Saturday, August 9, 2014

Dear Everybody day 3

Dear Everybody day 3,
The rain hadn't stopped by the morning when Tobi and I awoke. We went downstairs to have toast and oatmeal with the other guests of the B&B, meeting a couple from Calgary and a man from Corner Brook, before heading out to go back to our campsite and assess the damage. Finding a lake still pooled in our tent we packed up what we could dry and headed to the comfort station to throw some things in the dryer. 
While waiting we sat in a picnic shelter and played crib, visiting with a couple from Oshawa before sprawling the rest of our wet things, such as the tent, fly and matts all over the shelter. A few houris later and after a warm meal of pasta we headed out to Lanse Aux Meadows. Thrilled at the idea of Vikings we cruised on up to Norstead, where the Viking village was. Unfortunately we were greeted by tourism. The area cost $10 to tour around, which involved going into the grass houses and seeing people dressed in costumes acting as though they were Vikings. It was a bit childish for me, and I kind of wish I could have gone through without the acting and just an explanation of the history.
However, we did get to see a cargo ship that was a replica of what the Vikings would've used, as well as many crafts and ironwork that was all completed on the site. Luckily for us with the cool rainy weather it wasn't that busy. We only spent about an hour there before heading off to all the surrounding communities to take pictures of the coast line and explore. For such a rainy day I think we did good for keeping ourselves occupied.
I've determined I love the landscape up here. It's like a cross between tundra, shield and bush along with the ocean and beautiful cliffs. Later we stopped by camp and got the rest of our things before packing back to the bed and breakfast in st. Anthony where we lay in our room playing Blokus and reading. 
Tomorrow we head off to Gros morne and hopefully better weather. I doubt I'll be able to update there.
Sincerely,
Yvette

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