I’ve mentioned before how nice the Canadian national parks have been. Quiet, natural, pristine. This one was no exception, they even had recycle bins at each campsite!
We did a hike on the Lookout Trail, and like so many before it was spectacular. This is also prime wildflower time, another layer of beauty. It’s impossible to capture the scale, the solitude, the sounds, the smells, and the sheer beauty in mere photos, especially iPhone photos. But here are a few.
Gros Morne is a World Heritage Site, designated because of its unique geologic formations. It’s one of the few places in the world where you can walk on the earth’s mantle (remember that from grade school science class?). It's also the location where Robert Stevens and Harold Williams advanced the concept of plate tectonics/continental drift. It's really fascinating topography. There are lush green mountains like you see in other parts of the province. Then the tablelands stand alone-huge, bald, rocky formations. It's almost like two worlds.
Dinner was at the Black Spruce restaurant, one of the few reservations Kari made ahead of time. It’s an inn and restaurant nestled in a picturesque cove. These pics oughta make the case for how tasty it was:)
Finally, it’s really fun talking to the locals to get a sense of their homeland, their traditions, their ways of life. The food here is both the same and very different from what I consider our “home cookin”. Like ours it’s rich-butter, sauces, (lotsa gravy!) Plenty of potatoes and root vegetables. But it’s also seafood-based which makes it very different. Well, kind of:) I asked our waitress what her dying meal was, knowing she’d pick a dish her mama made.
Cod cooked in pork fat. Perfect…
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