv9s3w_-gfWbn1lUGGJODPxm9_6kRB7TEBREtTt6ja_QhczIDWFXAmY9qxf-seY_ciNSBWVTaGm4kJpHdLCTog1FTsI5Li5iW62/s320/PXL_20220611_161636214.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Even though this was our turnaround point, our adventure didn't end there. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tuqvh_uirUYrTq9IBe_9fx0tPaEDzQrylU7dxuMsOklCP24YjtsDTPoPiDR7xBqXXnlLiOo3a07D-ua78ndRU5m5BBkilHOeXpfUoFNo9ydLp9SdwVYyOcz1sZQDxe8Wpm4YgJfhB1PbL2wO9D6mH2BafrxvdGwrgA_hzL65I0EjS5r7f_i4fbi6/s4032/PXL_20220611_162139326.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tuqvh_uirUYrTq9IBe_9fx0tPaEDzQrylU7dxuMsOklCP24YjtsDTPoPiDR7xBqXXnlLiOo3a07D-ua78ndRU5m5BBkilHOeXpfUoFNo9ydLp9SdwVYyOcz1sZQDxe8Wpm4YgJfhB1PbL2wO9D6mH2BafrxvdGwrgA_hzL65I0EjS5r7f_i4fbi6/s320/PXL_20220611_162139326.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When <b>Broke Off Cliff </b>fell into the pond in 1911, it caused a tsunami.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifh9oFHs9HZLwx1DrCwQCd0SYLq7l_488EAWnZzi2Q-aQrA7lnAoGKbvZBAFcc9luE-GZPza0vKRdVMDUoEWzHGi4lR3s6W_Z6wMw3ONAKBeZFpz8pKyKdwJlKaPh1Vq2ntqXKb1-4zikoxEADii_-9n6HjglLbY24cY2W09vZGtJxtFL2lvpE4Pc0/s4032/PXL_20220611_163157155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifh9oFHs9HZLwx1DrCwQCd0SYLq7l_488EAWnZzi2Q-aQrA7lnAoGKbvZBAFcc9luE-GZPza0vKRdVMDUoEWzHGi4lR3s6W_Z6wMw3ONAKBeZFpz8pKyKdwJlKaPh1Vq2ntqXKb1-4zikoxEADii_-9n6HjglLbY24cY2W09vZGtJxtFL2lvpE4Pc0/s320/PXL_20220611_163157155.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I didn't catch the name of this, the tallest mountain in Gros Morne National Park - sorry!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTrfhEQsmIUm9f7le8CqzGcYcU9DqMnGwl7xfi6SO2owvwn0s-2Ayer0CsWas_qGy1tR9_VI3Uy-3aN7D2koOpHtg-EIcJdhnFMtiZyrbL1wCKeTcw80uYZMF5dLokl8U-GzkESs37mbK4NwBIygpI41VttQ8rxx1Yw3UGAujX9UlMsZrEUz8nVkO/s320/PXL_20220611_170353030.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Before the 1970s, very few people were lucky enough to see Western Brook Pond as only locals fished in the brook or trapped in the forest. The pond's deep waters and violent storms instilled a healthy respect for the pond. Boat tours have opened the pond to public use. As this was one of the last wild, ultra-oligotrophic lakes in the world, extreme care has to be taken to ensure it lasts for future generations.</span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2y-e8Uq6OCKYyQMIiorNLhuMDyOnbpSCGlRJRw5CS5sjWSn_GiuHXLAXnJUwnl6omZoaLEogQs71few97N-2_c3V2Nzi2s4Tpt7JhNbxeAQBoMdYoKZdBI9jcNNbAGj-sRAkyOuvqMdc8emsl4wJ-xdD7Wji5CV7fM4QBdOfiwR62zc29eynOk_s/s4032/PXL_20220611_171514087.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2y-e8Uq6OCKYyQMIiorNLhuMDyOnbpSCGlRJRw5CS5sjWSn_GiuHXLAXnJUwnl6omZoaLEogQs71few97N-2_c3V2Nzi2s4Tpt7JhNbxeAQBoMdYoKZdBI9jcNNbAGj-sRAkyOuvqMdc8emsl4wJ-xdD7Wji5CV7fM4QBdOfiwR62zc29eynOk_s/s320/PXL_20220611_171514087.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Leaving the pond, we headed north to <b>Broom Point,</b> a small, sometimes seasonal fishing community since 1808. From 300 BC to 600 AD, families of Palaeo-Eskimos also frequently used this site as a base for spring seal hunts.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3le9JhKA8ZTyvcztNQDBLWdlL4KogAHS9mS6WmQ0YIor7nO5IUy-KWRuxykMprcEGL1m44mgqw6LFZ62bPKcT8hRQJql2Wm_nFIcLuCu9Z1hGy98qZH5NTBRf-tyg0tv8wwDUXWR7C6k5BttH2-3cfgwqvvXFe4410tv-8grq8KhAu0pxJCBxS5Qj/s4032/PXL_20220611_181419638.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3le9JhKA8ZTyvcztNQDBLWdlL4KogAHS9mS6WmQ0YIor7nO5IUy-KWRuxykMprcEGL1m44mgqw6LFZ62bPKcT8hRQJql2Wm_nFIcLuCu9Z1hGy98qZH5NTBRf-tyg0tv8wwDUXWR7C6k5BttH2-3cfgwqvvXFe4410tv-8grq8KhAu0pxJCBxS5Qj/s320/PXL_20220611_181419638.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZUq6SilGmtYhKrDB_swF4dkZYTFbPmTNe2ahYQAnlOm9nBV69ybFQk9Xb0fHj_1sOjd2K5WA9VgHTSZ9J5NL2jT_doV0p9oF6X7lpqquwzEgcqsUUMigx2Y8JdtJYzwRUqALxoXPU6TQEje6LsGuJgQ21EhDgw5RIOTyv61ow22wqKLabjYTcbHM/s4032/PXL_20220611_182750087.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Broom Point<b> Fishing Premises</b> was a traditional house and fish store with artifacts that had been used by local fishermen.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPgrMOq_Ym3nrtDw_vhWJbZi8QsQdhQXi45FMPoxbY3NOmWGL6azMxtbTWJX_lj6x8w0uu1YSehaE7vUK8m2OK3NH3EgT_MJ_Zs6jMbGZM6Sr6f4F-C4z19Ai2lIxFHESHKclX-QUxasXO9ecL2qmqk-rCUessWx6Zs1OF3X28r26uxSWmNLGaewU/s4032/PXL_20220611_182952056.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPgrMOq_Ym3nrtDw_vhWJbZi8QsQdhQXi45FMPoxbY3NOmWGL6azMxtbTWJX_lj6x8w0uu1YSehaE7vUK8m2OK3NH3EgT_MJ_Zs6jMbGZM6Sr6f4F-C4z19Ai2lIxFHESHKclX-QUxasXO9ecL2qmqk-rCUessWx6Zs1OF3X28r26uxSWmNLGaewU/s320/PXL_20220611_182952056.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Posted on September 6th, 2022, from sweltering Denver although we're very fortunate the temps still aren't as excruciatingly hot and dangerous as on the West Coast.</i></span></div><p></p></div>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-46342988407004171992022-09-03T23:58:00.009-06:002022-09-04T00:12:11.095-06:006/10/22: Steady Brook-Rocky Harbour via Heritage Tree, Gros Morne NP, Discovery Centre, Tablelands Trail, Trout River trails, Mitchell Site & Norris Pt<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKIEq7ci1PycTkSIUjMafQxGR8Km-x3c1Y6kweGGqqIMi6o1TaESkhX9SRXEGtnbak8z_gOOy-CA7OQUa9enmaYrpbrh7MGo1SRaoql9xSI7JAhWAbUbQiGB05P0E37Z8XYlWPzVe0N3dbipRkW8Z3TKpksfCcsF0DaoKH-udRYLqCuUD44f-AhdV/s4032/PXL_20220610_160446591.PORTRAIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKIEq7ci1PycTkSIUjMafQxGR8Km-x3c1Y6kweGGqqIMi6o1TaESkhX9SRXEGtnbak8z_gOOy-CA7OQUa9enmaYrpbrh7MGo1SRaoql9xSI7JAhWAbUbQiGB05P0E37Z8XYlWPzVe0N3dbipRkW8Z3TKpksfCcsF0DaoKH-udRYLqCuUD44f-AhdV/s320/PXL_20220610_160446591.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Outside the Marblewood Ski Resort </span><span>where we stayed for two nights </span><span>in <b>Steady Brook</b> near Corner Brook on Newfoundland's west coast </span><span>was a mammoth heritage tree. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTk9s7UXbnwVhtQBbOEiFOLaqvNp1qNWs5JSOkaebrzIY-FNvjBjfxZrRDdTOAc0PEBYj7KC5kfjsTdGQ2D2hinCkvIIAc6aYygVKMi006jZ5kzqD51bla28FTtm_NSNxG6uO-8xiG-V9bPJH0rLV_9IeU2BRBGnJbQZ0jRee3miUCq_T4IVE4x7Ov/s4032/PXL_20220610_120027319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTk9s7UXbnwVhtQBbOEiFOLaqvNp1qNWs5JSOkaebrzIY-FNvjBjfxZrRDdTOAc0PEBYj7KC5kfjsTdGQ2D2hinCkvIIAc6aYygVKMi006jZ5kzqD51bla28FTtm_NSNxG6uO-8xiG-V9bPJH0rLV_9IeU2BRBGnJbQZ0jRee3miUCq_T4IVE4x7Ov/s320/PXL_20220610_120027319.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The cedar tree had to have made the longest distance possible in Canada as it traveled almost 4,000 miles from a pulp and paper mill in Canada's westernmost province of British Columbia to the easternmost province of Newfoundland. Two local artists were hired to draw and lay out on the log the 50 images that represented Newfoundland and Labrador, i.e. the full name of the province.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQ4-CzXZYeRhdev96ph7RHyrXXVWAUgorvtMRzY8TiZRzxTRiTcIwPgWG9Qp_2LzJxwkvJxTdJwsVGZoqXQpo6pPsxW1NNSm8GEdl1_N0dTCw_NCZwIvcQQuzlu1m-C5E-h3OfZuR_vihg3v1sgwgr9A7gIN8hYhDRSMjTZxXImvqToFFfsHMK9eP/s4032/PXL_20220610_120000407.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQ4-CzXZYeRhdev96ph7RHyrXXVWAUgorvtMRzY8TiZRzxTRiTcIwPgWG9Qp_2LzJxwkvJxTdJwsVGZoqXQpo6pPsxW1NNSm8GEdl1_N0dTCw_NCZwIvcQQuzlu1m-C5E-h3OfZuR_vihg3v1sgwgr9A7gIN8hYhDRSMjTZxXImvqToFFfsHMK9eP/s320/PXL_20220610_120000407.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFSXoCtKfffnGe6ksucWqGSrDEQQ18WsPt8Z_d_R77At-tSs1Djv57X8IR_3DuVwvUUKxYcaT9DOB61KR3hzxdQsyvdwzI9rgObubBgfD15e7IX7DM7UgQYUWTjnROVY9w1_ywG_yROZtSl7dn-Gz7ZgJwRCGmbL0nxioiQbD_KEqAPp4wJuccn_c/s320/PXL_20220610_120017173.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As we headed further north toward Rocky Harbour, the winds whipped furiously on <b>Deer Lake.</b> I read that there is a sandy beach and shallow stretch of water swimmers enjoy in July and August but that was a long way off from when we were there!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglT55QXenqDJbHcHgaX-Wc5DrUcdzFS07BXV9bIlLKOFwRevSl0yO6wKDELb0lFO8y9-PVZpHf7L44HiwABzizqMblBqQvcWRVkx7r_0KQGuI0UMhkcPOJJHlLl_OR5VsD10ZSmrkulK6TtljCcxBPSQHCgbmmqALXQjtySTA0gVGab_k1jbClImTQ/s4032/PXL_20220610_121349379.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglT55QXenqDJbHcHgaX-Wc5DrUcdzFS07BXV9bIlLKOFwRevSl0yO6wKDELb0lFO8y9-PVZpHf7L44HiwABzizqMblBqQvcWRVkx7r_0KQGuI0UMhkcPOJJHlLl_OR5VsD10ZSmrkulK6TtljCcxBPSQHCgbmmqALXQjtySTA0gVGab_k1jbClImTQ/s320/PXL_20220610_121349379.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think that the town of <b>Deer Lake's</b> claim to fame was the moose sculpture outside the gas station!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOAFEgeuT0o_0_4KqS5oqYa0ZQ6rGetAzVksYlj_mlqHiH1aWPY_9mQv5svGzmc3kvWSBQofga6kTAU62YgkqS6lpF_yvdyppQE3PCQyqJME32Aay7uSk4qJrxrB205mYiO0ea0U4IWoWLV1HYQVLLJlXm_keAStLsgsRixGzuzU3bYkG5vQKBPfyY/s4032/PXL_20220610_123629260.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The speed limit was 50kph, equivalent to about 30mph, but that was very optimistic.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6Ufmnpx9gITOSKOcvZgfOByb29nm8zjqJUIe0U6skOZtjAt7ceCoqza3dP4VWMAOcsnxzw2Gkwyx9Obdkouyxx8qLIseznMeFhGUY6NEd7BwV4KTf8S7ffB-YvioMXwdDq_lR8RN3aJBCZ2kJPLqax_YAjYHIEwsuO2OyXDRwl3zrYYjbi6W1rpt/s4032/PXL_20220610_125414969.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6Ufmnpx9gITOSKOcvZgfOByb29nm8zjqJUIe0U6skOZtjAt7ceCoqza3dP4VWMAOcsnxzw2Gkwyx9Obdkouyxx8qLIseznMeFhGUY6NEd7BwV4KTf8S7ffB-YvioMXwdDq_lR8RN3aJBCZ2kJPLqax_YAjYHIEwsuO2OyXDRwl3zrYYjbi6W1rpt/s320/PXL_20220610_125414969.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The town of Deer Lake was the turnoff for people heading west and then north about 275 miles to the very tip of the island like we were, but that didn't include all the side trips we also planned on taking. For those heading to the provincial capital of <b>St. John's,</b> this was where drivers would head east about 400 miles. We'd be doing that, too, but not for another five days and <b>after</b> we'd retraced our steps all the way back to Deer Lake. No wonder, we ended up driving 2,500 miles in relatively tiny Newfoundland on our 'detour' to Florida!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejamrORK-Rngw1y-c1mKHQjuxGNZ4F_pTXUbfzf6p2jWjRnINr8_O1Q9VUhVuiRwilwJTm9NruybeaX2OcHIXDt-lzrP86CyLYSliM7RAdNneNsGlvCv0m4JFUaQvpv1u7RJl9jiVcMH_pOrQH7kEIfOdAGSmmcSMkMgyeXMQbJG3PLWueABT0dtu/s4032/PXL_20220610_125420133.