Monday, July 9th
We spotted this Snowshoe Hare feeding close to our Karavan before packing up and heading to the ferry.
As we were instructed we arrived at the ferry office two hours before the scheduled departure time to insure that we would be able to grab a spot on the ferry. The ferry ride was about 1.5 hours. This was our first ferry of our trip where we couldn't just wait in the vehicle during the crossing. We left our dogs in the truck with the windows cracked. I don't think they loved it but they handled it fairly well.
We landed in Newfoundland and immediately welcomed the paved roads that are in pretty good condition. We headed north up to Vikings RV Park, where we plan on staying for a few days so we can explore the northern part of the island.
Tuesday, July 10th
We headed to L'Anse aux Meadows, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is the only known Norse settlement in North America, dating back to around 1000 AD. We were treated to our first moose sighting as soon as we parked.
The site is well worth checking out. We took a guided tour and found it fascinating. After you get finished viewing all the archaeological dig sites you get to check out reconstructed buildings. The first one is where the crew of the ship would have lived.
The next is what they believe are slave quarters, which probably would have been Irish at that particular time.
Next is a forge that they reconstructed.
View from the reconstruction site.
After we finished the tour we decided to take the long way back that goes along the coast. The views were great.
Sheep Laurel that we saw while out.
Next we take a boat out to do some whale watching. I will try and post that tonight or in the morning before we head down to Gros Morne National Park.