July 16-L'Anse aux Meadows

We were up early and got the trailer packed up and ready to go, then left it at the site and went back north to look at some more whales, and did an awesome hike on the hillside near the shore.  We had seen the trails yesterday evening, but didn't have time to hike them as we wanted to check out the iceberg.  

St Anthony trail, we saw some whales while we walked.

This little sweetheart just watched as we walked within a few metres, then vanished into a hole under the rocks.

 We drove north to L'Anse aux Meadows, where a viking settlement was discovered.  It was cold, 13 Celsius, with a huge windchill making it more like 0 degrees.  We walked the trails and looked at the site, and went into a reconstructed sod house and watched a blacksmith make nails, using the kids as assistants to pump the bellows.  Devon got in there, and he earned himself a hand made viking style nail to take home.  He really enjoyed that and trying on the viking gear.

 We went back to pick up the trailer, and traveled south again, and stopped at River of Ponds campground.  Again all gravel in the campsites, and the blackflies were terrible.  We didn't even bother to unhook the truck from the trailer as we were making an early start in the morning, and foraged in the trailer for dinner, showered in what looked like a bathroom in someone's home in the back of the campground office building, and off to bed. (300 km)

River of Ponds Campground

Serviced campground-but just this parking area on the beach!