It was 38 degrees when we awoke in Clarenville.
We drove to Bonavista Peninsula historic site where John Cabot first discovered North America in 1497.
We toured Bonavista Lighthouse est. 1843. It uses a 203 year old power light system made by Robert Louis Stephen’s grandson. It was very interesting as we climbed up the stairs. Each lighthouse had a code. They used coal oil. The nearby gift shop had the best fudge.
In the harbor we saw a full-size floating replica of Cabot’s ship, called The Matthew. We also saw where a local was drying squid out on a laundry line.
We then stopped at Dungeon Provincial Park where the rocks are over 600 million years old. There was a bufador where the ceilings of two sea caves have collapsed leaving it open to waves crashing in.
We headed to the seaside village of Trinity, one of our favorite sites and one of the oldest communities of North America established in 1740. We drove by a mussel farm in Trinity Bay. We had lunch in Trinity at The Dock Marina and then a guided walking tour of Trinity by the Mayor of Trinity. We toured the Lester-Garland House (1766). There was a beautiful mahogany table from 1773. The original house burned down and was rebuilt in 1820. The converted theatre on the water used to store salted fish. Good gift shops. The Catholic Church was from 1833 and we also toured the Anglican Church.
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