Freedom in a Can: Adventures with Hamlet

Coddiwomple: ( KOD-ee-wom-puhl ) - to travel purposefully toward an as-yet-unknown destination (modern slang). The rain fell sideways in sheets and the waves pounded the coastal shore, as we turned down the road to the Point Amour Lighthouse . "At least we can get a photo," we thought. As lovers of old things, we cannot ignore the call of the foghorn. Turns out, the museum and tower were open. "Let's just go see what the entrance fee might be," I say. Turns out, it was a Sunday and admission is free! Turns out, they let you climb the 137 stairs and ladders to the top of this 38 meter (109 feet) tower along the Labrador Straits -- the tallest building in Labrador!  Without any supervision at all (extremely rare these days), you can walk around the 8 foot tall, 2nd order Fresnel lens , and get lost in your own imaginings about what it would be like to be out on that water, with all its fury, its 7 knot tidal current, and erratic icebergs on a day like this ov...