Witless Bay and the Colony of Avalon

Yesterday we arrived in Witless Bay and checked into Elaine's B&B. It is right on the shore overlooking the ocean. We had another fine cod dinner at the Captain’s Table Restaurant and ran into the same people we met at our last B&B in Twillingate. We had just said goodbye to them in the morning after breakfast! This keeps happening to us and others. We met the people we had seen while on a boat cruise in Saint Anthony’s at the dinner theatre in Twillingate. It’s happened so often it’s like we are all on the same tour but don’t realize it.

Elaine's B&B was great! We could sit on muskoka chairs and relax, read, chat with guests, and enjoy the views. The mosquitoes joined in at dusk but we were ready to go inside anyway by then. We enjoyed our stay overnight and decided to head south to the Colony of Avalon in Ferryland about a half hour from Witless Bay. It is the settlement that was established in 1621 by Lord Baltimore. Lord Baltimore didn't stay there too long before finding the winter too harsh and heading south to Maryland, USA! The Colony was amazing. It is an ongoing archeological site right under a very small fishing village. They needed the cooperation of the home owners to proceed and they were given permission to start the dig! We are so glad we went and had the tour of the site. You really got a feel for the small community of the mid 1600's and onwards.