Gros Morne National Park and Playing with whales

The funny thing about Newfoundland was the number of cash transactions - very rare these days in a supposedly sound country. Anyway , I was saved by wonderful local who let me get some money out- yes.
I had the opportunity for a boat trip around a bay called Bonne Bay - it is a fjiord of around 300m deep water, and some sides are headed that way too. Due to the lousy weather, there were several other people only on that trip and we travelled around the Bay, out to where the water met the Gulf of St.Lawrence then back. Two Minke whales chased schools of fish around us- it was as if the show had been laid on. Two pairs of Bald Eagles nested close to the shore, allowing us to view these magnificnet birds. Finally the dawning of the realisation of the age of the area I was in. Gros Morne National Park is so named due to the mantle of the earth's crust that had been thrust heavenward and contained a priceless history within its rocks- the history of where the Canadian shield had been, the physical tie with Africa, the proof of tectonic movements and a clue as to aging the earth. Some of these rocks are 1500 million years old( give or take a year or two) The Gros Morne itself contains toxic levels of heavy metals that were deposited in the rocks. It is truly humbling to be amongst such majesty as these geological wonders.

After that caught the bus up to L'Anse aux Meadows. Was looking forward toa nice little three hour cruise. Left Rocky harbour at 6 and got to the B and B at 1.30 a.m.- another long day.