29 Jul day 58 to 3 Aug. day 63

29 Jul Tues. day 58
We depart at 8:00am for a 250 mi. drive to Portland Creek, NF. We have been in central north and are now driving to the N.W. corner of Newfoundland. This is where their really big mountains are - all 1900 ft. of them. They are big- Huge - round rock mountains. This was truly a beautiful drive.

30 Jul Wed. day 59
We drive to St. Anthony. Wet and bouncy. The roads up here are not very good. In fact we thought the cabinets were going to come off the walls in some places. After several days of mid 80’s its overcast - light rain-- mid 60’s. Arrive around 1:00pm The afternoon off - checked out St. Anthony - Laundry and shopping.

31 Jul Thurs. day 60
8:00am bus to L’Anse Aux Meadows. At this spot at about the year 1000 the Norsk arrived. This place has the remains of a Viking Village found in 1960. Amazing people.
They sailed from Norway and Ice Land to this location in Viking ships that have sails and oars. Tonight we have the Viking Feast. At the southern tip of St. Anthony they have built a Viking Long House. Big- Sod covered mound - tunnel entrance. We have a lot of great food with Viking waiters. Our waiter is a “kick” Myron said “Nut Job” After dinner we hold aViking court and some of our members are “Roasted” and found GUILTY…………….Fun night.

1st. Aug. Fri day 61
Load up the group in a tour bus. Frank is our driver, and we are off for Labrador. We drive down to the Ferry Dock and its 1hr. 30 min across to Labrador. On this side of Labrador there is only 60 miles of paved road. We drive to the end which is RED BAY.
A Basque fishing village. They have found a 400 year old galleon on the bottom of the bay. This was a major whaling town at that time.Then we travel on to the Red Bay Light house. Up to the top 126 steps, 6ft. Thick walls at the base and 4ft. Thick walls at the top. It just turned 150 years old. Tonight we stay in the Northern Lights hotel in Labrador.

2 Aug Sat. day 62
We leave the motel at 9:00 am and Frank takes us back to the Ferry. He lives in Labrador and has a vast knowledge of local customs and history. We met his wife and daughters, and they seem to be a very close, secure and happy. On the way back we watch Moose by the road, and arrive at camp at about noon. (Bunny way very happy to see us) This evening Frank comes back with the bus and we go out on a MOOSE hunt. Viewing actually. He gets the bus to within about 20 ft. of a couple of Moose. We see 12 of the big guys in about 1 hour. Temp. here has been in the 60’s with Fog in the A.M. Unfortunately, Moose get hit by cars just like deer.

3 Aug. Sun day 63
8:am dept. for Rocky Harbor. Easy drive, more great sights and beautiful landscapes. Happy hour, then dinner with the Scholes.