I went on the most beautiful hike that I have ever been on yesterday. One of my German friends, Jan, and I went for a hike on a trail called the East Coast Trail. This trail goes all along the coast of Newfoundland, and is known as one of the best hikes that you can do in this area. We hiked for about 5 hours, all of which was covered by breathtaking views.
I plan to upload a compiled video later of the hike, but for now, I think that I will just post some pictures :)
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| This was my favorite spot. Huge rock walls on each side, with waves crashing through the middle! |
The Fox in the picture above was less than 10 feet from us. It came out of nowhere and just sat on this rock where the sun peeked through the trees. We had to basically walk right up to it to get it to move, and even then, it would only run like 10 feet away and stop again. To see a fox that close was surreal. It was like a little dog/cat stretching and bathing in the sun.
This place is amazing. I feel like I need some better words to describe this experience, like breathtaking, mind blowing, or awe inspiring, but truth be told, words can only explain so much. To add on top of the beauty of this place, the people, which I have slightly touched on before, are so incredibly friendly. As Jan and I got closer to the end of the hike, we found out that getting a cab from the parking lot that the trail crossed through at the end of our hike would not be easy. Thankfully, we ran into two girls that we had passed and been passed by throughout the entire hike. We ran into them right as the fox jumped out into the trail. Next thing you know, they offered to give us a ride without us even asking. Jan says he might move here after college, and I know a bunch of the other international students feel the same way.
I haven't been able to talk much about my host family yet, but I will in a later post. They have been great. Today we went out to their cabin about an hour away from St. John's. It was very peaceful. We had to go make sure all of the items in the yard and on the porch were inside or anchored down because of the hurricane that is hitting here tonight and tomorrow. I'm not sure if people in America are aware that we are about to get hit. I know whenever I was back home, I never even thought about the hurricanes that were too far out east to hit us. Meanwhile, Newfoundland completely sticks out off of the east coast. Next time I am home and I see a hurricane is well off our coast and headed north, I will be paying attention to its direction as it heads north.
Embracing the wind and rain,
Benjamin
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