We woke to an overcast sky and a cooler morning for our next adventure: hiking. The hiking trails around Twillingate have become much more organized, now called Rockcut Twillingate Trails. There are thirteen of them around Twillingate varying in length and degree of difficulty. We drove to Crow Head to the Long Point Lighthouse which was completed in 1876 and is still an active lighthouse. We hiked a VERY careful, short distance (less than 1 km) on two trails there: the Lower Head Trail," moderate " difficulty and Horney Head Cove Trail, Hard 
difficulty. Both followed the rugged coastline. The scenery was spectacular. We returned to Twillingate, bought fresh scallops at the Waterside Fish Market and ate a quick lunch before taking highways 340 and 331 to hwy 330 called the "Road to the Shore."
difficulty. Both followed the rugged coastline. The scenery was spectacular. We returned to Twillingate, bought fresh scallops at the Waterside Fish Market and ate a quick lunch before taking highways 340 and 331 to hwy 330 called the "Road to the Shore."
We stopped and checked in at the Country Inn Motel and RV Park in Gander before going into the city to experience Gander's "9/11 Story.
I had emailed a Brian Williams to obtain a map of the "Come From Away" sites which have special relevance to the 9/11 events. He answered my email suggesting we come directly to the town hall where he works. We did and are we ever glad we did, Brian came outside to greet us as soon as we pulled up. He explained to us in detail how the Compassion Monument located on the front lawn came about. (He had a major part in its creation.) The monument is composed of a steel beam from the New York Twin Towers gifted to the town on September 11, 2011. It is mounted on a huge chunk of granite from a local quarry. He took us inside and showed us the numerous 9/11 displays. He gave me a book
Flown Into the Arms of Angels signed by the local author relating the experiences of the people of Gander. Wow. He also directed us to a nearby book store where I bought The Day The World Came to Town. The store owner, Dolly was quite a character. We had trouble getting away she was so talkative and entertaining.
There are eleven "Come From Away" sites, each with an interpretative sign with information and a photo. We stopped at 3 of them. The sun was back and it was getting hot, 25º.
This is my third visit to Newfoundland but certainly is not a 'been there done that' visit as I continue to experience new adventures with Kathy.
And what a perfect way to end this invigorating and most interesting day: our delicious scallop dinner.
We drove 149 km today.