On to Trinity

We left Bonavista, but had to make one last drive to Elliston to see the puffins.  A lot more were there this morning.  We now drove about one hour to the town of Trinity.

It looked a lot like the other towns. Houses spread out near the bay.  There were other tourists as evident by the two tour buses.  Trinity changed from a fishing village to a more commercial area in the mid 1800s.  Population had been about 3500 then (down to 149 now).  But in the mid 1900s many of the historic homes fell into ruin.  Then a group formed a foundation and with provincial help, rebuilt and restored many buildings.  You buy a ticket and can then tour 8 historic homes around the town.

We parked in the large lot near the water and walked through the town, visiting the buildings on the tour.

We saw various sights around town.  It's always a tourist.  He said this was the way to travel... all about the ventilation.





We bought tickets to the evening theater presentation.  The Rising Tide Theater has a show every evening, rotating a number of shows.

Earlier in the day we had driven past the rv park where we were planning to overnight.   Not too exiting.  We liked where we were parked in the middle of town. We faced the bay, we could walk to a restaurant and the theater.  But then we saw the No Overnight Parking sign.  What happened to the practice in Newfoundland that you could park an rv anywhere?   As in other provincial historical sites, there was a guide in each one.  In talking with one woman who grew up in the town, she said that while there was that no parking sign, she said:  who is going to do anything about it?  So we decided to stay overnight in the No Overnight Parking area. We are such law-breakers.
After the show we tucked in for the night.  Intellectually, I felt comfortable.  After all, what could they do to us?  But nightmare- wise, I kept expecting to hear hoof beats and have a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman, in his sharp red jacket and black hat, knocking on our door and hauling us off.

Nothing happened.  We slept mostly peacefully.