We spent the day in Gros Marne National Park. The weather was pretty crappy but we still managed to get in a nice hike with a naturalist which was very interesting. For me, the most interesting thing we saw was the Tablelands which are chunks of the earth's mantle which have been pushed up to the surface. They are barren because the type of rock is poisonous to plant life. They are also red because of the high iron content. We are learning quite a bit about Newfoundland history and politics. To listen to the guide, Newfoundland is getting a pretty good screwing from Ottawa. They have only been a province since 1949. Maybe they ought to reverse the process and keep the oil money to themselves.

Anyway, this was definitely a day of celebration for us. It is our 40th anniversary. If anybody would have told me when we got married that we would be in Cow Head, NL, for our 40th anniversary, I would have laughed. So here we are in our luxury room overlooking Shallow Bay and enjoying a glass of "Moose Joose" wine. It is from a Newfoundland winery and it is made with blueberries and partridgeberries. It was pretty good. life is good.