CRUISE DAY 8 - L'Anse aux Meadows

This morning I dragged my aching body out of bed at 7 am, for an 8:30 Zodiac ride to Norstead - “Norstead: A Viking Village and Port of Trade is a reconstruction of a Viking Age settlement. Located near L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, Norstead won the provincial Attractions Canada award for "Best New Attraction" in 2000, and was the centerpiece of a series of events held that year to commemorate the 1,000th anniversary of the Vikings' arrival. The site also houses a 54-foot replica Viking knarr which sailed from Greenland to L’Anse aux Meadows in 1998 with a crew of nine men.” Wikipedia 

We had choices for lunch; 1) a Viking feast; 2) a seafood feast; or 3) return to the ship. I was one of 6 souls who returned to the ship - Anne chose the seafood lunch and reported that the fried cod cheeks were a standout. 

The weather is unusually warm today. 

Anne stayed ashore for a seafood feast and tour of the home of Sir Wilfred Grenfell: “Wilfred Grenfell and his wife in 1916 Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell KCMG (28 February 1865 – 9 October 1940) was a British medical missionary to Newfoundland, who wrote books on his work and other topics.” I returned to the ship and took a long nap!