AROUND HISTORIC AVALON

June 2005. This is the second of three articles.

The Avalon region of Newfoundland consists of several long peninsulas, separated by bays, dotted with historic towns and villages, and teeming with wildlife. At the south end of one peninsula is the small town of St Brides, and nearby is the Cape St Mary's Ecological Sanctuary, with its famous Bird Rock. It's the site of North America's largest colony of Northern Gannets, with lots of murres, auks, ravens and other birds as well. Details are in the photo captions.

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approaching the Ecological Centre
At the end of a long country road, I parked at the well-stocked information...

fellow travellers
I walked for almost an hour through a rocky sheep pasture to my...

gannets at Bird Rock
Northern Gannets are huge birds with a wingspan of some six feet...

evening at St Bride's
It's a quiet little town with friendly residents. Since no one was...

Placentia (Plaisance) from former fort
Today only the tiny islands of St Pierre and Miquelon off Newfoundland's...

memorial to a momentous event
Picture this ... you're living in the isolated outport of Ship Harbour in...

a peaceful little outport on Trinity Bay

early morning at Trinity
The photo which became this "digital watercolour" was taken...

Trinity court house and gaol
This was also the general-purpose administration building for the early...

the Admiralty Court sign
Do you see the spelling error?

St Paul's Anglican church
By 1730, Trinity's population was large enough to warrant...

another historic house

fisherman's wharf, Trinity
There's not much fishing going on these days since the cod stocks became...

fo'c's'le of the second replica
After visiting many other North American ports in 1997, much to...

It's the aftercastle,
... not the "poopdeck", ye #$%&#% landlubbers !

To REALLY rock 'n' roll ...
... try the crowsnest. With such a shallow draft the little ship must have...

lighthouse at Cape Bonavista
This is where it is believed that John Cabot first landed. Of course...

article published 06/24/2005

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Fred, wonderful as usual. I love reading your articles and the pictures are terrific
— Sharon, June 26, 2005

Great work, as usual Fred... your narratives & captions always contain good information & history.. I like that.... I really like the watercolor effect in the 'early morning at Trinity' pic - surprise ;o). Also like the pictures of the ship, & love the Trinity architecture, esp the unusual Mansard roofs..
— Lorraine Brecht, June 25, 2005

CEO / President CARSCARP Consulting
Another great series by Fred Perry to not only assist the armchair traveller in seeing our world, but to prepare the tourist for the joys that lie ahead. Impressive !!! How could one not include Avalon in travel plans after viewing this annotated montage? Thanks Fred. Digger
— JR Digger Macdougall, June 25, 2005

Some day I am going to visit this spot! the photos are beautiful. More good work to your credit. Take care
— Eleanor, June 25, 2005

Trinity Bay
Loved the photos, especially Trinity Bay. I've never been there, but your photos instill in me a desire to go. Great job!
— Lea Horbaty, June 24, 2005

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