Green Point, Again! Newfoundland, July 22-24, 2017

This was our campground at Green Point - a wonderful spot.  In the morning, we drove back up to the Green Point Geological area so I could take a 1 1/2 hour hike/talk with the ranger about the cliffs (photos in previous post).  I learned sooooo much!  He did a great job explaining complex geology to a large group of us folks who barely could remember the difference between sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks.  But, he quickly reminded us.

This site is a geologist's dream as there are multiple things that make it significant.  First, is the sheer diversity of types of rocks here, mostly shale, slate, limestone, granite, gneiss...all in separate layers running vertically as the plate tectonics squeezed them up and tilted them over, but they are all jumbled on the beach and in the water.  Second, is this is a spot where two major earth periods come together and an actual line can be drawn on the cliff separating the two.  Third, fossils found here prove that there was a single continent that originally was near the equator.  The guide was funny and easy to understand, but unfortunately, I cannot remember everything, so forgive me if I misspoke above.

The cliff showing the different types of rock - the point is the harder limestone, with many layers of shale and mudstone

Rock layers pushed vertical.  Dark gray is shale and lighter, harder rock is limestone

The layers extend on the beach into the ocean

Rock diversity

The concrete looking blocks on the left is limestone congolmerate - the guide called it Mother Nature's Cement

Geologists are fighting over exactly how this pockmarked stone was made - I just like the look.

We stopped for lunch at an ocean overlook where the rusting remnants of the SS Essie are strewn along the beach.  Sorry, I do not know the story of this ship as there was no signage.  We could have stayed in the area to see a play about it at a local theater, but we decided to move on.

After lunch, we drove north on Newfoundland's Northern Peninsula along the ocean with lots of overlooks.

On to the Arches Provincial Park.  A great stop, but unfortunately, also a popular stop for tourist buses...

We parked near these bleached, dead trees - do not know if fire or disease..

Continued north with fuel light blinking empty - went through four towns - none with a gas station!  Finally stopped a guy on the road and said, keep going 40 minutes north - first station available.  Set the cruise control for 45 mph, trying to eke out enough to make it.  Fortunately, we pulled into the station on fumes - maybe a little over one gallon left.  Whew - I was ready to start heaving stuff out the windows to lighten the load, but Jack wouldn't let me.  Now we have all our stuff, full fueltank  and I can breathe again...

Stopped for the night at a salmon fishing and ecological center campground.  And we have electricity tonight!  Yay!