North from Port au Choix, I headed off to one of the main must-see points of my trip, the Viking settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows - this UNESCO listed site is the earliest verified European settlement in North America, dating back to around a thousand years ago.
Unfortunately, as I discovered when I got there, the visitor centre is being refurbished and wasn't done yet for the new tourist season, so what was available for visitors was severely curtailed. No introductory video (which talks about the archaeology done on site in the 1960's and the information held in Norse sagas that seems to link to it) and no exhibit of what was discovered.
( But still time for pics... )
Finally, in the next post, it's farewell to the north of the island (plus moose!) and back to Gros Morne National Park for a little kayaking before I have to go home! :(
Unfortunately, as I discovered when I got there, the visitor centre is being refurbished and wasn't done yet for the new tourist season, so what was available for visitors was severely curtailed. No introductory video (which talks about the archaeology done on site in the 1960's and the information held in Norse sagas that seems to link to it) and no exhibit of what was discovered.
( But still time for pics... )
Finally, in the next post, it's farewell to the north of the island (plus moose!) and back to Gros Morne National Park for a little kayaking before I have to go home! :(
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