L'Anse aux Meadows and St. Anthony (July 17-18)

We traveled to the far north in western Newfoundland to visit L'Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site and St. Anthony. After setting up at our boondocking site, Bob and I visited L'Anse aux Meadows.

L'Anse aux Meadows was the site of a Viking encampment over 1000 years ago. Using carbon dating, it was discovered that the Vikings used this area for about 10 years, so it wasn't a permanent settlement. 

There is a mock-up of what is believed to have been the encampment. The buildings are made of sod.

There are 'skylights,' but the interiors are still dark on a sunny day.

In the sleeping area, these doors hid the bed.

After touring the encampment, Bob and I set off to find a few geocaches and to walk the trail  (2 miles) around the site. The first part of the trail had an area called Harry Yodden's Cove. Nestled in the rocks and small bushes we found small figures and houses.

These are just a few of the examples we saw. And yes, we found the geocaches near these.

We then continued around the trail. I found the red chairs facing the north.

And yes, I still like to climb rocks!

The following day we drove into St. Anthony with Larry and Connie. We ate lunch at a seafood restaurant, looked in a few shops. Of course, there was a lighthouse...Fox Point Lighthouse.

 In one of the shops there was a small museum. This polar bear was on of many that float over from Labrador on ice floes in the spring.

 

 On our return to our rigs, we drove to the northernmost point of the peninsula to see the Leif Erickson statue.

It was a foggy, cold day as most have been in northern Newfoundland. We are enjoying exploring the different areas. Who knows what tomorrow's discoveries will be!