The Road to Terra Nova - for real!
Friday August 17, 2007

Woke up plenty early and went up to the laundromat to do a weekend's worth of laundry. We were going away for the weekend to Terra Nova National Park and I needed clothes to wear. Lillian was using the washer/dryer for their stuff so it was just as easy for me to get it all done at once up the street. After that, Lillian and I went to the supermarket for supplies and packed the car for the trip to Terra Nova.

Before we could even think about making that trek however, Jim had a video shoot at Flatrock for Rogers Cable Company. I adore Flatrock, so there was no problem in getting me to willingly hang around unti it was over. The shoot was at the Fisherman's Union place - on the rocks!!
Took a while to figure out how to get Jim down there, and while they were having that fun I surveyed the seascape. Two boats were in the harbour area.
If you can't figure out why it's named Flatrock yet, it will soom become obvious. I love visiting Flatrock! Just to sit in that cove and look out over the geology is amazing. To think of the forces which shaped the community's harbour and to realize that three or four plates come together here is a frightening thought. I guess whn they all decide to move, Newfoundland will either disappear entirely or be part of an existing continent or part or several continents!

I'm not sure why Pope Paul VI visited Flatrock, but there is a grotto set aside in full view of the harbour that commemorates his visit and subsequent blessing of the harbour.
A bunch of teenagers were down at the water's edge, fishing while the video shoot took place.
One camera was set up closer to the road, with three others capturing the close-ups from all angles.
Lots more Flatrock and Jim Fidler
Once Jim was down there, it took quite a few minutes to set levels and light exposures. And is was windy, too, which had to make an interesting time for the audio team.
I am assuming that those hooks were once tie-downs for a fishing stage or other structure. The winds can be brutal here in Newfoundland.