Newfie

Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. September 4-6

We are moored along the quay of sheltered Norris Point, a small community. Situated in the fjord area of Gros Morne, one of the National Parks on Newfoundland.

This area was mapped in the 1760’s in just 16 days by the famous British explorer Captain James Cook. The area, created by the glaciers from the Ice age, is characterized by a fjord landscape shaped between wooded mountains. The day before yesterday we arrived here round noon. The preceding night was smooth after the encounter with the iceberg.

Initially we planned to proceed to Halifax on Monday (yesterday), approximately 400 NM to the South-West. But remainders of the hurricane Hermine from Florida, now reduced to a storm, produce very strong winds and wave heights on the high seas between 3-4 meter. Our neighbour skipper sailed out with his fishing trawler but turned back. He told Edzard he didn’t want to waste diesel in the high waves. He will leave again late this afternoon. He advises us to do the same.

Being here for a few days is hardly a punishment. Next to us we have an excursion boat jetty and associated restaurant “The Cat Shop”. Several times a day a touring car unloads its tourists to take the fjord excursion. The terrace is a good place to be, even in this rather strong wind. I suppose each of us tells our trip adventures at least 10 times a day to curious people. Some of them drive their 4WD on to the jetty to have a look at Four Seasons.

On the other side of the jetty we have a Marine Aquarium and opposite our berth a hill with many walking trails. So no place to get bored and there are enough activities in this tourist village. Big surprise on Sunday evening. We are treated on the weekly acoustic one man show of the owner of the tourist boat. He performs nostalgic ballads from the 70-80’s. Good performance and visited by many locals, called Newfies.

During one of our walks we see an information board on top of a hill. It tells and shows the story of a Newfie, who towed his entire house across partly shore and water over the bay to the other side. A sample of genuine guts and pioneering effort. It happens when people get bored with the place where they live. These days we use mobile homes… Late Monday afternoon our neighbour skipper, already good mate with Edzard, brings us a meal of fish. Almost one kilo fresh turbot. We consume it the same evening and afterwards drink some pints in the Cat Shop café.

Wind and weather permitting we will leave this afternoon, heading to our next stopover. We reviewed several options and depending the weather we estimate to arrive in Halifax Thursday in the late afternoon.

We’ll keep you posted…

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