Friday 18 May 2018

Grand Manan (Part 2)

4:30am, Devon woke up and headed down to the mysterious Dark Harbour to photograph the waters there while the rest of the family was still sleeping.  It was dark indeed, and cold.. but worth it.


At around 7:00am, he wandered back to the North Head harbour to watch the fishermen leave for the morning's catch.


A few hours later, after making breakfast and getting everyone up and out, we explored the amazingly rugged village of Seal Cove.


Later in the afternoon, Devon and Aunt Marilyn walked down to the Hole in the Wall, on the North Head.  The hike was short, but rough.  With the ugly afternoon sunlight making a mess of things, Devon decided to return near 11:00pm, to photograph the Hole under the stars.  Unfortunately, it was cloudy and the best he could do was photograph under the lights of the nearby town.


The next day, we spent the afternoon casually wandering about, exploring a bird sanctuary and enjoying some local eats before catching the 3:30pm ferry back to the mainland.  The strange island you see is the Southern Wolf Island, stretched in a bizarre way through a mirage-like effect called Fata Morgana.



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