Terra Nova - Burnside - Glovertown

Found some of my roots today, kind of a strange feeling to stand in the spot my Grandfather stood when he was a boy. Born just after the turn of last century, the view he saw as a child probably wasn't much different from what we saw today. A small fishing village nestled among the rocks and regrown trees. As history goes, the town of Squid Tickle burned to the ground, along with all 24 of the resident homes, back in 1924. The government gave the people of the town a huge gift to get them started again under a "Fire sufferers relief fund" all toll it included $12, a stove (not sure if it was a new stove or not) and a "bedstead". No wonder it was time for most of the residents to pick up and leave.

The town was renamed Burnside after the fire (I like Squid Tickle myself). Just for clarification, a tickle in this case would be a small cove protected from the large open water.

We talked to a number of folks from the town and local area and even met a women who said her Godmother was a Brown (my mothers side of the family), I'll have to do a bit more research to see if it's the same Browns but seems strange that more than one group with the same name would be in the area. Also found the original cemetery with a couple tombstones with the name Brown on them.

Left town after a few hours and hit the road again to make it to Glovertown before the moose came out. Seems a good idea since a judge we met, Shamus from St. John's, told us that there are 200,000 moose in the country and 500,000 people. Figuring in body mass and shear size, I think it's only a matter of time before the moose take over.

On the way to the place we were staying we stopped in a little place to eat on the water, Whimsical Cove Rock Cafe, where I was able to try a dish I've heard my Mom speak of since I can remember - Fish and Brewis (pronounced "brews"). I could live on this stuff!!! They let salted cod and hard tack (also known as hard bread up here) sit in water for about 24 hrs. after which they add salt pork and bring it to a boil. It might not sound that good and I'm sure I didn't get the recipe perfect but I'll tell you that it is amazingly tasty, especially with a bit of molasses drizzled over the top. Sounds like it might stop an average mans heart but from how old the folks in the cemetery were, hard work and good living should counteract any ill effects of salt and pig fat.

Well, we have a long ride tomorrow heading out to Gros Morne and the weather may take a turn for the worse so we have to go early and try to get a few good pictures. The weather has been a bit of a struggle but the sun came out the whole time we where in Burnside so I figure someone must be watching over.

Thanks Grandpa!