Yesterday we welcomed our first media tour and it was a great experience. Michele Sponagle and Sean McNeely are on a media tour of eastern Newfoundland, enjoying a romantic, cultural and historical trip through Trinity, the Baccalieu Trail, and Cupids. And we were lucky enough to have them stay a night at the cottages, putting them up in The Loon.
We invited Clifford George, our local historian, artist, raconteur, and larger-than-life Whiteway ambassador to talk about the history of the area, tell a few stories, and have some fun. He drew them the Salt Box picture you see below.
Of course we had to have a home-cooked meal, so we made a lovely moose stew and cod tongues for appetizers, and salmon and sweet and regular potatoes for the main. The Berry followed up with her bread pudding (the best I’ve had, but maybe I’m biased!). And of course, enough Iceberg beer and red and white wine to go around.
We talked and chatted and had a lovely evening. This morning, we served moose sausage and waffles with fruit and cream before they head off to Cupids (now how’s that for romance?). Overall, it was a lovely way for us to get back into the ODC swing after our trip!