CAPE RACE.
Day 84 – It was 54 degrees this morning and still foggy. We figured while we were fogged in, we’d get some cooking done. We made a large batch of Rob’s Garlic Bread (made with homemade Italian-Herb bread), and the sauce for a favorite pasta dish which is served with Shrimp, a Creamy Garlic Mushroom Sauce. That done, and after having salads in a wrap for lunch, we headed out. It was still foggy, but not as bad as yesterday. We’ll see if we can get any pictures.
We headed south all the way down to the southeastern end of the Avalon Peninsula, ending up at Cape Race. This area is remote and the scenery is beautiful. The ocean south of this southeastern end of Newfoundland is called the Grand Banks, one of the most prolific fishing waters in the world. It’s also the site where the Titanic sank, and recently the Titan submersible was lost there. While at Cape Race, we saw a Whale in the distance, and eight Northern Gannets flew over in two groupings. We walked around the grounds where the lighthouse is located, and saw some old relics on display there, looked at the displays about life at the Cape long ago, and mostly admired the incredible rocky cliffs with the waves crashing below. Amazingly, we actually had some sunlight while we were there. We also stopped at a small pond that had a floating display of many scale model ships and boats.
Cape Race, NL
“Cape Race is one of the first points of land in the New World observed by westward-bound sailors, and historically a treacherous one, sending literally hundreds of ships to the bottom. A lighthouse was built here in 1856. The light station is a National Historic Site and has one of the most powerful lights in the world. It is an important landfall for North America. The Myrick Wireless Interpretation Center is a replica of the1904 Marconi Wireless Station. The nearby wireless station received and transmitted the distress signal from RMS Titanic in 1912. The UNESCO World Heritage Site at Mistaken Point showcases rare fossils from 575 million years ago, the oldest-known record of complex multicellular life on the planet. And in 1928, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly the Atlantic as a passenger when she took off from Trepassey, a small town just west of Cape Race.” from the Newfoundland/Labrador Traveller’s Guide 2023
It was 6:30 p.m. when we got back to the RV, and we interrupted a Snowshoe Hare gobbling up a dinner of grasses at the campsite. We listened to Loons on the pond after eating dinner. There are lots of small villages along the coast which we’ll probably explore tomorrow, weather permitting.
