Saturday we checked out of our Old Salt Box Co. house. We had enjoyed our stay at Evelyn’s house in Herring Neck. We would definitely return or try another of the homes.

The girls enjoyed the straight staircase.

The girls out front.

Our final destination was St John’s, but I suggested we head to Elliston on the Bonavista Peninsula. Elliston use to be called Bird Island Cove because of a couple of islands that are close to land that were popular nesting areas for seabirds. Elliston has one of the closest land views of puffins with hundreds of nesting pairs. Here are the girls heading for the puffin viewing.

There were a few puffins on the land side.

This guy was collecting materials for his nest.

We got amazing views of the puffins up close.

I sat in the grass and one kept walking closer and closer.

There were hundreds of puffins. In the background you can see the other puffins on the island.

Angela trying to get up close and personal with a puffin.

Claudia doing the same.

It was just as cool to watch them take off and land.

These guys were on the island side.

The island full of puffins.

It was an amazing experience, we didn’t know what to expect when we got there, there was no way we thought we would get that close to them.

There was a puffin muskoka chair near the road.

If you ever get to Elliston, drop by the puffin viewing site. This week was also the Elliston Puffin Festival at the Municipal Grounds.

Elliston is known as the “Root Cellar” Capital of the World. There were a couple that were open that you could walk into.

The inside of the root cellar.

Just drive around and you’ll see them in the sides of the hills along the roads or near the houses.

We made a quick stop in Trinity. Trinity is one of the most notable “heritage communities” in the province.

Todays drive. A. Herring Neck B. Elliston C. Bonavista D. Trinity E. St John’s