Cupids to Dildo via Hearts Content

On the road again and another sunny day blue skies and fluffy clouds perfect for travelling.

Overlooking the town of Carbonear and Conception Bay

The lighthouse at the wonderfully named village of Hearts Content.  The villages in Newfoundland have out of the ordenery names.

The road going down the hill from the lighthouse to the little Harbour of Hearts Content.

Shag Rock between Hearts Delight and Dildo. Before arriving here we had driven through another village called Hearts Desire. Just love these names.

There really is a place called Dildo.

Some of the fishermens shacks at Dildo.

Fishing boat in Dildo Harbour with the same name as a family of fishing boats in Whitby, Yorkshire. 

Another view of Dildo Harbour

À shot of the Harbour taken from the B&B 

Looking in the other direction 

This wonderfully coloured house next door. 

Our journey continues tomorrow perhaps with more brightly coloured house and unusually named villages.

Cupids, Newfoundland.

The B&B we stayed at in Cupids, a converted Anglican Church very confortable with a really good evening meal.

Before breakfast we went on a short walk down this trail. In the half hour we on the trail we came across, wild blueberries, partridge berries hazel nut trees loaded with nuts, squirrels and lots of birds.

Wish we had more time to have done the full loop of this trail.

Spectical Head across the water from Cupids.

Cupids was the first English Colony in North America founded in 1610 and lived in up to this day except for a short period during the wars with France when it had the misfortune to be a target of French raids. 

This is the remains of the original settlement. The frame building in the background is a reconstruction of the original building.

Last sight of Cupids as we leave and head for villages with some really different names, our first call will be at Hearts Content.

Newfoundland

Off again on another crazy adventure to Canada, this time to Newfoundland for a couple of weeks and then a train journey across Canada.

Our plane to St. John's, big pond small plane.

St Johns and the sun is shining! Where's the rain?

Starting the tourist bit with a visit to Signal Hill.

The views from up here are breathtaking, the sheltered Harbour at St. John's and the city beyond, what a view and the sun is still shining.

The Cabot Tower, sitting on top of Signal Hill. And a typical coastal scene, fishing boat and seagulls.