Newfoundland Part 2 of 3: Viking Discovery: Ep 18
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- This week we discover the Norse village of L'Anse Aux Meadows and the beauty of the northernmost tip of Newfoundland.
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Music in this video is from a subscription with Epidemic Sound:
In a Glass of Water - Leimoti
Neptune - Bonnie Grace
The Cemetery Dance - Jon Bjork
Gelatin Nature - Ooyy
Bright Morning - Bonn Fields
Valley of Drakes - Dragon Tamer
Save Her - Jon Bjork
Bird Whisper - Bonn Fields
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String along…twist my arm, anything Newfoundland!!!
We fell in love with Newfoundland on our visit in 2015. We had planned to spend one week but ended up spending 2 weeks, traversing all the way across to St. Johns.
I wish we had had an extra week there. Next time.
The history you have researched is just amazing...
Vielen Dank für die schönen Bilder mit der passenden Musik. I like the "executive decision"!
Loving your Newfoundland videos! I want to add one thing about the sculpture as you walk to the settlement from the L’Anse aux Meadows Visitor Center. As you know, some early humans spread into Europe while others went east and eventually into North and South Americas. The sculpture celebrates not only the meeting of two cultures but also celebrates the moment when humankind made it full circle around the globe. Descendants of the humans who went west met up with descendants of those who went east right where you’re standing! I found that very cool. I love Newfoundland and the way you chronicling your journey. Thanks for taking us along!
Yes, I do remember reading that. My initial interpretation of the sculpture was rather unimaginative; I thought it was slag from the ironworks. ;-))
We were just there as well. We went to the Tablelands, L'Anse Aux Meadows for the Iceberg Festival. We called our trip our Rock-to-Rock Tour since we live on Vancouver Island. we did 24,000km, 82 days, and only 8 campsites. We left 15 May. If you visit the island look us up
Would have loved to have seen more icebergs. The festival sounds like fun. I guess we need to go earlier next time.
I am another who loves being strung along! Your videos are interesting, informative, entertaining, and I watch them with all, from beginning to end, sometimes twice. You choose such appropriate music, show us such beatiful walks, it is truly an honor to come along. Safe travels, and many thanks.
Thank you for your kind words. So glad to have people to share it with.
Beautiful filming on your hike Debbie! Great transitions and music telling the emotions of the story.
So glad your enjoying our beautiful island
Hi! Great video! We were there about 4 weeks after you with our two teenagers girls. The Viking village people said during Covid they were slow with tourism, so they themselves made the fairy houses to bring interest to folks with little children to walk that trail. Some kids don’t want to walk the boring trails the villagers said. So now the fairy houses can perk their interest. We loved them!! Also, I got to see bakeapple berries in the meadows! Ripe in August! So beautiful! We wish we booked enough time for Labrador but I guess we will have to come back!
Thanks for the info. I thought maybe it was a descendant of Harry. Must be more than a few of them around the area.
I believe that many of the fairy houses were created by various staff members at L'Anse aux Meadows. It's something new that they've started.
You can definitely string me along. I watch all your videos. Thanks for sharing with us
Well ya have me strung along now haha , excellent job again :) let’s do part 3
Nothing but awesome! Thanks for sharing and making it last.
Beautiful videography! Wayne & Mary
I'll echo what another viewer said about the fairy trail: it was indeed a "covid project" to keep the team busy but, it also comes from the sagas and Norse culture. Hildafolk, or the hidden people, were mischievous elves in Norse Folklore so these houses are for them! Did you see any Hildafolk on your visit? Thanks for coming to see us! I love seeing visitors' perspectives on our site :)
I love that so many of you guys found my videos.
Look forward to it. Thanks
Thank you for Taking the time to post your video. Good job.
I love it. Your travels are truly enjoyable. I've always dreamed of a trip to Newfoundland but I know its not a possibility for me and my wife. I live through you travels. Thank you
Watching this video again in retrospect. Interesting to compare what we ended up doing and Not compared to you. Based on your video had planned to go to the Insectarium on the way south, but timing didn’t work… things are starting to close down for season. Did take a guided hike to the Tablelands and it is otherworldly complete with carnivorous plants. Did the Trombolites and stayed at the City parking lot beyond the trailhead overnight. Spent the next day at the indigenous peoples historical site at Port au Chois that highlights several waves of human occupation over the last 8,000 years. There is a lighthouse there too and we saw a group of Caribou there down by the beach. Stayed at Barachois Pond PP last night. It was windy and stormy and closes for the season after tonight. Heading toward Port aux Basques to catch the ferry back. Tried to move our reservation up, but nothing earlier was available. Probably impacted by the closure of the Argentia ferry due to electrical problems.
Where next for you?
