This morning the sun was still sleeping behind the clouds but I was still excited for what the day would bring. Yesterday we saw a Mink whale (a cute little mini whale) and caught mackerels and a giant cod. I wondered what else The Rock was hiding. At the dock we greeted some of the Continue reading →
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Day 5: The Legend of COD-zilla
Not to give the ending away but today’s fishing adventure was EPIC. They day started off slowly as we came up empty at the first five or six spots that we hit. Crazy Ivan was mumbling not so under his breath, “Where the hell are these sons of beeches”. I had pulled up 4-5 fishes Continue reading →
Day 4: There are plenty of fish in the sea…
After yesterday’s epic catch, we came in for lunch and a nap. We didn’t recover from the nap. We all nodded off at one point and when I woke up Ivan was already into the wine. So instead we spent the late afternoon talking about “The one that got away”. For dinner we feasted on Continue reading →
Day 3: The Fairy “Cod”mother
I was up uncharacteristically early this morning while the other two were still snoring like bears in their caves. The sun was shining and the cods were calling. After breakfast and working through boat technical difficulties we loaded up the car and put the boat in the water. I have more layers on than and Continue reading →
Day 2: Discovering The Rock
Interesting fact: Deer Lake actually has no deers at all. Go figure. I woke up to a rainy morning, but right in front of the house was the Humber river, which leads to the Atlantic Ocean. Definitely not something you see every day. Ahead of us was a 1.5 hour drive to our secret cabin. Continue reading →