Just look at that sky.
Today we are going to take a hike of the Tablelands. I woke up this morning really stiff from yesterday's adventure. But a few ibuprofen helped that. A group of about 35 met at the trailhead.
Our guide was wonderful. He knew geology, flora and fauna( one bird). This ground was under the earth's mantle but was pushed up to the surface by tectonic plate movement. Therefore no soil and little vegetation. Fortunately, this was a very easy hike ( walk?) with many stops for discussion.
We hiked to the end of the trail and walked back down by noon.
We drove into the little town of Rocky Harbor, had lunch at one of the two restaurants. We sat next to some folks that we had met on yesterday's hike. We assured them that we had reached the parking lot before dark.
We had noticed a sign for a Jigg's Dinner hosted by the local church. So we went there for dinner. There were the two of us and about 150 other people. This was our second Jigg's Dinner. This is a traditional Newfoundland meal. Salted beef, root vegetables ( carrots, turnips, potatoes, beets). Add to that something they call puddings. Looked like coffee cake with fruit in it ( blueberry, partridgeberry), but it is not sweet. The food was good, but the meat was pretty tough. Though it looked like corned beef in color, it was not brisket as we are used to. And it needed to be cooked longer. Just because it is a home cooked meal, doesn't mean that it was a good cook. All the side dishes were really good. Sat with some tourists from St. John's. They had never been to Gros Morne before. Also met a couple from the large Rv caravan that is at our campground. Although these caravans are usually made up of Americans, they were from Ontario.
Back to the campground early. Still not dark until after 10 pm.
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