Newfoundland & Labrador - Francois (town)

 Francois, (pronounced "fran-sway" by locals and spelt without the cedilla found in the French word "francois") is a small village on the south shore of Newfoundland.  With a population of 64 (2021) it is inaccessible by road and only accessible by air via helicopter or by sea.  It had rejected resettlment programs proposed by the government several times including most recently in 2021.  We had a fun afternoon visiting the quaint fishing village.  It is small but colourful and with a lot of personality.

I went on a photo walk along the boardwalk with the ship resident photographer, taking photos of things that caught our eyes.  There were quaint houses, beautiful flowers and even a sizeable waterfall, among other things.  Have a look for yourself - it's a refreshing change from what we're used to...

Francois from the sea

This is the first time I have seen the ship moored by rope to shore instead of dropping anchor.  The crew had to take the rope by zodiac to shore and tie it to a big rock.

Spring flowers welcomed us on the hillside, including some beautiful foxgloves

Green ropes tossed over some antlers or casually draped on a fence - there must be an artist living here!

Multi-use antlers

  

Rock art  that make you smile can be found along the path - I suppose you do need a sense of humour to survive in this remote place

Charlie's Angels??

And colour...

Waterfall in the centre of town

View at the waterfront

Clearly a fishing village

Big boats small boats

Complete with jelly fish in the water

As night falls, it took the town a long time to lit up enough for a night shot.  We were wondering if all the 64 residents actually live here or if some of them are vacation residents.  They are supposed to live in only 28 of the 47 dwellings here but certainly less than half the houses have lights on.  It was certainly an interesting afternoon visit.