Eastern Canada, Here we Come – Twillingate, Newfoundland -2025- Part 2

I love the old root cellars, above is a photo I took and another one below. I took lots of photos of lots of different root cellars but I won’t bore you !

One of the nicest trails I have ever done was the Sandy Cove Trail and I would do it again if I were there. It’s only 4 kms long and they labelled it as a moderate trail but I found it pretty easy to hike. The worst part was from where we parked, you had to hike up a steep road to the top and then the trail started. It was a trail that was almost all along the ocean. Some trails say they go by water and they do for about 7 seconds, but this one was very pretty and lots of ocean views. We noticed signs here and there while on this trail. It showed names of families and the years they were born indicating the location of their home. Families left this particular area due to the decline of the cod fishery, lack of job opportunities and desire for better access to healthcare, roads, education, electricity, etc.

  • Trail sign
  • Trail start
  • Sign of one of the families that lived here, there names and children’s names, born between 1923 and 1936
  • View
  • Trail
  • Clint

Here are a few miscellaneous shots of the area that I took while driving around.

  • Harbour

One last place we went while in Twillingate was the Durrell Museum. We had been to this museum before but it’s interesting enough to go through one more time.

One point of interest was the Great Auk, a giant bird, 30 inches tall (76 cm) that rarely came to land but lived out on the water. They are extinct now of course due to humans. June 3rd, 1844 was the day the last of these birds were killed. I posted a photo I took of facts on this bird, below. It’s interesting and yet very sad too.

  • Durrell Museum
  • Inside the museum
  • Great Auk birds
  • Story and facts on the Great Auk

So I’ll leave you with the sad story of the Great Auk ……

Until next time, take care.

13 thoughts on “Eastern Canada, Here we Come – Twillingate, Newfoundland -2025- Part 2”

  1. Oh my gosh, how very sad for the Auks! 😭 Mankind is not so kind. I would love to see the beautiful landscape and museum, I’ll bet the air in the museum has that old smell to it, but not a bad smell.

    I see a few small boats tied off, I would never leave my small boat in that water or fresh water, marine growth is very quick to cling on.

    I find the names and years of the families so interesting, I wonder how long they lived and where they moved to. Did they have babies? Such interesting history, Susan. I have really enjoyed this series so much, thank you! 🙏🏻❤️😊🇨🇦

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    1. I am sad for the Auks too, poor things. People are so cruel. I think I mentioned I wanted to see the caribou in Labrador and they hunted them almost to extinction there so hunting is illegal now. I know what you mean about the smell in museums! All the old items, it’s a great smell. Yes marine growth can damage a boat quickly that’s for sure. I love anyone’s history, especially from far back when people first came to North America. It’s interesting how they got by and how they survived. I am so glad you enjoyed this series, it means a lot to me. We were in Mexico for two weeks and just got back yesterday (March 7) so I am playing catch up now !

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      1. Oh, that’s right. There was a big ruckus down there with the cartels, I’m glad you two weren’t caught up in that. That stuff has got to end, poor Mexicans. Alaska seems to have plenty of Caribou, maybe a trip there or to BC would work? It’s 75F down here today and everyone is out and about enjoying it! Just got back from a long bike ride, perfect weather for that. Almost 90F next week! 🥰🌴😎🌞

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      2. Yes we had friends on the Puerto Vallarta side, we were okay, we were 2500 kms away on the Mayan Riviera side. Yes I love BC, I was born there and would like to get back out there again. There are a lot of elk out there that I like to photograph too.

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      3. Yay, glad you guys were far away, very scary people. I have seen so many beautiful photos of BC but have been there just once many years ago to Vancouver. Great people! 🇨🇦😎

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      1. Yes, every day I read stories about animal cruelty – it is terrible. If it isn’t pet abuse, it is hunting animals to extinction or for their fur, feathers, tusks … a client of ours was a wild game hunter and went with his brothers and father several times a year all over the world. He’d sent my boss pictures and had taxidermied heads all over his office.

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      2. Ugh, I would hate that. I don’t want anyone’s heads on my walls. I don’t have anything against hunting if you are hunting for food and live on it but for decoration purposes or the thrill of it……….that’s not something I can get behind, it makes me sad.

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      3. Me neither and at that time, my boss had not yet learned how to use a computer for e-mail and relied on just a Blackberry. The client sent pics of his kills, multiple kills by family members – I told him I’m not opening this stuff anymore when it has attachments from a hunting trip. I’ll show you how to do it or open it on the phone. Ugh.

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