SEVEN YEARS AGO, DAVID AND I WERE IN NEWFOUNDLAND FOR OUR OWN LITTLE TOUR…WE FOUND A TINY LITTLE RESTAURANT NEAR BAY ROBERTS CALLED MAD ROCK CAFE….. ON THE SANDWICH BOARD WAS : TOUTONS WITH BAKED BEANS! DAVID HAD TO HAVE TOUTONS. WHEN HIS ORDER ARRIVED THE SERVER ASKED IF HE WANTED MOLASSES AS WELL….OF COURSE HE WANTED MOLASSES! HE LOVED THE MEAL.
ON THIS TOUR DAVID WAS LOOKING FOR TOUTONS…..AND WE FOUND THEM ON THE MENU AT THE NORTH STREET CAFE IN BEAUTIFUL BRIGUS! 
WE SPOTTED THIS ICEBERG CLOSE TO TWILLINGATE….AMAZING SIGHT ….PHOTOS BY JACK H.
Out to sea
Don’t Ask
On the Iceberg Quest
Meet Chief
Who is cutest?
All you have to do is eat some bologna, a peppermint nob and hard tack….drink some screech and kiss a dead fish! So….how hard can it be? Sorry, the fish was too shy for a photo.
One of my favourite dishes in Newfoundland is cod au gratin….I had it twice on this past tour, once in Bonavista at the Skippers Cafe and the other at the Duke of Duckworth Pub in St John’s…..Cod fish topped with cheese is soooo good!
When I got home I flipped through the latest edition of Saltscapes magazine and found this recipe from Cox’s Cove near Corner Brook….. Darren Park’s Cod-au-Gratin…serves 4
2 lbs cod, cut into cubes
1 small onion diced
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup flour
1 1/4 cups of milk
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/2 cup of grated cheese
In a saucepan, melt butter and stir in flour until smooth. Remove from heat. Gradually stir in 1/2 of the milk. Put back on heat and beat until smooth and shiny. Gradually add remaining milk, salt and pepper to taste and onion. Cook, stirring until smooth and thick. Pour over fish. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and cheese. Bake at 375 F for 15 to 30 minutes……Delicious!
Cheers Jan
Hiking to the edge of the cliff
Oh what a view!
A stroll in Trinity
Yummy chocolates in Trinity
One of my favourite museums
Arleen enjoys an Iceberg beer from Quidi Vidi Brewery
Ice cream in Woody Point
And Judi had a cone too!
The craggy shore
The rocky landscape
The architecture
The villages
The wildlife
Here we are in beautiful Newfoundland….we arrived yesterday and so far …….
Watched the sunset in Corner Brook
Had a welcome drink at Humber Valley Golf Club
Cheers
And more cheers!
The sun was with us all the way
Smiles all around
What a view!
At the Captain Cook Lookout
A stone boat does not float
Ready to fish
Captain Cook and Jack
Darrell measures up
Frenchmen’s Cove
We met CJ and he was gutting cod
Hard at work
Lots of fish to get down before afternoon
Hard work
Thanks Cj for showing how it’s done!
The group
Cocktail time
I;m in this one!
David on his knees….not what you think!
Our dining room
Great photo by Leslie
Leslie, Floyd, MIke and Wendy
Ready to Roll
Tea for Two
New friends!
Great scenery
Oh the mussels!
The original train stations along the trail are now used in other ways…
Picture Perfect
Another great stop
Had a great lunch here
Oh so pretty
Great friends