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgejamrORK-Rngw1y-c1mKHQjuxGNZ4F_pTXUbfzf6p2jWjRnINr8_O1Q9VUhVuiRwilwJTm9NruybeaX2OcHIXDt-lzrP86CyLYSliM7RAdNneNsGlvCv0m4JFUaQvpv1u7RJl9jiVcMH_pOrQH7kEIfOdAGSmmcSMkMgyeXMQbJG3PLWueABT0dtu/s320/PXL_20220610_125420133.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The village was also home to the Visitor Center for <b>Gros Morne National Park,</b> a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its geological wonders and awe-inspiring beauty. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGRyrsLomS7NdwULCrWDwmT6_d6S20qoS3NITFKWHjebaRF_gCHspog21wcZvL0yOFIULjk3UVmvxmf5H4O5b-SJXiv-eMtGhxFWXdAg6GXeTuYqRerrkp_vWaVFrCG5H8IXTuTj3WGU_cNnFvsch3s0k8rw32BMzJX98YEsEgtrRQD2x2ziZb9_A/s4032/PXL_20220610_135106391.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGRyrsLomS7NdwULCrWDwmT6_d6S20qoS3NITFKWHjebaRF_gCHspog21wcZvL0yOFIULjk3UVmvxmf5H4O5b-SJXiv-eMtGhxFWXdAg6GXeTuYqRerrkp_vWaVFrCG5H8IXTuTj3WGU_cNnFvsch3s0k8rw32BMzJX98YEsEgtrRQD2x2ziZb9_A/s320/PXL_20220610_135106391.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Each color represented a different biological or geological unit in the park.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTTR6Gr1ibDsFhR982rfJKwG3-b2OJYP6pRX7D61t2Epx6eirZZwT5mEz57v9vM8JlqaGsZPIhF7rHs0HFwi68Nh2uAu1MqVQmbhecKtyxgoRVHpfst4Dpr-HEr6ApQOWX4jwaDiQqVHxGFR3ZOScElURcul1oX5O1Yex2ds7gQHUi6nRzrOke4Y4/s3822/PXL_20220610_135917670.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2566" data-original-width="3822" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTTR6Gr1ibDsFhR982rfJKwG3-b2OJYP6pRX7D61t2Epx6eirZZwT5mEz57v9vM8JlqaGsZPIhF7rHs0HFwi68Nh2uAu1MqVQmbhecKtyxgoRVHpfst4Dpr-HEr6ApQOWX4jwaDiQqVHxGFR3ZOScElURcul1oX5O1Yex2ds7gQHUi6nRzrOke4Y4/s320/PXL_20220610_135917670.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was mindboggling that each square inch of the stunning tapestry contained about 120 hooked loops, for a total of 900,000 for the entire piece!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifos71m7MCBQmiTium3jjc23LhWRfj4F5ropnnOCZkIUk92CrekZZHJp37iPG0TJDniA71KbMmL_zCD8_M7G_ygVYxyHMNLJc546nPzCgVmL8l3i3GxbQz3npvd32EQgN_0BTdMIpj2u7rxmF2IlEnCOPBQQBlb4QHGExU82t4h-NSdaxxsCJYlQ8Y/s3488/PXL_20220610_135925333.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2997" data-original-width="3488" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifos71m7MCBQmiTium3jjc23LhWRfj4F5ropnnOCZkIUk92CrekZZHJp37iPG0TJDniA71KbMmL_zCD8_M7G_ygVYxyHMNLJc546nPzCgVmL8l3i3GxbQz3npvd32EQgN_0BTdMIpj2u7rxmF2IlEnCOPBQQBlb4QHGExU82t4h-NSdaxxsCJYlQ8Y/s320/PXL_20220610_135925333.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As the ancient rocks in Gros Morne in western Newfoundland had so much in common with those forming in oceans today, the region was a proving ground for the theory of plate tectonics. Geologists first knew in the 1960s that the park's rocks came from a long-lost ocean that had been destroyed in a collision of continents. It was as if the layers of rock were like the pages of a book and contained stories of a dark ocean with strange sea creatures. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The fossil, found on the shores of Bonne Bay, showed <b>trilobites</b> living in the shallow tropical waters half a billion years ago.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-gJCInSAcXlM3W1XOxFQ-F56z1qpq9XaFW0rP5yiMMODRaIFvK_188e1hyCqpQfHCc5XgLXIJ8rh9pw6IZVKpJ6X27-8chpkWrn1hWmXTag-Vx35AuiSPoVLDfjIlYoULymXAS4ogA1N5Fd7SqjDguDY5_9YTnXGOfCRCeTutYsMM5xakG97JZgrz/s3632/PXL_20220610_140258315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3632" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-gJCInSAcXlM3W1XOxFQ-F56z1qpq9XaFW0rP5yiMMODRaIFvK_188e1hyCqpQfHCc5XgLXIJ8rh9pw6IZVKpJ6X27-8chpkWrn1hWmXTag-Vx35AuiSPoVLDfjIlYoULymXAS4ogA1N5Fd7SqjDguDY5_9YTnXGOfCRCeTutYsMM5xakG97JZgrz/s320/PXL_20220610_140258315.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The rocks here formed in the Earth's upper mantle below an ancient ocean.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM50cBXbs170fSBJs7QEyFCgI_7NiAegm9rD4ugNPTACgCocJsrwaDwu2e9d_g06FTpRrHNFikP6Un5mU63sJcumSifRjMQY1ceHqLDz0b8nTypaq6aYG-Itx17Lg0-ypQ9Y7Zpv-tS949aBNxsNU2mw8_hh3IRbz6s1zGbti9z9EL83QCVU3RxeBO/s4032/PXL_20220610_152140992.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM50cBXbs170fSBJs7QEyFCgI_7NiAegm9rD4ugNPTACgCocJsrwaDwu2e9d_g06FTpRrHNFikP6Un5mU63sJcumSifRjMQY1ceHqLDz0b8nTypaq6aYG-Itx17Lg0-ypQ9Y7Zpv-tS949aBNxsNU2mw8_hh3IRbz6s1zGbti9z9EL83QCVU3RxeBO/s320/PXL_20220610_152140992.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As the trail skirted the base of a mountain, it followed an old railroad bed that used to be the main road to <b>Trout River</b> and was built with imported gravel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjob-7kglPYrHc9OR3_XU0qs-15SdsyDkORpRJ89U7C_GxAAThdwOjQ8VzmM3P09ejnFQ6hacy5nilRk2Ryk2uihpKDivMe5T-TlTJB48AbqlX6hZKck0_8eUricr6M0Kgqxds6pZTIP9_AVoFMFM4pTjuLIj9QPzHGON250oXyeKcV6rVV5KbSdsz1/s4032/PXL_20220610_153230668.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjob-7kglPYrHc9OR3_XU0qs-15SdsyDkORpRJ89U7C_GxAAThdwOjQ8VzmM3P09ejnFQ6hacy5nilRk2Ryk2uihpKDivMe5T-TlTJB48AbqlX6hZKck0_8eUricr6M0Kgqxds6pZTIP9_AVoFMFM4pTjuLIj9QPzHGON250oXyeKcV6rVV5KbSdsz1/s320/PXL_20220610_153230668.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9NBcZYpXbq53Y91FU2lBmmxo3JTjIFviI7QxN10w2upGrRk36FQxzRdwsl6O3OqZ7E_gqPFlrvzqk2VO2qbwKZT9a-OEq1uiVsZIxzTJ02n_iAQKY8-YhINYoWOxhfCXlyhkZOvbwpaDWMxQhoN3hT6wxieyxrZNXbqYhoEboYSyO1fd6aPECRuO/s4032/PXL_20220610_152304984.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9NBcZYpXbq53Y91FU2lBmmxo3JTjIFviI7QxN10w2upGrRk36FQxzRdwsl6O3OqZ7E_gqPFlrvzqk2VO2qbwKZT9a-OEq1uiVsZIxzTJ02n_iAQKY8-YhINYoWOxhfCXlyhkZOvbwpaDWMxQhoN3hT6wxieyxrZNXbqYhoEboYSyO1fd6aPECRuO/s320/PXL_20220610_152304984.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqV1Qou1R0npal0rmaAmVl9LZ3rwpj32Yi3shpV4jIoYjIBZ21i0AaKUL0KxiYJ5xrKuPh6cc85jKxGBfbzSLZ5F9ztZ3wAccSsGgZZp_U87QlnE45xBg0CPo3ybdTY9MSHg42hGNA5foIRK66DRMBtRgjItwR0L_8HoV85j8apzdlx9LzHubu3fQ/s4032/PXL_20220610_152816319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqV1Qou1R0npal0rmaAmVl9LZ3rwpj32Yi3shpV4jIoYjIBZ21i0AaKUL0KxiYJ5xrKuPh6cc85jKxGBfbzSLZ5F9ztZ3wAccSsGgZZp_U87QlnE45xBg0CPo3ybdTY9MSHg42hGNA5foIRK66DRMBtRgjItwR0L_8HoV85j8apzdlx9LzHubu3fQ/s320/PXL_20220610_152816319.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The soil in the Tablelands was described as among the worst on Earth because basically none had built up since the last major glaciation some 10,000 years ago. The soil contained toxic metals and almost no nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, and scarce amounts of calcium. Winds strong enough to prune trees and ice crystals churning plant roots out of the soil made the soil even worse. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuDVTSxMZ7Mzv4PuHhVxVVZiajhigt9ZrgjJEX6UHHkYay96T73aommmnQrXC6cfwicaFik0tvaa3lhQRnsud53-ZiPjdhm5ee-DxbeY7sWy5VtdKhkmpIRobfHNKFQFImEMPoPaoXuZSXlpq6jU3mHSt3PVA1m2oYC4rWA9UXQqsT-ZR0viczDB9/s3185/PXL_20220610_152903471.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2985" data-original-width="3185" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuDVTSxMZ7Mzv4PuHhVxVVZiajhigt9ZrgjJEX6UHHkYay96T73aommmnQrXC6cfwicaFik0tvaa3lhQRnsud53-ZiPjdhm5ee-DxbeY7sWy5VtdKhkmpIRobfHNKFQFImEMPoPaoXuZSXlpq6jU3mHSt3PVA1m2oYC4rWA9UXQqsT-ZR0viczDB9/s320/PXL_20220610_152903471.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Serpentine rocks:</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvCQT4ZITiH-UpwhnZSTgKAXF3jMLqCdG7C8-RqlTRAOczaCXkq48wsQFIEjrdAUvPh5Ba1tMbM2xhH5izjmVpFm_J3_xkFW_QnYVnY4uTOYei90qICfbsONEFpnZtX0cHa0Zw8UYKe8JjU7aLvuq_zv_Vtgzo6roUoTALy9939r9rRBD1hZ_JziH/s4032/PXL_20220610_153410473.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvCQT4ZITiH-UpwhnZSTgKAXF3jMLqCdG7C8-RqlTRAOczaCXkq48wsQFIEjrdAUvPh5Ba1tMbM2xhH5izjmVpFm_J3_xkFW_QnYVnY4uTOYei90qICfbsONEFpnZtX0cHa0Zw8UYKe8JjU7aLvuq_zv_Vtgzo6roUoTALy9939r9rRBD1hZ_JziH/s320/PXL_20220610_153410473.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLE0h562Vwo2OxbvtixGGhxC2ATB7S5tSS4mJntX9yXVZsRqLO7tYGTbzl6UYUTHo1RFJyZlZczbDtpcpqVa7sFiyfOQ2YLBfrgh8cR1QIKvs5rOId5sektnpSlpHmGHSZflheLIo6XcWDOWVvWAEiW7JNK98k_p6GPDCkPRNKxBwMTam-IILv20m/s4032/PXL_20220610_153505710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeLE0h562Vwo2OxbvtixGGhxC2ATB7S5tSS4mJntX9yXVZsRqLO7tYGTbzl6UYUTHo1RFJyZlZczbDtpcpqVa7sFiyfOQ2YLBfrgh8cR1QIKvs5rOId5sektnpSlpHmGHSZflheLIo6XcWDOWVvWAEiW7JNK98k_p6GPDCkPRNKxBwMTam-IILv20m/s320/PXL_20220610_153505710.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZZXtwhafdHbI7QaBOtGSsTtf8EG8shC6nBldqIltOKCYnCbaEu9SrOZ6WUpkLb1cRzERmGkhRi09lYzvr7YmPrQ_SSapnf_ZlCGDqpHsIQM3IsHRw-ZogcBqdaAgz5GVjkbpW5iCzyslmDvaYKblpJzNk8RMqwZ0Yr3oxdeSJxafMoJR1LOoWbBR/s4032/PXL_20220610_153747258.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZZXtwhafdHbI7QaBOtGSsTtf8EG8shC6nBldqIltOKCYnCbaEu9SrOZ6WUpkLb1cRzERmGkhRi09lYzvr7YmPrQ_SSapnf_ZlCGDqpHsIQM3IsHRw-ZogcBqdaAgz5GVjkbpW5iCzyslmDvaYKblpJzNk8RMqwZ0Yr3oxdeSJxafMoJR1LOoWbBR/s320/PXL_20220610_153747258.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Serpentine sandwort</b> could only grow in serpentine soils and could tolerate extremely high levels of metals. Isn't Mother Nature impressive?</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTot0N7eLE1kOEtb9gbRRHcCLfH78A9Dm8kn7uPa2nHTD587rE4UbWbKN_n4xfWEn0m97e_-HNyk-tUsaTrPsJo83mTR7MUkU0zpXAQ1r02X7DLNa0JNhR6w7onv081tilE3KqMtHpgkYMrkPsPe7LA5f-cbcjpzPNOAq7ApQapira6iwyVFo6-rAk/s4032/PXL_20220610_153910097.PORTRAIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTot0N7eLE1kOEtb9gbRRHcCLfH78A9Dm8kn7uPa2nHTD587rE4UbWbKN_n4xfWEn0m97e_-HNyk-tUsaTrPsJo83mTR7MUkU0zpXAQ1r02X7DLNa0JNhR6w7onv081tilE3KqMtHpgkYMrkPsPe7LA5f-cbcjpzPNOAq7ApQapira6iwyVFo6-rAk/s320/PXL_20220610_153910097.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1qySE-Qvfk1vzKSov-L-lF7YOZcsqmb3LTSG3EW8E73mQqnRkU0BuBkFOujWgNWbKSodWIny0-MThRSG-BlA6z79abzok9GKD7DDnFCikMkkU7ZEcE4vfQX8QP7PZN09zVuz_9L39JIPo7YrYiq5uXTXJ9xhPiN8JntCPWv2gBf5P5hxVn0jgejIQ/s4032/PXL_20220610_154549343.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We were about halfway up on the 'finger.'</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5l0U8qzWqwjsC9c0Kp1byRyqOjDy67VFj1TIDfa2rtjrX733bNgbDtQIfqvvMzkDVEd6H0C12xdzmx-Hl5w0kuxjJI1X1rTJ9zDZuyxnrx0fwn3XKs2nzCUgpaFC0sIWFWJ6zZexVeMShlw6FWgkIKK4Zb_9bvztBZLb-oYDOdKjMk9P1-PidyXaq/s4032/PXL_20220610_170352471.