Two Sore Backs

We moved on from Terra Nova National Park to the Provincial Park at Lockston Path.

One thing that stood out was the firewood – all birch including a handful of bark starter that burns pretty much like gas. This won’t be news to easterners, but, having started lots of fires in BC with damp newspaper, it was luxury.

First up in this area was the Skerwink Trail. I’ll let the photos speak for themselves.

Then it was off to Elliston to see the root cellars and the puffins. These root cellars are fairly common in Newfoundland, but in Elliston there are hundreds.

And adjacent to them is a Puffin viewing site. We learned later at the Auk Island winery near Twillingate that Puffins are part of the Auk family, along with Great Auks (extinct), Turrs, and Penguins.

Then it was back to Lockston to get ready for the next day.