Sparky's Epic Adventure Across North America (to places named Dildo and Heart's Desire)

Yesterday, July 11th was a rest, relax, and read day, at our cottage on Loon Bay Newfoundland.

Today July 12th we moved on to the next location at Heart's Desire on Trinity Bay. I picked the location solely because of the name. How could I resist a town called "Heart's Desire?" Nearby communities are named Heart's Delight and Heart's Content.

Fishing sheds on the waterfront at Dildo NL

To get to the cottage we passed through the small and thriving community of Dildo. Yup! That's the name of the village, and they are proud of it. 

There is a huge sign on the hillside spelling out the town's name. 

According to Wikipedia, the name was first recorded in 1711 and thereafter applied to the Dildo Arm of Trinity Bay. 

Social scientist William Baillie-Hamilton notes that Captain James Cook and his assistant Michael Lane, who mapped Newfoundland in the 1760s, often displayed a sense of humour in the place names they chose, and were not above selecting names that might "offend over-sensitive" readers. Regardless of the origin, the name has brought the town of Dildo a measure of notoriety.

Dildo Brewing and Museum, Dildo NL

The local brewery, Dildo Brewing Company and Museum, was doing a roaring lunchtime trade when I arrived. There wasn't a seat to be had so I purchased two of their ales Lassie a golden brown ale, plus a bitter named Bitter Cold to enjoy later at the cottage.

The patio at the brewery is doggie-friendly, and the community is only about 20 minutes away from Heart's Desire, so we might have to try it tomorrow. In the meantime, I have a date with "Lassie."

Dildo Brewing Company, Dildo NL

Cheers, Lynda

Sparky sends his woofs!

Dildo Newfoundland

Sundeck at Loon Bay NL