Cape Bonavista, Tuesday June 22

This is the picture of a B&B called the Jubilee House located in Bonavista. This is a registered Heritage Home built in 1887 and completely restored in 2007. It was so lovely I had to take some pictures to show everyone and to give you an idea what these B&B's are like here. We have been lucky as every night we've been able to find one as we go along our day not knowing exactly where we'll end up, part of the fun!



Beautiful Window!!

This bathroom had a jetted tub and I took advantage of that! It was cold and raining that day and night so it felt even better. I had pea soup for dinner and it was the best I've ever had!

Bonavista: it's where the New World began! Bueno Vista- O Happy Sight! is how it translates from Italian. Legend has it these very strong words rang from the deck of John Cabot's ship when he landed in 1497. We walked up and around the lighthouse on Cape Bonavista built in 1843 with gorgeous views of the rugged coastline. Puffins were perched on a cliff out in the ocean but we couldn't see them without binoculars. Still cloudy today after the rainy night and we could see some fog rolling in.

We had to have a picture of the statute of Giovanni Cabot (John Cabot)who was said to have sighted the land and claimed the island for Britain (the debate rages as to where exactly it was that he landed. ( Nova Scotia claims that he landed in Cape Breton). Lots of history on Cape Bonavista.

My Dad used to own a 'Dairy King' when we lived in North Battleford, Saskatchewan in the early 1960's. Apparently this store is doing very well.

Just a mile south down the Bonavista Cove was a very unusual rock formation known as The Dungeon. It's a twin entrance sea cave with a collapsed roof. Very cool!

We found this hike called' Skerwink Trail', a world-renowned trail ranked among the top 35 trails in North America & Europe by Travel and Leisure Magazine. It is a beautiful 3.5 mile loop, a majestic coastal trail. We're so awestruck with the beauty of the coastline at every trail, cove and view we have the privilege to see!

This picture shows the lush meadows and the groundcovers of the terrain.

Just another gorgeous cliff edge showing the beautiful coastline, same old..same old.

The trails were so well maintained. They had many wooden steps as well as flagstone steps like these ones. I'm sure it was a tough job to assemble these!

Look closely at the above picture, you can see the trail on the right hand side from the dark green area moving into the light green area. This picture really demonstrates how close the trail is to the cliff edges and then opens up where you can walk around and admire the view, trying to keep your jaw from dropping!

As we come around the loop there was this great view of the little community called Trinity. Of all Newfoundland's heritage communities, Trinity defines them the best. Trinity is one of the most historically significant community in the province. Trinity was a crucial pioneer settlement, with some of the first clergy, doctors and professional trades people in Newfoundland.

We came across this beach area with an unusual sea stack out on the cliff's edge.

Still in Trinity in this cove is a Mussel farm. They are ropes attached to these pots that dangle down in the water that the mussels attach to. We had mussels a few times and they were very good. After our hike we stopped in Trinity, really a neat town with all the restored historical buildings. We ate lobsters at the seaside restaurant called Dock Marina. It was very good!

Leaving Trinity with the last look some fishing boats docked.
On our way now to find a B&B for the night. Another great day...