Aug 23 - Berry Head Pond and Green Point

It’s a cool, overcast morning and with rain in the forecast, we hustled a little more than most mornings to get out of the cabin. Besides, we just had until noon on our park pass.

We headed a bit north past Lobster Cove Lighthouse and found the entrance to Berry Hill Pond. It has a nice 2 km loop route. There was an ethereal look to the pond with patches of fog and a heavy mist in the air. Much of the route is via a boardwalk which makes it accessible for those with mobility challenges. We covered the route despite the misty rain, and enjoyed the view and the exercise. We've got a long drive tomorrow. We give this trail a solid 9 out of 10. It's even got an accessible privy at the parking lot.

We continued north to Green Point to see a beautiful and intriguing sequence of layered rocks. Almost 500 million years ago, these rocks formed on the bottom of an ancient ocean. Here geologists discovered fossils that define the boundary between the Cambrian and Ordovician periods and makes Green Point a world geological benchmark. As I mentioned yesterday, the geology of Gros Morne Park illustrates the concept of plate tectonics, one of the most important ideas in modern science. The view from Green Point is actually the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

The rain had set in, so we headed back to home base in Rocky Harbour. I have a boat cruise out of Norris Point this afternoon. Doug is banned from boats. He loves the water, but the water does not love him back. He will read a book or find people to talk to in order to pass the time.

When we arrived on Wednesday, I tried to get tickets to the Anchors Aweigh show at the Ocean View Hotel just down the street from our cabin. They were sold out for both Wednesday and Friday nights. (The show runs also on Mondays.) But they have an electronic wait list which I think is brilliant. At 8:00 a.m. today, a notification came through that tickets had become available. I snapped up two for tonight. More music, songs, skits, and slightly off-colour jokes are on tap for the evening!Read more