Goodbye Gros Morne, Hello Dorset Coast

Tuesday morning we took one last hike at Gros Morne National Park, this one along part of the Coastal Trail. Here we’re approaching the beach along the bank of Bakers Brook. Out in the dry west this much water would be a river, here it’s a brook.

Along the way we passed this bog that itself was shaped like a stream, flowing with pitcher plants.

We were walking with the Gulf of St. Lawrence on one side…

and ponds bleeding to bogs on the other.

We passed the National Park red Adirondack chairs that remind you that this is a view worth stopping for.

Today we drove up to Flatwater Park. This is a pennisula we didn’t explore last year and I am anxious to see it, but I was also a bit sad to think that we probably won’t be going back to Gros Morne again.

This used to be a Provincial Park and is on Flatwater Pond. Again, most places would call this a lake, but in Newfoundland it’s only a pond.

Most of the campsites seem to be seasonal, and many, like this one, look like they’ve been rented by the same people for years.

Our site is a bit more basic, but nice enough. We have our Starlink deployed and so have internet and TV. I’m even using it for phone service as there is only very weak cell coverage here.

Tomorrow we start exploring. One good sign is that we saw a moose on the way in. I couldn’t get a picture because we were towing the trailer and there was no place to pull over. I don’t know if we’ll be lucky enough to see one when I can take a photo. You’ll know if we do.