John went cod fishing this morning. They do this in the lobster boats that are otherwise unused for 10 months of the year. They started by fishing for mackerel to use for bait. that was fun as they caught 2 at a time and caught 100s of them. Then they moved to slightly deeper water for the cod. John caught 2 but one was under the 19” minimum length. Most did not catch any cod but is was an absolutely perfect day to be on the water. The locals swear the mackerel is better to eat than the cod so they left with 10 big bags of filets. The caravan will be having a fish fry sometime the next few days.
The bike ride, I’m sure you understand. It was 15 miles along the Gulf of St. Lawrence coastline. Such beautiful scenery of tall cliffs in the red sandstone, green fields of barley and potatoes outlined by pine trees, and the blue of the ocean reflected in the azure skies!
Now for Ceilidh. This is a Celtic word pronounced “kay - lee” and is a Scottish or Irish social gathering which usually involves Gaelic folk music, dancing and singing in a community gathering place. What we experienced was a very talented lady playing the fiddle, a guitarist/singer and an accordion-piano player-singer-comedian, and a Celtic dancer. They were fun, funny and wonderful musicians. If we had wanted to we could have find a Ceilidh every night somewhere on the island.
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