Dear Everybody Day 5,
I apologize for the late writing of this post, however it was difficult to get wifi at the campground we were staying at and I was less worried about technology than I was enjoying myself in the wilderness.
We awoke the next day after a good rest and crawled out of our tent. Making a quick breakfast, in anticipation and eagerness to go to the museum, we discovered our tire looked slightly flat. Hoping for the best and that it had just lost some air due to the thousands of kilometers we'd put on it, along with all the craters we had to drive through in St. Anthony, we headed off to a gas station. Finding no air or ice (for the cooler that had become an ocean rather than the ice shelves of Antarctica) we went up the street to a busy little shop and stole some air there.
Finally we were able to head off to the museum. Walking in with the skull in a bag we approached the counter where an older woman stood eyeing us suspiciously. Asking if this was the museum we were told it was the gift shop and it cost $8 to go into the museum. Scoffing I shook my head and asked for an interpreter. She informed me that they had not come in and offered her own assistance. I shrugged and put the skull on the counter, slightly concerned for what she was going to say. Her eyes grew slightly bigger as she eyed the artifact. She confirmed my fears and informed us to take it back where we found it and put it there because apparently there were cameras everywhere and you never knew when you were being watched.
Disappointed we headed back to camp and decided we'd head down to the beach to replace the skull. As we went down the rocks towards the ocean where we planned on hucking it into the water as far as we could so no one else would make the same mistake we did, we stumbled upon a large skeleton with what I can only guess was flesh, left on it. The ribs were exposed as was part of the spine and ridge along the top of the spine. Amazed we laughed as we headed towards it, absolutely surprised at the find. Deciding not to throw the skull in the ocean we left it right by the skeleton for others to discover and look at.
Being warded off by the stench we continued along the beach towards a long stretch of inviting grassy cliffs. Our eyes searched the small pool we came upon and soon we walked upon small pebbles that were moving with spiders. A few hours later we were back in camp and decided to go on a drive.
Now I can say with confidence I have seen all the communities within Gros Morne National Park, as well as all the communities on the Northern Peninsula. We came across the Tablelands and the Earth's exposed Mantle and were fascinated before continuing on to the end of the road.
Returning to camp we had a nice supper and sat down at the fire. That night the moon shone brightly (the super moon) and we pulled my ipad out to try the Starlight app. It was fascinating and by the time we went to bed our necks were sore from being cranked back to look up at the wonders of the universe.
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