Bonavista Day 2 June 20

After breakfast, drove back to the lighthouse. 
This time besides wearing my spring jacket, and then my down puffy jacket and toque, layered on my full length puffy coat and hood and managed to not completely freeze my ass off. Watched the puffins fly round and round and then took a tour of the lighthouse.https://photos.app.goo.gl/zSZhVq1xAYjs9Xbq7
I even tried to take a picture with my camera in front of my binoculars.
One of these days, will have to get a telephoto lens.
Found the lighthouse tour unexpectedly interesting.
More lighthouse pictures here:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/7PSUBuFNH7Bk3Zbe7
In particular, found interesting the number of flags used to warn of different conditions.
And the lighting system that was used until the 1960s using gas canisters that lit up rotating copper, on the outside and real silver on the inside, dishes .
Now it's an electric light that is used.
After the lighthouse, we went to check out The Dungeons, once more.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/aFznMdjaWQRYNHg16, checking out the cows again
https://photos.app.goo.gl/ah7LQkCuy8Kawnbs9 (who is mooing? Michael or the cow?) . And got a close up of John Cabot.
And why do I suddenly find cows cute?
We were getting hungry again, qu'elle surprise, and headed up the coast to the neighboring village of Elliston, famous for their Root Cellars,

and Puffins!

Had a little bit of a walk....
And then, THERE BE PUFFINS!

CLOSE enough to touch! Didn't need the binoculars!
https://photos.app.goo.gl/GU7bS7ceFf5TvjpP9
We lucked out that a few friendly birds came over to our hill. Most, stayed on the neighboring cliff.
From there, we succumbed and went for lunch.

And then off to see the replica of the ship, The Matthew, that Cabot had sailed on.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/zvDAJPUdfrToZ71F8
Housed in this drydock.
From there, on to one more Canada Parks museum
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Ln4LwSD8pdFcRG9f9.
By this time, Michael had called it quits and I was on my own, to go for a walk.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/bS274pFpWYvDpmKs8
Have no idea what we'll be doing tomorrow.

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