Took this shot yesterday afternoon, Fran calls these boats tuk-a-tuka’s. When a kid Fran used to go off with her grandparents in their trap boat with single cylinder Briggs and Stratton engine. They do make a noise like she describes. I'm not sure what type of engine this boat has.
Back to reason for photo; when I first arrived in Nain back in 1978 the harbor was full of these trap boats, now there is one. Most of the boats back then just had a cover over the engine and maybe a little house up near bow. People used them to go to their summer fishing places from late July till September. Arctic char was the main fish then, with some salmon.
It’s sad to see the more traditional life style disappear, now it seems every body and his dog has a speed boat, not that there is anything wrong with that. It’s just that it represents a further erosion of a culture and way of life, more speed to get to less recourses to get to where???
It managed to get to PLUS 30.8 c here yesterday, put the old Hawaiian shirt on after work was done for the day, very appropriate for the temperature, bit out of place here sure.
Did I mention the roads are dusty and Council has not put dust suppressant down yet?
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i remember the tuka-a-tuka sound well! growing up i made trips to my grandparents home in rose blanche. my uncle would take me out in one. with a short piece of wood he would spin a wheel and the engine would magically catch and we would tuka-a-tuka down the bay.
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