On Friday we made our way back from the far north to Gros Morne National Park, truly a beautiful park on the west side of Newfoundland.
It was an uneventful drive, and on the way back, we stopped at Arches Provincial Park between Portland Creek and Parson’s Pond. Beautiful.
All this wave action stuff that formed the arches. Some have fallen. But some are still standing.
The trees along the coast are a little scraggly. The wind is brutal at times.
After we were all set up for our stay, we wandered into Norris Point. At the Kat Stop Cafe, they had this guy playing and singing. What a beautiful evening to be on a patio. Had to wear a jacket, but it was still nice. This is the view from there.
And this is the guy singing. Angus is his name, I think. And we saw him the next night too...but I’ll get into that later. He does a great job and we enjoyed every minute of listening to him sing both Newfie tunes and other folk-type songs.
Saturday, we decided to do the Westernbrook Pond boat tour. Such a beautiful part of Gros Moren. It was carved from the glaciers and is now an inland fjord. This is a photo board of the “pond”. From the “You are here” point to the end, it is about 16 km.
I took so many photos of the whole thing, I couldn’t possibly publish them here., But here’s our boat (the one on the right), and looking at the area to where we were going.
This is one of many waterfalls we saw. Absolutely gorgeous.
And this is the iconic look at the end of the fjord.
The crew, especially this guy, made it an absolute blast. We were all playing the spoons or the tambourine (made with beer caps) and toe-tapping to Newfie jigs and reels. It was a real hoot.
We thoroughly enjoyed the day on the “pond”.
In the evening, we went into Rocky Harbour for dinner and a show. The show featured a Kitchen Party at the local pub.
Gerard and I enjoyed our Quidi Vidi beer.
We all got into the act in one form or another. Here’s Judy singing with the hired singer. An awesome job, I might add.
And here are John and Gerard up dancing the Newfie Stomp. (You wouldn’t know it, but trust me.)
A good time was had by all. They like their parties.
The end of a great day. Another day to come here in Gros Morne.
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