Newfoundland 2012: Fishing Point at St. Anthony

St. Anthony is a town on the northern peninsula of Newfoundland, known for Sir Wilfred Grenfell, a medical doctor from England who set up hospitals and medical centres in Labrador and Newfoundland.

 View of St. Anthony harbour from Fishing Point 

Fishing point is a point on a cliff overlooking the harbour at St. Anthony, near where Grenfell located his house and hospital.  It is a typical Newfoundland landscape, with low bog-like plants growing over rocks.  It's a popular place at sunset, where you can often see whales feeding off the point, and across the harbour.

  Lighthouse at Fishing Point

On this evening, the sun broke through the clouds, and gave us some beautiful evening light.  In the background of this photograph, you can see a large iceberg that was grounded off shore.

   Whale watching at Fishing Point

As the sun went down behind us, we could see a whale (or possibly two) travelling from right to left in the photograph towards the opposite end of the harbour where there were a number of whales feeding.

More photographs to come.

. . . Rob Williams http://www.robertwilliamsphotography.ca

Fields and Flowers in Gros Morne National Park

During our visit to Gros Morne this past summer, we often remarked on the colourful wildflowers along the side of the road, and in fields wherever we went.  These photographs were taken in Norris Point, and in Cow Head at the north end of the park.

House in Norris Point

Field overlooking Gulf of St. Lawrence in Cow Head

Another field in Cow Head

. . . Rob Williams http://www.robertwilliamsphotography.ca

Storms over Bonne Bay

One of the pleasures on our trip to Gros Morne National Park was sitting on the (covered) porch of our cottage, watching storms pass over the bay.  This photograph, taken on Norris Point, shows some of the dramatic cloud effects, as a morning storm started to clear.

Clearing Storm over Bonne Bay

. . . Rob Williams
http://www.robertwilliamsphotography.ca

Fishing Coves near Saint Paul's, Gros Morne National Park

North of Sally's Point, there are a number of coves that house fishing huts and stages.  Some are really houses where you can tell that fishermen stay quite some time.  The view of the Long Range Mountains in the background is spectacular.

 

Fishing Cove near Saint Paul's

Fishing Buoys in the Sunset Light

Fishing Stage Beside the Water

 

. . . Rob Williams http://www.robertwilliamsphotography.ca

Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse, Gros Morne National Park

Located just outside of Rocky Harbour, Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse looks out over the entrance to Bonne Bay from the Gulf of St. Lawrence.  This lighthouse has been operating since 1897, and it is still operated (automatically) by the Canadian Coast Guard.

Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse at Sunset

I happened to visit the lighthouse late one evening, as it was threatening to rain.  It did rain briefly, but then the clouds broke just before sunset, letting a shaft of light illuminate the grass beside the lighthouse. 

. . . Rob Williams
http://www.robertwilliamsphotography.ca

Sally's Cove, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland

North of Norris Point and Rocky Harbour, about 2/3 the way to Great Western Pond, there is a small fishing community surrounded by the park called Sally's Cove.  It is made up of a bit over a dozen houses stretched out along the highway, but with two groups of fishing huts ("stages") at either end.  These photographs were taken at the north end of the village.

 

Three Stages at Sunset

Three Buoys

Dory

These photographs, and others from Gros Morne National Park can be found on this page on my website.

. . . Rob Williams http://www.robertwilliamsphotography.ca