What do these three things have in common? They’re all located around Trinity Bay and the Bay de Verde Peninsula.
The last leg of our little #SplitTheRock Eastern tour took us to the town famously known as Dildo. To this day, THIS POST is still one of my most heavily trafficked. I wonder why.
Nobody knows exactly why the town was named Dildo, except that maybe it’s for a “phallus-shaped pin stuck in the edging of a row boat.” Why someone would name a town such a thing is unclear. For awhile there, the town considered voting for a new name. Foolishness.
Nowadays, residents embrace the namesake, and they’ve learned to have fun with it. Whomever named the boat featured below this post as Dildo Pleasure, you are BRILLIANT. There’s also the Dildo Dory Grill, with its delightful slogan “Get Stuffed” and its menu filled with fun wording. My favourite was the sign for the souvenir stand: “Prolong the pleasure of your Dildo experience! And share your love for Dildo with family and friends!”
Heaven mercy. I have the vapours.
We stayed at the Doctor’s House Inn, a five-star manor in Green’s Harbour. I really hadn’t expected such a place; it was built by an Irish doctor some time ago, so it has a very distinct European look. But the best part is that the Inn is situated on a MASSIVE property serving as a home to goats, Newfoundland ponies, chickens, and some friendly golden retrievers. There’s a trail that loops around the property and down to the beach, too.
And FINALLY our last stop was Grates Cove, famous for its rock walls that we ENTIRELY missed because we were in a rush and were too dumb to find. We did, however, stop at the Grates Cove Studio cafe because we had heard there was moose burgers on TOUTON buns and spicy scallop sushi with SCRUNCHIONS (fried pork fat). Sushi in RURAL NEWFOUNDLAND! I never thought I’d see the day!
