Some photos from our Canadian trip

Newfoundland (pronounced Newfunland) used to be known as Vinland and is an island as big as England. We arrived on the overnight ferry at Port aux Basques and took the 8 am bus (the only one of the day) to Deer Lake. From there we drove to the tip of Newfoundland's Great Northerly Peninsula where the Vikings landed about a thousand years ago.

We passed through Gros Morne National Park as we went to L'Anse aux Meadows which is a famous National Historic Site. Near there we discovered this rock in the form of a bridge (Denise is at the foot of the steps)

the black hole

From St Anthony's, we flew to St John's in a small plane where, the next day we went on a tour of the town, including the Governor's House, Commissariat House. As he was in residence we were limited to a tour of the gardens only. We also saw the sailing boat Scademia which is now used for tours to watch Whales, Puffin and even icebergs.

A recommended B&B in L'Anse aux Meadows is Marilyn's Hospitality Home.

It is amazing how little travel agents seem to know about such a lovely country. I would never have thought of visiting more than the St Johns region which is so untypical of the province as a whole.

Interesting brochures which we found: Haaaaaaaave a great day

L'Anse aux Meadows

St Johns