Newfoundland (pronounced Newfunland) used to be known as Vinland and is an island as big as England. We arrived on the overnight ferry at Port aux Basques and took the 8 am bus (the only one of the day) to Deer Lake. From there we drove to the tip of Newfoundland's Great Northerly Peninsula where the Vikings landed about a thousand years ago.
We passed through Gros Morne National Park as we went to L'Anse aux Meadows which is a famous National Historic Site. Near there we discovered this rock in the form of a bridge (Denise is at the foot of the steps)
From St Anthony's, we flew to St John's in a small plane where, the next day we went on a tour of the town, including the Governor's House, Commissariat House. As he was in residence we were limited to a tour of the gardens only. We also saw the sailing boat Scademia which is now used for tours to watch Whales, Puffin and even icebergs.
A recommended B&B in L'Anse aux Meadows is Marilyn's Hospitality Home.
It is amazing how little travel agents seem to know about such a lovely country. I would never have thought of visiting more than the St Johns region which is so untypical of the province as a whole.