Bonavista Peninsula - Trinity

It was drizzling lightly this morning when we left Swift Current and pretty cold. The weather always looked as if there was going to be a huge thunderstorm, but it really didn’t come to anything more than drizzle. We headed out on the Discovery Trail, but decided that we couldn’t make the rounds of the whole peninsula and that we would have to do it in two days. The one thing you come to realize about Newfoundland is its size. It’s huge; and because the settlement is all around the coast, there is nothing in the centre and you have to drive off the main highway to see anything, then retrace your steps back to the highway. It takes time, and we have realized that you can only cover about 200 to 250 kilometres maximum in a day and manage to do anything. We headed out to Random Island and although it was really pretty, we were more intent on reaching Trinity so didn’t spend much time on the Island.

Trinity, established in 1580, used to be a thriving fishing town. The current population is about 350. The town is quaint, with many little narrow lanes weaving between the perfectly renovated colourful houses. It is famous for its “theatre” but although we saw some of the actors wandering around town, we weren’t able to see the actual theatre.

We drove from Trinity out to New Bonaventure where the set for “Random Passage” is, but unfortunately, we did not have enough time to go around it. We were lucky to see an iceberg though, and the scenery was quite lovely.

Then we headed into Terra Nova National Park and our first experience camping!