Red Bay, Labrador

Once a thriving whaling center, today Red Bay is a National Historic Site that offers visitors a glimpse into the history and lifestyle of 16^th-century whaling.

Definitely one of the absolute smallest ports we’ve ever visited, we bundled up good and were among the very first tenders deployed. Once ashore, we were amazed at the lack of activity. In fact, there was none. It may have been because it’s Sunday and the weather was very poor, but I suspect that even on a warm weekday the activity is pretty slim. We walked to the very top of the main hill, past several homes and didn’t see or hear a soul – it was about 9:00.  Cheryl snapped a few pictures – we walked through a very small cemetary – most of the graves contained young adults from the mid 18-hundreds.

It was quite foggy and in fact, fog has been prevalent the past two days – a nice, welcomed break from Phoenix - temps in the mid-40’s. We boarded a tender for our return to the ship, only to be completely fogged-in. We returned to shore and were sheltered from a light rain in a small hut. About 30 minutes later, there was enough visibility to return to the ship, so off we went.