We really wish we could take credit for this... we do this kind of stuff with our guests all the time! But this is a story about ordinary Newfoundlanders showing a bit of their world renowned hospitality. Fortunately, this kind of stuff is so common, rarely does a visitor not have story like this.

Pierre and Nicole are from Quebec and are experienced divers. They have rebreathers and take their diving seriously. They finished up their diving tour of Newfoundland here at Ocean Quest, staying a few nights with us. This past Saturday, they skipped the boat charter in favor of taking part in one of the Newfoundland diver's favorite past-time: collecting scallops!

Dildo, Newfoundland is a hot spot for scallops, and everyone knows it. In fact, if you are diving off the wharf in Dildo, not a few fisherman will ask if you are going for scallops. And then they will promptly tell you where to go for them!

Pierre and Nicole picked a spot and noticed it was near private property. They asked a lady who resided there if it was okay to go for a dive. The woman gave a particularly Newfie response: "It's the ocean, we don't own it, of course you can go diving!"

She did, however, asked the couple to keep an eye out for a camera her friend had dropped in the water.

They didn't find the camera, but they found scallops aplenty. They soon discovered, however, that they weren't on the menu. When they had finished, they saw that the woman they had chatted with had cooked them up a feed of fish and chips!

As if that wasn't good enough, the rhubarb wine was broke out, a drink that thoroughly mystified the Quebecers. They had never seen such a thing, but it was certainly appreciated and enjoyed!

Eventually, more locals showed up, and a party was had, right there on the beach. They couldn't believe how warm, friendly, and accepting these people were. They were taken in as one of gang! Before it was all said and done, it was 9:00pm, much later than they had originally anticipated their return!

Pierre was beside himself while telling this story to us the next day. He simply couldn't believe how much fun he had and how unexpected it was. We were certainly not surprised, but no less happy that one of our guests got such a great taste of Newfoundland hospitality (and fish!)