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| As you approach Quirpon (pronounced car-poon) Island
from the sea, the most prominent features are the old Cape Bauld Lighthouse, a whale watching cabin, and the helicopter pad. |
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| As you approach Quirpon (pronounced car-poon) Island
from the sea, the most prominent features are the old Cape Bauld Lighthouse, a whale watching cabin, and the helicopter pad. |
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Luxury isn't an "in" thing on Quirpon. Guests arrive via an old fishing boat and walk -- rain or shine -- to their accommodations. |
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| It's all about open spaces ... and peace and quiet ... and the only sign is a rock beside the steps to the inn. | |
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Concrete foundation blocks and corrugated metal from quonset huts are quiet reminders that during World War II there were barracks housing hundreds of Canadian and American soldiers who protected the entrance to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The metal has recently been put to a more mundane use -- "paving" the muddy paths. The weather is mostly rainy, foggy, and cold.
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| Nearby, the mainland is Viking territory, with L'anse aux Meadows, where the Vikings first landed. | |
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| In addition to Norse paraphenalia, local artists specialize in carving figurines from moose and caribou antlers and whale bone. | |