My final post on Newfoundland. I’ve chosen today’s pictures from our travels on the west coast of the Northern Peninsula, all the way to St. Anthony.
My first picture shows a typical stack of lobster pots, seen at the village of St. Pauls. We saw similar stores of pots in every village we visited along the coast.
Another common scene along Newfoundland’s western coast is a lighthouse. This one is located on a small island, Flowers Island near the hamlet of Flowers Cove. The lighthouse was constructed in 1899 and remained in service until 1969. Today it is privately owned. That’s the Labrador Coast, visible about 20 km (13 km) distant, across the Strait of Belle Isle.
This is a scene looking out to sea (the Gulf of St. Lawrence) at Point Riche, near the village of Port au Choix. The colour of the water in the depression in the rock caught my eye. To further emphasize its striking golden colour, I converted the rest of the image to black and white.
The final stop on our northward trek was St. Anthony, located near the tip of the Northern Peninsula. I arose early to get some sunrise pictures at Fishing Point, the entrance to St. Anthony’s harbour from the Atlantic Ocean. This first image features another lighthouse, established in 1912. Fishing Point Lighthouse was de-staffed in July 1992 due to automation initiatives. However in July 2002 it was re-staffed again with 4 light keepers. There are currently 3 light keepers at the site.
I was fortunate to have great weather to experience and photograph this beautiful sunrise over the point of land marking the north side of the harbour channel.
That’s it for Newfoundland. I hope you enjoyed these posts from this beautiful part of Canada.