LOCALadk Magazine

Fall 2018 LOCALadk Magazine 47 LOCALadk at the Bonavista Lighthouse and Dungeon Provincial Park where we had an iceberg sighting! One of the reasons we had wanted to visit Newfoundland was to experience the annual float of icebergs from Greenland, so when we spotted this one in the distance, we were excited to know that they had started drifting into the area. When we finally made it back to the tiny house that evening, we walked down to the Port Rexton Brewer y to get a flight and sample some of the great options they had on tap, including the T-Rex Porter, which was definitely a favorite. Twillingate With a weather system moving in across the northern and eastern coast of Newfoundland, we knew that we would have to decide to either tr y to make the most out of rain and fog in Twillingate (the "iceberg capital of the world") or keep mov- ing west toward Gros Morne, arriving there ahead of sched- ule. We headed out to the Fox Island coastal trail near Port Rexton to take a hike and do some thinking before the rain hit. We kept watching the weather, and ultimately decided to head up to Twillingate to see what we could because we had read such great things about the region. Unfortunately, we encountered rainy weather and fog the whole drive, and while what we could see looked beautiful, we ended up just grabbing some dinner, briefly checking out the lighthouse, and then moving on to Notre Dame Provincial Park. Considering the attendant knew our names when we pulled in, we were probably the only ones at the campground that night – the only ones crazy enough to be tenting in the incessant rain. Gros Morne The next morning, we packed up the tent in the rain, took hot showers in the nice heated campground bathrooms, and started toward the west coast, where we saw the weather forecast was much better for the next couple of days. On the way to Deer Lake, we saw our first moose crossing the road right in front of us. With a population estimated at well over a 100,000 moose, we had to see one eventually! We continued through Deer Lake and Corner Brook, mak- ing our way to Lark Harbour to check out the Blow Me Down Provincial Park area. When we arrived, the park was still closed for the season (the only downfall of traveling in the shoulder season), so we drove a little further to Lark Harbor and the Cedar Cove trailhead. Cedar Cove ended up being a great surprise find. It was super windy, but the sun was out, and the trail led us to a driftwood-laden beach that made for great beach combing. We made a stop at a grocer y store in Corner Brook to restock, and then we were on our way to the KOA in Gros Morne. After a much warmer and drier night in the tent, we started the day by stopping at the visitor's center to pick up our Gros Morne National Park Pass. The Tablelands Trail was our first walk of the day. The geology in the Tablelands reveals when the continents of Africa and North America collided, pushing

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