The sign we see as we depart the ferry terminal:

On our first day here we drove up the coast to a fish processing facility where we were told we would be able to purchase freshly caught fish. That turned out not to be the case. When we were there they only had lobster. We are not lobster fans. We assume they did have a catch of the day because we saw trucks being loaded. Probably already spoken for by retailers on the island.

The drive did result in some nice scenery and an old church nearby. Here is a panoramic view of Codroy Valley:

The Anglican Church:

View from the church:

Yesterday we drove the Granite Coast from Port aux Basques out to Rose Blanche and the Rose Blanche Lighthouse at the terminus. We looked up how to pronounce Port aux Basques and in English it is pronounced Port oh Basks. The coast road gets it's name because the coast line is granite. We are amazed they very able to build a road to Rose Blanche and they did not until 1961. Prior to that the only access to Rose Blanche was by sea. A sign at the light house reveals that the name Rose Blanche is derived from the French words for white rock, roche blanche. The shoreline of white rock was visible to the French fisherman when they first approached the shore in the early 1700s. Rose Blanche did not have electricity until 1965. The population peaked in the late 1970s but has been in decline since due to the cod moratorium that caused the collapse of the fishing industry in the 1990s. We spoke to a man at the lighthouse who has lived in Rose Blanche for 65 years. He started his career as a fisherman and later worked and retired from Marine Atlantic, the company that operates the ferry system out of Port aux Basques. He now is the maintenance man for the lighthouse. 

Our research for the trip indicated there were two cafe's on the road to Rose Blanche but they seemed to be closed. We believe the tourist season does not get in full swing here until July. We had our heart set on lunch at one of these but had to settle for the burger stand at the lighthouse. The burgers were good and the two ladies who ran it were fun to converse with. For those who are not familiar with the Canadian monetary system, they do not have pennies and round every transaction to the nearest nickel. They have a $2 coin as well as a $1 coin called the looney. They also have a quarter, a dime, and a nickel. My left side was starting to get heavy because of $11.35 in change. Our bill was $30.25 and we ask the lady if we could unload some of that change. She was elated and welcomed the $10.25 in change.

White rock along the shore:

Rose Blanche Harbor:

The trail to the lighthouse:

The lighthouse at a distance:

The lighthouse up close:

The lighthouse is constructed of stone. Notice the walls in the photo below:

We thought the spiral stair case constructed of stone was interesting;

There was a notable author from Rose Blanche by the name of Cassie Brown. Below is a Google link to her:

https://tinyurl.com/2xhuwofp

Today we explored the local area again and stopped at a small country grocery store just to see what it was like. We ended up buying a bunch of bananas for $4.95 Canadian. That is about $3.61 in US dollars and more than double what we would pay for the same bananas at home.

One site we were interested in was the Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church located at the coordinates 47.777812, -59.27305.

https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/society/precious-blood-church.php

When we pulled up to the church there was an older gentleman working from the trunk area of a late  model Jeep (relative comment since I will be 79 in 11 days and he was actual 72) attempting to re-string a string trimmer. We told him we were just tourist and wanted to take some photos of the church. He replied that he was also a tourist from Ontario and elaborated on that to reveal that he was born here and married in the church 54 years ago at the age of 18. That is how we came up with his age. He moved to Ontario a year later at the age of 19. He is now retired and has a summer home here and told us the church was unlocked and we were welcome to go inside. He actually took us inside and gave us a short tour. He showed us the organ that his mother played in the church for 50 years and ask that we sign the visitor register. He explained that because the church is now a Registered Heritage Structure they can no longer make upgrades or modifications. His tour was free but we did put a little something in the donation box.

The church:

Inside:

The organ his mother played for 50 years. The picture in the frame is his mother.

After we got back to the campground we decided to walk a trail on the property. Here is Pam negotiating the trail.