Somewhere on west coast of Newfoundland.
Day 84 September 1, 2014
Red Bay, Labrador to Portland Creek, Newfoundland
We’d been sequestered inside the Space Shuttle since sundown the day before…since the nasty biting black fly attack and counter-attack. We’d planned to stay in Labrador another day and night, but couldn’t stomach the idea of dealing with that again. Both of us already had welts from yesterday’s attack, and they were pretty painful.
In fact, we were so afraid to go outside, that we got up at 5:30 am, fired up the engine, and got the hell out of there. If we were lucky, we’d be able to catch the 8:00 am ferry back to Newfoundland. And we were lucky, and we did.
Early morning drive to the ferry terminal to leave Labrador
Adios Labrador. I hope I can go back there some day. But, next time, I’m gonna buy one of those completely nerdy-geeky full-body anti-bug suits.
Couple hours later, we found ourselves touching ground back in Newfoundland. We stopped somewhere along the coast to walk the pups and to get some fresh fly-free air!
Back in Newfoundland! Cute church. Somewhere on west coast of Newfoundland.
Somewhere on west coast of Newfoundland.
Somewhere on west coast of Newfoundland.
And off we went to the next historic site….L’Anse aux Meadows, where there’s evidence of an old Viking settlement. And by evidence, I’d be referring to dead people. Or, actually, grassy mounds that were burial sites.
Getting close to L’Anse aux Meadows…
Near L’Anse aux Meadows
Mark and Fiona
Near L’Anse aux Meadows
Near L’Anse aux Meadows
Near L’Anse aux Meadows
In California, this shack would cost about $1.2 million.
Near L’Anse aux Meadows
There was also an historic reenactment village nearby. Those historic reenactment kinds of places kind of creep me out, but it’s like seeing a car accident on the side of the road…you just can not stop looking. So, we visited that too.
@ the Viking reenactment village
@ the Viking reenactment village. Mock-up of a viking game board.
@ the Viking reenactment village
@ the Viking reenactment village
@ the Viking reenactment village
@ the Viking reenactment village
@ the Viking reenactment village
The view at nearby St. Anthony’s.
As we drove south, we enjoyed the beautiful sunset on the coast, and then finally docked for the night at Mountain Waters Resort Campground in Portland Creek.
Airstream Moho-A-Go-Go 