Day 3: Lobster Cove, Coastal Trail, and Shallow Bay

Day 3 started out as a dark cloudy day threatening rain, but by noon the skies had cleared and it turned into a great day. We headed for a couple of the trails. The first stop was Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse, just north of Rocky Harbour. There is a lighthouse that was built in 1897.

As you can see from the sky, it was a perfect day.

The views out to the Gulf of the St Lawrence are amazing.

Looking back towards Rocky Harbour.

These pine cones were growing straight up.

The girls up at the base of the lighthouse.

Angela on her way down.

Lots of wildflowers.

Walking down to another viewpoint.

The next stop was the Coastal Trail. The mouth of the Bakers Brook.

Along the Coastal Trail.

This is coastal Tuckamore. Tuckamore looks like thick bush or forest.

But once you get inside, it like going into Narnia.

The girls in the Tuckamore.

Angela with her stick.

The Coastal Trail was pretty empty, we passed a few people.

Angela holding up a lobster trap that had washed up on shore.

Heading back.

Windswept tree branches.

The next stop was Shallow Bay up near Cow Head. On the right you can see an old guy out swimming.

There were sand dunes at the left end of the beach. Most of the shoreline is rock, but this was a pretty long stretch of beach.

Looking toward the dunes area.

On the way back we stopped at Broom Point. It is a fishing exhibit.

The Mudge Family donated the fish store and cabin to the park. They fished here from spring to fall from the 1940’s to early 70’s. It was three brothers and their families that lived in the single cabin.

Inside the fish store they has old lobster traps, boats, and nets that were all handmade by the Mudge families. The park guy showed us how to prepare a cod for salting with a stuffed cod with velcro parts.