@@FromShetoMe Back to Nova Scotia. We cut cabot trail/Cape Breton short to catch the ferry. Then to Halifax for belated Mercedes maintenance service. We’ll eventually get back to US
Great video. Full of interesting sites and information. Thanks for taking us along with you.
More !!!!! Need more videos !!!!
LOL! Thanks.
Awesome exploring for you both. Loved it.
Thank you, great trip.
I love watching your videos it's so relaxing and comforting. Thank you
👍👍 yes, pretty cool place to visit
Those viking sod houses reminded me of the ancient house replicas we visited in Iceland. I could definitely get the Norse connection. We were told people were still living in similar houses into the 1950s. I really enjoyed the other place you went with people demonstrating and explaining how life was. Now I am inspired to make the trip from Oregon to see for myself.
Very much worth it. And we think US 20 is a great way to go.
@@FromShetoMe yes, I was thinking 20. But I might follow 26/30 to and through Nebraska to retrace the Oregon Trail in reverse.
Another interesting episode 🚐 thanks for showing..
There is never enough of NL! Also, I love the adoring look from John near the end. Xo
This is really selfish of me Debbie and John but I hope you never go home! That insect place was fabulous and that boat!! Wow.
You are too funny! We have to go back and spend a few more weeks there.
You can definitely string me along for Part 3. I like the bug net idea for mosquitoes, I have one of those electric fly swatters. Did you ever spot a moose or should I wait for part 3? I love hearing about the Viking history and enjoyed the Norse Village tour. What's been your favorite food to eat in Newfoundland....other than ice cream? Hope you two are having safe travels as you make your way back home. I'm leaving next week for Wyoming, can't wait! Take care.
No moose for us. Our favorite food were the molasses cookies we got at a gas station. We stopped and bought more as we headed south.
We loved Wyoming as we headed west on US 20. Your timing will probably be perfect to miss the heat.
I’m stuck at home with a nagging health issue and the van parked idling in the driveway. Your videos lift my spirits. Thanks!
Hope you’re back at it soon. I have a colonoscopy Tuesday but then we’ll be off again.
I think this video is the best of all those that I have watched on your channel. So beautiful and interesting history in Newfoundland. Thank you for your hard work.
Wow, thank you!
Excellent 👌👍
So beautiful! So green! I enjoy your videos! Safe travels! 🇨🇦thanks for sharing! 😄
Loved the ship history. Looking forward to part 3.
Very informative and loved the village’s and structures. Look forward to part 3. Safe travels
Love your videos.
This is exciting!
Great adventure,thanks for sharing ❤
Love this series. Thank you.
Is that your last name? That would be cool!
What an Epic Trip !
I learned a lot as always
Viking Village is so cool
Love seeing you walking through all that greenery with yellow flowers and blue sky since I always imagine YOU in the Southwest.
My apsolutely favourite are small houses.
Love your new💛raincoat!
Thank you so much.
Love My❤️Fridays with both of you.
It really was an epic trip.
So jealous you saw an iceberg. None for us. Maybe next year! And I missed those fairy houses. Love them! Thanks for another great video.
Can't wait to see #3! No apology necessary I love your videos, Debbie. They are informative and entertaining. Thanks for bringing us along. Safe travels.
Hi. Hard to fathom you didn't come across a moose on your way up the Northern Peninsula. Some of the highest density of moose per mile sq. in the world, so I understand.
A close friend of mine did a similar trip a few years ago, and she stopped counting moose after 2 dozen. Oh well. Too many, or not enough? I thought 2 dozen was ALMOST 2 dozen too many to see along the highway, though. 😀
Looks like you had a good trip. Makes me want to go there even more now.
Loving this trip! It seems very similar to Scandinavia. Your choice of music is fantastic. (Did I notice a new yellow windbreaker?)
I had to have something from Newfoundland and found the jacket at the Grenfell Museum.
@@FromShetoMe - I love it! The yellow is perfect - ready for a nor’easter!
Thank you for the beautiful tour of your journey! Hope that you are staying north and away from the heat in CA! Looking forward to part 3 of this journey!
We’re back home, mid 80’s here but feels much warmer.
Well, really enjoyed the adventure so far! Stay cool! 🥶🥶
Howdy from Newfoundland. We got Screeched in St. John’s yesterday culminating our visit there. This week we also saw the oldest complex fossils on Earth at 565 Million years. This weekend we are in search of Puffins in Bonavista. Thanks for the preview of the Viking settlement. We should be there in a couple weeks .
How’s the weather this time of year? The zip line is now open in Grand Falls!
