A display of items used at the settlement.

Lindsey finds the ceiling too low.

           

A few random pictures taken around the grounds of the remains of the original fort location.

Aaron stands in the doorway that lead
into the old fort grounds.

         

Welcome to Nova Scotia!

 The view of the bay on Cape Breton Island from the Alexander Graham Bell Historical Site.

Now that is a big fiddle, Aaron is impressed.

Lindsey is overcome by the wind.

Lobster again in the restaurant where Keifer
Sutherland and Cas from Another World have eaten.

An Atlantic Subway in Cape Breton.

As we drove up the Newfoundland coast I noticed something
in the distance.

Through the long lens we can see an iceberg.

 A view of the rocks outside our restaurant in L'Anse Aux Meadows

Pods of Whales gather here in the spring and early summer.

                        

Our first dinner in Newfoundland. For starters Lindsey had Calamari and Aaron tried some Cod tongue's.

Looking North. The very most Northern tip in Newfoundland.

The Bed and Breakfast were we stayed.

Norstead is a Historic Site started by the community.

Norstead employee's completing tasks that would
have been common of the settlers 1000 years ago.

The entrance to the Viking's boat shed.

A Viking man with his huge Viking boat...

A engraved rock that was carried in the haul of the
boat that was sailed from Greenland to L'Anse Aux Meadows..

The Viking Boat.

A marker of some sort.

            
Aaron and Lindsey dressed as the king and queen of the colony.

A bed in a Viking's homestead.

A woman tends to the fire.

Scarf's, mitts, and hats being knitted. Lindsey purchased a pink
knitted hat and scarf that had been hand knitted last summer.

The young boy's prepare nails for building.
Only a few can be made at a time.

One young boy takes the time to write our names
using the Norse alphabet on a rock from the shore.

A wooden wagon used to haul wood to their homestead's.

The church where Christian/Catholic Vikings gathered.

 The view from the top of a hill that overlooks the bay, you can see the Norstead village to the left.

Lindsey sitting at the top of the mountain, there is
much more wind here than down at the bottom.

Boats pulled up on shore outside the grounds of the
Viking village..

A cloak pin found in the Norse Atlantic area. This was the
official proof that the Vikings had settled in this area. It is
a common piece used to fasten a cloak in 1000AD

A man working in the village at the
other site that is run by Parks Canada.

Aaron prepares for battle...to date he
has never lost a sword battle

Aaron and Lindsey take a seat inside of one of the rooms
in the Viking long house.

 The entrance to the long house that is primarily composed of sod.

This photo gives you a good look at the sod walls.

This is a complete view of the reconstruction of the original
landing site in L'Anse Aux Meadows.

This is all that remains of the original landing site.

                       

Aaron and Lindsey try a few different martinis made with "Bakeapple" berries found on the island.

There is a good view of the Bakeapple

Lindsey enjoys some deep fried ice
cream topped with bakeapple berries.

And Aaron finishes the day with some bakeapple pie.