Amongst three small cabins

[Manfred M]

The colours used in to paint the houses and other outbuildings in Newfoundland are quite bright.



I caught this scene of my wife walking past these three small cabins on Trinity Bay, near Cavendish, NL. I have no idea as to what the cabins are used for as they are quite small.

[DEAN01]

Good capture, Manfred.

[bje07]

Nicely shot, good color.

[Shadowman]

Nicely done, what was your wife's description of the other side of the buildings, they look like cleaning stations from this angle?

[madcrow]

Nice image and colour, good timing too.

[Rent]

In the UK the would probably be bathing huts

[Manfred M]

In the UK the would probably be bathing huts

This is not the UK and with the cold water of the Labrador Current flowing by, bathing in the sea is not a popular activity here. There are icebergs in these waters right into mid summer.

[FootLoose]

Good use of your wife to break up the pattern.

[NorthernFocus]

Seems like a bizarre spot for the cabins to be located. Someone's artistic bent gone awry?

[John 2]

Nicely seen Manfred. I can understand someone wanting to add a bit of colour to the landscape but as for their use and location....................?

[Manfred M]

Dan / John - if I were to hazard a guess, I would suspect that these might be salt storage sheds. Historically, much of the economy in this part of the province dealt with the cod fishery, and drying / salting is a traditional method of preservation. With the collapse of the cod stocks in 1992, the commercial fishery was closed and currently there is very limited commercial and personal fishing allowed, so the large, old salt sheds are overkill and are no longer used. These are look somewhat similar to the old salt sheds, but are much smaller and located in an area where the cleaning, drying and salting could occur.

Unfortunately, there were no locals around to ask.

[John 2]

Do I spy a lobster pot on the right of the blue hut?

[Manfred M]

Do I spy a lobster pot on the right of the blue hut?

You do indeed. There is a lot of crab and lobster fishing going on in the area.

[Manfred M]

I think this is the only image I have of commercial salt sheds in the Town of St Pierre, which is part of the French overseas territory of St Pierre and Miquelon. These are the flat roofed, brightly coloured buildings seen in the first row right behind the light house. These are the French style, which have a slightly different design than those in Newfoundland.

There was even a sign identifying these as formerly being "salinaires", i.e. salt sheds. When the commercial fishery dried up here, they were converted to other uses (boat houses for the most part).