| [00:00.00]With a greater clarity [00:02.40]of the knowledge of the area, [00:04.04]we walked from the church [00:05.57]a little farther inland [00:07.21]to what used to be [00:08.41]the post office and [00:09.72]the school that our mother attended, [00:12.13]the skeletal shells of [00:13.77]which were still standing precariously. [00:15.96]From there, stopping periodically [00:19.68]to eat some edible berries, [00:21.32]we struggled behind our cousins [00:23.51]through the heavily brush and [00:25.26]shrub covered footpaths to [00:27.34]Black Duck Cove to visit [00:29.53]the cemetery where our grandmother, [00:32.59]whom we never knew, was buried. [00:34.89]This sacred ground was [00:38.50]in very bad condition, [00:40.36]with many badly corroded gravestones [00:43.20]buried under brush and long grass. [00:45.29]After searching for a few minutes [00:48.68]in the midst of tangled vegetation, [00:51.08]we found our grandmother's [00:53.38]resting place beside which [00:55.46]we paid our respects. [00:57.65]It was a good thing that [00:59.73]our cousins stayed with us, [01:01.69]as the footpaths that traversed [01:03.56]the island, were overgrown with brush. [01:07.05]It would have been [01:08.70]virtually impossible for my brother [01:10.34]and me, to walk to [01:12.08]the other communities on the island. [01:14.93]We made our way back [01:17.01]to the church on the hill [01:18.43]and descended to the boat [01:19.64]for a half hour boat ride [01:22.15]to the other side of the island. [01:24.23]Sailing through a number of islets, [01:27.08]we arrived at what [01:28.82]remains of the small village [01:30.36]of Traytown, where our grandparents [01:32.65]had lived. There, we met [01:34.52]some more long lost relatives [01:37.36]at a small cottage. [01:38.89]One, a bit of an eccentric, [01:41.74]who now lives in Toronto [01:43.81]but takes summer refuge in Traytown, [01:46.11]showed us the remnants of what [01:47.97]had once been our grandparents'house. [01:50.38]Beside these ruins, was [01:54.49]the still flourishing cluster [01:55.81]of wild rose bushes, planted [01:57.77]there many years ago [01:59.63]by our step grandmother. [02:02.04]A lot of people, many whom [02:04.34]were more lost cousins, [02:05.76]continually dropped in or [02:07.51]gathered on the porch outside. [02:09.92]After a cup of tea and [02:13.42]some more chitchat (small talk) [02:14.95]and some comic relief, [02:17.35]we made our departure [02:18.88]for the mainland. On the way, [02:21.73]we passed other inlets with [02:23.92]ghost communities on Ireland's Eye. [02:27.97]To add to the excitement [02:29.94]of that special day, [02:31.36]my brother spotted a humpback [02:33.22]whale quite close, between [02:35.84]the boat and the island. [02:38.26]Our visit to Ireland's Eye [02:40.88]was a bittersweet experience for us. [02:44.60]On the one hand, there was [02:46.78]a sense of being at [02:48.32]the very place where our relatives [02:50.40]and ancestors had lived, [02:52.59]worked and played. [02:54.00]On the other hand, there was [02:56.41]a sense of agonizing loss [02:58.16]of what were once thriving [03:00.79]communities on the island. [03:03.64]It was difficult to reconcile [03:05.82]the past with the present, [03:07.57]after a gap of fifty years [03:09.98]of chronic degeneration of [03:12.17]the communities. Today, the area [03:15.01]is notorious for smuggling. [03:18.07]However, our mission was invaluable [03:20.92]in that we were able to [03:22.89]find out more about ourselves. [03:24.53]The entire expedition to [03:29.02]Newfoundland was a major highlight [03:31.42]in each of our lives. [03:33.39]It tugged at our emotions [03:36.13]at every turn. The people [03:38.97]of Newfoundland, especially those [03:41.38]of genetic connection, couldn't do [03:44.11]enough for us. It was [03:46.63]really like coming home, [03:48.39]but then, that has always been [03:50.90]the nature of Newfoundland courtesy, [03:53.63]even to non-Newfoundlanders. [03:56.15]It was reassuring to see that [04:00.09]the Newfoundland charm has [04:01.73]transcended time. It has [04:04.36]endured so many changes [04:06.21]since Confederation in 1949. [04:10.04]My brother and I, eternally, [04:12.02]will be Newfoundlanders and hope [04:15.62]to go down home more often [04:17.60]in the years to come. |
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