A little bit of culture
Scot Free III
Frank & Anne
Fri 15 Sep 2023 13:27
Decided to stay another day after finally getting shore power. Tried 3 extension leads, provided by the shop before one worked, others rusty and burnt out, not very reassuring. Lack of wind and sun meant the batteries hadn’t charged sufficiently so connecting to shore was useful - and we have hot water!
Invited onto Torngat, D and R’s boat for coffee and fresh blueberry muffins. A needs to up her game, baking has very rarely featured on Scot Free and that was just bread.
Woke up to the fog horn but fog dissipated by lunchtime and sun appeared, so armed with a map and passes bought, set off to explore Trinity properly.
Decided to explore the town more. Visited the grand Lester-Garland house, first built in 1760s, refurbished 1819 taken down in 1960s and reconstructed 1996-97. This Georgian style residence is the only brick built house in Trinity and the first of its kind in the province. It was the home of first The Lesters, then The Garlands who were Poole (UK) and Newfoundland based mercantile families.
Next door is the Cooperage, where casks, tubs, buckets and piggins ( a small pail with with one stave extended to form a handle). Casks crucial for transportation and storage of salted fish.
The Rising Tide Theatre Arts Centre sits right on the shore. Bought tickets for D, R and us for this evening.
Took refuge from the rain in the museum, over 2000 artifacts donated by locals. Looked at the Anglican Church, the third on the site and has the oldest records in the province, dating from 1753.
Trinity was chosen to have the first courthouse in North America, it was built in 1732. The Trinity Courthouse, Gaols and General building was built to replace the original which was beyond repair.
Tickets were for Saltwater Moon by David French, a two man play based in 1926 in Newfoundland. A young man, Jacob, returns home to win back his sweetheart, who is about to marry a merchant’s son. Jacob is having none of this, the play was amusing, charming as well as poignant.
Hard for the performers as there were barely 20 people in the audience. It’s the shoulder season here, but they still have 4 plays on 7 days a week. So glad we went.