@@FromShetoMe Today is forecast to be 75° in Terra Nova NP and highs in 60s and low 70s the rest of the week. A local in St. John’s the other day said You really knows how to picks dem. Me can’t remember such nice weather in me life. Sadly the Puffins left Bonavista last week… and that was one of the top 5 things I wanted to see in NL…
Love this video. I look forward to Part III! What a wonderful Summer 2022 journey the two of you have had. 👏
Indeed we did; avoided a lot of the heat too!
Thank you again Debbie and John for another great video of your experience and journey to NFLD.
Cheers!!
Really enjoyed your narration of Goose bay and NewFinland.
I love seeing people exploring our province. Maybe on another trip you'll make it across to St John's. Looking forward to part 3.
I sure hope so. We had such a great time and people are so freakin nice.
Looking forward to #3 🙂
NL is still very Wild and Beautiful. But where are the Goose and Geese, and the Moose and Meese? Lol
I think they are hanging out in western Canada this year.
Great videos, looking forward to episode 3!
Another fantastic video and yes we want part 3😀the Viking Village reminds us of Plymouth Plantation in Massachusetts which is absolutely worth a visit however, Newfoundland is by far the best and most beautiful of places. Wow all the history. Thanks so much for sharing and darn it’s hot here in HB. So we are heading to Convict Lake tomorrow to cool off. Tell John that we are using our Lance Travel Trailer 😉😉can’t wait for next video 👍
We'll be hitting 395 not long after you!
Thank you for sharing. I always look forward to your videos.
It’s on old myth in NL that the fairy huts belong to mischievous fairies who will snack you away unless you leave them gifts, carry bread in your pockets or wear your shirt inside out! I’m sure there’s a bunch of different variations but it’s boils down to evil fairy’s and weird ways to keep them at bay!
I love it. Just wish I had known before we saw them. Such an unexpected treat.
Hi! We love watching your videos and have especially enjoyed your journey through Newfoundland. It brought to mind a book I read years ago, that I think you would appreciate, especially as we draw close to 9/11. It’s called “The Day the World Came to Town”, a true story about the kindness of the citizens of Gander, Newfoundland when jets bound for the United States had to land there because of closed air space on 9/11. really a cool story - and so nice to see your videos and see that beautiful area. Thanks for taking us on your journeys!
Next week we make it to Gander! Heartwarming story.
Thank you for the tours ! I wondered what the average temperature was when you were hiking about? Looking forward to Part3!!
Probably in the 60’s but it is the wind that gets you.
FSTM,,,,HELLO. DEBBY &JOHN, really nice historic trip,,was it LEIF EIKSSON, the original Viking here ?I do not recall how long ago, they found evidence OF VIKINGS been hereLONG before COLOMBUS, nice village recreation, must have beenCOOL, we are now into 50s at night sometimes here inNJ, where I live, stay well, safe travels, GOD BLESS, 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Yes, it was Leif Erikson and it was 1000 years ago. They believe they have narrowed the date to 1021.
Hi! Awesome video, I really enjoyed it as someone from Newfoundland and has never visited the west coast. I just wanted to let you know that some Newfoundlanders find the term "Newfie" offensive as it was often used as a slur by Canadian and American military forces stationed on the island in the past and some people still don't like the term however a lot are fine with it, like myself, however I just wanted to let you know!
Really? You've never visited the west coast? Reminds me of so many people we met in Scotland years ago who had never ventured out of their towns.
Thanks for the heads up. I asked someone specifically about the term and they said it was fine, but I wouldn't want to offend anyone and will not use it.
On a side note, how did you handle your cell and internet service while north of the border? Thank you, in advance, for the advice.
We bought a SIM card that I could use to upload video but one of the problems is they said it was only 3G. It was quite expensive $80 for 20GB. It was slow but worked. Verizon’s partners in Canada limit you to 500MB per day per device. I have 2 devices and John has one. We turned off all the background stuff that gobbles data and used hot spots wherever we could find them. All the Tim Hortons have them but often very slow. For nav we could use the Garmin in our car. We downloaded a lot of videos before leaving the US.
If you drove from deer lake to st Anthony you had to see moose
Nope. They were hiding from us.
Why don,t the government fix the road to Big Brook so tourists can can see the shipwreck in the beach
Probably because the needs far exceed the funding available. Newfoundland/Labrador is a very sparsely populated province.
I know I live here on the northern peninsula and have been to Big Brook many times,and parts of the old wreck is still there
@@FromShetoMe would like to keep in contact if you are interested
Hi there. I made a comment, with a link but it keeps being automatically deleted, thinking it's spam. Is there a way I can send you a message, on twitter or Instagram? I'm from Newfoundland and had some information I wanted to share with you. I hope to hear from you. 🇨🇦
Yes, email me. energymaven@gmail.com
@@FromShetoMe I've emailed you. Thanks for letting me.
looked beautiful. thanks for the great videos.