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Western Brook Pond Fjord, Gros Morne National Park<br />
The Northern Peninsula<br />
Approximately 300 kilometres long and rich in<br />
history, the Northern Peninsula is a highlight of<br />
any visit to Newfoundland. It is overflowing with<br />
stunning natural features, pre-historic sites and<br />
fishing villages dating back to the early days of<br />
colonisation. Every year the coastal waters<br />
welcome countless whales and from spring into<br />
early summer the sea is transformed by the<br />
annual parade of icebergs, fragments of millenniaold<br />
glaciers. The land is filled with healthy<br />
populations of moose, caribou and black bears,<br />
while the rivers and lakes teem with salmon. In<br />
the south, Deer Lake is a good starting point to<br />
load up with fuel and provisions before heading<br />
to the fjords of Gros Morne National Park, widely<br />
acclaimed as one of the most beautiful parks in all<br />
Canada. Heading north, Hawkes Bay is an early<br />
20th century whaling station and Port au Choix is<br />
a historic site dedicated to exhibitions of Maritime<br />
Archaic Indians and the Dorset Eskimos who lived<br />
here in 2,000BC and AD500 respectively. At the<br />
northern tip of the peninsula lies L’Anse aux<br />
Meadows, thought to be the original landing site<br />
of Viking settlers over 1,000 years ago, while<br />
nearby Ship Cove is the isolated Canadian<br />
community where Annie Proulx wrote and set<br />
her award-winning book, ‘The Shipping News’.<br />
CANADIAN SAILING EXPEDITIONS<br />
Experience the thrill of sailing the coasts of<br />
Newfoundland and Nova Scotia on classic<br />
windjammer tall ships, with the wind filling the sails<br />
and the tang of salt in the air. Typically, cruises last<br />
for about a week and visit small remote villages,<br />
wonderful sounding hideaways such as Man o’ War<br />
Cove and magnificent natural phenomena like Gros<br />
Morne National Park. Re-live the great age<br />
of sail whilst enjoying the modern-day comforts of<br />
private cabins with en suite showers and hearty<br />
wholesome meals in a spacious dining room. The<br />
Caledonia, the vessel that usually sails these waters,<br />
is a 75 metre square-rigged barquentine, a majestic<br />
and traditional tall ship with a large salon, long<br />
mahogany bar and library where guests can mingle<br />
in comfort. Guests can also sign up for the daily<br />
sailing activities, including historical lectures, sailing<br />
theory, climbing the rigging or taking the wheel: the<br />
choice is geared towards all ages and fitness levels.<br />
Gros Morne National Park<br />
This landscape of bays, beaches, sea stacks and<br />
bare-topped mountains cut through by fjords has<br />
an irresistible, intoxicating beauty. Nestled in the<br />
Long Range Mountains, the Gros Morne National<br />
Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that offers<br />
unparalleled walking through wild uninhabited<br />
mountains and boat tours under towering cliffs. This<br />
is a place to see geology in action, with a thin<br />
veneer of the living world clinging to the hard rock.<br />
NEDDIES HARBOUR INN,<br />
GROS MORNE NATIONAL PARK<br />
Neddies Harbour Inn is a luxurious, waterfront inn<br />
located in Norris Point, right in the heart of Gros<br />
Morne National Park. This tranquil location provides<br />
magnificent views of the bay, the Long Range<br />
Mountains and the Tablelands. The inn has 15<br />
spacious and tastefully furnished rooms, a restaurant<br />
serving the freshest local ingredients, an exercise<br />
room, sauna, and hot tub. Emphasis is placed on<br />
environmentally-friendly energy systems and the use<br />
of authentic local craftsmanship and products.<br />
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The square-rigged barquentine Caledonia