On our last day, our hosts at Sheppard's B&B suggested that we visit the insectarium just outside of Deer Lake. It was a bit creepy, but neat. The first floor was like a small version of the Butterfly conservatory in Niagara. In a display case you could see the cocoons with some butterflies and moths emerging, and in another area you could walk around with the butterflies flying around you. On the second and third floors there were insects and other creepy-crawlers on display. Every once in a while an attendant would take one out, explain it, and let brave souls hold them. Nina volunteered several times. The ones you see with her are: Thorny Devil, Ghost Mantis, and Tarantula.
After the Tablelands were were going to hike the Green Gardens, but the weather was not so good and we were pretty tired from hiking the whole trip. Instead we took a look around Woody Point and Trout River. A couple of years ago a blue whale washed up on Trout River and they had some pictures of it. There was a small trail at the end of the beach that cut through some peoples lot. It felt funny just going in between their houses and their garages to ascend a comprehensive stair case to the top of the hill.
The descent was grueling and felt like 900 times longer than the hike up. It seemed to go around the entire perimeter of the mountain. I'm glad I had good boots with ankle supports because it would have been easy to twist an ankle on the uneven path. Eventually we all made it down in one piece. It was the toughest hike I had done to date.
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