Today, started out cloudy and cool, so we did a lot of driving and sightseeing. Our first stop was at the Gros Morne Discovery Centre. It had nice displays about the geology, biology, landscape, and wildlife of the park. The park is so old that geologist come to the park to see what they have only seen in text books. Part of the park is called the Tablelands; this was once the ocean floor before it heaved up to become land. Much of the park is the oldest in the world (before the continents shifted into place as they are now). There are pictures of Dave and Ruth, and Connie and me. The Discovery Centre had a bronze of a moose and that is the only moose I've seen so far. Yesterday, we did see two caribou when we were on the cruise on Western Brook Pond.
We drove to the far end of the park to Trout River. The photos are of the local harbor at Trout River. We had lunch at the world famous Seaside Restaurant. Fish chowder and a cod sandwich. It was a nice lunch. Not lobster, but a nice lunch.
For those of you who have been to Gros Morne, we went to Woody Point and Norris Point. These are on opposite sides of the South Arm of Bonne Bay. The last photo was taken from Norris Point with Woody Point on the opposite side. About 2 km across the bay and 40 km by road. Probably more bridge tonight. Last night, the men were victorious!
My very good friend, Susan, is from Woody Point. Her family's home is right by the water...it's a white house. Her brother Peter Roberts, owns a store called Pete's One stop. Did you see it? I bet you can see her house in that picture. It's right across bonne bay from Norris Point. This is soooo cool.
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