I spent today on a school bus with 44 other folks to see the small fishing community of
Red Bay. This is an important underwater archaeological site. The group heard stories of Basque whalers who
made fortunes in the area off of whale oil. The oil powered European lamps for
decades. An independent whaler could
purchase his ship, pay his deck hands and oil processors, and sail back with whale oil that would yield a
profit on his very first trip to this part of America.
The bus took us to see the Channel Head Lighthouse,
the border between Labrador and Quebec provinces, and to have a lunch of the
local cuisine. It was an overcast day, but the weather was comfortable with no
rain.
Unfortunately, when the bus returned an ambulance was at the dock. A cruiser was being delivered from the ship to a local hospital. It seems that we had this happen in every port of call so far.
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| A view of the local river outside Red Bay. The bridge was a wooden bridge! |
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| The tour was a portion of the Labrador Coastal Drive. |
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| A look at the beach from the local restaurant where the group had lunch. |
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| The bus went as far as the Quebec border before turning around. |
Point
Amour Lighthouse is the tallest in Atlantic Canada, and the second tallest
in the country. Located at L'Anse Amour,
on the Strait of Belle Isle, this lighthouse was built in 1857 to increase
the safety of transatlantic shipping.
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| Lunch consisted of Fish and Brewis which is a meal made up of salt cod and hard bread. We also had fish cakes made with code with potatoes. I decided not to ask for the recipe for the fish and brewis. |
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| Red Bay was the first tender port of the journey. |
