Day #8
This morning started with a boat ride in the French Bay to see humpback and minke whales, dolphin pods, and icebergs! After that we rode on to L'anse aux Meadow to learn about the Vikings "settlement" on Newfoundland. It was actually believed to be a storage depot and working camp (repair ships, build tools, etc.) for the crews of Vikings who came to discover the area and whatever resources could be returned home to Greenland. In this picture, you can see land in the far off distance. That is Labrador. Our last stop today, before checking in to our hotel for the night, was at the Torrent River Salmon...station. At this location on the Torrent River there is a large waterfall up which the salmon were unable to jump as they swam upstream for spawning. Someone came up with the idea of building a gate system to make it possible for them to pass. As they pass through this system, they are counted, measured, and inspected for injury via photo and video. The area below Pat