It was a nice modern ferry that carried sixty vehicles for a 45 minute voyage to the island. There is another ferry that goes to Change Island. While we were standing on the deck, Chris overhears the conversation between two locals that goes like this.... "Ya know, dey h'av two ferrys, dis one and de udder one". She was convulsing for a while.
After driving through Little Seldom and Seldom we arrived in Fogo. We had rented a three bedroom house right on the water in the centre of Fogo.
In the backyard, there was still the remnants of the outdoor plumbing which featured automatic flushing twice a day as the tide went in and out!
This was older house that had been relocated at one point in time and is in various stages of renovation. Quite comfortable for a two day stay.
After unloading the SUV, we walked a short distance up the street to the Bangbelly Cafe for lunch. A really nice funky place with some quite interesting choices on the menu. The owner is originally from Toronto and was a chef at The Fogo Island Inn.
By the time we finished our lunch we knew half of the people in the cafe and were invited back to an art show in the evening.
We were given some advice on local hikes and decided to do one up the headlands bordering the harbour, about a 5 km loop initially skirting the harbour then climbing up to the summit. I just love the harbourfront scenes here.
After walking along the harbour road we went up the steep side of the headland which involved climbing about 500 stairs snaking up the rock face.
The intermittent fog inhibited the vistas to some degree but it was very maritime and enjoyable. Our house is in the middle of this photo.
We drove around the village looking for restaurants but didn't see many. After returning home we explored Trip Advisor and Yelp and found there were not too many places to eat in the village but did find a Chinese Restaurant that had very good ratings for its fresh cooked food. We took a chance and walked there. Very basic but good food.
Going back to our lunch cafe experience, we decided to go to the silent auction art show in support of Fogo Island Pride. Half the people we had lunch with were there and we met locals and artists from around the world. The format was art on a one square foot piece of plywood. There were about 60 pieces on display for bid. Most of the ones we liked got bid up well north of $250 so we came home empty handed.
Some people come to Newfoundland looking to attend a Kitchen Party, we found a Pride Party! The free wine was flowing and we exchanged travel stories with lots of people and had a great time.