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5l0U8qzWqwjsC9c0Kp1byRyqOjDy67VFj1TIDfa2rtjrX733bNgbDtQIfqvvMzkDVEd6H0C12xdzmx-Hl5w0kuxjJI1X1rTJ9zDZuyxnrx0fwn3XKs2nzCUgpaFC0sIWFWJ6zZexVeMShlw6FWgkIKK4Zb_9bvztBZLb-oYDOdKjMk9P1-PidyXaq/s320/PXL_20220610_170352471.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09ViK6KiGt5Itw10sfjgS4D_tqiubaMkQUG1fWCK2kqStUMnui-ImhxFehvA7wGg3F39eKATjYVEbV5WfJ66RI7vFpCTaNZiPexEvcmVUYBgKV6_gXj1Fg4ZQG-Rzbmeggj2FRJp83sAz32zr6XUhUkPISs3_4JQ6bv6fd0iK_MEOcJUjfNHMTZBa/s1379/PXL_20220610_170352471~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This was all part of the <b>Lighthouse Trail </b>although we'd only planned to do the Old Man Stack Trail.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VPH_4dxk-XLOWWEb1ASn8ROGxNJbxpfQxYxkBpDfZrwmW4OsYzpZWMqkfHWICtxfreVDscRDgAczabeAxg3WYGGfuAJqDUSbSrADmmo02TCM1BI74EQX-vA-RJqRiNkYpUuprcKe_ZJboVtsuSxT0_Ui7AA01WeQO1H36HRzLDLOxUafc7RrMGja/s4032/PXL_20220610_173904194.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VPH_4dxk-XLOWWEb1ASn8ROGxNJbxpfQxYxkBpDfZrwmW4OsYzpZWMqkfHWICtxfreVDscRDgAczabeAxg3WYGGfuAJqDUSbSrADmmo02TCM1BI74EQX-vA-RJqRiNkYpUuprcKe_ZJboVtsuSxT0_Ui7AA01WeQO1H36HRzLDLOxUafc7RrMGja/s320/PXL_20220610_173904194.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFfx8Ayrk3gPvYt32WFSAp6jq-RNE7EIhDlzstYBcNT991tRBn5rT_3yHT9VzpDy1fVGwXRQu5_gvghgBshAI3dWzPBKdHUm4GQ3kQLcaIQz6PBBRhUJEbDqiegvEZVHTsLiYcXo-KcpJcRKVaN0rm_zJI8Oduzfd4IV8-MG4mP64PJzSwxB6ZvEN/s4032/PXL_20220610_174026504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFfx8Ayrk3gPvYt32WFSAp6jq-RNE7EIhDlzstYBcNT991tRBn5rT_3yHT9VzpDy1fVGwXRQu5_gvghgBshAI3dWzPBKdHUm4GQ3kQLcaIQz6PBBRhUJEbDqiegvEZVHTsLiYcXo-KcpJcRKVaN0rm_zJI8Oduzfd4IV8-MG4mP64PJzSwxB6ZvEN/s320/PXL_20220610_174026504.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5lc05LeyHmuqeEhibXDb_yL-OJLs6o9xwU1ObBcUaqZvd6Dvvb5VJ-xKeGSAS1VQZ_JpTY5pJQPI30Hnk4cefFNj-WwLbDhE6v69-R6gQuvFP4Mveh76ARqpoS6oMVetQXEYI6JWNQCzgF4upfWaf4vfBkK-xfFXfGT_O6aqp27sT-1oFuigTZVL/s4032/PXL_20220610_174159791.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT5lc05LeyHmuqeEhibXDb_yL-OJLs6o9xwU1ObBcUaqZvd6Dvvb5VJ-xKeGSAS1VQZ_JpTY5pJQPI30Hnk4cefFNj-WwLbDhE6v69-R6gQuvFP4Mveh76ARqpoS6oMVetQXEYI6JWNQCzgF4upfWaf4vfBkK-xfFXfGT_O6aqp27sT-1oFuigTZVL/s320/PXL_20220610_174159791.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">The lighthouse tower had been critical to the community for almost a hundred years, guiding local fishermen and visiting seafarers into the sheltered cove. The lighthouse was replaced by this square aluminum solar-powered tower in 1995. The trek there was still worthwhile even if it wasn't what we'd expected. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aI4wToE0byni7B1YCWRyoWA1mVvurPf7OAugrPtUIC2eWPqwpNIyajsWcztpZGFqJ5FGS-fMQFc5dbLOkXt90cjvTJxyHEfvE1lckERYwpHuaxWlvIWA_y4YTS067HGCp1aA9qK-a2qzkMkELlklW9q-4O_vcxiF8G6eOXTbyNYxI3A8_Tex5PDo/s4032/PXL_20220610_174306480.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aI4wToE0byni7B1YCWRyoWA1mVvurPf7OAugrPtUIC2eWPqwpNIyajsWcztpZGFqJ5FGS-fMQFc5dbLOkXt90cjvTJxyHEfvE1lckERYwpHuaxWlvIWA_y4YTS067HGCp1aA9qK-a2qzkMkELlklW9q-4O_vcxiF8G6eOXTbyNYxI3A8_Tex5PDo/s320/PXL_20220610_174306480.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU33tZ43qKhZJCEYB2g1Vrz3scuHGpgIRIIJz0NuFCHUP1VLtkG2vqimmvX7KZEnbmTrEQQOWN9BzAIFUj4lGZG-f3e7GTCSKAZeeu6MMdZm-XRwdCSuozQwh6eC2wZUnA6K1jlfP_vcav9eQCBHRUMG6UKMexwEkV0bYwtNFj1WBPS_ViWXmvksa6/s4032/PXL_20220610_174249825.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU33tZ43qKhZJCEYB2g1Vrz3scuHGpgIRIIJz0NuFCHUP1VLtkG2vqimmvX7KZEnbmTrEQQOWN9BzAIFUj4lGZG-f3e7GTCSKAZeeu6MMdZm-XRwdCSuozQwh6eC2wZUnA6K1jlfP_vcav9eQCBHRUMG6UKMexwEkV0bYwtNFj1WBPS_ViWXmvksa6/s320/PXL_20220610_174249825.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The town of Trout River in the background:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2uk3JMx6JL1e9i0no6u9gCIOk8AuA5hdGuU6TuBMC_yFLnUT0ZO2l1seL12VSqIYc-N6QuLbiGGBXbcyZVXVDhvfH3rQuxHrF7ag-8umQJ0_n88wPOFMC_xw2XaPPym8r0bWonDtT6kuAx0MMqbe0nLueVoz6rUfJ3YjcITU4N8MNfCwExlNriRs/s3264/PXL_20220610_174433652.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2uk3JMx6JL1e9i0no6u9gCIOk8AuA5hdGuU6TuBMC_yFLnUT0ZO2l1seL12VSqIYc-N6QuLbiGGBXbcyZVXVDhvfH3rQuxHrF7ag-8umQJ0_n88wPOFMC_xw2XaPPym8r0bWonDtT6kuAx0MMqbe0nLueVoz6rUfJ3YjcITU4N8MNfCwExlNriRs/s320/PXL_20220610_174433652.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In 1767, renowned navigator, surveyor, and explorer <b>James Cook</b> charted this coastline as part of his 1768 chart of the West Coast of Newfoundland before leaving on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgpeNBgOOTODMZzK-_zKFWGPNrZ_BohrC1QEsmf3kjxutpJqwBFdcAU8dLq2ipz5phG6HFHmCZFGT3QSoYvvPCOTeo0mUrZSmKpRoKZoZKGwJUqdZM1WW2ilnXwokAMa-oJunf3NOm2X19TFxgWf5GbBFuwyDsidaKx1K_m4p_Ng9u5sVwpsHMgLD/s4032/PXL_20220610_174548107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwgpeNBgOOTODMZzK-_zKFWGPNrZ_BohrC1QEsmf3kjxutpJqwBFdcAU8dLq2ipz5phG6HFHmCZFGT3QSoYvvPCOTeo0mUrZSmKpRoKZoZKGwJUqdZM1WW2ilnXwokAMa-oJunf3NOm2X19TFxgWf5GbBFuwyDsidaKx1K_m4p_Ng9u5sVwpsHMgLD/s320/PXL_20220610_174548107.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Once back through the brush I finally got sight of Old Man Stack, our intended sight all the way along but Steven stayed back in the meadow to rest. There was no way I was going to miss seeing Old Man Stack since we'd hiked all this way on the trail of the same name!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNgAwJI1ghqE5XoVSrONgZNHv44gg0jKp8nP1SW7UXv6t1U5AHX5UhFLdXrAEFlEGbUsopsHme_FbXZ1kD36RI2v3XmPKRhgsos1DUk3iIeYOr5XkWaVVUAAC2KV2dowmUSsEFwC3G0fpGahGYfQZ5wnZqv8izRR4pbscE_DvWFTttGwXHCQGpX9Z/s4032/PXL_20220610_180036215.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTNgAwJI1ghqE5XoVSrONgZNHv44gg0jKp8nP1SW7UXv6t1U5AHX5UhFLdXrAEFlEGbUsopsHme_FbXZ1kD36RI2v3XmPKRhgsos1DUk3iIeYOr5XkWaVVUAAC2KV2dowmUSsEFwC3G0fpGahGYfQZ5wnZqv8izRR4pbscE_DvWFTttGwXHCQGpX9Z/s320/PXL_20220610_180036215.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jYs3pa8Vo110dxBGAxbk8UGkrZZ1i9LKrg5iz7-X-zbKD1RXbZOcmvlt1_IVK1W_y5-qlQP1Yh3o3magHUBK5c9eHkF_FsGZJLsuT1X7A3hWCFN8GPrJKeCeIqfTZcF67WTbiSfO2dzsZ2GsPslgnT-8-lPp5YSIJSFkASXon7F4hvB9NHfvghP0/s4032/PXL_20220610_180050437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jYs3pa8Vo110dxBGAxbk8UGkrZZ1i9LKrg5iz7-X-zbKD1RXbZOcmvlt1_IVK1W_y5-qlQP1Yh3o3magHUBK5c9eHkF_FsGZJLsuT1X7A3hWCFN8GPrJKeCeIqfTZcF67WTbiSfO2dzsZ2GsPslgnT-8-lPp5YSIJSFkASXon7F4hvB9NHfvghP0/s320/PXL_20220610_180050437.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Old Man was an ancient sea stack located 130 feet above the Atlantic Ocean and was described as an old man watching over the community. The upright sea stack was comprised of <b>ophiolitic rock</b> from the ocean floor that had been forced to the surface by plate tectonics more than 450 million of years ago, but who was counting?!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5XDwO_Vlu05TCrdUI_nokkB1FzTJHz574QikmdW2Enju4MiFi1wiGS9AnexukOTjoA0zD7Lgl3HLc-vmvADqPbR_tdQ5snIGL8FRKjDexED76yxcR3Ol5fhP-4YwPBkYGi0NNcBxuQu6dWzy8Z9HgFH6ws9FaslYqCB9Ws0s4yGIlfo6XULv4Azy/s3264/PXL_20220610_180334675.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5XDwO_Vlu05TCrdUI_nokkB1FzTJHz574QikmdW2Enju4MiFi1wiGS9AnexukOTjoA0zD7Lgl3HLc-vmvADqPbR_tdQ5snIGL8FRKjDexED76yxcR3Ol5fhP-4YwPBkYGi0NNcBxuQu6dWzy8Z9HgFH6ws9FaslYqCB9Ws0s4yGIlfo6XULv4Azy/s320/PXL_20220610_180334675.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As you may recall, I've commented frequently on the high winds here in Newfoundland. How lucky were we not to be affected by the winds as we backtracked to Woody River at the end of the highway and then drove toward Rocky Harbour, our destination that night?</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHD9Hb13k29S5rOYkY-XMWuRWizbojbGhaer1PhtI57mcKvAzxL7XWVLMoeLWJs9fx9H67SRYJZ1p1j50_Q5_4mYzx3Qsv1or8eNzlx4BAAQ9AkeAF99WOX_St-AxlW6iUpyHifQTxKUPrHsFO-V068RgsdDxfieVyyRy278ADlONGXiq3W6OXUbl/s4032/PXL_20220610_182133349.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHD9Hb13k29S5rOYkY-XMWuRWizbojbGhaer1PhtI57mcKvAzxL7XWVLMoeLWJs9fx9H67SRYJZ1p1j50_Q5_4mYzx3Qsv1or8eNzlx4BAAQ9AkeAF99WOX_St-AxlW6iUpyHifQTxKUPrHsFO-V068RgsdDxfieVyyRy278ADlONGXiq3W6OXUbl/s320/PXL_20220610_182133349.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've run out of superlatives to describe the stupefying views. I'll leave it to you to ooh and ahh.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwjO8ugjor8wHcyqE6hQLQFwlhA37BNPaHFxYRLqDgc5UOfUy7LwTVw9yxpXBFIihKkbt7zyqnqkNJMSMJAYZ6_OYo9izrp0JLx0xTqauzT0cprdxgv63HbVbs-0qHsX-jC1fkU8vc_ag6a-Mbe6vuhvgk9qeiLupQUVA9lHXMycUkxWNZ43pmV-p/s4032/PXL_20220610_183001875.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJwjO8ugjor8wHcyqE6hQLQFwlhA37BNPaHFxYRLqDgc5UOfUy7LwTVw9yxpXBFIihKkbt7zyqnqkNJMSMJAYZ6_OYo9izrp0JLx0xTqauzT0cprdxgv63HbVbs-0qHsX-jC1fkU8vc_ag6a-Mbe6vuhvgk9qeiLupQUVA9lHXMycUkxWNZ43pmV-p/s320/PXL_20220610_183001875.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBtHPKzilWWEw0M0xIvYe33jvPLfkqm3uM8k5hrfchbp1xsg6yBlDwxj3sEb5nyipbQvK0UY1JjqbR-OzSP7LQDTYF6Stf47ycBZtPxtyMHFelC04bIiLvwx7z4Yhv7Bv9ddaVF2_ENIGuLLKg6Gy6Ew6JrnhyBJcBIOy2zJXkWCPUY9I0tpddwk3D/s4032/PXL_20220610_183013630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A 'real' lighthouse in the fishing village of <b>Woody Point!</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPVLoROG2QnzcR-m6--ePn_aZPNUFPq7GC06RTa90ZXl-iWMN93wz85AnWxTRbwCFTrkM3HO77lyzWdZmbV2N-VU_LialXhvIzytNzM9clTUCgxpfI-Vx4L3TQCMaV7GSKlZVEjgekY0tyVUnbvv346Fmct7q2JOseTASBF_RXawCVqXdghIelNqt/s4032/PXL_20220610_183718987.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPVLoROG2QnzcR-m6--ePn_aZPNUFPq7GC06RTa90ZXl-iWMN93wz85AnWxTRbwCFTrkM3HO77lyzWdZmbV2N-VU_LialXhvIzytNzM9clTUCgxpfI-Vx4L3TQCMaV7GSKlZVEjgekY0tyVUnbvv346Fmct7q2JOseTASBF_RXawCVqXdghIelNqt/s320/PXL_20220610_183718987.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishE-wx54pdM3JndJo3QRtgKvzZdEPXISEtKTNfX3baTE0vRcF38hDYWrwxMvYHNCWefZp6O6I_QPGDSWQgPgcziUCSP14LHMOHJ76zMMpQgeo_gg7LPQYXXMLAp68MWm66pDqUHD766stCscxQwrh290dyz2cuvgb45Rbe_aRpVJwT1QHGSrUWJqM/s4032/PXL_20220610_184206439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishE-wx54pdM3JndJo3QRtgKvzZdEPXISEtKTNfX3baTE0vRcF38hDYWrwxMvYHNCWefZp6O6I_QPGDSWQgPgcziUCSP14LHMOHJ76zMMpQgeo_gg7LPQYXXMLAp68MWm66pDqUHD766stCscxQwrh290dyz2cuvgb45Rbe_aRpVJwT1QHGSrUWJqM/w320-h240/PXL_20220610_184206439.