Newfoundland - Monday (22 Aug)

Monday we spent a pleasant day with Donald, Diane & Don Jr.  They picked us up at the hotel at 9:30 a.m. and Diane, Bob and I squeezed into the backseat of Don's Honda.

Our first visit was to Signal Hill.  We went to the top where we climbed to the top of Cabot Tower.  Marconi's first overseas radio signal was sent from Signal Hill to Ireland.  We also went to the Geo Center which is underneath Signal Hill.

 Macaroni's Radio Equipment (not the computers)

After looking at the displays in the Geo Center, we went downtown and had lunch at Velma's Cafe.  Our next stop was "The Rooms" which houses the Provincial Archives and Museum.  I was wishing I had some Newfoundland roots so I could go into the Archives to do research but instead I wandered through the Art Gallery and the Museum and found out a bit about Newfoundland history.

St. John's Basilica was across the road from The Rooms and it had some beautiful stained glass windows.

It was now time to visit Moo Moos to have an ice cream cone before heading off the Quidi Vidi (pronounced Kitty Vitti by the locals).  Allthough we visited there both Sunday and Monday it was the last sight of the day and pictures weren't taken.  However, here is some advertising about Quidi Vidi.

We had supper at an Asian Cafe.  It advertised Koren, Japanese and Chinese food.  The Manager had gone to university in Qingdao.

As we were driving to the hotel, the fog suddenly started to roll in.

By the time we got to the hotel the harbour was totally covered in fog.

Newfoundland - Sunday

The church was six miles from our hotel so we took a cab to get there.  The cab driver told us how expensive housing was becoming and it was difficult to find even an affordable apartment.

At church we met several young couples who were from Alberta, some of them selling alarm systems for the summer. The parents of one girl was visiting from Taber and is in the same ward as Sue-anne.  One of the men was from Calgary and had taught Lincoln in primary.  Annother couple was from Lethbridge - the son of Dave and Ann Richards.

A lady that I had met in Dartmouth last spring when she was helping her mother after an illness invited us to her home for lunch and then she and her husband took us on a three hour tour of the area.  We drove past an area that had large new homes and were told that the owners were either crab fisherman or workers from Fort McMurray.

We visited Petty Harbour, a picturesque fishing village.  There were many people there as they were having an Arts Festival that day.

From Petty Harbour we went to cape Spear - the farthest east point in North America.  The sea was a beautiful greenish blue colour that day.

We drove around the harbour.  On one side of the harbour they were getting ready to film a scene for the "The Republic of Doyle".  It was to be a car chase.  There were many police and police cars and people as we went by.



Newfoundland - Saturday

On Saturday we left the Temple early and picked up my brother at his hotel and drove to the airport to catch a flight to St. John's, Newfoundland.  We flew Porter Airlines.  Porter doesn't charge for baggage and they serve meals.

At the St. John's airport Diane and Don Jr. were there to pick up Donald.  They went to Don Jr.'s place and Bob and I went to the Sheraton where we had a very nice room with a view of the harbour and out to sea and also of Signal Hill.

 The Harbour and Out to Sea

Signal Hill

We walked to Zapata's restaurant for supper (Mexican).

Downtown St. John's certainly has a variety of buildings.  The architecture includes modern, historical, wooden and brick all mixed together.  There are many houses downtown and they are built right out to the sidewalk.

 Garage Doors and Carports are out to the Sidewalk

  The Back of the Marriott Hotel

 Supreme Court - Trial Division (above back of the building, below front of building)

 Murray Premises Hotel

One for Jacqueline

There were many murals on fences and buildings.  The following is an example, but there were others that were better.  Too bad we didn't get pictures.

End of a Great Week

On Wednesday morning Bob and I went back to work at the Temple.  Julie, Jeremy, Nathan, Kennedy, Jackson and Orson also attended the Temple that morning.

Later Jeremy and Julie and family and Nathan and some of his boys went to Lawrence Beach to go surfing.  Bob and I did not join them after the Temple.  In the evening Nathan, Tara, Jeremy, Julie, Bob and I went out for Nathan's birthday supper at Vines.  His birthday was Tuesday and we had been to their house for cake the evening before.

Thursday we all went to Peggy's Cove.  It was a beautiful day and there were hundreds of visitors who joined us there.

Friday was Jeremy and Julie's last day in Dartmouth.  We had waffles and bacon for breakfast at Nathan's and then Bob and I went to pick up my brother, Donald.  We all visited and had a barbeque and weiner roast at out house.  We said goodbye to Jeremy, Julie, Kennedy, Jackson, and Mickey and we dropped off Donald at the hotel and we went to the temple.  Jeremy and family left to return to Calgary while we were at the temple.