Whiteway is certainly an amazing place. Yesterday I was raving about the pack of 20 dolphins I sighted from my kitchen window. But today brought something much sadder to us – in the middle of the night, a humongous humpback whale had beached itself no more than 150 feet from our house.
Very upset, we tried contacting local authorities, but it was early Sunday morning and we could only get hold of the local volunteer fire department and some local fishermen who rose to the occasion. Dozens of us were out throwing buckets of water on the poor animal, trying to keep it hydrated.
Thankfully, when the tide came in, and with the help of some tugboats, we were able to get the creature back out into the water. We were so grateful to have avoided such a catastrophe, and we’ll never forget the day this magnificent fish (ok, mammal) showed up on our shores.
P.S. If you know any Newfoundlanders, you know we take April Fool’s Day very seriously!