Nothing went as planned today but with a rainbow to start the day it had to turn out OK! We got up to sunshine but a rainbow soon formed over the campground caused by the fog and mist moving in off the bay. By then we had lunch packed and were planning a full day touring Gros Morne National Park. By the time we got to the visitor's center it was raining, windy, and getting colder so we decided to postpone the long trip and stick closer to home.
The visitor's center not only includes info on the park but also the entire Viking trail up to the northern end of the Peninsula where we are headed so we spent quite a while watching videos and talking to the girls working about the park and the trip north.
Gros Morne represents a distinctive part of Canada with its Tectonic plate formations, extensive and beautiful coastal mountains and fiords. It is Canada's largest national park and has been named a World Heritage Site because of its complex geology and coastal scenery.
We headed out to Lobster Head Light that has been turned into a historical display of the Newfoundland West Coast and those that have lived here. The weather continued to deteriorate so we headed back to the m/h for lunch after stopping to make reservations for an evening cruise of Bonne Bay that included a kitchen party for entertainment. (An informal musical get together that is an integral part of Newfoundland culture.)We had dinner again at the Ocean Motel's great dining room and headed for the boat. To our delight we arrived dockside to discover several members of the Anchors Aweigh group we were entertained by last night were working crew members of the boat and would be the entertainment again tonight.
The cruise through Bonne Bay was beautiful as the weather had cleared and the waters calm. 
We saw eagles soaring along the ridges and gannets diving for fish in the bay. 
The cliffs and tablelands that jut up out of the bay are magnificent! 
We cruised both arms of the bay until dusk when it was time to move downstairs for the evenings entertainment.
We had had a chance to talk to most of the crew and it was interesting to learn the background of the group. Wayne, the lead singer and announcer of the group works full time in the entertainment and tourism business while Wade, the guitarist tonight, is a music teacher in a local high school.
The most interesting of all was Rich, a very accomplished accordionist who also was the comedian last night dressing up in several skits. His stage demeanor does a great job of covering up a retired high school principal who owns the Ocean Motel, the largest in town, the tour boat company we were on, and other businesses in the Rocky Harbour area.
Tonight's show went on for 45 minutes past the scheduled docking as we dropped off some of the Newfoundland passengers at a different dock and the group kept playing. This was a far more casual performance but every bit as entertaining as last night and as always their crowd responded.Tomorrow we tour the Park.
