Canadian Maritimes Day 7

Woke up early to go on Western Brook Pond Tour. Drove to trailhead, then hiked in about 45 minutes to the tour boat. Rode on top deck and toured the fjord-like pond. Saw many waterfalls and rock formations. At the far end you can get off and backpack the back-country. M wished he was doing that.

On the second half of the boat tour, we moved to the lower deck to get out of the sun and talked with a retired couple from Georgia who were with an Airstream club. Sounded like a fun way to tour around with camping buddies from all over North America.

Docked the boat and hiked back to the car. Drove a little further up the coast to Cow Head and ate in a little restaurant, then hiked the Point of the Head trail down to the shore. We hiked on huge rocks all the way to the water. The rocks were full of tide pools containing a few small fish and sea urchins. B loved all the scrambling, jumping and climbing until he slipped and scraped his leg. We spotted some motion in the ocean that we later surmised to be seals (we could hear them calling later as we hiked).

We drove back to the campsite and the kids and I took a break while M climbed Berry Hill (only 18 minute hike to the top and back). Then we drove into Rocky Harbour to buy souvenir t-shirts and some hot dogs to cook over the campfire for supper, followed by Chef J's amazing smore creations (the double-decker-half-stacker and the Volcano got rave reviews). B even created a menu of smore options.