First two weeks in Newfoundland
South West corner landscape
The first peeks upon the shore line was interesting … first question was … “is that snow????” (it is mid June!!!) Up in the hills was snow in big patches and I do have to say… Channel-Port aux Basques is not the most charming little village by the looks. Apparently the whole village got washed away few years ago during very bad winter storm and they are still trying to recover from it.
WELL… we had a good night sleep in a little RV “patch” park in the village and moved on next day to Corner Brooks.
Corner Brooks is 5th biggest town on the island with about 20 000 people and is a big winter sport destination for the locals.
We stayed in Kinsmen Prince Edward Campground close to fantastic hiking trails and good shopping centers. Probably for no surprise the summer was in very early stages here as well and it really made the forests “pop with color”!!!
We headed north from Corner Brooks to Gros Morne National Park on our way to L’Anse Aux Meadows which is the most northern tip of the Island. We had great stay at the Shallow Bay in the National Park. I took a boat tour to Western Brook Pond “fjords” (not officially a fjord as the pond is fresh water and not sea water!).
We did some epic hiking with Rhona while Kaya and Ian were fishing near by at a fishing harbor.
Next stop was our most remote place on our summer tour.. L’Anse aux Meadow on the most northern tip of the island. We kinda knew that it will be a bit cooler 200 miles north where we were but… holy smokes… it was pretty much still winter here when we arrived. It was mid summer and the leaves were not even open in the trees.. huh????
Little more refreshing trail running… cause we both just needed it!!!
Ian making poppadoms for our chicken curry dinner!!!
Came to see Ice Bergs.. and we were rewarded big time!
The most northern tip of Newfoundland was settled by Vikings back in year 1000… or about that time for few hundred years until they realized that Newfoundland does not have enough to offer and is not worth of the trouble. They did find some wild grapes further south on the island and that’s where to name Vinland came.
L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site, the only authenticated Viking Settlement in North America.
Leifur Eiriksson.. the dude that found this place by sailing 7 days from Greenland south west. The Vikings visited Labrador coast (Vikings called it Markland) for timber and other resources during their voyages.
