Northern Exposure 2012: Around The Northern Tip Of Newfoundland To Quirpon

HOW TO NAVIGATE THIS BLOG:

We enjoy sharing our lifestyle with our family, friends, and others. So COME ON OUT and "let's get on with it". You only have an opportunity to live once. For those of you who do not choose to get away, feel free to travel vicariously via this blog.

This is primarily a blog of photographs, of our travels. Our blogging time is limited by our activities, so we figure a photograph is worth a thousand words. You may click on the photos to enlarge them.

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If you must have more then you may also follow the links to our "Earlier Blogs".

Enjoy

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Friday, July 27th, 2012

Today we will leave Red Bay, Labrador behind. We have decided that Red Bay will be as far north as we will go this summer (N 51 degrees 43.907'), since we have no idea as to how long it will take to get back to Maine.

Leaving Red Bay:

After crossing the Strait of Belle Isle we rounded Cape Norman. We saw large numbers of whales in the Strait. In fact, they were so close that we felt the need to start the motor in order to warn them of our presence.

North coast of Newfoundland:

A vessel that met an unfortunate end:

Wooly sheep on an island:

"Evergreen" at Quirpon, Newfoundland. Note that the skiffs used for cod fishing tend to have two engines (only one is used) so that they always have a back up: