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Vikings!
... a great fishing river, so we could hear the rapids all night long.
The next day we headed out for a long drive to the very tip of the peninsula, the viking historic site of L'Anse aux Meadows. There we met three great 'vikings' re-enacting what the original village was like, in the time of Erik the Red. They had fires burning in their homes, a weaving machine in operation, and lots of weapons for us to play with. The characters were so entertaining, telling us stories ...
Crossing Strait of Belle Isle into Newfoundland
We left Labrador City toward Churchill Falls. Unfortunately, the tour of the iron ore mine, which is the largest producer in the world, is only during certain days of the week and we missed it on our schedule. We did see some of the operations just outside Labrador so that was fine by us. We travelled through gravel roads which are surprisingly well maintained, sanded and graded often. Roger spotted a black rustling in the trees and we saw a large black bear ...
18th CRUISE STOP: ST ANTHONY, NEWFOUNDLAND
Post #20
Before taking our trip we had never known about St Anthony. The city is located near the northern tip of the island of Newfoundland along the Atlantic coast. Newfoundland and Labrador became Canada's 10th Province relatively recently (in 1949). Previously they were two separate independent British colonies. At the time of incorporation into Canada, Quebec was making quasi-hostile moves to become a separate nation. The Canadian ...
Iceberg!
Wir fuhren bis zum noerdlichsten Punkt der Insel um Eisberge zu sehen. Die Landschaft wird zunehmend karger dort oben. Zwischen den Siedlungen liegen bis zu 100 km Niemandsland.
Der Eisberg, der von Groenland bis hierher driftete, fuehrte sogar einen Passagier mit ...
The Viking Saga
... and his wife started the process in the 60’s and in 1977, Parks Canada continued the dig. In 1978, the site was designated a UNESCO world heritage site. After the completion of the ‘dig’, the sites were recovered, due to erosion problems, mounds now marking where the original walls of the long houses existed. Following this, they have reconstructed the village, based on what the artifacts have told. Locals, knowledgeable in the ...
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