Road to the Isles Adventure Continues...

Our ISLES experience continued on Tuesday July 17th when we left Twillingate and traveled to catch the ferry to Fogo island. We had one last glimpse of the iceberg as we left town.

The ferry trip to Fogo island was less than one hour and Winston was allowed up on deck with us. On our trip from North Sidney to Port aux Basque he was put into a kennel with several other barking dogs around him. Not a good experience.

When we arrived at the only RV park in Fogo Proper three very accommodating women helped us. One said that we did not need to pay until tomorrow in case we did not like our site. The second women said that she would cook and bring over some freshly caught mussels.
Fogo Island is a mere 25 km wide, and was first settled in the 1680s. The area remained relatively isolated well into the 20th century. The Town of Fogo, or “Fogo Proper”, is the largest on the island. It was most likely not named for the North Atlantic fog, but after the Portuguese word “Fuego” for “fire”, which were the signs of Beothuk encampments frequently seen by early settlers. The community was used as a fishing station by the French, Spanish and Portuguese during the 16th and 17th centuries.

Our RV is parked at the foot of Brimstone Head. (It is the reason we cannot get a satellite signal for our TV viewing). This significant landmark is considered to be one of the “Four Corners Of The Earth” by the Flat Earth Society. Hope we do not drop off when we walk up there later!

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