Twillingate

Armin and Hilary offered for us to do a day trip to Twillingate on Monday. Having had this town recommended to me by others I was quick to agree. Twillingate is one of the popular tourist attractions and it was definitely busier than a lot I’ve been to. 

We stopped at Long Point Lighthouse, unfortunately we couldn’t go up the light tower but there was a Titanic exhibit. We have a lot of museum space dedicated to the Titanic in Halifax as well. It’s always crazy to see how easily it could have been avoided. 

The view from outside the lighthouse was phenomenal! I was again hoping to catch sight of a whale but no luck. 

Next stop was lunch! We went to Annie’s, a little place on the water that they had been to before. We all had fish and chips and I was not disappointed. 

After lunch we played along the shore by the restaurant. We tried to find crabs but only really found little fish and snails. 

Next stop was a little beach Armin and Hilary had been wanting to check out. There was a little seaside walk from the parking lot along some cliffs. The beach really is a hidden gem. The kids had a blast playing on the rocks and of course throwing them in the water. I laid down on the bigger rocks and tried not to doze off. It was a warm day with the sun shining and I was full of fish and chips. 

We decided to try and squeeze in a museum before it closed. We chose Durrell as it was close and cheap. It was full of local historical artifacts. 

The most interesting was a taxidermy polar bear. Apparently it’s quite common for them to the ride the ice bergs down. Most of the time they don’t come to land but there have been occasions. This one came to land during a festival and a storm. They won’t tranquilize a polar bear from the ground as it can be aggressive but with the storm they couldn’t use a helicopter either. Once it was shot, the people of Newfoundland had a fight with the government over who it belonged to, with Newfoundland ultimately winning. 

I can’t help but wonder what happens to the polar bears that don’t come ashore from the ice bergs as they pass Newfoundland ...