Most visitors to Newfoundland take the ferry from North Sydney in Nova Scotia to
Channel-Port aux Basques and then hit the 900 kms
of the Trans Canada Highway that ends in St Johns.
The ferry service runs since 1898 but Port aux Basques is much
older and was named after
Basque whalers that used the secluded and ice-free harbour to take in fresh water.
That happened from
the early 1500's on. Some pundits claim that the Basques were here before Columbus!
For centuries the economy was based on fishing but nowadays the
ferry and other shipping activities carry the business.
The main sight is the harbour. From the boardwalk you can watch the ferry
come and go, and pay a visit to
Scott's Cove Park with its colorful mini-shops and a ship-like amphitheater.
We visited Port
aux Basques in September 2017 to catch the outbound ferry to North Sydney.
leaving Port aux Basques
the Channel Head Lighthouse from 1895
a perfect viewpoint on the boardwalk
we have boarded, the ramp is closed for departure
the shiplike amphitheater
in September the shops in Scott`s Cove are all closed for the season
the lighthouse at Channel Head
a last glimpse of the Anglican Church
most houses are well maintained and freshly painted, but somehow they forgot this one
a harbourview from the St Christopher Hotel
Scott`s Cove Park and the amphitheater in the form of a ship
the wooden St. James the Apostle Anglican Church
the ferry to North Sydney has arrived
we pass Scott's Cove Park with in the background the St Christopher Hotel
