Elvie's Adventure Continues

We have a wonderful keepsake from Newfoundland.  We happened to see some of Ben's work in a hotel in Gros Morne and decided to visit his studio.  It just happened to be on the way north from Gros Morne and by then we had decided that we would go to St. Anthony to see the ice bergs rather than Twillingate. 

Ben's work is quite wonderful.  He makes 3D figurines and adds them to his painted picture.  We had him add a whale and an ice berg to our piece.

Ben is adding painted splash to our 3D humpback whale.

While on our way north to St. Anthony we found ourselves a great boon docking spot complete with water view.  It was chilly and we had to use the propane furnace but it was a good spot to camp.

Everywhere you go you see fishing boats in Newfoundland.

There are also lobster traps everywhere; however we did hear that the price of lobster is so low that many of the fishermen are not able to make a living. That low price is not reflected in the price of lobster dinners however.

 

This fishing boat uses seine nets.  The small boat tows the net out from the big boat and eventually closes the circle of fish.  The fishing industry used to use drag nets along the bottom for cod; however there is now a moratorium on cod fishing  and it may last 20 years.  Fisherman are allowed to keep 5 per cent cod if they catch some while fishing for other kinds of fish but that is all.  The Newfoundlanders blame other countries that still fish the outer banks for the decimated cod population.

 

 

We didn't get screeched into Newfoundland.....tourists are dressed in yellow slickers, given a shot of Screech, which is terrible rum and given a cod to kiss; however we did have a few delicious cod dinners.   The Atlantic Cod shown below was stuffed and on the wall in a lighthouse.

 

The mural shown above was displayed in the lighthouse pictured below and showed some other important residents of Newfoundland....killer whales, polar bears that float over from Labrador on pack ice, but swim back after feasting on Newfoundland seals, and puffins, which are the national bird.