Arrives at Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park just afternoon. With the afternoon available we decided to drive around the Burin Peninsula Boot. The drive would take us to Fortune where we would catch the ferry to France in the morning. It was a good thing we made the stop an got all the details about the ferry, like parking, tickets, and customs proceedures. Turned out the ferry was full but we had made our reservations a couple of days ago. Next stop turned out to be a craft shop in St Lawrence. The shop offers employment for people with mental disabilities by teaching them to make jewelry. I also turned out to be a museum of the history of the area. Of Sue had to contribute by buying one of their necklaces.
The US ships ran aground here during the war years. Over a hundred men died but the towns people rescued around 200. One of the ships was carrying heavy oil and there for the men rescued were covered in oil. In particular one sailor was a black man. And because these people had never seen a black man before they kept trying to scrub him clean. This man has returned to the community many time as it change his life for ever. He even wrote a book about the incident and has done many lectures. He had never been treated so kindly by whites.
In the photo album I have include a clip and some pictures of the drive.
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