Deer Harbour Random Island

It was a short afternoon motor sail south to Deer harbour which sits the NE tip of Random island, this is a big island -approx 20 miles long, the water on both north and south shore forming fjords into the west side of Trinity Bay.

It’s a wide open harbour with settlements along the shore, we headed up to the north end and anchored with relative ease and good protection.

There’s time for an early evening explore utilising trails and ATV tracks, there’s a road running the length of random island so looks as if the cabins here are primarily accessed from the causeway at Clarenville. As it’s mid week there’s not a soul about but we spot a snow shoe hare in perfect spring camouflage and some interesting paw prints in the mud, bobcat we think.Read more