Norstead, Newfoundland
Victoria Beyer
EASTERN CANADA ROAD TRIP 2019
Just a couple of miles from L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site is Norstead, a recreated Viking port of trade. The buildings are similar, and there are costumed reenactors, but Norstead is supposed to represent what a village in the homeland would look like, while L’Anse aux Meadows is the site of an actual Norse settlement.
These buildings are larger, and reflect what a more permanent settlement would have looked like back in Norway. One of the coolest things on display was the ‘Snorri,’ a 54-foot long replica of a Viking knarr, which actually sailed from Greenland to L’Anse aux Meadows in 1998 with a crew of only nine men. I am sorry not to have gotten a picture of it, because it was really cool.
Also, we saw Minke whales here! This is the best whale photo I got, because I don’t always pack my long lens. But that did not take away from my excitement one bit. I sat on a rock and watched this guy/girl for almost an hour.