Tag: Durrell Museum

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.

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

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.

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

Until next time, take care.