Rise 'n shine was fairly early. I made ham and eggs in the cottage and got things cleaned up in time for a busy morning of visits got underway.
First up: the arrival of a "mystery guest" from my childhood years. See details below! Next, we headed back to Durrell for a visit with Edna and Ray Waterman and Goldie Rogers, friends who go way back to the early 1970s. We ended the visits at Eric Horwood's home, another long-time friend and former teacher.
We made stops at Little Harbour and Purcell's Cove on Twillingate South Island before heading back across the causeway at 1:30PM.
We stopped again for another picnic lunch at Cobb's Pond Rotary Park, so impressed we were with it the day before. Just after 4PM, we pulled into Glovertown for a wonderful catch-up with three of Dad's siblings and a brother-in-law.
Just before 6PM, we set out for Bonavista, with a quick stop at Terra Nova National Park enroute. It was a little past 7:30PM when we drove up to our AirBNB in Bonavista. After a meal of Mary Brown's (you cannot visit Newfoundland without enjoying Mary Brown's Famous Chicken and Taters!), we called it a night.
When we checked into the RV Park yesterday, Dallas said, "There is a mystery person who wants to see you!" Mystery person showed up at 9AM today and it turned out to be Andrea Bulgin (née Loveridge). Back in 1973, Andrea served as 'flower girl' and I served as 'ring bearer' in a wedding at Twillingate. It was so good to see her again!
Scenic Durrell, in Twillingate South.
A wonderful catch-up time with Ray and Edna Waterman and Goldie Rogers.
Another great catch-up time with Eric Horwood who, at age 89, is on par with Dad, in terms of being active!
Many year ago, Dad gifted Eric with this framed set of 12 salmon flies that he tied.
The abundance of blueberries in Eric's backyard.
Before we moved from Twillingate in 1975, Dad had worked to lay the foundation for a merger of South Side United Church and North Side United Church. The new church was opened three years after our departure from Twillingate. Eric took us to the church for a tour. Dad and Mom served Twillingate again from 1992-95, so they were well-acquainted with the church and loved their years serving there again, in the 1990s.
In the church hall hangs another example of Dad's artistic ability - another painting of Jesus. In the bottom left-hand corner of the painting, you can see the photo of Bonnie Pardy, who was killed in a tragic accident in 1972, at age 18. I remember that as a very sad time. Bonnie was very dear to our family and was heading home from Memorial University for a weekend youth retreat that Mom was leading, when the car in which she was a passenger rolled, killing her instantly. Dad painted this in memory of Bonnie, and it hung in the Little Harbour United Church, to which Bonnie belonged, until that church closed.
Little Harbour on Twillingate South.
Little Harbour United Church was one of the points on the Twillingate Pastoral Charge. The church has long been closed, but it brought back memories -- for me, I recall the funeral of Bonnie Pardy which took place there. (See the explanation above.)
Purcell's Cove, Twillingate South.
This is all that remains of the ferry dock at Black Duck Cove, where we would take the John Peyton ferry until the causeway opened in 1973. While it is almost unrecognizable as a ferry dock now, this scene holds so many memories for me. The excitement of taking the ferry was overwhelming to a little kid!
Main Tickle, which separates Twillingate Island from New World Island. Farewell, Twillingate!
As we did yesterday when we passed through Gander enroute to Twillingate, we stopped again at Cobb's Pond Rotary Park on the edge of Gander for a picnic lunch. What a beautiful day!
By 4:10PM, we arrived in Glovertown, where we had a wonderful time with Aunt Mona, Uncle Bill, Aunt Rosemary and Uncle Kevin. The tea biscuits and muffins were second to none!
A quick 6PM stop at Cobbler's Brook on the southern end of Terra Nova National Park.
As we were barrelling down the Discovery Trail towards Bonavista at 7PM, a huge fog bank was looming in the distance, which we eventually drove into. We feared that tomorrow would be 'socked in', but as you will see from tomorrow's blog post, that was not the case -- miraculously!
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