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A view of the Tablelands again:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUC7ZGoemlfb0HsVfQoB2EgEU1yyfcrhUH6UgE40nim3lGk0TXye8ytw5ngKbrV1fLsNd8zF4dw5nnw1lYW-BUIaejsX6REEJLO4ryZnBkKaynYWXFmhbcsVX4s1QV-4RqeMWqh9PVJYw01dqUa65wjY4kfBfhrJ85G4qDCskBoJi0MZ-VR2IN_Fm/s4032/PXL_20220610_184443165.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfUC7ZGoemlfb0HsVfQoB2EgEU1yyfcrhUH6UgE40nim3lGk0TXye8ytw5ngKbrV1fLsNd8zF4dw5nnw1lYW-BUIaejsX6REEJLO4ryZnBkKaynYWXFmhbcsVX4s1QV-4RqeMWqh9PVJYw01dqUa65wjY4kfBfhrJ85G4qDCskBoJi0MZ-VR2IN_Fm/s320/PXL_20220610_184443165.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, so true!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKKMbKYLOgSYtgi72yDa9reZ9OEOHOEuk1cdh2IOuGi6KbqSUhYtYTcu7vgmiagwdHV1TlDVmVJvXCVTfg6sqDe1zvqCJZ8bmwavAZmV6y8lPa1Iik_B-iebptYGQIXgvr5oLPEPfpqeLAwlxBv-858Seh2054Ykn6VAEQZ8Dpx85Y4KaILSZD71-/s4032/PXL_20220610_184913003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKKMbKYLOgSYtgi72yDa9reZ9OEOHOEuk1cdh2IOuGi6KbqSUhYtYTcu7vgmiagwdHV1TlDVmVJvXCVTfg6sqDe1zvqCJZ8bmwavAZmV6y8lPa1Iik_B-iebptYGQIXgvr5oLPEPfpqeLAwlxBv-858Seh2054Ykn6VAEQZ8Dpx85Y4KaILSZD71-/w320-h240/PXL_20220610_184913003.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">More of the bright colors associated with so many communities in Newfoundland!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmirFR8W4_Dh6zmqNOm3d4ENwy47CEipSFcqTcQFMaEVNuXXbv16TJ5YRtihly3qVpHM_ZaZTBSSQSscI8XG8mspuJYI4GYm56w9yqnpVhguG_mTPBL6TutXJUnnXkMOYPt6WmiulCro43fWy-GrxqIaZVIxVKk3rVxXaog86fOiTzoK4egoulI_9m/s4032/PXL_20220610_185601255.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmirFR8W4_Dh6zmqNOm3d4ENwy47CEipSFcqTcQFMaEVNuXXbv16TJ5YRtihly3qVpHM_ZaZTBSSQSscI8XG8mspuJYI4GYm56w9yqnpVhguG_mTPBL6TutXJUnnXkMOYPt6WmiulCro43fWy-GrxqIaZVIxVKk3rVxXaog86fOiTzoK4egoulI_9m/s320/PXL_20220610_185601255.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Though we were tired, Steven and I still chose to stop south of Rocky Harbour at the <b>Mattie Mitchell National Historic Site </b>at Deer Arm to learn how the Indigenous people shared their knowledge with settlers of European descent. Mitchell, born in 1846, was a hunter, trapper, prospector, and guide and a descendant of the hereditary Michel chieftain line. In 1885, Mitchell became known in Bonne Bay for guiding Royal Navy officers who were on leave from patrolling elsewhere. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTUHYtDJKybXYdBM336udOdkH1FMHemqVtYlGeVFeGgm84HRI2FunBmfna-VKhVuwqw0jcpsJbr58YRRUgMVgOobnu9ex5ZN0GVr11o9FBYyiTImJKvgC9ZYjcbInw2czK9D_4YxLzzMVPQO2KPKuZ_NO-3fTP0UJoTkLtueCrfWKWZ3TBMaCDRl_/s4032/PXL_20220610_193918213.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTUHYtDJKybXYdBM336udOdkH1FMHemqVtYlGeVFeGgm84HRI2FunBmfna-VKhVuwqw0jcpsJbr58YRRUgMVgOobnu9ex5ZN0GVr11o9FBYyiTImJKvgC9ZYjcbInw2czK9D_4YxLzzMVPQO2KPKuZ_NO-3fTP0UJoTkLtueCrfWKWZ3TBMaCDRl_/s320/PXL_20220610_193918213.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">During winters, he had a camp or winter house at Deer Arm as it was his traditional route to the <b>Long Range Mountains</b> we'd seen the day after we landed. His descendants held property here until Gros Morne National Park was created. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVtGYEHH1dpviqOV8JXVTzeuUjmsldXOQRqEtthlu5y-vbGm4Alq_NP2ZCQxtSwGirmt0RRuhI09hDa87V__mTb-YAPOdneLM0j2xuI-lcOHAFUxIwGbDKPhduzn9lLQoqP8QEmYDZlvHLUD1EUnjPMmUndCO_pi_H5pPmQ8su-Fkqf6NJf0qBeir/s4032/PXL_20220610_193930100.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVtGYEHH1dpviqOV8JXVTzeuUjmsldXOQRqEtthlu5y-vbGm4Alq_NP2ZCQxtSwGirmt0RRuhI09hDa87V__mTb-YAPOdneLM0j2xuI-lcOHAFUxIwGbDKPhduzn9lLQoqP8QEmYDZlvHLUD1EUnjPMmUndCO_pi_H5pPmQ8su-Fkqf6NJf0qBeir/s320/PXL_20220610_193930100.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1k9QkJlxCsD0RqMemCG4ltCZis1AWb6XxTKEQruDpI5elfE1VdSpngzIWSPY_Pkph0QdSO6_z0m49aIO5vZJ_Sv8Zo_oegnOPFO9KYLOsZfrYNTVaEtKFljJLXgS4D7w6U9fwBX-ooGCaB5W9riAbMO2uVVYoWNJOTRhrfb1RA_Xbz-z1PDAmQiq/s4032/PXL_20220610_194030510.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1k9QkJlxCsD0RqMemCG4ltCZis1AWb6XxTKEQruDpI5elfE1VdSpngzIWSPY_Pkph0QdSO6_z0m49aIO5vZJ_Sv8Zo_oegnOPFO9KYLOsZfrYNTVaEtKFljJLXgS4D7w6U9fwBX-ooGCaB5W9riAbMO2uVVYoWNJOTRhrfb1RA_Xbz-z1PDAmQiq/s320/PXL_20220610_194030510.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Adventurer <b>H.C. Thompson</b> hired Mitchell to give him through the interior of the Northern Penisula in 1904. Their journey over the Long Range Mountains resulted in the peninsula's first map which was the basis for all maps of the regions until 1949. Mitchell was recognized by Thompson for the information on watersheds, edible plants, geological features, and wildlife that he provided.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mHO6Jpg48Mc6OZ3RL0t3O9hB_tI4Mol8X3iYWkCsyb_9SwB2TKxEENDDzbAZl_RyeZJcHnA4_EhX8ONMxorlGNCq3m8YaayHLMDhrO95yRAi8PH_rui1vIrEFhIvxfs3wGv07cDYlWwRPbpLpgPHYEB16usa1cCrcx9vSEWrayLgTs1WhPZvfa_n/s4032/PXL_20220610_194121963.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2mHO6Jpg48Mc6OZ3RL0t3O9hB_tI4Mol8X3iYWkCsyb_9SwB2TKxEENDDzbAZl_RyeZJcHnA4_EhX8ONMxorlGNCq3m8YaayHLMDhrO95yRAi8PH_rui1vIrEFhIvxfs3wGv07cDYlWwRPbpLpgPHYEB16usa1cCrcx9vSEWrayLgTs1WhPZvfa_n/s320/PXL_20220610_194121963.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mitchell was hired the following year by the Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company to help prospect their concessions in central Newfoundland. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NlwFhYEtAdKqjLXJkxRGPa4GVujXmL43TEagqRh3QmGp_479Ld10swvC1Fzc19FzV36y5unkhtwcrqxWKqskHuMc4G28tYuiREBzfaJinw6S7-D8bbFveQorhB_pw1kgqY6y1Sk7_3FNwyeYHIR-rlK3ono5CRCDkoNwgF8IPfHt9LwUWjhc0N-o/s4032/PXL_20220610_194208014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NlwFhYEtAdKqjLXJkxRGPa4GVujXmL43TEagqRh3QmGp_479Ld10swvC1Fzc19FzV36y5unkhtwcrqxWKqskHuMc4G28tYuiREBzfaJinw6S7-D8bbFveQorhB_pw1kgqY6y1Sk7_3FNwyeYHIR-rlK3ono5CRCDkoNwgF8IPfHt9LwUWjhc0N-o/s320/PXL_20220610_194208014.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijECgdJdQujA-qyXc38oPY0FgXJDA5yHIFsnSNf6MApWdU0-nF0tDw1jiZy_fBpwqki87aIulILj2ve6q5QxDVL-EBXAP_YsxhBX17iWi4MdpOA5-5WYp60bpBAjWnYK_7otHd-UC4s8JWEU37pVJwNwKxfkuZjTm4YBGweTT9mp-QU4SWSrZpf8cZ/s4032/PXL_20220610_194235740.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijECgdJdQujA-qyXc38oPY0FgXJDA5yHIFsnSNf6MApWdU0-nF0tDw1jiZy_fBpwqki87aIulILj2ve6q5QxDVL-EBXAP_YsxhBX17iWi4MdpOA5-5WYp60bpBAjWnYK_7otHd-UC4s8JWEU37pVJwNwKxfkuZjTm4YBGweTT9mp-QU4SWSrZpf8cZ/s320/PXL_20220610_194235740.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The trail led to <b>Mitchell Brook</b> in the middle of the forest.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74YOdAtnb6CEqYrEamMYTwSHoxXdxvjA_Uf_hYykBuDwt--gTlfEtX0R8IubG3p_SuEStiwgTyouEgj98wYkwXF8DQVowESfmZkruuWseRPDR6pz7IGemBFmL6ZxdQInqUOJo3nI-pHXMzpmyjmoB-Qwwr87ndQ5S0hJgctdQauyM7fPJ6YJtDzMk/s4032/PXL_20220610_194359075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj74YOdAtnb6CEqYrEamMYTwSHoxXdxvjA_Uf_hYykBuDwt--gTlfEtX0R8IubG3p_SuEStiwgTyouEgj98wYkwXF8DQVowESfmZkruuWseRPDR6pz7IGemBFmL6ZxdQInqUOJo3nI-pHXMzpmyjmoB-Qwwr87ndQ5S0hJgctdQauyM7fPJ6YJtDzMk/s320/PXL_20220610_194359075.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As Mitchell and other Mi'kmaw guides were "easy masters of the interior of Newfoundland," they were critical to the success of inland expeditions and professional surveys. Surveyors, explorers, hunters, and explorers relied on Mi'kmaw guides for centuries because their knowledge of travel routes, weather, wildlife, and how to live on the country was the reason others were able to profit from the island's resources. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6a6hOYT63s4VNz7ifHhknE9mLaOlPZ9QY2eckEjC9KT2Nsh0bDvERGFru3zDx2UVd3RR5MG4j5srKXnnnhrq93hZqKN6c-QcwDfLUy1Nf4jN5SdIoW8Le1ufJlZilD61pH11bWqSZFwiCY2PNFRT_iH0wq2UdM1xpS2_zfio35YmrIxyBCEhvmYc/s4032/PXL_20220610_194431025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN6a6hOYT63s4VNz7ifHhknE9mLaOlPZ9QY2eckEjC9KT2Nsh0bDvERGFru3zDx2UVd3RR5MG4j5srKXnnnhrq93hZqKN6c-QcwDfLUy1Nf4jN5SdIoW8Le1ufJlZilD61pH11bWqSZFwiCY2PNFRT_iH0wq2UdM1xpS2_zfio35YmrIxyBCEhvmYc/s320/PXL_20220610_194431025.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Mitchel in 1918:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoHpl2AZagWRxIK0Qt82rdV0fpVUNuzszqxj42va9fTtsGtsmv9-ER1FSp54FcH0_amAjIhIk_gQXSS_3S0A6zs2LtgO9WVFIhIT07I_h4TI_udSgzFfekLfEa02D82rSMjm8_2R8OLUJ32_3rHn3LcJHHp3cEExLurMdtZasDxN26RYFsJXo9pec/s4032/PXL_20220610_194546609.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoHpl2AZagWRxIK0Qt82rdV0fpVUNuzszqxj42va9fTtsGtsmv9-ER1FSp54FcH0_amAjIhIk_gQXSS_3S0A6zs2LtgO9WVFIhIT07I_h4TI_udSgzFfekLfEa02D82rSMjm8_2R8OLUJ32_3rHn3LcJHHp3cEExLurMdtZasDxN26RYFsJXo9pec/s320/PXL_20220610_194546609.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949, Indigenous people were not part of the union. While the largest Mi'kmaw community was finally recognized under Canada's Indian Act in 1984, nine other bands, represented by the Federation of Newfoundland Indians, are still awaiting recognition. What a sad indictment of a community that contributed so much to this island.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP1YvERHejPb0snOD7wjvHt-zWFp4oM34PwllBcsQi_L8pG3Z7DXPybyiurJTIQLVpnF1btQJ424oSUI9_0yqdrsMUG1-UG7kUQZeo4PvJLeTC9qsGymkN8lLUojVrgmfX2vC_1UM8EDMGgsL8do5_QgiMbtG8OD8-yGBOvE0fqaD91ay4oDUbqINT/s4032/PXL_20220610_195042998.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP1YvERHejPb0snOD7wjvHt-zWFp4oM34PwllBcsQi_L8pG3Z7DXPybyiurJTIQLVpnF1btQJ424oSUI9_0yqdrsMUG1-UG7kUQZeo4PvJLeTC9qsGymkN8lLUojVrgmfX2vC_1UM8EDMGgsL8do5_QgiMbtG8OD8-yGBOvE0fqaD91ay4oDUbqINT/s320/PXL_20220610_195042998.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It's great being 'home' again although 'home' has had a different connotation with as much travel as we've been doing the last 18 or so months!</i></span></div><p></p>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-38308242928369968752022-08-31T22:31:00.001-06:002022-09-01T06:22:55.812-06:006/9/22: Corner Brook-Bay of Islands & the Unbelievably Beautiful Wild Cove!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0sKjNuLAM0veJF-NwRhqvTIQ89Fj1exAG6PGJZwDK8ejYkk9NZJoROPq_Nis8uGWXsqxYrpMnzn7E8aISsdH5aDGSWfTT-3lcYCLqC4ncUDdLHEFc5dn2pIJndf0hAE7f2RheRKHOimo7pRVOTcRb0wXzmvZ0tdR_ZXEXqZiirUV2KUbvLviOvRS/s4032/PXL_20220609_175935156.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0sKjNuLAM0veJF-NwRhqvTIQ89Fj1exAG6PGJZwDK8ejYkk9NZJoROPq_Nis8uGWXsqxYrpMnzn7E8aISsdH5aDGSWfTT-3lcYCLqC4ncUDdLHEFc5dn2pIJndf0hAE7f2RheRKHOimo7pRVOTcRb0wXzmvZ0tdR_ZXEXqZiirUV2KUbvLviOvRS/s320/PXL_20220609_175935156.