LÁnse aux meadow is another world heritage site and is claimed as the most significant archaeological site in N. America because it documents the first European visit to this continent. The Vikings settled here on the extreme northern tip of NFLD around 900-1000 AD. They had left Scandinavia area to Iceland and on to NFLD. Artifacts discovered on site showed that they also traveled down the coast as far south as Maine.
There houses were built with sod walls nearly 6 feet thick and then trees were used for rafters and then sod on top, This stays quite warm in winter. There were 10-12 buildings on the site and it is thought that 30-40 people lived there and stayed about 20 years and then left. They would have fished, hunted, and grew vegetables, likely killed whales for blubber and meat.
We went into St. Anthony and walked around the harbour area, it was quite cool and windy. We drove around the town and stocked up on groceries.
Took a leisurely drive along the coast through 8-10 villages on the strait of Belle Isle to St. Barbe where we will catch the ferry to Labrador.
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