September 7. 2007
A road trip this summer took me first to the Bonavista Peninsula. I was interested in revisiting Elliston to check out its root cellars for part of a project I'm working on. No sooner had I driven down the alder-shouldered road off the highway than I saw a house with a cellar. Walking up for a photograph, a man popped his head out of the window of his house and encouraged me to enter the cellar, take photographs and generally have a look around. I had a great chat and interview with Bert Crewe the following day as well as meeting Rex and Edith Chaulk of the neighbouring community of Maberly.
Connecting the two communities is Sandy Cove, a beautiful stretch of fine sand and behind a small, clean and quiet municipal campsite. With my work finished on the second day around 5pm I launched for a paddle, along the coast past Elliston then back across and out to the puffin colony causing a gigantic flock of them to take flight. They nest on a rock mere feet from the headland, one of the most accessible places to view these adorable flyers.
Close by is a provincial park I also had to check out: Dungeon Provincial Park is a slice or so of cliff, a collapsed sea cave, sandwiched between community pastures leading to Cape Bonavista. In the photograph above is Spillars Cove, an attractive looking stretch of coastline for adventuresome kayakers. Which means I have to return with a few paddling buddies.
6 comments:
The owner of the B&B I stay at in Bonavista told me not to paddle out by the Dungeons or the Cape itself. Too dangerous, he said. Of course that made me want to go more than ever! I did drive along the coast and got a good look at the puffins, Maberly and Elliston, Catalina etc. So, next summer, right after (before) Scotland sound about right? We'll do Ireland's Eye at the same time...
Well, sea stacks & caves are indicative of an active sea!
Alison, I love the look of that collapsed cave with two entrances!
:o)
Douglas, it's quite an impressive site and Parks have fortunately left it as is except for a good intepretative panel close by. Sea conditions benign when I visited. Can only imagine what attacks must be like in winter months!
Alison
Hi! I just tried linking over to Neil's blog from yours and found it didn't work. You've got too many http's and //'s in the address. (Don't put this little note into your comments, it's just a little help note for ya.)
Cheers!
M
am working on it michael. and thanks! a
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