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I couldn't resist buying the </span>hooked mat under the basket<span> below as a token of our visit. </span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO75Fv80_p4IAQhzOeQteQ_sgvzITsR_LMGPbzauboAbaueVdwnHmd7WrllQ22D4IsOCKSnPds7lKvc0uAW7OXUnUO2aNJwqKthLawUWiEAWOOyMmG-JVTOKKUVFUgMl43TaW_5zYSyPCW2VWabDIR727vtEHjXZoFhamONcotXhGX1jWRL-I2RDGX/s4032/PXL_20220609_131813998.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO75Fv80_p4IAQhzOeQteQ_sgvzITsR_LMGPbzauboAbaueVdwnHmd7WrllQ22D4IsOCKSnPds7lKvc0uAW7OXUnUO2aNJwqKthLawUWiEAWOOyMmG-JVTOKKUVFUgMl43TaW_5zYSyPCW2VWabDIR727vtEHjXZoFhamONcotXhGX1jWRL-I2RDGX/s320/PXL_20220609_131813998.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>As it must have been close to 45 or 50 years ago when I had last seen items made of <b>sealskin,</b> I spent a while admiring the purses, gloves, etc in the shop. It was a little shocking to read later that the <b>US Humane Society </b>describes </span>Canada's annual commercial seal hunt as "the largest slaughter of marine mammals on the planet." One of the two areas where Canada's commercial seal hunt occurs was on the ice floes off the Gulf of St. Lawrence west of Newfoundland. The primary target of the commercial seal hunt is <b>harp seals,</b> with 97 percent of those killed being pups under three months of age, with wooden clubs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qtCHbsMzT0X-SP1B9WNS666Vw7Y7RY0bQnyqnZ_sUjGzdm9NdySwOFH5ilOP_E91NnUJIOd6W0Qm_gFjSXTa3x9IIgmowxFoIW78RxWi94sElAD0oFLttIkDhg2tU5I3FYYztdy4ZUXsle0Jq4tNm5qay8n57jRwywnKoisiE7knBLkRk99UcCNd/s4032/PXL_20220609_131826035.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qtCHbsMzT0X-SP1B9WNS666Vw7Y7RY0bQnyqnZ_sUjGzdm9NdySwOFH5ilOP_E91NnUJIOd6W0Qm_gFjSXTa3x9IIgmowxFoIW78RxWi94sElAD0oFLttIkDhg2tU5I3FYYztdy4ZUXsle0Jq4tNm5qay8n57jRwywnKoisiE7knBLkRk99UcCNd/s320/PXL_20220609_131826035.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Seals are killed primarily for their fur, which is used to produce fashion garments and other items. No seal items are allowed to be brought legally into the US because the government doesn't approve of the hunt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVmPRWNqDSTWzVr4FQ2VZFasgjC_TZEmxX66DEabQiEMAZA9mzJ4jReChVpEfheW66agbu7iDN9yys-yMnEQ4lUeqFnefRaCau_pv8Mk5iIessNZNeFnNNz0ECQax1Ge00DczvNL3t0HmO9CQSn8WykAKhQuHCLbw3iwTd1MR18Kj31S_QqS2qncg/s4032/PXL_20220609_131831347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVmPRWNqDSTWzVr4FQ2VZFasgjC_TZEmxX66DEabQiEMAZA9mzJ4jReChVpEfheW66agbu7iDN9yys-yMnEQ4lUeqFnefRaCau_pv8Mk5iIessNZNeFnNNz0ECQax1Ge00DczvNL3t0HmO9CQSn8WykAKhQuHCLbw3iwTd1MR18Kj31S_QqS2qncg/s320/PXL_20220609_131831347.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I could have sat forever taking in the view outside the shop.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWXJfqBNPu-bhx3eakC-4zrozke37flZ1M7ou_FGwW_70CdvvbC3smHsecKZRNtrhOTizMOxhMow8oOLC6nZV1wZg3PNRy-8_83RYTloZvGd8teHBIxhrUJCQGDUae60W52fianQGQji0DgaSpLr9Od1kvEvZD3kPmJNdrf--gjwATKMJ4Az9koK6/s3442/PXL_20220609_132410845.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3442" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWXJfqBNPu-bhx3eakC-4zrozke37flZ1M7ou_FGwW_70CdvvbC3smHsecKZRNtrhOTizMOxhMow8oOLC6nZV1wZg3PNRy-8_83RYTloZvGd8teHBIxhrUJCQGDUae60W52fianQGQji0DgaSpLr9Od1kvEvZD3kPmJNdrf--gjwATKMJ4Az9koK6/s320/PXL_20220609_132410845.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><b>Captain Cook Drive</b> on the south shore of the Bay of Islands was indeed named after the famous South Seas explorer who first refined his surveying and mapping skills along this part of Newfoundland's coast in the 1760s. His charts of the Bay of Islands were so accurate still now that, </span>remarkably, they could be used today!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpXVMY2Gg_fO0epkiR_wedhL9bE56yQZtHya8BFyYxL6ENojwh9gFu865J895XSjuGtXlya4gyZZxtcO_YcIJxwL6cwIpESA05-zvWmFBN97Vd_xre6gcrV6gLWcsaiI_lgsMO58MMt0eKRa0P2LIe50wEscNRSxQtsPvlogf1j7uk4h7f5YyriUm/s4032/PXL_20220609_135253767.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgpXVMY2Gg_fO0epkiR_wedhL9bE56yQZtHya8BFyYxL6ENojwh9gFu865J895XSjuGtXlya4gyZZxtcO_YcIJxwL6cwIpESA05-zvWmFBN97Vd_xre6gcrV6gLWcsaiI_lgsMO58MMt0eKRa0P2LIe50wEscNRSxQtsPvlogf1j7uk4h7f5YyriUm/s320/PXL_20220609_135253767.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We then followed the trail back to the beach via the far more challenging <b>Governor's Stairway.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DuwKHe0KnMgBhC9Wb9APGiqe7WHkefPcVmM589lbwSw9eCqQwFslZLY7SJ1ViB5kBpffaz6nARncJ0wrtqMzsS02gffrCFTw1HRsUoaRB_S1nux1xCAb_1sqdtMNOOOIiLpIkS8sUPgq1i8CvhqcyWBG9Im789U1HZX19UAY0a_EQ9PFRHWQ3RNy/s4032/PXL_20220609_141247081.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DuwKHe0KnMgBhC9Wb9APGiqe7WHkefPcVmM589lbwSw9eCqQwFslZLY7SJ1ViB5kBpffaz6nARncJ0wrtqMzsS02gffrCFTw1HRsUoaRB_S1nux1xCAb_1sqdtMNOOOIiLpIkS8sUPgq1i8CvhqcyWBG9Im789U1HZX19UAY0a_EQ9PFRHWQ3RNy/s320/PXL_20220609_141247081.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Across the bay was <b>Lark Harbour,</b> our next destination.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iFzELMSUMwSJW7zCYXCxfDCgz90FSEbkEgeFVO2ePSbzV2gV1ZG4HHAJ4qnJy1S_1jpRA3xMdW067x2LVdtyRAsn-5rUxxuPSHbb644vUYSd0mK9xo2Tap839JhA6_BnOKjyJgJiF4mDv1lbAlyKpaiEHbRcNd53bZ4AEAmtdVPVI3QH5GBovMCL/s4032/PXL_20220609_143024339.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5iFzELMSUMwSJW7zCYXCxfDCgz90FSEbkEgeFVO2ePSbzV2gV1ZG4HHAJ4qnJy1S_1jpRA3xMdW067x2LVdtyRAsn-5rUxxuPSHbb644vUYSd0mK9xo2Tap839JhA6_BnOKjyJgJiF4mDv1lbAlyKpaiEHbRcNd53bZ4AEAmtdVPVI3QH5GBovMCL/w320-h240/PXL_20220609_143024339.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Following the road to the very end, we reached the community of Lark Harbour where it seemed its cemetery was larger than the fishing village. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GRSwmoNGwblrp8hsBpCrbFkU2j_C-_UXiG517qPA1LcMmYs4IqY8r8j-9QRY3CekUPCPi07dUX8GQzTNH8DGLFFj3_977fEonclObZ9aEleXuroTzc_h4n1lmaPkr7_e_-7irF8ZbhjTDGBSoAjlEezEnJ8lQDMpJEn_Notj8g1wFl3aTDBFDuCe/s4032/PXL_20220609_143423233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GRSwmoNGwblrp8hsBpCrbFkU2j_C-_UXiG517qPA1LcMmYs4IqY8r8j-9QRY3CekUPCPi07dUX8GQzTNH8DGLFFj3_977fEonclObZ9aEleXuroTzc_h4n1lmaPkr7_e_-7irF8ZbhjTDGBSoAjlEezEnJ8lQDMpJEn_Notj8g1wFl3aTDBFDuCe/s320/PXL_20220609_143423233.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIz8Z1u1TUKvoB8isB1blupdIkLCOF7IjfYqIT-daoEJ-sOZn9IfmtAwuu7muX6U__mvj4Z5gSt6l3pObHU1zfqEBwnHPa8PG2PV1u53cVPMUmbZ3S4kAmPUaRYtOduo9XLRTJJZeQNh0CbYoy2oFa8vPnh73qhMNzI7IerDGiXgZaY6l8B9mczis/s4032/PXL_20220609_143455559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvIz8Z1u1TUKvoB8isB1blupdIkLCOF7IjfYqIT-daoEJ-sOZn9IfmtAwuu7muX6U__mvj4Z5gSt6l3pObHU1zfqEBwnHPa8PG2PV1u53cVPMUmbZ3S4kAmPUaRYtOduo9XLRTJJZeQNh0CbYoy2oFa8vPnh73qhMNzI7IerDGiXgZaY6l8B9mczis/s320/PXL_20220609_143455559.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvzqFYxi803TCWZh8RFb_Yh4z9cL7TfVM0z-QwYGFD72B7X6bn0SdYjtzV2vQ2gMuc29VHB6yITPqE9sQ8ESUw0vVLyCILrwzlGt9pP_iIDi6oPjqkCfkKfFk3zp9S7k2AAt8ADJG_FHYcFaGGVfBPEdLlCK0Zkz07FqkK80fUdgAukHpEfvIVCfQ/s4032/PXL_20220609_143646927.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdvzqFYxi803TCWZh8RFb_Yh4z9cL7TfVM0z-QwYGFD72B7X6bn0SdYjtzV2vQ2gMuc29VHB6yITPqE9sQ8ESUw0vVLyCILrwzlGt9pP_iIDi6oPjqkCfkKfFk3zp9S7k2AAt8ADJG_FHYcFaGGVfBPEdLlCK0Zkz07FqkK80fUdgAukHpEfvIVCfQ/s320/PXL_20220609_143646927.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Steven and I were very surprised by the uniformity of siding on virtually all the homes in each of the fishing villages. Never had we seen the exterior of all homes looking identical.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdK1TpE2HlgA2uahM5dO9zgA_m0Adr7l_SMxivTNp5aKJ65DYq2oBeVDygEvcW9Gd6On_eAXDTqzzF6_h2VOnqOjOBeYR0-d9MY34HlY4FsJtQrv6HB9h-v9Zxo3ia9JhKpJB15DGOcf6YqszVAf_H00EZv0vaGHRT1byNq3ppefSqi4sN_DpxwS3h/s4032/PXL_20220609_143837520.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdK1TpE2HlgA2uahM5dO9zgA_m0Adr7l_SMxivTNp5aKJ65DYq2oBeVDygEvcW9Gd6On_eAXDTqzzF6_h2VOnqOjOBeYR0-d9MY34HlY4FsJtQrv6HB9h-v9Zxo3ia9JhKpJB15DGOcf6YqszVAf_H00EZv0vaGHRT1byNq3ppefSqi4sN_DpxwS3h/s320/PXL_20220609_143837520.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTvkULHIY7RluGmReQVguKwhcgWplyJqnQ4QiHjgP7rhRsGbuuy8C8OLt-T5TuL3YAYzuRn0n6Z3kb-oM3GbVDDWiMvmuAJpboCzLlT787CjkYCrhAFgtCgoY58iIzlxURpYtG-NkE4cHnYHJLJhtnkwJKZCLquELOQSG32OAcRtww8T9lgFsQd5vv/s1622/PXL_20220609_163505630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Nor were there any paths to the front door - all quite, quite odd. <i>Update on 9/1: My sincere thanks to someone reading the post who commented: "there are multiple theories for this odd Newfoundland phenomena .. folklore suggests they are jokingly called "mother-in-law doors" to discourage visits, others suggest they are elevated for the snow banks that are sure to appear in the winter making exit from them easy."</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCds_Ye_ZOHv-4l0feHcm90OA7ZZBxEn-B3fL7k2NOm2X5Vix192bofXEPTX18_kP2ZKydGNJFLjUriIO_SjsX_HM-xx37qg0N4D45Zig6kufFq8PU7Zw4sbgLqBr-ac5HNYnfPognB2qfL7L_-ztEnZBRd59AvIyhIeO9HQFxFQS-gcdfLdAvLolC/s2592/PXL_20220609_164538488.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCds_Ye_ZOHv-4l0feHcm90OA7ZZBxEn-B3fL7k2NOm2X5Vix192bofXEPTX18_kP2ZKydGNJFLjUriIO_SjsX_HM-xx37qg0N4D45Zig6kufFq8PU7Zw4sbgLqBr-ac5HNYnfPognB2qfL7L_-ztEnZBRd59AvIyhIeO9HQFxFQS-gcdfLdAvLolC/s320/PXL_20220609_164538488.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The trail ended at the almost deserted <b>Wild Cove, </b>another Newfoundland OMG sight that took our breath away!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVv_Cq1bhHlNepnhzKvZZrZm4tK8FL_SGIZDwzjK4hKH7WZUhDqgJLoTK0lTFBKtBHndYLDCoXR4GHBPPgFULqKlOXcJOFcRq3r1QlQHOOWP16SCNMk62U5Rkr2R0NglrV_5mXR4DecP2U6Ch4Y0xXYPbYs5Ub_Vw2x4c51tRb25qMPxMviqpRS6a_/s4032/PXL_20220609_175621779.PORTRAIT.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVv_Cq1bhHlNepnhzKvZZrZm4tK8FL_SGIZDwzjK4hKH7WZUhDqgJLoTK0lTFBKtBHndYLDCoXR4GHBPPgFULqKlOXcJOFcRq3r1QlQHOOWP16SCNMk62U5Rkr2R0NglrV_5mXR4DecP2U6Ch4Y0xXYPbYs5Ub_Vw2x4c51tRb25qMPxMviqpRS6a_/s320/PXL_20220609_175621779.PORTRAIT.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Diana:</b> Did you and David ever make it to Wild Cove? If so, I wonder if you found it as unbelievably beautiful as we did. It just reinforced what you and others had told us about what we'd love about Newfoundland.