Departing Halifax for Deer Lake |
Our noble steed to Deer Lake |
A long way between bathroom breaks |
Baby carriage on runners |
Flags aflutter in Gros Morne |
Bonne Bay on a dreary morning |
Tony the Interpreter |
We saw moose sculptures but no wild moose |
The beach at Trout River |
Shopping in Trout River |
Waxing eloquent about the tablelands |
Weathered Tableland rock |
Pitcher plant on the tablelands |
Bonne Bay Marine Station |
Celebrating 40 years! |
Moose Joose - great partridgeberry wine |
Alien sentinel at Western Brook Pond |
Our boat for the ride on Western Brook pond |
Squirrels find good pickings amongst the visitors |
Turn around point on Western Brook pond |
First stop in Port aux Choix |
Ben Ploughman, artist and entrepreneur |
Ben's art |
Port au Choix lighthouse |
4000 year old high tech harpoon point |
Inside looking out at Port au Choix National Historic Site |
Unusual horizontal rainbow |
Enjoying Anne of Green Gables |
A rainy morning waiting for the ferry |
The ferry arrives for the trip to Blanc Sablon |
Disgorging some big vehicles |
Tony the troubador |
The group gathered on the ferry to Labrador |
In the l'Anse Amour lighthouse |
Second order Fresnel in l'Anse Amour lighthouse |
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7500 year old burial mound at l'Anse Amour |
Boarding the ferry to Battle Harbor |
Getting warm by the fire on the ferry |
Last Supper plaque over the barf bags |
Tony does his Robert Peary impression |
At the site of Peary's famous news conference |
Our lodging at Battle Harbor |
Despite what my fellow travelers said, this is not a confessional |
Barrel head stencil |
Fish and brewis with scrunchions and onions, yummy |
Pretty flowers at Battle Harbor |
Airplane wreck at Battle Harbor |
Tony the master of ceremonies for the Labrador honorary citizenship ceremony |
Mummers in full swing |
A foggy morning in Battle Harbor |
The main fish processing area in Battle Harbor |
Our ferry back to Mary's Harbor |
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Au revoir to Battle Harbor. |
500 year old Basque whaling boat |
Red Bay - home of Basque whaling for a century |
Interpreter telling of whaling from Red Bay |
Learning about rendering whale oil |
A view of Red Bay |
Modern rock stacking |
Icing down the night's catch of herring at Blanc Sablon |
Some lavatory humor |
On the ferry preparing to sail back to Newfoundland |
Dr. Wilfred Grenfell - a true hero |
Grenfell Museum in St. Anthony |
In Dr. Grenfell's living room |
Fishing boats in St. Anthony harbor |
On our way out for whale and porpoise watching |
Sea gulls enjoying a warm rooftop |
St. Anthony lighthouse |
Porpoise entertaining the crowd |
Our critter watching tour boat |
L'Anse aux Meadows - a bucket list item |
Fellow traveler lining up a shot |
This is art - could have fooled me |
Norse building replica |
Tony supervising the interpreter |
Norse house construction details |
A funny song about mermaids |
Artist at work |
Artsy fartsy in Norstead |
Artist's impression of Leif Ericson |
Snorri - a Norse sailing vessel that really works |
Learning about women's chores |
A Newfoundland dog in Newfoundland |
Thrombolites gather for feeding time |
Arches Provincial Park |
Nice flowers at Arches Provincial Park |
Fred and Jane |
Bruce and Judith |
Vera and Adrienne |
Diane |
Doug and Susan |