Northern Exposure 2012: Onward To Woods Island, Bay Of Islands, Newfoundland (Part 1)

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Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

Too many photos to put all in one post. Please be patient and allow the photos to load.

It is time to leave the comforts of Bay Of Islands Yacht Club behind. Tomorrow there is to be a gale so today we must move even though it is blowing hard enough to blow the hair off your head today.

View behind us (up Humber Arm) as we head for Woods Island:

Houses line the shores of the "arm":

"Daytona Beach" in Newfoundland:

We noticed that in the north the tops of many ships are painted orange --- we suspect that it is because often the bridge of the ship is above the fog and the bright color makes them more obvious:

This Woods Island summer resident, a professional fisherman in a fully loaded powered dory, just went flat out across the bay through this rather rough water --- we didn't think he was going to slow down for the wake of the ship but he did at the last minute.

View of the "Blow-Me-Down" mountains:

The entrance into the shelter of Woods Island harbour:

View from the dock - wild flowers everywhere:

"Evergreen" at Woods Island:

40+ knot winds predicted for tomorrow --- a few extra lines to the dock will make for a worry free time of it:

Some of the summer cottages at Woods Island. They are totally self sufficient (no utilities or any services at all). The island once had a thriving year round population however they fell victim to the government "resettlement" project.

Classic wooden lobster pots are stored during the off-season on the bar in the distance. Some folks believe the wooden pots work better than the wire ones, in addition to the fact that they can be built by the fisherman with readily available materials. In Canada lobstering is only permitted two or three months a year in order to preserve the fishery.