Newfoundland Day 4 -July 11- Twillingate

imageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageWe headed out from Gander to take a leisurely drive to Twillingate in hopes of doing some iceberg spotting.  No luck with the icebergs today but the drive was scenic and eventful.  We visited the Beathuk Museum in Boyd’s Cove highlighting the aboriginal people who inhabited this island until around 1829.  Some of the photos show us hanging symbols in memory in the Meditation garden.  I found out today that the name Red Indian originated here with the Beathuks covering themselves in crushed ochre clay to keep away the bugs and the sun.  Drove over one of the causeways joining some of the many islands to Twillingate and explored the lighthouse and surrounds.  Heard the foghorn as the area was covered in fog so no chance of whale,dolphin or icebergs.  That will be for another day.

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