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June 18, 2014. L'Anse aux Meadows to Pistolet Provincial Park
We didn't move very far today. Got up and out of the hotel in time for the 9:30 AM guided history talk at the Norse village site. We learned early on that the people here were not Vikings because "viking" is a verb. When Norse-men go "viking," they go on a "rape and pillage" excursion. They are not vikings, they go viking. At any rate, we found the museum, the restored village, the guide, and the living history fascinating -- and stayed until well after lunch.
We then moved south some 35 road-kilometers to Pistolet Provincial Park. Here, we got a campsite, then drove out to Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve. An odd place, the cape is a nearly barren limestone ridge (with the appearance of having been burnt over) where 300 species of unusual plant grow. We drove out a gravel road that felt like we were in Death Valley, then walked out to the tip of the cape. Although we are a bit early in the blooming season, we saw lots of interesting flowers.
We are still blown away at the sight of icebergs clogging up the harbors, and out at sea, there are some very large bergs floating by.
 Our hotel with icebergs in the back yard |
 Sculpture of Norsemen at L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site |
 Boardwalk trail at L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site |
 Liz at entrance to Norse sod house |
 Inside sod house: Liz with drop spindle for spinning wool into yarn |
 Inside sod house: Liz with rope brush and yarn ready to weave |
 Inside sod house: Liz with loom for weaning cloth |
 Norseman giving Liz a lesson on single-needle knitting |
 Food items hunted by Norse: Common Murre and Common Eider |
 Common Redpoll in tree during lunch |
 Ice bergs in Ha Ha Bay |
 Ice bergs in Ha Ha Bay (no, we really aren't getting used to them) |
 Ring-billed Gull in summer attire (at home, we see them in winter) |
 Gravel road along bay with icebergs on way to Burnt Cape |
 Road to Burnt Cape |
 Liz at Burnt Cape (rare plants in foreground) |
 Rare plant |
 Rare plant with bumble-bee pollinator |
 Rare plant |
 Jim on trail in well-vegetated part of Burnt Cape |
 Liz leaving Burnt Cape |
 Campsite at Pistolet Bay Provincial Park |
Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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