...or 'There Be Whales Here!'
We went to Cape Spear this morning. This is the most easterly point in North America. I got some nice pictures. There isn't much to see there, just some lighthouses, and the remains of a WW2 battery, but there were whales out there today. It was so cool! I saw whales! Up to that point, going to Signal Hill was my favourite part of coming here, but the whales so top that. I'm not entirely sure what kind of whales they were, I think they might have been Humpback.
After lunch we drove to Bay Bull's (no, it's not supposed to be Bull's Bay) and went on a whale watching tour. We didn't see any, but they also take you past two islands that are bird sanctuary's. We saw tons of birds. Most of them gulls, but there were also Puffins, and Common Murs, which are also known in Newfoundland as Turs.
All in all it was a great day. Seeing the whales at Cape Spear made up for not seeing any during the tour, but even if we hadn't seen any, the boat ride and the birds were certainly worth it.
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