The Irish Loop

What a night, the wind blew hard and then the rain came, woke up this morning to fog, fog and more fog. However we thought we only have two more days here so better get out, decided on going around the Irish Loop.
Not a good day for walking as everytime we got out of the car, our glasses were wet.

First stop was Brigus South where we walked out to see the big waves splashing against the shore.

Down the coast we got to Ferryland and took the little road to the lighthouse, the road stopped about half a mile from the lighthouse but it was to wet to walk and to foggy to make out the lighthouse in the picture I took.

Ferryland is in the news for a new archeoligical dig going on.

Still down the coast and the fog is not lifting.



At the bottom of the loop you come to Portugal Cove South which is where the road into Cape Race goes into, however it is still ugly and the road is 22km of gravel, a decision was made that today it would not be a good idea. Cape Race is the first place that the distress call came into from the ill fated Titanic.

Heading west now and getting out of the fog, looking so carefully for caribou but are not going to be in luck.

St. Vincent is known for whales, as it is a very deep harbour but no, no whales either , we are not having good luck today.

It was beautiful anyway.

Did the loop and went home for supper. After supper we drove back down to Holyrood to just have a better look, found this very nice mural.