As we returned to Newfoundland, we focused on the geology of this island by exploring the Bay of Islands. It’s a wonderful location to see the uplifted sedimentary layers running from the Appalachians through Newfoundland, all the way to Scotland and Norway from when the continents were one as Pangea. We chose to explore Northern Goose Arm in the Zodiacs with the naturalists explaining the geology and natural history we encountered.
We also had a surprise visit from some Vikings (in the form of the hotel team) happy to provide us with hot chocolate to keep us going! In fact, we had lots of treats from the hotel department today, including mussels on the back deck as the sun was setting. But I’m getting ahead of myself.
The afternoon was spent cruising through the bay looking at the scenery and listening to Dana Johnston give a presentation on the geology of the region and Hailey Shchepanik on the underwater archeology in preparation for a visit in a couple days’ time.
