Today we decided to stay in
Twillingate and have a day to visit local attractions.
We headed out of town down the Island to the Prime Berth Fishing Premises Museum that had an excellent presentation on the life of the cod fisherman during the 18
th and 19
th centuries in Northeast Newfoundland.
A premises was generally owned by one fisherman with a large family.
Catching the fish was only the first step as the cod then had to be salted, dried and stored until being sold to the local fish merchant.
We then stopped for a light lobster lunch at Doyle
Samsone & Sons lobster pool where we met Larry & Wendy
Kydd, an
RVing couple from
Aldergrove, BC just north of where we lived in Arlington, WA.
We had met them a few weeks ago at a fishery on PEI where Jeff and Larry enjoyed fresh PEI oysters. Next stop was the Auk Island Winery in
Twillingate where Sue sampled a couple of their berry wines and picked up bottles for later.
Our evening was a delightful fun-filled song fest delivered by the Split Peas, a very professional group of middle ages ladies who sing a full
repertoire of Newfoundland folk music.
It was one of the strongly
recommended Twillingate attractions everyone had told us not to miss and a great show that included a visit by Mummers for a quick dance.
Today we decided to stay in Twillingate and have a day to visit local attractions. 
We headed out of town down the Island to the Prime Berth Fishing Premises Museum that had an excellent presentation on the life of the cod fisherman during the 18th and 19th centuries in Northeast Newfoundland.
A premises was generally owned by one fisherman with a large family.
Catching the fish was only the first step as the cod then had to be salted, dried and stored until being sold to the local fish merchant.
We then stopped for a light lobster lunch at Doyle Samsone & Sons lobster pool where we met Larry & Wendy Kydd, an RVing couple from Aldergrove, BC just north of where we lived in Arlington, WA.
We had met them a few weeks ago at a fishery on PEI where Jeff and Larry enjoyed fresh PEI oysters. Next stop was the Auk Island Winery in Twillingate where Sue sampled a couple of their berry wines and picked up bottles for later.
Our evening was a delightful fun-filled song fest delivered by the Split Peas, a very professional group of middle ages ladies who sing a full repertoire of Newfoundland folk music. 
It was one of the strongly recommended Twillingate attractions everyone had told us not to miss and a great show that included a visit by Mummers for a quick dance.
