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Memorial to the 27 victims of the tidal wave that hit Burin in the middle of a November night in 1929
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Denizen of the Burin boardwalk
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Coast scenery at Burin
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High plateau on the Burin Peninsula
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Lamaline shore on the tip of the Burin Peninsula
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Lamaline coastal scenery, on the tip of the Burin Peninsula
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View of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, the self-governing territory of France located about 20 kilometres offshore from the Burin Peninsula
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Le Cabestan, the fast ferry from Fortune, docked at Saint-Pierre - we saw porpoises and whales on the choppy, 55-minute crossing
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General Charles de Gaulle Square, with its festive merry-go-round, is the central gathering place on Saint-Pierre
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View down over Saint-Pierre and the Barachois (harbour) to l'île aux Marins - the Burin Peninsular in Newfoundland is just visible on the horizon
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View of the Points aux Canons lighthouse from the battery
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Looking across the harbour
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These colourful signs dotted about town were very helpful in navigating around Saint-Pierre on foot - there isn't much of a map!
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Looking towards the hill behind the downtown area of Saint-Pierre
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Looking down one of the main shopping streets and across the Barachois (harbour)
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Colourful street
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Handy way to hang out the wash
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Lacy French curtains covering a colourful window
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Saint-Pierre et Miquelon has its own French license plate
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A game of "pelote basque", a type of handball, played in the Fronton Zazpiak Bat - many on SPM are of Basque heritage
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Old fishing gear topping a mossy wall
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We enjoyed lunch at Les Délices de Joséphine
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A tempting array of patisserie, Les Délices de Joséphine
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Inside the Musée de l'Arche - it serves as both a history museum and archives
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Guillotine in the Musée de l'Arche - it was only used once on the islands, in 1889
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Detail of old lighthouse lens on display in the Musée de l'Arche
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Our ferry docked on L'île aux Marins - it's a 10-minute trip across to this island which is now uninhabited except for a handful of summer residents
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L'île aux Marins
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French flag flying over l'île aux Marins - in its heyday, 700 people lived here
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View across L'île aux Marins showing Notre Dame des Marins in the background
