A foreshortened view of vacation
Maybe it’s age, or just fascination with the place, but this vacation is slowing down. At the current rate, we’ll have seen what we would like to visit by the end of the month… next month.
First, the map of where we went today. Twelve hours and under 200 km of road time.
Not a question of distance, or road condition. Rather, it’s the number of really interesting people we meet, who are willing to share good conversation for more than the usual 2 minutes that tourists can obtain elsewhere.
The whole morning was devoted to the village of Trinity, take 2. Yesterday we’d tickled the site; today we got in for a good, long look around. The provincial government has assembled just the right combination of artifacts and interpreters to keep attention focused.
And the colours seem richer…
I found the perfect couch for the two-TV family room. Unfortunately, it wasn’t for sale, and it wouldn’t fit in the limited trunk space of the Versa.
I appreciate technology. The lighthouse at Cape Bonavista used a 6-lens catoptric lighting system, made up of Argand oil lamps and parabolic mirrors of polished silver. Beside the main light tower, you can see the pale replacement provided by modern government, and in use until this century.
Back when I had a dog that liked to break his chain, a friend suggested replacing the weak commercial snaphook with a clevis. I did, and it worked. Found this today: is this a hint of the size of Newfoundland dogs?
And, finally, a balcony that gives me pause (and vertigo).