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZEAHxlYngmcLP-zyWM8kVWbzyFWaO_nXTvT62TUUegzVtCCMTV7OTC5bAB9OpwcSI-l6WO6TjnST0lLtVaanRNvcUiOWkHklmudnAWDzb8hPwWCt-b3Lj-HbaJt8E-KkL_XCcwF_mBuyJaBdb2ZVZEbrJMXu4hBYjXzxCPWbDmyp8tulDNGUs4tt/s4032/PXL_20220609_180249102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZEAHxlYngmcLP-zyWM8kVWbzyFWaO_nXTvT62TUUegzVtCCMTV7OTC5bAB9OpwcSI-l6WO6TjnST0lLtVaanRNvcUiOWkHklmudnAWDzb8hPwWCt-b3Lj-HbaJt8E-KkL_XCcwF_mBuyJaBdb2ZVZEbrJMXu4hBYjXzxCPWbDmyp8tulDNGUs4tt/s320/PXL_20220609_180249102.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It seemed like an almost never-ending amount of driftwood had come ashore!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CuTEH3HaJynwQL3uktBrbzQ7jyJase7qzhou1B1u4wW6JMrzGWs0lazFJQrcA5C7PiUXDd7cZomCbAv_ICXbo64yZDyouHmtp3iQFU3Z7E0Jg7nCmJcAPSATh2Fpj5wjTgklEl3oXXsHr_sp3BBXVLVUdwUOAtKmw3Ub9vQWb-1DmfYsp8sU8zIZ/s4032/PXL_20220609_180242957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CuTEH3HaJynwQL3uktBrbzQ7jyJase7qzhou1B1u4wW6JMrzGWs0lazFJQrcA5C7PiUXDd7cZomCbAv_ICXbo64yZDyouHmtp3iQFU3Z7E0Jg7nCmJcAPSATh2Fpj5wjTgklEl3oXXsHr_sp3BBXVLVUdwUOAtKmw3Ub9vQWb-1DmfYsp8sU8zIZ/s320/PXL_20220609_180242957.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We spent a couple of blissful hours just taking in the views at Wild Cove and hated to leave but time and annoying midges forced us to head back to Corner Brook.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14OZRvmQgsfwkcCJMSNZnHjkS0wVaPUh7Xq3YJK3pOySFtn4R_P-dWW7RnwbWEohyvuhxhYoy43eRByBn3ZEB-sMhZiDPW-vdzmdZ7UcvGPFL4CFhNmerrHiLiaSIZDExjj-zzQfEE1rWbmjVUxUMHnRDHIX75qnfaC1lzAaEeepN4DthVMwcGN3F/s4032/PXL_20220609_180442328.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14OZRvmQgsfwkcCJMSNZnHjkS0wVaPUh7Xq3YJK3pOySFtn4R_P-dWW7RnwbWEohyvuhxhYoy43eRByBn3ZEB-sMhZiDPW-vdzmdZ7UcvGPFL4CFhNmerrHiLiaSIZDExjj-zzQfEE1rWbmjVUxUMHnRDHIX75qnfaC1lzAaEeepN4DthVMwcGN3F/s320/PXL_20220609_180442328.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another house with an 'unusual' front door!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMCtUMwMDHwKpR6I8K08Z8fHcGbyJIs9Fj6WpVBgWh1UwuTsp3_-OF7h7qj9wVVILj_hJO8QfRvF8w-0BS8dUoee0YUhxaTfhCuAk9dmKn5GkOLJ7kopYOg8QjcBoOw2-TZQqk-tqrfwu5c3I0NjWuGaTINIQKkhO7KNmA88DjPpKywdOjXRAd7-x/s4032/PXL_20220609_195243947.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMCtUMwMDHwKpR6I8K08Z8fHcGbyJIs9Fj6WpVBgWh1UwuTsp3_-OF7h7qj9wVVILj_hJO8QfRvF8w-0BS8dUoee0YUhxaTfhCuAk9dmKn5GkOLJ7kopYOg8QjcBoOw2-TZQqk-tqrfwu5c3I0NjWuGaTINIQKkhO7KNmA88DjPpKywdOjXRAd7-x/s320/PXL_20220609_195243947.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Corner Brook was home to a massive lumber mill and an ...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Next post: </b>Heading further north on the west coast to Rocky Harbour via the Tablelands.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Posted on August 31st, 2022, from our home in Denver hours after returning from a fun road trip to Taos, New Mexico, with a friend.</span></div>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2210486460771200831.post-80982245434642450422022-08-28T20:38:00.001-06:002022-08-28T20:38:42.401-06:006/8/22: Beginning Our Newfoundland Trip in Earnest!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfomzTqv2Wf_PmDZDKHt1V1JAB41OttPSD_AZ4qmNGgwY7W5mFrTFC1hPWK8tkBFKnEvrEy5TVEYGZibn8NEuwm-0Pkk84p80GX8NDY-2IGSDwmHRAidbeJPpLB0_zDTk3Hcs8Wu5kT6xxjrNy5xERBqAIReRtAIJsivPQ3liwHUG7OQCjl7oY5Ae/s4032/PXL_20220608_123807398.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfomzTqv2Wf_PmDZDKHt1V1JAB41OttPSD_AZ4qmNGgwY7W5mFrTFC1hPWK8tkBFKnEvrEy5TVEYGZibn8NEuwm-0Pkk84p80GX8NDY-2IGSDwmHRAidbeJPpLB0_zDTk3Hcs8Wu5kT6xxjrNy5xERBqAIReRtAIJsivPQ3liwHUG7OQCjl7oY5Ae/s320/PXL_20220608_123807398.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As Steven and I left the southwest port town of Channel-Port Aux Basques for our first full day on the island of Newfoundland, it was neat seeing the first distance sign with <b>St. John's,</b> the provincial capital, almost 900 km away IF we were traveling in a straight shot. You may have gathered already we 'don't do' normally straight shots as here we were on a very extended detour to Florida via Newfoundland from Denver! As you'll see, we were planning to explore many of the province's nooks and crannies so 900 km would be a huge understatement.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJHis5SiWMuMrUPXGRJRySbmuss_u656viYX1UEixv5jkVlVpY6LkLo33HIQeuAOg5KJpYl_Updr4h-yUpd69UH_25B07laAtcP2TfTlchyfXk-aTQ7bjGN6i37FSkWAGerp9v9Gexz2g0Pu3Gi_gb6FDm2SzrtZcbydT1uBddON-G74Th7o9eQgJ/s2427/PXL_20220608_113731221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2427" data-original-width="1686" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJHis5SiWMuMrUPXGRJRySbmuss_u656viYX1UEixv5jkVlVpY6LkLo33HIQeuAOg5KJpYl_Updr4h-yUpd69UH_25B07laAtcP2TfTlchyfXk-aTQ7bjGN6i37FSkWAGerp9v9Gexz2g0Pu3Gi_gb6FDm2SzrtZcbydT1uBddON-G74Th7o9eQgJ/s320/PXL_20220608_113731221.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A little north of the city were the <b>Table North Mountains.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2q9SUExEaQ9PTiCIy82cETLf1ktvZ29VOxIVZ8W54tgltcJYgMSYuPs7HuTey6zWD-nsAaP2imcjzYdIHNDbXsawJUIIYRE7wN-Ogm17dBgdsxN8Y4z2vhGsAQIH3WqYjm2pSro8yGA2QAOGGquIzL9k-8b_SaKor04YclLTNA0Ch1jFYaMPwlgAb/s4032/PXL_20220608_114245132.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2q9SUExEaQ9PTiCIy82cETLf1ktvZ29VOxIVZ8W54tgltcJYgMSYuPs7HuTey6zWD-nsAaP2imcjzYdIHNDbXsawJUIIYRE7wN-Ogm17dBgdsxN8Y4z2vhGsAQIH3WqYjm2pSro8yGA2QAOGGquIzL9k-8b_SaKor04YclLTNA0Ch1jFYaMPwlgAb/s320/PXL_20220608_114245132.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircytja5B54f8XnoJrntvrsKSc9eMM6Kc6u16APPbdLMiA_stjkgyBs9kNolKv6bYAsqzg7vgBNGdDI051ORlT6do1L71_0567b6kLe3J2dXN4uQBPyHKrQVx8MKDGL549pMnWUgVEqj0YWE01Gj5fbc9HKsEodfTpISGg14OcLgQsnxQ3MiZH245k/s4032/PXL_20220608_114522687.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEircytja5B54f8XnoJrntvrsKSc9eMM6Kc6u16APPbdLMiA_stjkgyBs9kNolKv6bYAsqzg7vgBNGdDI051ORlT6do1L71_0567b6kLe3J2dXN4uQBPyHKrQVx8MKDGL549pMnWUgVEqj0YWE01Gj5fbc9HKsEodfTpISGg14OcLgQsnxQ3MiZH245k/s320/PXL_20220608_114522687.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">What a statement entrance to a home in <b>Codroy Valley</b> as we detoured toward the coast.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSWPktLhj09Zt0V3TplcSfd8zvNrSG8GWFdFbO74zpjo4kRMPAJSTKTavHDrKIWj_Gij72YZYUqTi_EWTjAC7f4W5877Lb8DflormHf6sAb_Xhk7RNGkinPnWt87M6kewN0USN2zKgBM3ojlOLnLInrzgR6igzyi54Wzm23Sf0qW5ZMx1wpyjKGU3/s3174/PXL_20220608_115714282.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2844" data-original-width="3174" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSWPktLhj09Zt0V3TplcSfd8zvNrSG8GWFdFbO74zpjo4kRMPAJSTKTavHDrKIWj_Gij72YZYUqTi_EWTjAC7f4W5877Lb8DflormHf6sAb_Xhk7RNGkinPnWt87M6kewN0USN2zKgBM3ojlOLnLInrzgR6igzyi54Wzm23Sf0qW5ZMx1wpyjKGU3/s320/PXL_20220608_115714282.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We stopped at the valley's <b>Wetland Interpretation Center</b> which had been designed to meet habitat needs for birds, butterflies, and other insects. <span style="text-align: center;">Around the middle of the 19th century, Scots, Acadians, Irish, and English - many from Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island - began settling in Codroy Valley to farm the rich red soils deposited on the banks of the <b>Codroy River.</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYW_xWqTFVqOV6W-_M6-3lFpaxRJlfvAvRBqqVv5AFwGZ5ixJjjy9xj5Ak8AZ9l8mNZ44Ln9P6ejuk_HHFUhiOp1ubBxy8ZKXazFH3-ohZ-T02Beb5kM8TL0X765cx-c5eXy_OXgpjfS9ItyRIHscAP4Y1y3tu7IXgT5TVyBQ8-yFI2LZIq4ljgGz0/s4032/PXL_20220608_120923304.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYW_xWqTFVqOV6W-_M6-3lFpaxRJlfvAvRBqqVv5AFwGZ5ixJjjy9xj5Ak8AZ9l8mNZ44Ln9P6ejuk_HHFUhiOp1ubBxy8ZKXazFH3-ohZ-T02Beb5kM8TL0X765cx-c5eXy_OXgpjfS9ItyRIHscAP4Y1y3tu7IXgT5TVyBQ8-yFI2LZIq4ljgGz0/s320/PXL_20220608_120923304.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <b>Grand Codroy Estuary</b> was one of the province's most productive and valuable wetlands and a hotspot for birds. It was designated in 1987 as a 'wetland of international significance.' With more than half of all the province's bird species spotted here, the estuary supported thousands of migrating waterfowl every spring and fall. Also provided was a habitat for the endangered piping plover and rare plants. If you're a birder, southwestern Newfoundland would be a dream place to visit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkwnaxp5zJufqpZVMU5fR7B4bIMiKzzCEJHy-gV6qbOaxcOpIcReGs2hpUjIP-E0Z1jcxXO-tbrTRY1yA9rKZNUW5e12yYairQT4BUxiT8t8vlARUi9Hk1DlJSqV85Jr3QEwwThnkEvRUADDiLl-VpzdmNPjsUra7QgVL95EbUNsQOYqwEP1nK7sK/s4032/PXL_20220608_121826231.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkwnaxp5zJufqpZVMU5fR7B4bIMiKzzCEJHy-gV6qbOaxcOpIcReGs2hpUjIP-E0Z1jcxXO-tbrTRY1yA9rKZNUW5e12yYairQT4BUxiT8t8vlARUi9Hk1DlJSqV85Jr3QEwwThnkEvRUADDiLl-VpzdmNPjsUra7QgVL95EbUNsQOYqwEP1nK7sK/s320/PXL_20220608_121826231.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSoDOzcFqnLpnZk7Q1h7nofp_T60uPM9DEsrYeutSbkAAhF_3fAm_UC5GetyCq0JOb_DucSg8DSjocJd00VI3naARR67x_9YJaS-3WHSTO0JhGZSWi4ita3rfQ5oaJwSify_9NIeUztHhRekqMwcalhIN7ptx4R1M8q-H0I7Fwxgk6qtH95cPIYpR/s4032/PXL_20220608_121951022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtSoDOzcFqnLpnZk7Q1h7nofp_T60uPM9DEsrYeutSbkAAhF_3fAm_UC5GetyCq0JOb_DucSg8DSjocJd00VI3naARR67x_9YJaS-3WHSTO0JhGZSWi4ita3rfQ5oaJwSify_9NIeUztHhRekqMwcalhIN7ptx4R1M8q-H0I7Fwxgk6qtH95cPIYpR/s320/PXL_20220608_121951022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The estuary was important because thousands of migrating waterfowl stop here to rest and feed before continuing their flight south. Many birds also breed in the estuary area during the summer.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMXbeUvvTqI8sDrx1iOHRyTfDM1swuY5cz5TqkRXUNaMbjHVaLVGe3-UWVJkcrTuVu7bQQT1CuKlMR6PnRl-PrvxnlZy9Rc27ePY9HGdTy_sfFl-aBgY2RdxfeIIOAnD_SVLG4VcfuUbNLc7cs1ykWbUZFPEQ-bkD_48jnsHRnN_ZzgawIr_4nniT/s4032/PXL_20220608_122257089.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMXbeUvvTqI8sDrx1iOHRyTfDM1swuY5cz5TqkRXUNaMbjHVaLVGe3-UWVJkcrTuVu7bQQT1CuKlMR6PnRl-PrvxnlZy9Rc27ePY9HGdTy_sfFl-aBgY2RdxfeIIOAnD_SVLG4VcfuUbNLc7cs1ykWbUZFPEQ-bkD_48jnsHRnN_ZzgawIr_4nniT/s320/PXL_20220608_122257089.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabjXegbJp3jjaZFfThRPL5ckUQAn35gHjIBUdP5UFCvek9ZXUWavzA5zLZ5MmmJtNlPamyAKL3BIgVMgpKbUUmzQR8vxKyBgQ-ywwfBgNmi028KgJuy-wAucD5havGtvs6ebHW_0tZQC7p27l2dR_E139OsqY2LgWU8k5HHaKkIdotny9kk3Xy0ej/s4032/PXL_20220608_122446502.