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Join us as we dive into Day 11 of our epic 32-day journey from Ontario to Newfoundland and back. Today, we're leaving Gros Morne National Park after having spent the last 7 days here.
Today was moving day, as our next night was booked for a location that was 415 kms (257 miles) away. In order to get there, we had to pack all of our gear back into our little car, but first, some pancakes! After breakfast we checked out the oTentik sites which kind of blend a cabin with an A-frame tent. The Green Point campground has a number of options for camping depending on what your up for which was really neat to check out. From there we headed down the road to the Mattie Mitchell National Historic Site and Trail which is along Route 430. This tranquil 250 meter loop interpretive path gently meanders through the forest towards a serene stream, narrating the tale of Mattie Mitchell and the Mi'kmaq people of Newfoundland along the way.
Next up was the town of Kings Point that had an interesting sounding trail. The trail was called the Alexander Murray hiking trail and it was an absolute gem to stop at, have a picnic on one of the picnic tables and walk a portion of the trail. This was the perfect halfway point to our destination to stretch our legs after having hiked the 17 km Gros Morne Mountain the day before.
At the visitors center, located at the start of the trail there was some very helpful and informative people who provided us with a map and what to expect on the trail. Unfortunately we did not have time to complete the whole thing but we hiked to one of the 3 waterfalls located along the trail and stopped at a few of the many lookouts. After the trail we did a quick drive through of the Kings Point area before continuing back along the Trans Canada highway to the town of Grand Falls-Windsor for some groceries.
Once we were all stocked up with some fresh food for the next few days we eventually arrived in the interestingly named Dildo Run Provincial Park. By this point in the day it was getting late and was starting to rain once again, so we quickly setup a tarp and our tent underneath. As we were doing this we noticed a strange earthy aroma with hints of brine. We later discovered this was due to an accumulation of seaweed starting to decompose in the ocean only a short distance from our site. It was not a pleasant smell, but luckily we were only here for one night.
We cooked dinner in the dark with misty rain and then promptly climbed into our tent for the night. After another long day we were grateful to lay down on our double wide air mattress and fall asleep to the pitter patter of rain drops on the wall of our tent.
Trail Ratings:
Alexander Murray Hiking Trail: 8kms - Moderate Difficulty
2 to 3 hours, 2200 stairs, 335 m (1100 ft) elevation to highest point, lots of boardwalks.
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