Woke up to threatening skies and 70% chance of rain.....got the exercising out of the way, I made some sandwiches, added some snacks and water and we were off to Gros Morne National Park. When going to Western Brook Pond, everyone parks in a lot and then treks on a nice trail (3 kilometers or 1.8 miles) to the water and where the boats will take us thru the fijords of Newfoundland.
The skies cleared, sun came out and low 70's for temps - yeah! Nice walk thru the woods, then bogs and marshland (boardwalk to walk over in these areas). We arrived and enjoyed our lunch overlooking Western Brook.
Lunch time
There were 2 tour boats as the 1:00 tour is the most popular (also have 10:00 and 4:00). The scenery thru the fjords was spectacular and our narrator talked about these mountains and cliffs and rocky heights being "millions" of years old - mind boggling.
Meandering thru the fjords
Us
One of several waterfalls
This man with the big nose has been here forever
The Tin Man from Wizard of Oz
More tall cliffs
The boat tour lasted 2 hours and then we walked back to Daisy (1.8 miles) and took off for Rocky Harbor where we are at the Gros Morne RV Park. Rained some along the way, but was so pleasant on the boat.
We had tickets tonight for "Anchor's Aweigh" which we thoroughly enjoyed! We had supper at The Anchor Inn and sat with Janet, a retired school teacher (English and drama) who is traveling alone thru Newfoundland. She's from Ontario and delightful to visit with. At 8:00, the entertainment started and what a great, fun show of 5 guys who play guitar, banjo, accordian, harmonica, keyboard and drums. They were all native Newfies and very talented! The show lasted till 11:20 with one break! The Anchor Inn was rockin' - full house (these guys have been performing for 15 years on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays - almost always to a sold-out crowd!)
A very enjoyable day and evening here in Rocky Harbor!
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