Twillingate, Toogood Arm, Little Harbour, Pikes Arm, & Dildo Run Campsite

I have realised that when I fall behind on blog posts, I have a tough time to get the past ones written. I will make sure this happens less often in the future. For now, I will do my best while I do have a decent signal to write about where we have been and what we have seen. Next time I will write even if no internet, and publish later.

Look who I found playing on the ice!

Another Ice Monster playing air Guitar

Twillingate was a beauty place to see Icebergs, and Ice, all around us we had ice. Or Camp-spot had no ice, not around it or near it, but it was cold, colder than we wanted, and we had to get out the electric heater and dodge the cold. This campsite was a provincial one, and well run, with good bathrooms that we were close to, and a laundry room, which Polly did use. Always looking for a central spot to stay a few days for our tour around. This is when we made our minds up to stay another week in Newfoundland. We knew we would rather be here than spend the time running off to Ottawa for the 150th celebration, and miss much of this beauty Island.

We now were in long pants and coats all the time, not what we were used to, although we did get a few times without a coat, we were not far from the truck. Our campsite is on New World Island, and Twillingate island also has a north Twillingate island, we spent 3 days looking around there and many other little coves, meeting people, and searching out many icebergs we were told were there.

On the face of Captain Dave's Building "Polly took this picture"

On the back of Captain Dave's building

I found what Pat had showed us on her trip parked in the trees

Two of the 2lb ones please

The last day of this adventure we stumbled on a short hike up a hill at Pikes Arm, where we met another couple on there own adventure, that flew over from Ontario for a week long excursion, and were hiking around this area. When we told them where we were camped, they said they had been there today, and had hiked the trail, was beautiful. Now I had to see this as we had been there a few days, and I never hiked this trail. The view from this hilltop was so good even with a cloud ceiling that stopped the endless view, but made for some great pictures. The trail was well done, many steps to make it a safe climb up, and out houses at the top, wow. If you make the trip there, take the trail up, you won't forget it.

From the top of the hill

Twillingate had a bar we went to, 99 North, and as we went in, only 2 in there we thought, and the Bartender asked us what we wanted. Well that was fun, as we didn't know what was on the tap, so we tried a Iceberg Beer made in Saint Johns, with water from Icebergs. Was good, but a little weak for me. another couple came to the bar, they had been playing the slots around the corner, Oops Polly was gone, and the bartender and I and the manager talked about where we would go next. Gave us some good ideas, and I marked them down. Most of what we see comes from others that guide us through this fun adventure.

The bartender was a woman, and her husband just got a job on an oil drilling platform, was a big deal as he had been off work all winter, and had offers from a friend in Alberta, but wanted to be where he could get a shift he would be able to get back home regular, and seems he did, 3 weeks work gets 2 out, nice! Work here was difficult, tourism, and fishing were the local jobs. The town was like most split by water, and one main road made up the access. Was for us a journey to get from one end to the other, and we did this a couple times.

Icebergs sometimes dwarf the houses.

We met a man who explained  the wood piles on the side of the road, and that most people were looking for work, as Cod was the big employer, and was no just a small part of this place. This town was like most all others, a cove with town all around the edge, but this one was split in the middle. There are many different ways the fishermen built to get to and from there boats, with fish, and with traps, all was for the job. Stores were an experience, I recommend going into them just to see what they were like. There was always something local that was of interest to us, and usually a good source of information if you wanted to know what to look for in the area.

 Loving Newfoundland's Ice, People, Birds, & Small Towns,