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| Conche Lighthouse lookout |
We slept in today, oh yeah, we do that every day. We woke up to more foggy weather and patchy rain in spits and spirts. After Coffee, we packed it in and headed south down Iceberg Alley to our next stop at Conche, NL. We had another moose cross the road in front of us today. Conche area was known as the French Coast where the French established fishing grounds for exporting back to Europe. The history is rich here through the French years in the 1500's through the late 1700's when the English took over in 1707 when they sunk two French ships in the Harbor which are still there today, now an historical site. English and Irish came to the area to continue the fishing industry. We went to the French Shore interpretation centre where they had much about this history of the French, English, Irish, and Inuit indians. A tapestry is displayed that is 217 feet long that tells the story of the French Shore during this time. 16 people worked 4 years to make this tapestry of history and is displayed at the centre. We toured the town and found the local fish processing plant and bought some fresh snow crabs. They were very yummy in our tummy tonight for dinner. We decided to stay the night at the centre for a free boondock spot before heading south to our next iceberg alley spot. No icebergs here, too foggy for viewing anything past 100 yards.
Miles: 81 / 3714
