The Capelin Are In
We went to Middle Cove beach last evening with a group from the church. We had a difficult time getting onto the beach because of the traffic jam caused by the number of people coming to catch the swarms of capelin that come in every year around this time. Eventually we got a good parking spot close to the beach entrance and had a great time roasting things and having a sing-along on the beach. We have a group from British Columbia visiting to do some music with different city churches, so they brought along the guitar and fiddle and had the entire beach hopping.
If you aren't familiar with Newfoundland you should come and visit. We'll teach you all about capelin and why our "beaches" don't actually have sand - more like big pebbles. Oh, and nobody actually swims at the beach. And, yes, people do eat these capelin. (There's a bit of capelin information available here.)
Here are a few pictures, including one of Christopher proudly holding a capelin.
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