going over niagara paul's: August 2013

Friday, 30 August 2013

NAIN, LABRADOR - THE WILD NORTH - THE RAIN IN NAIN FALLS

NIGHT FOURTEEN

We have now been tracking our ship and expect, it only being an extra day, this to be our last night in Nain. The evening looked promising so we decided to try to picnic by the water again. There was always something going on there.

With storm clouds on the approach over the fish factory, we started to look for alternative dining arrangements.

Thunder, lightning and high winds forced us to go back to school.

We will be checking off our dining items to the posted food pyramid.

Hope we pass.

What probably will find it's way on to the white linen table clothes of the finest seafood restaurants in the world, Artic Char.

Our room is very basic but considering where we are and tonight's weather it will serve it's purpose.

In between cloud bursts we made it back in time for "Storage Wars - Labrador"

Don't stay up to late.

We're sailing tomorrow.

NAIN, LABRADOR, AIR LABRADOR - THE WILD NORTH - THE PLANE IN NAIN

RANDOM ACTS OF FLYING

and landing.

Evident during our stay is how dependent Nain is on air travel for one of it's connections to the outside world. The, hopefully, once a week visit by the Northern Ranger is supplemented with the occasional supply freighter run.

That's all folks.

Duck or Goose

Good morning, pilots.

NAIN, LABRADOR - THE WILD NORTH - EXTRA NAIN

DAY FOURTEEN
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2013
NAIN, LABRADOR

We planned our visit to Nain based on the regular schedule of our means of return passage, The Northern Ranger. Already yesterday we have known that it will be late. How much at the time we weren't sure but now know we will be in town an extra day and expecting our departure the next afternoon.

More time to explore. More time to take advantage of the exceptional weather. Most everyone here has a ATV. Makes sense. There are your regular vehicles here but the longest local road might be five kilometres long.

Though there are no roads to and fro here, we hear that this car just finished driving the Trans Labrador Highway

I know where there is a good windshield replacement place if you need one, two...

(we haven't finished our great gravel grunt yet)

Here we do another hike and find a great view and.....

BUGS!!!!

The infamous black flies.
Not the larger Ontario version you might be use to, but what they lack in size they make up in the pain and biting and scratching in the neck. They were still crawling out of my hair at supper time.

Welcome to Labrador and all it's famous for.

Up your nose with a rubber hose and black flies.

You can run, but you can't hide.

Meet you at the unmarked abandoned well.

Looks like I'm up to no good.

Hey hoodlum?

Enjoying this still warm day with a Innu slushie.

The Coast Guard vessel, The Hudson, that's been anchored in the harbour was having a crew change.

The just flown in new crew our heading to the Northwest Passage and then onto Greenland.

They will be primarily doing oceanographic and scientific research.

We learn that the Hudson made history by being the first ship in history to circumnavigate both North and South America in a single voyage and getting a record "Petrol Points".

This fellow was fishing with his kid.

Got one!
I had to laugh that when this guy snagged this two wheeler, a school of large Artic Char swam by.

We saw it first hand where kids in town seem to "steal" bikes and then nonchalantly toss them into the great big sea for fun.

Catch and release. Much to the delight of this kid.

Get some oil on that chain, man!

NAIN, LABRADOR - THE WILD NORTH - A NAIN NIGHT- THE LIFE AQUATIC

The only restaurant joint in town is at our hotel where we have bee having our breakfasts.

It serves it's purpose but with the weather being as terrific as it is, we decided to hit the local Co-op and grab something for a wharf supper

The dockside fishery is in full production with incoming Artic Char. The aroma from the attached smokehouse gives a hint of what's to come (for tomorrows supper)