Shanna and Jesse came in for a visit, they arrived on the 9th and are here until the 21st. The first weekend we headed into Scarborough for some lobster dinner.
Chloe checking out the lobster.
Dad enjoying the first lobster to come out.
This was my lobster.
Gillian digging into her lobster.
Mom and Dad enjoying dinner.
Shanna and Carolyn,
Danny, in between his play by play commentary of his dinner.
Happy Birthday G-ma!
Low tide was at 8:55 AM this morning, some of us were up early to go beach combing for sea glass. Here is some of my find before the girls came down.
Most of the day was spent playing cards and bananagrams. In the afternoon, Susan, Gillian and I went in to Victoria to buy some lobster. We also visited another lighthouse.
This is the Leard’s Front Range Light, it was built in 1879.
After the disappointment of Sunday, there were lots of lobsters today. We bought 5 lobsters that total about 8.5 pounds.
The lady at the seafood store told us to take the rubber bands off before cooking them.
Claudia and Angela having their lobsters.
There isn’t a giant pot so it is one at a time in two pots.
Gillian digging into her lobster.
There were few clouds tonight, so we were able to watch the sun set.
If you look really close you can see a heron in the water (at right) and on the horizon you can see the confederation bridge.
Here are a couple of GoPro videos from when we cooked up our lobster dinner. The first shows the lobsters going into the pot.
The second is me ripping apart the lobsters for the girls.
On Thursday with the weather not looking so great we headed for Fogo Island.
The Change and Fogo Islands ferry.
The crossing is 45 minutes from Farewell, NL to Fogo Island, with a stop at Change Island.
One of the crew tossing the rope ashore at the Change Island dock.
In the middle of the photo is Brimstone Head. According to the Flat Earth Society, Brimstone Head is one of the four corners of the earth.
On Fogo Island there are about 10 small communities, the main one is Fogo. It was first settled in 1697. When we arrived it was raining pretty good, so we headed to Beaches Restaurant for a bite to eat.
Our Lady of the Snows Roman Catholic Church built in 1897.
After lunch we headed for the Brimstone Head trail head. Here is the warning sign at the bottom of the stairs.
Our brave souls ready to take the risk.
Heading up to the top.
Susan along the trail.
The platform at the top of Brimstone Head.
The map showing the four corners, Fogo, Papua-New Guinea, Bermuda Triangle and Hydra-Greece.
It was windy at the top.
Claudia at the top.
The girls pointing to Fogo.
Time to head back and catch the ferry.
The two white buildings at the bottom right are Old Salt Box homes owned by the same people as our place.
Me at the warning sign.
Some of the scenery around Fogo.
The United Church, formely the Methodist Mission’s Church built in 1877. The bell tower was added in 1948.
St Andrews Anglican Church, built in 1910.
On Fogo Island you don’t have to watch out for moose, it’s caribou.
Heading back to Farewell.
Claudia still smiles, Angela a little tired.
On our way back to the cottage we stopped for some fresh lobster for dinner.
We bought our lobsters from Sansome and Sons Lobster Pool.
We bought almost 11 pounds of lobster at $6.65/lb.
Angela with Bob.
We didn’t have a big lobster pot, so we had to do a couple at a time.
The first two are ready. They were delicious.
After the grey morning and showers, it cleared by the afternoon and made for a nice sunset.
Our picture window.
