Arrived in Fortune July 31st

Today we left St. John's and drove down onto the Burin Peninsula which is between Fortune Bay and Placentia Bay. We followed highway 210 down to the town of Fortune on the west coast. Highways 210 and 220 form a touring loop known as the Heritage Run. We managed to see a few things on the section we drove today.

Below is shot near Sandy Harbour River at an interpretive view park containing many boulders which were left behind from the ice age when the glaciers began to melt.

Susan is beside one looking at the Inuksuk on top.

There were lots of wild flowers everywhere we went, many that I hadn't seen before.

Just past Boat Harbour we stopped to see this old fisherman's house at a place called Livyers Lot.

Then we went to this building next door for lunch. We all had a bowl of chicken soup made with salt beef. It was tasty enough but neither tantalizing nor terrifying to the taste buds. It was comfort food and most welcome on this foggy, rainy day.

This is a view in the dining room of the tea house. This was also an old house which has been restored.

There was a nice view from the dining room window but the window was pretty also.

These are the seed cones on an Elder bush. They grow everywhere here and the moose are said to like them. The leaf we crushed smelled fresh and didn't have a bitter taste and the seed cone was crunchy and tasted a bit like a crab apple although not as tart.

We arrived at Fortune mid-afternoon and located the ferry office where we picked up our tickets for tomorrow. Then we went to our suite which happens to be the entire top floor of the red building below. We are near the waterfront but don't have much of a view because the fish plant runs along the shore in front.

Nearby was this Interpretation Center which focused on fossils and rock from the area.

One of the boats in dry dock.

Another boat which appeared to have gotten a new back end.

Walking out behind the marine buildings we came to Horse Brook Trail, a nature trail with tons of wild flowers.

We walked to the other end on a trail beside a marshy area near the waters edge.

It was quite foggy but beautiful.

We saw great patches of wild roses in bloom.

Also other interesting and beautiful flowers.

Joanne and Susan on the path.

We had supper in the little tea house which is conveniently right beside our B & B, and then went to visit the George and Mary Lake Heritage House.

It had been restored back to its original state without power or water.

It was a lovely day in spite of the rain and now we are preparing for the trip to St Pierre tomorrow.