Surprises Around the Corner

This morning it is cool and cloudy but no rain!! So our first stop is Lobster Cove Head Trail. This headland and Berry Hill are large chunks of jumbled rock that forms a mélange. Beds of buff-colored dolomite, shale, and ribbon limestone were folded and faulted as slices of ocean floor slid over them. We got lots of photos.
Our next hike is the Coastal Green Point an easy hike of about 3 km. We talked to the ranger and he had seen a black bear and a moose in the area. A fellow hiker informed us yesterday the trail was underwater. This did not deter us. The trail follows an old winter mail road along the coast. I can’t imagine the harsh conditions of winter in this rugged park. The scenic coastline, wetlands, and forest created lovely scenery for our walk. No bear, no moose, and no flood conditions, but we enjoyed it!
Our last stop was Broom Point. It was a second thought, a 1 km trail with nothing noteworthy. However, it was a find! The Ranger does a program every hour on the half hour. Preserved, are several buildings of the Mudge Family, a storage for the lobster traps nets, boats, etc, and a tiny home. Three brothers their wives and children lived and fished here from 1941 to 1974, a total of ten people. They fished cod, salmon and lobster. Since there were no roads they traveled by boat every summer from April to September. Their days were long and hard, fishing, canning, drying, etc, etc. (We have it way too easy.) Luke, our guide was great, demonstrating net making, lobster cages, etc. Luke’s language was typical of a Newfoundlander and we were mesmerized.

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