A Day In St. John's Newfoundland

       After a very calm night we entered St. John's on a absolutely perfect day. Sunny and

Entering The Harbour

bright with a glass like ocean. We were up early to see us go by Signal Hill. We were off the ship early although nothing was open because it is Sunday. We walked around the main street and stopped at the war memorial park. The last time we were here a few years ago, we tried to go to the Crow's Nest Bar. It opened in WW2 (1942) and was a frequent location for the Canadian Navy personnel who safely made it back here after escorting the convoys across

Crow's Nest

the dangerous German submarine waters of the north Atlantic. It has a German submarine periscope! The bar was under renovation the last time we were here. The club is now opened but it does not open on Sundays! Closed again. It is a member's only club but visitors seemed to be welcomed!

Harbour Scene

     We walked up to the Basilica which dominates a ridge that overlooks the city. It has many stained glass windows in it that are currently being restored. After we headed up to Signal Hill which was about 2 miles away. After hiking in Greenland, the hill was fairly easy. Being Sunday besides the 3000 visitors there were many families out enjoying the day with their kids and walking their dogs. The top of the hill was packed. I think every ship and private tour stops there. We toured the tower then started down the walk back to the city. The trail follows the edge of the hill before it ends in the city. We counted about 950 steps to get down. Of course there are many sections of the trail that do not have steps.

   

From Signal Hill

We walked down the main street looking for a Tim Horton's. We did manage to find a bar that was just starting to fill up. Being mid afternoon, we went in for a sit down and a drink. It was a good way to end the walk! Time was moving on so we returned to the ship and grabbed some pizza for a later afternoon snack. A rest and shower later we headed to the Princess Theatre for a production show.

Resting On The Walk

     We arrived 75 minutes before the start. The doors were closed and there was already a line up. Of course we got in and grabbed our favourite seats in the last row. We started sitting there years ago during the late show so we could sleep if the show was boring! We wanted to see the show because we could not remember if we had every seen it before. Once it started we knew we had never seen it before. It was called Fantastic Journey. It did not have any type of story line but was very modern and high tech in its presentation. They did 2 songs that we have danced to - Poker Face (lady gaga) and Taylor Swift - Shake. Some people did not like it but it was worth the effort to go early.

     The rest of the evening was the usual routine of dinner and then wandering around before heading to the cabin. We get another 30 minutes back tonight! Yea