Joann found an awesome tour package for us today. We drove around the inlet to the other side of the park. There we took a 45 minute self guided hike through a "Tuckamore" forest along a board walk and across a large bog down to Western Brook Pond. The pond is what is left after the last ice age receded and the land rose up. At one point in time it was a saltwater fjord reaching to the sea. Now it is an enclosed deep freshwater pond surrounded by steep rock cuts. Once we had hiked in, we took the boat tour of this amazing "Unesco World Heritage" site and marvelled at the natural beauty of the mountains and waterfalls.
On our return trip we stopped to see the remains of the 1919 wreck of the S.S. Ethie, just south of Cow Head. A pulley system was rigged between the ship and land and used to rescue all the people aboard. We were surprised by how much of the wreck still remains after almost 100 years.
We continued our travels with stops in the villages of Rocky Harbour and Norris Point. We met a sailor from Germany who had her 42ft boat tied up at the wharf in Norris Point. She left Greece in May of 2015.
Through the forest
Across the bog
Ethie's winlass and some remaining deck boards.
Keep up the great blog. Love the tour:)
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