I got lucky while in Twillingate and there was actually a few hours with weather conducive to both going on a hike (this blog post) and taking a boat trip (next post)! Although I knew that a coastal hike would offer amazing views, I opted instead for a hike called ‘Top of Twillingate’. The terrain around Twillingate is a bit ‘hilly’, but not ‘mountainous’, so this wasn’t an overly difficult climb, but it did afford lovely views of the Twillingate area.
Low Mist Pond
Just starting to grow/bloom this year were Newfoundland’s provincial flower, pitcher plants. This insect-eating plant was originally chosen as a symbol of Newfoundland by Queen Victoria, to be engraved on the newly-minted Newfoundland penny. It was adopted as the official floral emblem in 1954 and is the most unusual of Canada’s official flowers.
A few steep sections, but as I said, not a huge climb…thankfully!
The town of Twillingate, for the highest elevation.
Not dandelions, although they look a bit similar, these are ‘coltsfoot’ - are were growing in abundance around Twillingate.
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