Aug 21 - 23 Part 1 - Bonavista

We spent 4 days camped with an Airstream Caravan, they had used up all the hook-up sites so we were in an un-serviced site.

Bonavista was a nice middle sized community.

 Cape Bonavista Lighthouse - the old and the new

John Cabot Statue

Aug 19 - 20 Twillingate, Lumsden, Canning's Cove, & Newtown

A couple final shots at Twillingate

As we carried on south now we made a stop at Lumsden and found this sign.

 We also cam across a boat unloading sacks of freshly caught shrimp.

Next stop was one we found on the map Canning's Cove

 Where a fisherman was unloading 2000 lbs of cod from his net that morning.

Another stop was made at another very quaint fishing village Newton where we also visited Barbour Living Heritage Village

Aug 14 - 18 Gros Morne NP, Springdale and Twillingate

We passed back through Gros Morne NP and were able to take in the Anchors-A-Weigh show in Rocky Harbour.

The next day we traveled to Springdale for an over night at their Municipal Campground where to our surprise they were holding a concert and mussel feed (with Vegis and Fruit) all free as a thank-you to the campers both seasonal and passing through.

Our next destination was Twillingate a very delightful coastal community. Where we had music for our third night in a row, we went to a kitchen party!

 These are Newfoundland Ugly Sticks (a musical instrument).

 Karen Churchill and Friends

 Longpoint Lighthouse

 Prime Berth Fishing Demonstration Museum. This is Fresh Cod salted the old way.

 Twillingate Back Harbour area

Aug 11 - 13 North to St Anthony and L'Anse aux Meadows

After our trip into Western Brook Pond we travelled about a hour north to Port aux Choix and stayed at a campsite right on the ocean but unfortunately there was a record windy day. 4 rigs stayed on the beach but us and one other huddled behind the main building, The campsite was  run by the Lion's Club which seems very prominent on the island. The building was their meeting place and a community bingo was held there that night.

This fishing boat  was leaving the harbour at St. Anthony.

The next day we toured around the northern tip of Newfoundland, but the main stop was at L'Anse aux Meadows a National Historic Site which tells about the Viking (Norse) settlements here (the first European settlers). The site has remnants from earlier archaeological digs and a few reconstructed buildings.

Aug 11 Western Brook Pond & Port au Choix

The weather was a little better  today so after we left our campsite we drove to the parking lot and did the Western Brook Pond hike (again) and Boat trip. On the hike in we saw our first Newfoundland Moose.

 Our tour boat

 The water fall below looked from a distance as smoke on the top of the mountain.

 The waves and spray action on the return trip. Funnels of water whipped up all around us, even the occasional spray right over the upper deck.

We then headed north about an hours drive and camped at a campsite right on the coast at a place called Port au Choix. The waves were really pounding in here with the wind.

Aug 8 -10 North to Gros Morne National Park

Heading northward we made a resupply stop at Cornerbrook and I HAD to have  haircut. Carrying on we went to Rocky Harbor near the center of Gros Morne National Park. The following day we explored the Tablelands area of the park.

 This area is unique in that one side of the valley (left) is actually rock from the earth's mantle and the right side is pushed up crust. Both have been glacially eroded.

 This is Newfoundland's provincial flower the bottle plant.

 Cod drying on the rack.

 Lots of people sell their woolen knit items,  just hang them out on a line and advertise.

 We hiked into Western Brook Pond (Lake) to take a tour on this boat; however it was very rainy and extremely windy so the trip was cancelled.

Aug 5 - 7 Rose Blanche & Codroy Valley

After spending the night at the Visitors Information Centre we headed out to  the Grand Codroy Campsite in Doyles Newfoundland.The next day we backtracked and toured out to the Rose Blanche Lighthouse. A lighthouse made of granite.

The following day we toured around the Codroy valley. The owner of the campsite had published a handy guide to doing both these trips.