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0830 Thursday September 2
We had a leisurely morning in Trinity. David made French toast, we begged a little maple syrup from the little restaurant the night before. we only had about a dozen miles to go; so, we took our time and ate dockside in the cockpit on a beautiful morning. Bits of fog swirled around the far side of Trinity Harbour as we ate.
Next, we cast off our lines and left the picturesque harbor and turned right to go deeper into Trinity Bay on our way to Ireland's Eye. Fog patches came and went as we made our way up a rugged coastline. After three hours the island loomed out of the mists. Annie and I were here a couple of weeks ago; I came here in 1977 and 1987. Traytown Harbour on the island is a gem!
Once anchored at the head of the long, winding Harbour we launched the inflatable dinghy and headed ashore. We opted to hike one of the two highest peaks on the island. As we climbed the clouds and fog gave way to an azure blue sky and cool winds. The peak was a little over 500 feet above the harbor.
At the top we had sweeping views of Trinity Bay in every dimension. descendants of the original outport inhabitants have a few scattered homes on this island that was once a busy fishing community prior to resettlement. One of those current day islanders had made a rudimentary flagpole from the knotted trunk of a pine in a small tuckamore. Atop the pole was a Canadian flag, standing rigid in the 25 knot breeze atop the mountain. If you look carefully at the photo below, you will see Tazzarin at anchor in the distance, below and to the left of the flag. A spectacular spot!
At 0700 this morning, we left Ireland's Eye and are now sailing, close hauled, across Trinisty Bay towards Baccalieu Tickle.
Bill
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