The Top of the World

Well, we have had quite a ride to the top of the world. At this moment we are sitting in the Visitor's Center of Gros Morne National Park where they offer free wireless. We spent yesterday at Lance Aux Meadows, a World Heritage Site, where it's commonly believed that the Vikings had a settlement in about 1000 AD, four hundred years before Columbus. It was a very interesting and worthwhile stop. The story behind the discovery of the ruins is fascinating. A couple in the late 60's were the ones instrumental in the discovery of the archeological site, and the evidence they found confirms that the Vikings were here. We stayed at a small park outside of the site, and I followed my friend Susan's advice and had lunch at the Northern Delight, our first meal in a restaurant so far on the trip. We are quite proud of ourselves as the only money we really have spent has been on gas, and that's quite pricey at 1.14 per liter. We also went to a small place called The Dark Tickle where I purchased Partridge Berry Jam and BakeApple Jam, also recommended by my friend. Although this road we are on is called The Viking Trail, I have decided to call this leg of the trip The Susan Stilwell Trail for Susan who has given us hints and advice. A local told us to skip the Partridgeberry Pie and go right to the Partridgeberry cheesecake, so we bought a piece to go and shared it for dinner. We stopped at a place called The Arches just above the park, and that's where I took the photo of the man we met from Ontario. He's motorcycling with three dogs in tow....unbelievable. I also included a photo of the couple who camped across from us with two cats on a leash. They were camping in a pup tent and carrying along theses cats. We have now reached another part of Gros Morne where Don plans to do some fishing. We are sitting in a lodge overlooking the most beautiful view we have seen to date. I will post that photo next time.