Blogs from L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada, North America - page 2

From Gros Morne we drove to the northern tip of Newfoundland and L'Anse aux Meadows - the site of the first European settlement (Norse) in North America over 1000 years ago. The UNESCO site recaptures the struggle to survive in this harsh climate with actors in role (with local accents) in sod huts going about their daily tasks. On to Twillingate. As there is only one road to the north we had to retrace our route - but we have found that the views are still fresh from the other direction. We are really enjoying B&Bs - meeting the locals and interesting fellow travellers and getting good advice. Fogo is a little island off the east coast and probably as close as we'll find to the traditional old days of subsistence living in fishing outports - ... read more

Harold and I are getting ready for a week-long trip which will take us 2500 miles north and east of home to Newfoundland (NL), Canada. We're going to help the Newfoundlanders celebrate the 1008th anniversary of the Vikings walking on their shores at L'Anse aux Meadows, a Canadian. Other highlights include Gros Morne National Park, whale watching, birding and if we're lucky we'll see a few icebergs. Leaving the planning to the experts, we'll join a tour, offered by Wildlands Tours. On June 22 we fly from Green Bay to Detroit to Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Northwest, and after a 4 hour layover we'll finally fly to Deer Lake, NL, via Air Canada. From Deer Lake, the tour company transports us north about 30 miles to Gros Morne National Park, a UN World Heritage Site, where ... read more