It was overcast and about 20C and we dressed for rain and cool. So it was OK but foggy. The ship had entered Corner Brook through the Humber Arm which becomes the Humber River. The river and others like it were carved from retreating glaciers.
We saw a number of people fishing for salmon and 2012 marks the 20th anniversary of the closing of the Newfoundland cod fishery. Many people now fish for shrimp and crab and other species of fish.
Our bus took over an hour to drive us up to Gros Morne National Park. As it was low cast cloud we were unable to see Gros Morne Mountain but the remaining views were spectacular. There are the Table Mountains which as the name implies are relatively flat and ,due to their composition of heavy metals,are barren.
We saw Bonne Bay, Norris Point, Rocky Harbour, and the Rocky Harbour light house. At the light house a delightful young Parks Canada guide in her best Newfie accent gave us a lot of the history on Newfoundland and the western shore. While in Norris Point we also learned a newfie expression for a cup of tea.... Mug-up. We had lunch in Rocky Harbour and the dessert consisted of two tarts, one of which was baked apple berries, a small yellow berry- very tasty.
Pictured below are your faithful correspondent with a bottle of Newfie wine called The Funky Puffin (I have not tried it yet but will report later on when I do) and a few scenes from inside the park.
The second picture is the light house at Rocky Harbour, Deen and I with Bonnie and Geoff from North Vancouver, a view from up in the hills, and a fishing boat in Norris Point getting ready to go out fishing for turbot. Bonnie is also a blogger and both she and her husband had volunteered at the 2010 Winter Games in Whistler, Bonnie at the Sliding Centre and Geoff at the anti-doping program at the down hill skiing. I didn't meet either one of them when I was there.
Upon our return to the ship Deen and I went up to happy hour in the Crow's Nest and managed to spend a few hours with a variety of people while enjoying wine and the drink of the day. While there the Captain came on the PA with an announcement. He said that due to fog and ice berg conditions we would be proceeding slowly from Corner Brook up the strait between Labrador and Newfoundland but would not be stopping at Red Bay, Labrador. Disappointing but better to be safe. So an extra sea day before we arrive in Nanortalik, Greenland.
A very nice dinner again in the MDR with our Victoria and Vancouver table mates. Early to bed.
From RCD's iPad
Location:South West Coast of Newfoundland
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