St. John’s, Newfoundland





 St. John’s turned out to be more interesting than we expected, mainly due to the narrow harbor entrance and the very protected harbor. It was raining when we arrived and took our first foray into the town, although it was 60, so not terribly unpleasant. We came back to the ship for lunch and a brief rest before we reported for our excursion. By then the rain had more or less stopped, but at times it was foggy.

St. John’s is a colorful town with a great mix of architectural styles.  The harbor itself is charming!

The harbor through dirty windows!






Funny thing happened at the lighthouse. As we were walking back down the path, we heard a fog horn out in the distance. As we approached a certain building, the horn blew again, louder this time — ah, must be getting closer. This happened a few more times. Then we came to a sign that said the sound may damage your ears, and just about that time, an ear piercing horn sounded from the building! It was the lighthouse horn!



Cabot Tower and lookout point over the harbor.  Signal Hill is where Marconi received the first wireless signal from Europe in 1901.


I thought the harbor was crowded today, but look at all the small boats of yesteryear!


The next two photos show what a narrow neck there is into the harbor and therefore how well protected it is.



For the curious 



Evidently, pedestrians in St. John’s have hunchbacks.


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