Allan has had the sniffles and it seems he shared them with me. I'm all stuffed up and taking the only cold medicine we could find which is Dristan. Didn't sleep well so decided to pass on the day's adventures into Gros Morne National Park. The others had a great day with lots and lots of driving. I stayed in our bay front room and got in some extra snoozing.
Really enjoyed the bay front room.
These sunset pictures were taken through the window about 10 minutes apart. The contrast in colors I find to be most amazing.
Today we continued to drive through the Long Range Mountains for an hour or so.
There are bays that jut into the land around just about every turn.
After arriving in Lewisporte we decided to travel to the Beothuk Interpretation Center in Boyd's Cove.
It was fascinating learning about the archaeological dig begun there in 1981. These native people lived here 300 years ago. As with the Viking site that we visited earlier in our trip they only dug part of the site and will save the remaining 2/3's for some time in the future when the techniques and technologies might be improved.
These native people are now extinct. The last known Beothuk died in 1829. Many of them died of European diseases or starvation when they were forced from the shore and their fishing grounds to the interior.
Indian Pipe - a mushroom with no chlorophyl - Monotropa uniflora
Dwarf Raspberry
??? - What flower as gone by and created this seed?
Northeastern Rose - Rosa nitida
Crackerberry - in the northern part of Newfoundland these are still in blossom.
??? - This plant seems to be a bush or sapling.
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Shrubby Cinquefoil - Potentilla Fruticosa
Bog Candle - Platanthera Dilatata
Brian, Susan and I took a walk from the Interpretation Center to the dig site. It was a leisurely 3 km round trip walk. We saw all these plants and many more along the path.
This is the view from the grassy clearing where the artifacts were uncovered.
This sculpture is placed near the dig site. This sculpture honors the Beothuk people and their last surviving tribal member.
Wonderful, as always! Makes me want to do some more traveling and exploring. I hope that when I retire, I am able to go on some adventures like the ones you have been on. Until then, I live vicariously through you! <3
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