We slept in for the first time on our honeymoon and made our own breakfast in the cabin. Our plan for the day was to explore the park and to do some hiking. Unfortunately, the trail that Ross most wanted to do - the 16km "Gros Morne Trail" - was closed until July to protect the sensitive plants and wildlife. After reading about the other trails, we decided to try the shorter Lookout Trail, which is located on the southern branch of the park. Getting there required some backtracking, but it's the only way to see that half of the park.

On the way to the trail we stopped at Woody Point, a small town on the opposite side of the water from Norris Point. Despite being only a short boat trip away, it takes over an hour to drive around the inlet which cuts through the park.

By mid-morning, Ross had decided that he was increasingly dissatisfied with the balancing of his car tires, so he booked an appointment for the next day with a local garage to get them adjusted before we travelled further north.

Around noon, we finally arrived at the site of the Lookout Trail. At the base of the trail was a Discoverr Centre that had some facilities available to visitors. We decided to have some lunch before our hike and made ourselves some sandwiches to eat at a picnic table. Afterwards, we gathered all of our gear to take with us on the hike.

Much to our delight, about twenty minutes into the hike, we spotted a moose eating in a field across from the trail.

We stopped for a number of minutes to watch it, and let it watch us. Although it was aware of our presence, it did not concerned as long as we were quiet. The trail was very steep in sections and breaks were a definite requirement. Close to the lookout at the top of the mountain, the trail became less steep and there is a boardwalk over the bog-like terrain above the treeline. The climb was worthwhile once we saw the lookout, as we were treated to a 360 degree view of the park, likely rivalled only by scaling Gros Morne itself. Another fun moment was finding $15 that a previous hiker had lost from their pocket.

Apparently, it pays to hike in Gros Morne.

After descending the mountain, we drove to Trout River, the furthest point on the southern branch of the park's roads. There was a short trail to the top of a hill that promised another nice view. Having just braved the Lookout Trail, we were reluctant to climb again, but there were stairs this time. The view was indeed nice and we took a few photos.

Our second hike was the Stuckless Pond trail. It was a very long trail, so we only walked about a kilometer or so of the trail until we reached a suspended bridge over the Lomond River.

The trail map indicated that black bears frequented the area, but we did not see any.

Instead of staying in a BnB, we decided to try out our new tent and camp in the park. We had considered camping the day we went to Burgeo, but the temperature was so cold we decided to go to a BnB. It took us an hour to figure out how to set up the tent and blow up the air mattress. When we were finished, we rewarded ourselves by going out to dinner in Rocky Harbour. For Ross, it was lobster, one of his favourites. After dinner, we crawled into our sleeping bags and watched another chunk of Titanic on the laptop.