We ventured north from St. Barbe along the breathtaking shores of Newfoundland past some of the most beautiful and amazing terrain.
On our way we saw many garden plots along the highway....some many kilometers away from any settelment. When the road was constructed the residents decided to take advantage of the already cultivated soil and plant their gardens there and the idea caught on. In actual fact in many areas that is the only soil available on the barren terrain.
We stopped at the Cape Norman Lighthouse just outside of Cook's Harbour. It is the most northern point of Newfoundland Island. The landscape is amazing and here the sea is furious and beautiful.
We then went to L'Anse aux Meadows, a National Historic Site, where Vikings landed and settled over 1000 years ago. It is believed that the settlers were led by Leif Eriksson, son of Erik the Red. We got to see the ruins of three halls and five smaller buildings that were built by the Vikings. There were also life size replicas of what the buildings would have looked like as well as the tools and equipment that would have been available to them.
Somehow I can see the Vikings arriving to this place and in fact in some ways you can still feel their presence...or is it just ghostly images in the mist?
We then went to L'Anse aux Meadows, a National Historic Site, where Vikings landed and settled over 1000 years ago. It is believed that the settlers were led by Leif Eriksson, son of Erik the Red. We got to see the ruins of three halls and five smaller buildings that were built by the Vikings. There were also life size replicas of what the buildings would have looked like as well as the tools and equipment that would have been available to them.
Somehow I can see the Vikings arriving to this place and in fact in some ways you can still feel their presence...or is it just ghostly images in the mist?
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