Our first full day in the park was much cooler than it has been so far. Cloudy too and it felt like it was going to rain. We had a relaxing morning where I went down to the beach to do some exploring and photography, and then we went to Rocky Harbor for lunch and to pick up some ice and food. Plus there was a small quilt shop next to the grocery store. All of the towns are pretty small and there aren’t many chain stores, so grocery stores are tiny. One that we went to used 2 regular chest freezers for their freezer section and the store had 3 aisles.
We had heard about the overpopulation of moose and how they were hurting the forests because they were eating all the young trees. Moose were introduced to Newfoundland and so did not have any natural predators on the island. Sothe government has a moose hunting season, plus restaurants can serve moose. Of course, once we saw the sign for moose burgers, we had to stop and have some. The burgers were delicious! It tasted like very lean beef.
After lunch we drove for an hour to get to the Tablelands, where the upper mantle of the Earth’s crust is exposed. This area is a very worn down part of the Appalachian Mountains back when Pangea was the only continent on Earth. It started raining just as we got there so we just did the shortened hike.
The rocks are toxic to most plants so the mountains are just rusty looking rocks. compared to the rest of the mountains around them being covered by trees.
After another hour of driving to get back to our campsite for dinner, we relaxed and watched another gorgeous sunset.






































Gorgeous photos! Interesting flowers!