Monday, we were in St. Anthony, at the northern tip to Newfoundland, Canada. Our excursion today to to the Viking settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows (translates to Bay with grasslands). They have determined that this settlement was established about 1020 AD by Leif Ericksen.
a pretty sky to start the day
a German cruise ship was also be here today
We saw a pod of dolphins beside us
people fishing and cleaning their catch attracted many gulls
the town of St. Anthony
I saw a whale blowing
and it's tail as it dove
Another tender port
from the tender
transportation was by schools buses
many piles of wood that people stack by the roads to dry
we saw a moose by the roadside
a map of the Viking's routes
a model of the L'Anse aux Meadows site
boardwalks through the site
a stream runs through it
locations of some of the old buildings have been marked
recreation of a building
our tour group on the boardwalks
Kathy checking for berries
an island offshore
then to another site that has Viking recreations
a recreation of a Viking cargo knarr boat named Snorri (name of the first European heritage child born in North America).. It was actually sailed from Greenland to Newfoundland in 1997.
inside one of the recreated buildings
inside the church
a small garden
Canadian and Newfoundland flags
our guide's husband entertained the passengers once they got ashore
back to the ship
from the tender
sailing out of the bay
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