Day 3's journey found us on the road to see sealskin products and how they are made. First stop Sandy Cove... We arrived at this small place along the highway. It was very interesting. A video was presented to the group about how the sealskin boots and other products are made. Making boots is truly a dying art. Older ladies make the boots by hand with the most intricate sewing I have ever seen. Don't think I would have that kind of patience! Although I took the following photo later in the day, it shows how the seal pelts are dried. It takes a couple of weeks. Longer if it rains as they have to be brought inside. This pic was taken at someone's home along the shoreline. Nobody was home...the bus pulled up and we all jumped out to shoot the scene!
Here is some other scenery around Sandy Cove. Way off in the background is the coast of Labrador which can be seen on clear days.
Next stop was the UNESCO World Heritage Site at L'Anse aux Meadows. This was home to Lief the Lucky and the Viking people who settled this area as early as 1000 A.D.
This is a view of the Interpretive Centre. We were shown a video about the Vikings when they came to this part of the island.
A fence surrounding the Viking camp.
After lunch at the Norseman Restaurant, we had time to roam around the area and take more photos. This was a beautiful rock with amazing lichen (I posted something earlier in the blog on this).
Obviously fishing is a big industry here. Here are some fishing-related photos.
Fishing rope makes for some great photos.
A view of this beautiful fishing village.
Next stop on the tour was a drive up the coastline to St. Anthony where we visited the Grenfell Centre and the home of Dr. Sir Wilfred Grenfell, the famous medical missionary. It was very inspiring to hear everything that Dr. Grenfell did for the people of Labrador and St. Anthony.
Here is a statue of Dr. Grenfell in front of the Grenfell Centre, a museum of the most interesting items. And of course there was a gift shop!
This next photo was taken at Dr. Grenfell's home.
And, because we we all so good and well behaved, Wayne, our bus driver, said we could go to Timmy's to get a treat! Yay!! I had an ice cap!!
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