Day 57 - Twillingate, Newfoundland

Oh my, I think I hear rain on the rooftop and yesterday I was bragging about the great weather we’ve been having on this trip.  I think I put a jinx on today, Thursday, July 26th.   What else is there to do but tour another museum, which we did – The Durrell Museum & Crafts.  There are crafts everywhere and some things aren’t really too bad.  These people need to have something to do during the cold, windy winter months.  The smart thing we did yesterday was to take the boat cruise as we sure didn’t want to be out in the rain.  Funny thing though, the water was very calm even with the rain today.

The museum had a lot of antiques but the big story was the Polar Bear that came to town on an iceberg from the Arctic.  In 2000, the bear startled the people in town and approached the fisherman as well as other residents.  Because of the threat, they had to put the bear to sleep; however, they were able to tranquillize the second bear, who was further away, and transported him to safety.  Wish they could have done the same for the first one, but at least they saved one.    Polar Bears can weigh up to a ton, run 25 mph, and swim 80 miles in icy water.

After it quite raining and while I was doing laundry, cleaning, ironing, etc. Bruce took a hike up to the highest point of the island.  The grass was going to be wet, so I opted to stay home and be domestic.  He said it was really beautiful – maybe next time.  Note the yellow mushroom - pretty cool!

The entire group had tickets for another evening of entertainment - this time by the Split Peas.  Seven elderly and retired ladies played instruments and sang. They were terrific.  One of the ladies had written many of the songs – mostly about New Foundland and they are a very proud people who love their homeland.  During break, we were treated to Touton’s, jam and tea.  Touton’s are fried dough.  Our Mom use to make those as well, but hers were thinner.  These were about an inch thick – perfect for the waistline.

We did a lot of miscellaneous things today, such as visit a winery, stopped for coffee and homemade rolls, went for a walk and collected rocks on the beach.  The sun finally did come out. The town is having a festival so we stopped in at their Arena and checked out all the crafts, etc.  A nice relaxing day.  Hope your day was a good one for you as well.