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiabjXegbJp3jjaZFfThRPL5ckUQAn35gHjIBUdP5UFCvek9ZXUWavzA5zLZ5MmmJtNlPamyAKL3BIgVMgpKbUUmzQR8vxKyBgQ-ywwfBgNmi028KgJuy-wAucD5havGtvs6ebHW_0tZQC7p27l2dR_E139OsqY2LgWU8k5HHaKkIdotny9kk3Xy0ej/s320/PXL_20220608_122446502.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As you may have guessed by now, reflections have long been a fave of mine. Here was an example along the <b>Grand Codroy River.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggIYJo06YfzFZnvNZIZuUJ11dFKj6kUAoEx_Gt9eqf6Sq3WlehaBjqGNW5qQSVHYQXCl88BYwWsid1Mz-wwZad7JoyIMfLobZnZf6tuNyz84Bl_oWuj8n_-rgeVQzAhz6iN7QrZLX092pAfjJ1iVos8ydnxk-2ECCWFRN26bh7ikkCC139buLa9JRb/s4032/PXL_20220608_123726986.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggIYJo06YfzFZnvNZIZuUJ11dFKj6kUAoEx_Gt9eqf6Sq3WlehaBjqGNW5qQSVHYQXCl88BYwWsid1Mz-wwZad7JoyIMfLobZnZf6tuNyz84Bl_oWuj8n_-rgeVQzAhz6iN7QrZLX092pAfjJ1iVos8ydnxk-2ECCWFRN26bh7ikkCC139buLa9JRb/s320/PXL_20220608_123726986.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVJ59RBrJBqSlHGvYFFFxDbIfcVqnizdsZE4yU5u3xvawPu7sWRLY2ZTtzusFkcsq9rZxGdeT7pPa9AlOEP5_vYZi25GOJ_BhD2UM--JHYUy8F6AIFLjoF4I7MVWXazQxG2CgBN18uVNQbZ5WlPkkjzkH90IHd8LS9oj1hxz0C3XqkIIdKih7l5bm/s4032/PXL_20220608_123836486.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As we headed to the westernmost place in Newfoundland, we passed the tiny communities of <b>Millville</b> and <b>Codroy.</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflWxR6YT0RxF-6ubfariI-UEacec8_8StiqrFA7rQgrpIuBrLWI2aTp9kdUm60Ggc3ELlVoNuC-V4Wech5yN5IY6dBg6Js1neFvsL-V0iVbVgql_kmWR_5Gq2ZMyCA0rqLdi1eQAFEuNzUvnfKbZDLTnn8UCo7rskDKbsghAZiYu5wmeV4LXZMe9N/s4032/PXL_20220608_125521946.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflWxR6YT0RxF-6ubfariI-UEacec8_8StiqrFA7rQgrpIuBrLWI2aTp9kdUm60Ggc3ELlVoNuC-V4Wech5yN5IY6dBg6Js1neFvsL-V0iVbVgql_kmWR_5Gq2ZMyCA0rqLdi1eQAFEuNzUvnfKbZDLTnn8UCo7rskDKbsghAZiYu5wmeV4LXZMe9N/s320/PXL_20220608_125521946.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was excited to see our hometown Colorado Avalanche flag standing tall and proud on a front lawn. I could only imagine they must have been as over the moon as we were when the hockey team went on to win the Stanley Cup, the biggest prize in hockey on June 26th!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSAbqok_s0RQngbjzcecJjxBnUxa3EeUmxBF5YA7KaZPWYw1pKZftDnHqSBjz0q9zL4zTOTybYtimiIEg44HkYEk6_ukfipdatTnnFaaW_vuNJDZbFWMG3R8K0jxHZYPXpv4YooBTZUGYJgFnqKWnxLcpLfpiwhQ3h33_wVD_U-in0BStqw4zeX8Uc/s4032/PXL_20220608_130305291.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSAbqok_s0RQngbjzcecJjxBnUxa3EeUmxBF5YA7KaZPWYw1pKZftDnHqSBjz0q9zL4zTOTybYtimiIEg44HkYEk6_ukfipdatTnnFaaW_vuNJDZbFWMG3R8K0jxHZYPXpv4YooBTZUGYJgFnqKWnxLcpLfpiwhQ3h33_wVD_U-in0BStqw4zeX8Uc/s320/PXL_20220608_130305291.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkT4vsJ86xgcZT8DHpEonG5kuXfyzVc6b6x6KrQ8oe5x630Q2aU9dSC6yusYvUVdmnx8l5SP7YtSCKqbXkKeLIFuGOx5zT1kZmgMm5-3SIRm1AdYk3u8sYxgDP9jvg9qUTxcOaWXxUIUwybJ8z1unpaqCBwC1TCuNBx4RFlEAm-G2Bzgh5RfaPpBFg/s3992/PXL_20220608_133627754.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2915" data-original-width="3992" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkT4vsJ86xgcZT8DHpEonG5kuXfyzVc6b6x6KrQ8oe5x630Q2aU9dSC6yusYvUVdmnx8l5SP7YtSCKqbXkKeLIFuGOx5zT1kZmgMm5-3SIRm1AdYk3u8sYxgDP9jvg9qUTxcOaWXxUIUwybJ8z1unpaqCBwC1TCuNBx4RFlEAm-G2Bzgh5RfaPpBFg/s320/PXL_20220608_133627754.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our destination for the last hour plus had been <b>Cape Anguille, </b>the island's westernmost spot and its lighthouse. The last few miles were only accessible via a very poor gravel road where we could only manage 5mph tops. At least we weren't the only crazy people driving that track!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoKXU1rgUEkCF2ypDmCf4Ln5PenXXf1ywQi1deP_vGrYK_P_aPiCV4NON_4okLgzJWRB4aoU18aXuQSb4FvuZqW6tG5bsv8deaeiZcFg9djHQZSFv_DLZ0Wp9cGcEeNNd9fzxmswsx7PHCZv2Ek6u2hAjZQ--GJsv0--CtjgY2q9aAC67bEWL4EyB/s4032/PXL_20220608_130527989.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoKXU1rgUEkCF2ypDmCf4Ln5PenXXf1ywQi1deP_vGrYK_P_aPiCV4NON_4okLgzJWRB4aoU18aXuQSb4FvuZqW6tG5bsv8deaeiZcFg9djHQZSFv_DLZ0Wp9cGcEeNNd9fzxmswsx7PHCZv2Ek6u2hAjZQ--GJsv0--CtjgY2q9aAC67bEWL4EyB/s320/PXL_20220608_130527989.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwGYRsDGWvMdZ13-hhG4Qo4aC1NNtow79b3KoeTtsaP3B8ccjzQfSWmJq0Fz1HuX2RUTE2tnL8mQBYkp10m-mOblXD38UU51vTr4Cete34G38D72OMm-HI4kzT_stvY-t1P2RFat2d_0REvc6NcA8PlbdSD-3JYlp3rqSpjC-XIEi-Sx3swpnhF_5/s4032/PXL_20220608_130639281.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwGYRsDGWvMdZ13-hhG4Qo4aC1NNtow79b3KoeTtsaP3B8ccjzQfSWmJq0Fz1HuX2RUTE2tnL8mQBYkp10m-mOblXD38UU51vTr4Cete34G38D72OMm-HI4kzT_stvY-t1P2RFat2d_0REvc6NcA8PlbdSD-3JYlp3rqSpjC-XIEi-Sx3swpnhF_5/s320/PXL_20220608_130639281.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqB9CDgknzsj8PpMkDIRTWt-HP5krbwQGMFCl_0xoiYkiATvAFcoxRVLPpx4xjI5XkaGFQVVG-pzGaXEtT2ptpR79AkY6OPFZLIb4WiAn7EUFkYoJoQb16G1nWriSmCSLyO5DNJLLz-uZW9yx6Usi0vrQED8Xqj6Z82RZE5IFAlrKlunXkRuW-qqf/s4032/PXL_20220608_131043844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqB9CDgknzsj8PpMkDIRTWt-HP5krbwQGMFCl_0xoiYkiATvAFcoxRVLPpx4xjI5XkaGFQVVG-pzGaXEtT2ptpR79AkY6OPFZLIb4WiAn7EUFkYoJoQb16G1nWriSmCSLyO5DNJLLz-uZW9yx6Usi0vrQED8Xqj6Z82RZE5IFAlrKlunXkRuW-qqf/s320/PXL_20220608_131043844.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The lighthouse keeper who was born out here had opened up a few simple rooms in a cottage next to the lighthouse. I wonder how many people would venture out there again after encountering that road!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtzrpeX78fAK_lCIRBy-yYHLbmS7PJ_dWLjMyzs8KO1qUjPx-qP4fF9fZ-ONRZRPQc_hJHIue6JXmqTiOCBANLEJlR1HpQWcRHJzAPgMWI3emJhF1ydtUDuxdyLBy8qV_zV-eGCpHQvvKR3VFFyYmctPTpe-FgVEab-RgWnDW79tkaH95DkCDMUUU/s4032/PXL_20220608_131312687.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtzrpeX78fAK_lCIRBy-yYHLbmS7PJ_dWLjMyzs8KO1qUjPx-qP4fF9fZ-ONRZRPQc_hJHIue6JXmqTiOCBANLEJlR1HpQWcRHJzAPgMWI3emJhF1ydtUDuxdyLBy8qV_zV-eGCpHQvvKR3VFFyYmctPTpe-FgVEab-RgWnDW79tkaH95DkCDMUUU/s320/PXL_20220608_131312687.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">We walked down to the rugged shoreline in a fierce wind. When trains operated nearby, a man was hired to warn of winds off Table Mountain as they could top 160kph and blow a train from the narrow tracks!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQ7uGjBXFJc1pon3xSwgYRchk4h7lZ1piJcDJctj8idsfqsDzCDpnwpsjr_VMw_pVYmM86sSjAzqdmHHx_7oFYS_P95oOwslq7CHDSvXcEpZyCNbf-JeKwclLUSoSffDuM6t-viqqX-KDvEEx7QMjFA1Wg7oWyeAxSrhhggP_Z5272D0Kd9AwJuAR/s4032/PXL_20220608_131521927.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQ7uGjBXFJc1pon3xSwgYRchk4h7lZ1piJcDJctj8idsfqsDzCDpnwpsjr_VMw_pVYmM86sSjAzqdmHHx_7oFYS_P95oOwslq7CHDSvXcEpZyCNbf-JeKwclLUSoSffDuM6t-viqqX-KDvEEx7QMjFA1Wg7oWyeAxSrhhggP_Z5272D0Kd9AwJuAR/s320/PXL_20220608_131521927.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCuhmQD7ecWVG9rBYLeWyP0dlsyyh3K8Q5C7Nlt2ejku4jytX5lOhLEhPq72SQ65C3abZLR_QX1HvoJW5LSJ6AAfLoCZwVGtaH_7pd68691dL0A9IKaUEwmxMnAxN3CQi6MvbfiJNI875NMsAhWyJozX_PQBdJhWGbZblF3GVo9jPt8vFnVqjg0AmR/s320/PXL_20220608_131701695.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <b>Long Range Mountains</b> were a series of mountains stretching along the west coast of Newfoundland.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdgmNmaOp9CWYnlCM3502yxyRB4OVUM05xc_O0eia7o42bH9B2n3KaTmzE_pesB_4mWeDAeCc07W-fma6Gg-YxFCyAcAb_BvH6w01Ag5Kb_xowFJwFZmOzP0KnhTjKmhzJiy3Mntjm_3gvnXb80WsznjglXFc8K5bO2Awg1nnJTPSf3AWqCS-YfH-/s4032/PXL_20220608_134117747.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOT3g7QYJBWWfaxU5lbk3_YYuMM--ZR4LLjrFZw8y22xyPTBkWORWxiGkGxpR_eHbHizOLXyxqQx3T6F_iOLACKWcCbRlC8M4WqxeYkpLH0vc6iL3M_4t5WQ3JxH5Uh2SJIEGhCZOWvqRbAh7qgIgCdP2fABnMEX7m7c9UQYXQTAwOuvxlgk4Sfti9/s320/PXL_20220608_142553265.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back on the two-lane <b>Trans Canada Highway,</b> we headed north toward <b>Stephenville</b> and wondered where the huge number of trucks that had been on the ferry had gone as the 'highway' was empty for miles at a time.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDaoRtlYv8Jsg041O1RZxr3DJvNUSlPqlBzo_yDy2Wd9D2wr91-HSrK5oKxfoq-uFxX7Uckze4G96w2_MfMxfSy4gzAwfsEIyllfW6PlBYyCmU9vGMdONtoXTkOEW4WCc0XGfCv6cebnO3-H3zzx8VlrRxJO90f-JZAFR8FwU3zr-O1SNWDg7ibge/s4032/PXL_20220608_144037136.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPDaoRtlYv8Jsg041O1RZxr3DJvNUSlPqlBzo_yDy2Wd9D2wr91-HSrK5oKxfoq-uFxX7Uckze4G96w2_MfMxfSy4gzAwfsEIyllfW6PlBYyCmU9vGMdONtoXTkOEW4WCc0XGfCv6cebnO3-H3zzx8VlrRxJO90f-JZAFR8FwU3zr-O1SNWDg7ibge/s320/PXL_20220608_144037136.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I don't think either Steven or I knew what to expect in terms of topography in southwestern Newfoundland but I know we were both surprised seeing mountains that reminded us of Montana and what we envisioned swaths of Alaska looking like.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofLklYmt0uaIBaTo2nMEKUE-VdQJ_QISYL3YgsXTEhfB4a-nZaQqEOHgoY-2O2l0srTUEg6lnuuNH6F0wSm8VTG7ylhXdTzzVjpdgTI1aiOXLnGsfye-eey5xVXXzPJjJ-17jya6sKJeGcpEiehibQunWcPDc_-drHgn2VHg_K5TYAhX-NUBzgGcR/s4032/PXL_20220608_144717628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjofLklYmt0uaIBaTo2nMEKUE-VdQJ_QISYL3YgsXTEhfB4a-nZaQqEOHgoY-2O2l0srTUEg6lnuuNH6F0wSm8VTG7ylhXdTzzVjpdgTI1aiOXLnGsfye-eey5xVXXzPJjJ-17jya6sKJeGcpEiehibQunWcPDc_-drHgn2VHg_K5TYAhX-NUBzgGcR/s320/PXL_20220608_144717628.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">On our approach to <b>Barachois Pond Provincial Park,</b> our second provincial park, we realized that each park sign had its own colorful and unique design, certainly far different than their staid counterparts in the US! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wE4ayMamufrZQ7Ft9rKLvithocRPH7yfnnmSon1OZuFIKFCRP0huhc47ZPRCiXiWRx_nHFu7N5Hm4rbMsR_kWL5tySbCkclj-B5YNhg1b9WpTtNdi2467ySxMK-2GpWUEH3kKE9dE0ggB3y9SNqo4fWDiiClc2cimypdwWxvHAxO7zBLOXKN6zZN/s4032/PXL_20220608_152101227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wE4ayMamufrZQ7Ft9rKLvithocRPH7yfnnmSon1OZuFIKFCRP0huhc47ZPRCiXiWRx_nHFu7N5Hm4rbMsR_kWL5tySbCkclj-B5YNhg1b9WpTtNdi2467ySxMK-2GpWUEH3kKE9dE0ggB3y9SNqo4fWDiiClc2cimypdwWxvHAxO7zBLOXKN6zZN/w320-h240/PXL_20220608_152101227.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was a fun trail through birch, spruce, and fir trees in the park which was the largest in western Newfoundland.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4-c2CBuYEVXQQHTlGO-n1YWqVviOeVm6iMPVZPbL9Z7g6muqNT7SF3M6m1qq2ExCBWNXwBi8-SVlJDnP9t_h0f5dL34EXlEns--bCUdlrqcZYoUYpRpuhDRrkG4AECpJEb0CginlYlEqN8AhyQedty1Vyww6xeUlDXI9aiCDUhd8lX_QOc5R9i1h/s4032/PXL_20220608_152052896.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4-c2CBuYEVXQQHTlGO-n1YWqVviOeVm6iMPVZPbL9Z7g6muqNT7SF3M6m1qq2ExCBWNXwBi8-SVlJDnP9t_h0f5dL34EXlEns--bCUdlrqcZYoUYpRpuhDRrkG4AECpJEb0CginlYlEqN8AhyQedty1Vyww6xeUlDXI9aiCDUhd8lX_QOc5R9i1h/s320/PXL_20220608_152052896.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Even the park's picnic tables were a work of art!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRtaAdqToP-7L1S4SVWBPNoeoQcu2Kd7SgKBPTaSrC02LJrLSg-KrmNxmCS2XBZzdSqt8znZrQDaRA7WfiwmEPgMxEnkE7Z2W-SL26hpktpzDbEsuHlNIatrnzbhFJR57qXhr4OI4lrVcwI-2kbTB1HczrxI-0GSCB0qW0Pi7tcO127bz32v6Vs8E/s4032/PXL_20220608_152153166.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRRtaAdqToP-7L1S4SVWBPNoeoQcu2Kd7SgKBPTaSrC02LJrLSg-KrmNxmCS2XBZzdSqt8znZrQDaRA7WfiwmEPgMxEnkE7Z2W-SL26hpktpzDbEsuHlNIatrnzbhFJR57qXhr4OI4lrVcwI-2kbTB1HczrxI-0GSCB0qW0Pi7tcO127bz32v6Vs8E/s320/PXL_20220608_152153166.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">North of the park off the Trans Canada, was Stephenville with a population of just 6,600 people which made it the second largest community in the western part of the province. The area once known as the <b>Acadian Village</b> was founded in 1844 by two English families from Cape Breton wanting to take advantage of the excellent fishing grounds and farmland in western Newfoundland. Seeing an American fighter plane as we arrived in the town made sense once we realized the United States obtained rights to construct an air force base here in 1941. Stephenville’s past American influence was still very visible in the town with underground ammunition depots, large airstrips, aircraft hangars, and streets named after the American states.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyg1XbTfUxl5bvqPJPTYitoj5CQWf_y5wI3I5zPfEjOCPd9pW4aRKj4W4o1XSyv_RnGvwOSQzr5mQi9F96AhiXrEkbiL9vuyHHoWTKib8z-qDrohyclt41Kxb8plGHBe14Msi-PXRmRjWeVqpnCuQcWRzwsMnHY6hQ4_OaD2M5hWVqZepHoFokTG9/s4032/PXL_20220608_163038998.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyg1XbTfUxl5bvqPJPTYitoj5CQWf_y5wI3I5zPfEjOCPd9pW4aRKj4W4o1XSyv_RnGvwOSQzr5mQi9F96AhiXrEkbiL9vuyHHoWTKib8z-qDrohyclt41Kxb8plGHBe14Msi-PXRmRjWeVqpnCuQcWRzwsMnHY6hQ4_OaD2M5hWVqZepHoFokTG9/s320/PXL_20220608_163038998.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0LqrvYCPtaSiz5oF_d7akL2M_S5H173_lk2V7agM-rOhXqmIrvrCiFJE7vB8z0imr4IN20g1x62KUSfqNB7w19Z3XP2srkH9y8vlfnV9zYCa9TOUYtsO0a5QPz3YtgT2IE-0BbgfjCZxXUzazDjFg0zW8UAa2Hl8qZOZ_42xCKakGzKTqutF-LkNj/s320/PXL_20220608_174855366.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I wondered if these ultra small homes near the trail were part of the 'tiny home' movement.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjC2AZ8AkoKn68epQ_vb65ZSn5ZRjdzIDe1IcBfuA9c8SVH1HcmsKScV-tO5oVw3lBRePz0P-iATJByoswBN8Nnz2M7IvnaHEmcyuFewLIC0I_66kqeQZChuKKfhih8s0hQycV3NgKpati0QiuKMqDYjoCHIbF1kg8KgMxKHrsBuWm6H2A3iEY1-iz/s4032/PXL_20220608_180229767.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjC2AZ8AkoKn68epQ_vb65ZSn5ZRjdzIDe1IcBfuA9c8SVH1HcmsKScV-tO5oVw3lBRePz0P-iATJByoswBN8Nnz2M7IvnaHEmcyuFewLIC0I_66kqeQZChuKKfhih8s0hQycV3NgKpati0QiuKMqDYjoCHIbF1kg8KgMxKHrsBuWm6H2A3iEY1-iz/s320/PXL_20220608_180229767.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Fifty miles north was <b>Corner Brook,</b> </span><span>Newfoundland's second largest city and </span><span>our destination for two nights. Located about 30 miles inland from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the city of about 20,000 is cupped in a bowl sloping down to the water. We headed straight to <b>Captain Cook's Monument</b> overlooking the city to get some glorious views looking west toward the <b>Bay of Islands.</b></span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivwfpJh1jUcK8KPxCRzujkYAf46jniJdEFaKBTbOtBUaCIizCwXH77b1ZV0CLmMe4gPERbz8ALQkhd3IlFfUhyj_rwW9m216kW-Za4n7ROYxCkoIaARhlFLTIMuwv-AbyTeaAWHxoIUZyntTfjTkkBh6aSTVyOK66cddSi9HGbeYbY0-2--iJkL0Jo/s4032/PXL_20220608_192813101.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivwfpJh1jUcK8KPxCRzujkYAf46jniJdEFaKBTbOtBUaCIizCwXH77b1ZV0CLmMe4gPERbz8ALQkhd3IlFfUhyj_rwW9m216kW-Za4n7ROYxCkoIaARhlFLTIMuwv-AbyTeaAWHxoIUZyntTfjTkkBh6aSTVyOK66cddSi9HGbeYbY0-2--iJkL0Jo/s320/PXL_20220608_192813101.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AZ3R3fT_ACthZvZpSAZHTs_WbJNikLyo0dKCL4VkVtAXk4UKXq6FdLJnwkS0ZkE8dzc2ClrkVkckD_x2FW40o6NVpYGhcA3l7EUwqGIOvO1qSJ_HUjpgHNFL6YF4FLHlINtVDbftrS_--qUzl5n0rtwLjQCvtUOlyPJGqjs-ivQMJyfHf4q9JarP/s4032/PXL_20220608_193400509.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7AZ3R3fT_ACthZvZpSAZHTs_WbJNikLyo0dKCL4VkVtAXk4UKXq6FdLJnwkS0ZkE8dzc2ClrkVkckD_x2FW40o6NVpYGhcA3l7EUwqGIOvO1qSJ_HUjpgHNFL6YF4FLHlINtVDbftrS_--qUzl5n0rtwLjQCvtUOlyPJGqjs-ivQMJyfHf4q9JarP/s320/PXL_20220608_193400509.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Having spent several weeks in <b>French Polynesia</b> last fall where we came across stories of Captain Cook at each port of call, it felt like coming full circle seeing the monument here in relatively tiny Corner Brook. Cook arrived in Halifax, Canada, as British forces were embroiled in the Seven Years' War against the French. While observing an engineer using a plane table on the beach, Cook began his transformation into becoming a renowned cartographer and surveyor, studying under<b> Samuel Holland, </b>the army survey engineer.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqJxMwz2rtDDwlobprw78yUvxMOQ2-nUcZHdt6iNV5pJqJu7MDBMRx9EDH_Kiah-N3hd_0ZFHu02suVaCdU_dx_RnG9KbM8xMMrIeKP_1Gev5IExYYAyVeMuNN0-JMpgxkgtujbeNcADNqt7YyubLIcA9yXJ4ROjxc6SjYXCEEwaXpOVX_5IB_MFZ/s4032/PXL_20220608_193031444.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqJxMwz2rtDDwlobprw78yUvxMOQ2-nUcZHdt6iNV5pJqJu7MDBMRx9EDH_Kiah-N3hd_0ZFHu02suVaCdU_dx_RnG9KbM8xMMrIeKP_1Gev5IExYYAyVeMuNN0-JMpgxkgtujbeNcADNqt7YyubLIcA9yXJ4ROjxc6SjYXCEEwaXpOVX_5IB_MFZ/s320/PXL_20220608_193031444.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When the British started up the St. Lawrence River in 1759 to capture the French stronghold at Quebec City, Cook and Holland were given the difficult task of chartering the river. After honing his surveying and cartography skills in Halifax for several years, Cook initially surveyed Newfoundland's capital city of St. John's after the British captured it from the French before spending from 1763-1767 further surveying the province. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAgJjBjdQcDEQTJQJ4wro6NfLY0Nfu9NRw4JyMu0evwxzTxDPY7cICK0vq4Ypq3xWCEwvAoxILyi-2gLw_qFdHwdD5VKyN6Oxmr-IoWx608G_8zn5FeUcXLnrVGHhktd2Ga7sIQifo9KZddBW5C9sNG9GBY1nOkCXbgPXLu527k_RAn9EACqgLz-i/s4032/PXL_20220608_193045058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbAgJjBjdQcDEQTJQJ4wro6NfLY0Nfu9NRw4JyMu0evwxzTxDPY7cICK0vq4Ypq3xWCEwvAoxILyi-2gLw_qFdHwdD5VKyN6Oxmr-IoWx608G_8zn5FeUcXLnrVGHhktd2Ga7sIQifo9KZddBW5C9sNG9GBY1nOkCXbgPXLu527k_RAn9EACqgLz-i/s320/PXL_20220608_193045058.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Before Cook's surveys of the province, the few French ones were described as sketchy and the British were unreliable at best. The British needed accurate surveys to guarantee navigational access between Newfoundland and the mainland was secure. In addition, as fishing was the island's major resource, it needed to be kept regulated so the French didn't infringe on British fishing waters.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPZ1x6quvQiHBrb1-0ufaQGE-vFDoylDYf6vrTVR9Eq-r803k0gi0E0BYULhWng9alOzVZUbi3tsC6MEd0kQ97jId_fWfbdP_2m8vLdtAntfNiSu68j-lPOFF2SOBqawGqBuE51uIvejIASsSGRuFyhWPFeHGS6xk6M4S-y5ovTarMTwQ1qhkR7oN/s4032/PXL_20220608_193121816.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPZ1x6quvQiHBrb1-0ufaQGE-vFDoylDYf6vrTVR9Eq-r803k0gi0E0BYULhWng9alOzVZUbi3tsC6MEd0kQ97jId_fWfbdP_2m8vLdtAntfNiSu68j-lPOFF2SOBqawGqBuE51uIvejIASsSGRuFyhWPFeHGS6xk6M4S-y5ovTarMTwQ1qhkR7oN/w320-h240/PXL_20220608_193121816.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cook was the first to establish the precision of the land survey process. His charts were so accurate they were still being used hundreds of years later. It was incredible to learn how similar Cook's charts were compared to those currently used even thanks to modern technology.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWaE7-_683k3ZZtSiO1Azwgf7iizvRVpiv0tOqtMT6J8_iWxVrJfPGdq7BheRjtU3zrIF8ZPxFGU8nSeq8K01iCB35aqNOKRKB1m7lAQdXLJGCUO5aBTcK4yOpRz4fOKNWsr9M_qO0prCphouFRhdvPTmi5SigcQucB0WHysMOubJVCFrRVaDHSRp/s4032/PXL_20220608_193252544.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWaE7-_683k3ZZtSiO1Azwgf7iizvRVpiv0tOqtMT6J8_iWxVrJfPGdq7BheRjtU3zrIF8ZPxFGU8nSeq8K01iCB35aqNOKRKB1m7lAQdXLJGCUO5aBTcK4yOpRz4fOKNWsr9M_qO0prCphouFRhdvPTmi5SigcQucB0WHysMOubJVCFrRVaDHSRp/s320/PXL_20220608_193252544.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="2111" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94OW0PzhEn1oEo9kFSZ4CFF3wkEYM7t3XZHyvc8SulTtuRTy4vSqIh1iW9FwAdf8aIGu1t9JJ83uWKrxKI8pTDmRqYdYD93UkOaVHlCTaI6tsyiLtTmyyest7qNN8KOaqdFVoV5lSWxRtoqQDoYZEFdt-0WGBNRiQHyB4srUZGz0G262E4ZctpByr/s320/PXL_20220608_205241884.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Because it was my birthday, we'd splurged that night having made reservations at <b>Marble Mountain Resort,</b> a popular ski resort that lures people from throughout Atlantic Canada and as far away as Toronto to the 27 runs on the 1,706-ft-high mountain.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTtwCdL26JzPgvFMpGyV7tKfnPfWysby2kwLuceKPw1B2suV5La4PJNaQEXuC7BdZzBLESDtuU1C_S7D868z_CzJrwO6GVx0dIbQBPQXsiA70IL-ZD0bs-wghzxhh6ZurSTlRNp_mGVUlxypADEkGcgScO638ECpa8BoafWK3To5MlopVEE33A_Mc9/s4032/PXL_20220608_220531335.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Next post: </b>Touring the gorgeous Bay of Islands and Blow-Me-Down Provincial Park - now, who can resist that?!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Posted on August 28th, 2022, from Denver after returning home late yesterday from spending too short a time with our newborn grandson in San Francisco. Looking at the glass half-full, we're at least lucky SF is only a two-hour flight away.</i></span></div><p></p>Annie Bergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00244611304221436765noreply@blogger.com0