Gros Morne means Big Small Rounded Mountain but can also mean Big Isolated Hill or Big Gloomy, Dismal Hill and all would be correct depending on the weather.
The first and second hikes were with Mellow & Janet and David & Betty. The first was only about 1/2 mile long but it took us to the top of Berry Hill. This hike lived up to its name as we picked wild raspberries and saw blueberry plants and crow/ghost/bunch berries. The second hike was around Berry Head Pond. Pond is another word for Lake in Newfoundland. This was only about a mile but we enjoyed stopping to look at moss, lichen, mushrooms, flowers, berries and trees. We also found a beaver lodge but no beavers.
After a picnic lunch we drove over to Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse which had several short paths to some scenic overlooks. Then John and I found the Coastal Trail with cobble beaches and tuckamore forests. These are evergreen trees that are stunted by the wind and snow and bunched together so tightly one cannot get through them. A light mist sent us back to the car.
We drove through Rocky Harbor then out to Norris Point researching good dining establishments. We found one for dinner then we joined the caravan at a pub for the Anchors Aweigh show. It was a rollicking, funny Newfoundland band playing folk songs and jigs. We tapped toes, laughed and danced a jig for a very fun evening.
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