We have been excited about staying at The Fogo Island Inn since we planned this trip, so we left Twillingate before 6am to make the first ferry. Consistent with the rest of Canada, the staff at Fogo are over-the-top friendly. Upon arrival, we were able to check in our room, grab a coffee, and talk to the staff about what activities we wanted to do during our stay.
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| Fogo island inn from the sea |
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| Fogo Island Inn from the land |
There is a chance of rain the next couple of days so we booked a boat tour for the afternoon today. After lunch we were shuttled down the dock where Andrew took us out on his small boat. Our destination was Little Fogo, about 5 miles away.
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| Micki on the boat dressed for cold weather (it was probably 68, but windy) |
About halfway out to Little Fogo Island, Andrew looked at us and asked "Have you ever seen a puffin?" Filip said "possibly one or two in Iceland", Micki said "no" and asked Andrew if he thought we would see one. He laughed and said, "Oh I think we might." Turns out Little Fogo Island has the most puffins in the world, with over 100,000, so we saw some - they were everywhere, sea land and air.
After we had our fill of puffins (we have probably 30 photos- some just look like dots) we docked and walked around the island, which was complete with small abandoned fishing shacks and a small church. It was truly a special place.
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| View From Little Fogo Island |
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| Church on Little Fogo Island |
Tonight we are dining in the hotel restaurant, and based on our lunch we are expecting good things. After day 1, Fogo is living up to our expectations.
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| We could watch the sunset from our table at dinner. |
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| 41 miles to Farewell, NL, 45 min ferry ride, and 15 miles from Stag Harbor to Joe Batt's Arm, NL |
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