A little boating action for your Saturday morning! This beauty, the Morning Mist, was captured a few years ago by Bud Vincent on the Discovery Trail. Bud, of course, is a good friend, a good ambassador for Newfoundland and Labrador tourism, and an amazing photographer. I often share his photos here – and today is no exception!
Bud Returns!
We love Newfoundland around here, of course, and any photographer that can showcase it well. And we’ve found very few that can do it the justice like Bud (Ed) Vincent. We’ve showcased dozens of his photos here on the blog, but none for awhile. So we’re happy today to share this one, taken a few years ago, in Shoal Harbour (in Clarenville). Like Bud says, you don’t see many boats like these around these days, but it’s always a treat when you do – whether in real life, or captured digitally!
Budding Saturday: Enjoy the Kyle
On Saturday’s we like to showcase beautiful images captured by true Newfoundland artists. Thankfully, we’ve met a couple since we moved out here! One is Leonard Howlett, who makes stunning carvings we feature in the Shag It. Lucky for us, he also takes stunning photos, and often shares them with us. This is the SS Kyle, a Baccalieu institution in Harbour Grace. Thanks again to Leonard for sharing.
(And don’t forget – it’s not too late to make a reservation for dinner at The Doctor’s House tonight. We’ve got a fabulous meal planned – see it and learn more here). 
Little Boat Across the Harbour
I just saw a little boat go across the harbour on a rainy, foggy morning, and I was drawn to yesteryear. At least for the time being, we here ‘around the bay’ are living in the past, present, and future – a rare trinity. It seems so fitting to live in Trinity Bay: an hour from St. John’s – a million miles from everywhere.
I lived long and gone far and seen my fair share of the world. Now I live in the trinity of my life right here in Trinity Bay. In the quiet of a rainy, foggy morning – it doesn’t get much better than this!
Day Trips: Wooden Boat Museum
Since we’re trying to spend our downtime exploring the area a little bit (it’s always a treat getting more acquainted with the Baccalieu Trail), The Berry reccomended we check out the Wooden Boat Museum in nearby Winterton. She’d been before and loved it, and we’ve blogged before about their great workshops and exhibits, dedicated to the history and context of traditional Newfoundland boats and boat building. So I was excited to see it with my own eyes. I was not disappointed. We saw lots, learned lots, and really enjoyed ourselves. I can’t say I’ve been in tons of museums, but it was definitely one of my favourites. 
Visiting guests, if you’re interested in your own day trips, there’s lots to do! Please feel free to ask for recommendations, or check out our Things to Do page to learn more.
Sunset Sunday: A Wake at Last
I’ve always dreamed of having a boat and feel so blessed to have one now. Our boat honors that dream – truly, I am thrilled to have a wake at last. Especially when I can enjoy peaceful evenings with The lovely Berry on the ocean, watching the setting sun – my favourite!
Out to Sea
We got a chance to go out on the bay on The Awake at Last – we have to grab these moments when they come. It was a beautiful evening and we cruised and pulled in to a quiet cove for a mug up (a.k.a. a picnic). It was splendid. We even got a few scuffs in listening to the Irish Descendants!
The fishing season opens on Saturday, so we should get a bit of time to enjoy that, too, especially since my youngest daughter will be here for a visit. Here’s hoping!
The Official Naming
Here we are officially christening our Boston Whaler, the A Wake at Last. We had lots of amazing boat rides on her last year, and are looking forward to another summer of the same. The weather was beautiful this weekend and we were thrilled to have her out (more pics of that to come!). Anchors up!
Got ‘Er Done …. Almost
You may remember that recently I endeavoured to build my boat, The Awake at Last, a winter home – namely a 13 X 40 boat shed. And I was successful in this endeavour – or so I thought. Because recently several days of ferocious winds have sent me back to the drawing board. I never would have believed it if I hadn’t seen it – it’s nailed on to a heavy 6 X 6 plank, weighted down with iron stock and sand bags. But checking on it after the wind, I found out it had moved 6 inches! Fraction by fraction, a big bad wolf blew my house around!
So now it’s more work for Jerry! In the meantime, here’s Murphy looking quite pleased with the project – he is the manager of any undertaking here, of course. 
One more thing (especially if you pity me my extra work!): if you enjoy my blog, please consider voting me for Canadian TopBlog award – go to this link, and you can find Jerry by the Sea on the bottom left category called ‘Best Professional and Business Life Blog’, and you don’t have to register to vote. And a big thanks to all who have voted!
Moving Shag Rock
As you know, Shag Rock is quite the tourist attraction, right up there with icebergs. Tourists love icebergs, period! So, in an effort to increase (funny) business, we have decided to make the best of both worlds. Here is a picture of the Canadian Coast Guard’s CCG Ann Harvey towing Shag Rock into Derek Jackson’s Boat Yard in Whiteway. The community is coming together to paint it white. Then we will tow it back to location and tell everyone it is an iceberg. We are taking donations for paint.
We will also soon be holding our second annual Wonderful World of Whiteway Submarine Race. Here is the picture of last year’s winner. It was a photo finish, won by the Alberta Navy!