http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Newfoundland---Labrador/Saint-Anthony/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , Canada , Newfoundland Labrador , Saint Anthony en-us Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:22:32 BST Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:22:32 BST June 27 continued Icebergs and Dr. GrenfellVisiting L'Anse aux Meadows fulfilled a long time dream for me but the day wasn't over. Just minutes down the road we saw icebergs Mark our guide noted that it may take them three years to travel here from Greenland. Now if the puffins would just show up my check list would be complete. Actually we were about a week too early as the puffins aren' http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Newfoundland---Labrador/Saint-Anthony/blog-296812.html The winds of Newfoundland are strong. The only other option would be no wind and biting black flies. Irsquoll take the wind thank you. LrsquoAnse aux Meadows National Historic Site was once a full fledged Norse Village for Vikings serving as a sailing base for explorations throughout the area about 1000 AD. HedgeIngestad a Norwegian scholarexplorer and Anne Stine Ingstad an archeo http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Newfoundland---Labrador/Saint-Anthony/blog-76525.html After a walk on the windy beach we continued driving north on the Viking Trail the only road to St. Anthony. St. Anthony was named by Jacques Cartier in 1534. We are now on the Atlantic side of Newfoundland and this area is referred to as ldquoIceberg Alleyrdquo. We spotted two Icebergs one in St. Anthony and one in Goose Cove. Goose Cove is a tiny isolated natural harbor town and is http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/Canada/Newfoundland---Labrador/Saint-Anthony/blog-74036.html