Day 4 - Labrador

Day 4 found us with an early rising...5:30 a.m. for breakfast and a 6:30 a.m. departure for the ferry harbour across the Straits of Belle Isle to the shores of Labrador.  We had to get there by 7 a.m. to secure passage.  Lots of rain/fog on this day. Lots of people on board.  You can buy breakfast, sit and relax or walk around.  We mainly stayed inside as it was raining.  Some of the more adventurous went outside...the Aussies saw whales off in the distance. 

Destination:  Red Bay to visit the recently discovered whaling station founded by the Basques in the early 1500's.  The interpretive centre was great...Chris was our "host" (he was a school friend of Linda's) and we all enjoyed his great sense of humour.  We learned about the modern techniques used by the whalers and the hardships they endured, which were many.  You wonder how they survived living in such harsh conditions.  

Here are some photos around Red Bay:

I don't mind the fog as it makes for some great photos.

This was such a cool vehicle with all its license plates from all over the world. These are only just a few of the plates.

Love these!

One of my fav fog photos.

The red chairs made this photo pop, in my opinion!

Next stop was the tallest lighthouse in the province of L'Anse Amour.  Even though it was still foggy, I loved the view.

Here is the "light" in the lighthouse.

 A view of the tallest lighthouse.

All in all, another great day in Newfoundland!