Today we decided to do a boat tour of Western Brook Pond because from what we have read the views are incredible. Western Brook Pond was originally a fjord cut out of the Long Range Mountains and that opened to the ocean. Over time though, as the landscape has changed, the fjord became a land-locked freshwater lake. We had reserved tickets for the 11:00 am tour, but arrived at the site early. To get to the lake, you have to park near the highway and then take a h...

We decided to do a hike in the Tablelands today, which is an area where the upper crust of the Earth's mantle has been pushed up to the surface due to tectonic activity. We didn't want to hike once the day was really hot, though, so we got up fairly early to beat the heat. The drive to the Tablelands area from Rocky Harbour is just over an hour, and the scenery is fantastic the entire drive. Then as you start to approach the Tablelands, you can see them looming...

We didn't spend any time looking around the area surrounding Barachois Pond Provincial Park area, but rather packed up quickly in the morning and continued on our way to Gros Morne National Park. We had decided to spend the next few days in Rocky Harbour as there was a campground there and it was relatively central for things to do in the park. We arrived in Rocky Harbour around 1:30 or so and found the campground we had decided to check out. When we were pulli...