From LittleBay Islands to Twillingate (Notre-Dame bay, 3)

 

LittleBay Islands to Triton island.

We have time, so we try to visit places (and rate hurricane holes): we will stop in between in Triton Island.  Another small, quiet village with convenient floating dock and a small pub to have a dinner. Here, there is a road connection, and we start to see summer rentals and commercial hospitality for tourist. Another one night stop. It starts to be quite sure  that Ernesto will stay a bit off the South Coast and not impact us, if we don’t get East of Twillingate.

Triton to Moreton.

Another nice harbor, which might be safer that Twillingate in case Ernesto changes its mind, so let's check this - we have to wait out till Wednesday anyway. Maybe its safe, but we scrape the keels on rocks as we prepare to anchor, a bit more than a scape in fact, an abrupt stop but at low speed. A quick dive to check the bottom: no damage. The water is surprisingly warm (17 degrees).

 

Moreton to Twillingate.

Twillingate is a largish town and this is why we picked it, as we plan to stay three days (to wait for Ernesto  to move off the coast), better do that in a place where we have services. It is a busy fishing harbor, with large docks not very yacht-friendly, and continuous activity to the loading dock, mostly from “skiffs”, the open boats used for coastal fishing. 

Skiffs off Le Toulinguet. 

But contrary to France (and the Med?) the fishing crews do not mind us taking a slot on the quay, we are welcomed, and there is good infrastructure to enjoy, as in many fishing harbors: showers, washing machines, and even a lounge with Wifi ! The town seems to draw tourists based on its Northern-most location, and spectacular landscapes as well (Twillingate: named after Le Toulinguet, as it landscape is not dissimilar to its namesake in Brest’s Goulet). The weather is quite wet, but nothing out of the norm, and we feel lucky that we are not affected more than that by the hurricane. 

We are on the Red dot on the North coast.

This is the parking lot of Twillingate theater, a Tuesday night. It seems that many midsize towns have showplaces likes this (eg  Bonavista)