Rocky Harbor, NL - July 31 thru August 3, 2006 (Re-run)

 Rocky Harbor is a small community ( population about 1000) on the western shore of Newfoundland and home to Gros Morne National Park.  The main purpose of the town is to provide services to tourists visiting the park, but fishing is also part of the local economy.  During our four day stay here, we toured the national park, but also found plenty of other scenic opportunities, such as Lobster Cove and its lighthouse.

A stairway led down to the rocky shore, where benches were placed to conduct educational sessions.

Beyond the lighthouse we found the typical coastal features of boulders, fishing shanties, gardens and more lighthouses.  The rusty remains of a ship wrecked here many years ago was a stark reminder of how treacherous these waters can be when the weather kicks up.

Sunsets were spectacular all along the coast.

Bay of Islands, Newfoundland - July 29 & 30, 2006 (Re-run)

 Heading north, we stopped for two nights in the town of Corner Brook, one of the larger towns in NL and situated on the bay.  Lots of quaint villages are located along both sides of the bay, too many in fact for us to visit all of them.  Each cove or inlet seemed to attract a settlement, some of them dating back several hundred years.  As usual, it was rainy during our entire stay here.

Cox's Cove featured several waterfalls that were swollen from all the rain, which also accounted for the brown color of fresh soil being eroded.

Lark Harbor, Wild Harbor and Bottle Cove were just a few of the villages we saw in our exploration.