We were not sure just how far we were going to drive, we just headed east. We travelled along through Grand Falls-Windsor and stopped at a Visitors Center to help us find a B&B in the area. After speaking with the hostess, she called the Admiral's B&B and booked us in for the last available spot in Twillingate. Twilingate, with a population of 2500, is situated on two adjoining islands and turned out to be a very pretty place - no surprise there as the natural surroundings of mountains & ocean are pretty awesome for us flat landers! The day ended with dinner at a local seafood restaurant where we tried Iceberg beer. It's big claim to fame is that it is made with water from 12,000 yr old icebergs (that's about the most interesting thing we can say about it).
We booked a spot on a whale watching tour for the next day. The tour boasted of seeing icebergs also but unfortunately, that season had finished a few weeks earlier. In the morning, we were pleasantly surprised to see many fin and minke whales and got a really nice tour of the islands and coastline while learning about the history and Newfie language from our guide Kim.
After a lunch of moose poutine called "moose mess", we hiked the lighthouse trail to the end of the North Arm for a spectacular view and and a sit to enjoy the sunshine which has been rare indeed!! One of the great things about travelling is the people you meet along the way. During our hike, we met a woman from Ireland who was hitch hiking about Nfld for a months holiday and tenting all the way. Now that's adventuresome!
Dinner theatre that evening was lots of laughs and we enjoyed the traditonal music and skits that the staff put on as entertainment.
Our stay in Twilingate was short and sweet but we managed to take in as much as we could.
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