Leaving St Anthony’s, we visited the site of the only known Norse settlement in North America at L’Anse aux Meadows. Getting there and back we saw more ice, including a berg in a bay that conveniently calved and rolled over for us.

Then we set out for Quirpon (kar-poon) island, and it’s lighthouse Inn – the only occupied building on the whole island. We opted for the hike in to this magical location at the most northern point of Newfoundland. With Zodiac ride to see more ice, we watched and watched for whales…initially with no success, but patience was rewarded as we saw a few minke, and then a Mother humpback and her calf as the crossed the bay right in front of the lighthouse, and the calf had a bit of a play, rolling over and slapping it’s flipper. 

Made some new friends as we shared our communal meals, and got about as unwound as unwound can get.