Kilometres Remaining: 10,260/11,978
Waking up in a soft bed is well... very enjoyable. Especially when the past few days have been camping with crumby weather. Very. Anyways, we woke in a soft warm bed and there was no wind threatening to tear down the walls. We headed downstairs and had breakfast at the hotel’s restaurant. When we got there they asked if we wanted to sit where we could see the moose in the harbour. Moose in the harbour? Evidently a moose hopped in the water and then swam in. Since the sides of the harbour are raised the moose was stuck swimming in the water. A zodiac (presumably coast guard or something) ended up going out into the water to chase/guide the moose to where he could climb from the icy water. It was a good breakfast, and I must say, I have never seen a moose stuck in a harbour before.
Since we had already gone for supper once we knew the direction of the tourist information centre. We headed that way. We passed a war memorial that was definitely worth a few photos as well as a city park. The information centre was very helpful. She told us a great way to spend our two days and we got to it.
First we went walking through the older part of St. John’s to see the historic buildings. At this point we came overly aware of the strange road system with the craziest pedestrian crossings you have ever seen. I can only imagine that this came from carriage trails just like in Saint John, NB. There were some amazing buildings and about a zillion churches... at least! This walk took us passed an ice cream shop (yum much?) and then back to the hotel. There was a very short reprieve and then we were on our feet and headed towards Signal Hill.
Signal Hill has been used for just about ever to, well, you named it... signal. They would use flags to signal what they could see to the city below. It was also used as the testing site to receive the first wireless radio transmission from the UK. I think that is what it is most known for. We walked up it, which is no small feat, and made it to the top. On the way we passed a pond called “Dead Man’s Pond,” getting its name from an interesting tale of a man who tried to rescue two drowning girls. It didn’t work out so hot and all three ended up drowning. Yeah... Anyways, we made it to the top of Signal Hill and took a look at the beautiful landscape and at the tower at the summit. Then, we headed back down... the back way.
The back way down Signal Hill was an impressive hike/walk and well worth it. There were some beautiful sites and when we got to the bottom we had the privilege of walking through a different part of St. John’s which resembled that fisherman community that you see pictures of.
Back at the hotel we made another turn around and headed out. We went very briefly to a game store where I contemplated purchasing a Nintendo Collector’s Edition of Monopoly (hardcore, I know) but instead I opted to save my money to make sure that I make it home.
Afterwards we went back to George St. to find somewhere to eat and to find some live music. We made it to a Pub called O’Riley’s where there is an open mic competition every Tuesday night. It was Tuesday and I enjoyed three pieces of cod all cooked different ways to some of St. John’s finest musicians.
It was getting late... ish... when we finished supper so we headed back to another soft sleep in a hotel bed...
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