As we continued fishing,
Boomer noticed a couple of whale blows off in the distance and so, again up with the rods and lets go take a look .Well if you have never done this whale watching thing, it is the most spectacular event you will ever see. To be right beside a Minky or Humpback whale as it breaches for air and shows its tail while they play in their water playground is amazing! We did some more touring
of Bonavista Bay and stopped off at Carson’s cabin, which is only accessible by boat and this is where he and the boys moose hunt or just go to get away. So serene. Getting back to the dock, or as the Newfoundlanders call it, the stage, Bruce was waiting with his catch of lobster and told us to pick the ones we wanted at six bucks a pound and we would boil them up right there and take them back to the Freshwater Inn for a fresh lobster dinner. It was a must that we have a cooler of beer for this event, so off we went to the local store to pick up the necessary stock and then back to the dock where we each chose our lobsters and set them in the boiler. We feasted on sea snails, deep sea clams, mantles, bottled salmon and mussels while we waited for the main course.
And perhaps the neatest thing I saw was Boomer put a lobster to sleep by rubbing its back and standing it on its head. Now that was cool. When the lobsters were cooked after twenty minutes, Bruce placed them in a mesh bag and brought them to the end of the dock and cooled them in the salt water of Bonavista Bay. After handshakes with our new friends, the Orams, we took our feast back to the inn where we dined in the down east tradition of lobster, potato salad and deviled eggs. Stuffed to the gills, we headed
outside to a bonfire that Boomer provided and out he came with his rain jacket and sou’wester and a couple of traditional props; time to screech in Brian, Bill and Wib so they too could become honorary Newfoundlanders. I myself was screeched in many years before when I worked in radio in the province. Between putting your foot in a bucket of the Atlantic ocean, eating a piece of baloney and salt cod fish, there is also a Newfoundland saying you have to repeat after the host at an unbelievable speed. Every time you screw up, you have to take a shot of screech. This is what was said: “One and one is two, two and two is four, two is a couple more, this one, that one and two more is a nich.”
In true Newfoundland tradition, a flag of the province is draped over your shoulders while Boomer had the boys repeat after him: “How’s it going me old Cock. Long may your big jib draw.” We were all now officially Newfoundlanders with the paperwork to prove it. What a perfect ending to a
wonderful day of sightseeing, ocean fishing, eating and meeting some of the most wonderful people we had ever met. We all agreed that our vacation was complete and we hadn’t even started our fly in fishing trip to Labrador. If you are planning a Newfoundland vacation in the future, you definitely have to make Gambo and Bonavista Bay one of your stops.
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BOUNDER MAGAZINE 35
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Saturday, August 6th
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