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In the morning we haul our anchor and head back down the fjord to town of Harbour Breton.
As we enter the harbor of Harbour Breton we pass the fish plant and its wharf. Note that the Canadians spell harbour the English way.
In general, when we visited nearly every harbor in Newfoundland this summer we enjoyed some kind of summer festival. However, when we arrived in Harbour Breton everyone seemed very subdued. It turned out that in the last couple of days the town had experienced two unexpected, unrelated, traumatic, deaths of young men. One was a fisherman who had been thrown from his skiff and the other was a tow truck driver who had been decapitated by the cable of his truck. Nearly everyone in this village had been affected by these tragedies. It was a sad day indeed.
This is the view of the fjord, from the harbour.
"Sunny Cottage" - a restored house and now museum:
Since the town is on the side of a hill, streets are narrow and parking is at a premium.
In many places we found that the front door of houses often have no access.
Docks are key to the existence of these coastal communities. Old:
And new:
Supplies are limited and winds can be fierce, so one must sometimes improvise to keep ones house intact.
"Evergreen" at the floating dock in the harbor of Harbour Breton:
The mouth of the harbor at Harbour Breton:
Trawlers heading out to fish:
The view of Harbour Breton, from the top of Gun Hill:
The view up the fjord, from the top of Gun Hill:
The numerous fish farms can be seen along the edges of the fjord.
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