AN ISLAND OFF THE COAST OF BELLE ISLAND NORTH OF ST JOHN'S -A BEAUTIFUL LAND INDEED |
NOTE THE TRANS CANADA HIGHWAY AND ST JOHN'S |
A PLAQUE HONORING THE VIKING VISITORS |
PEOPLE WHO HELPED ESTABLISH THE VIKING VILLAGE AND MUSEUM |
THIS IS WHAT GREETED THE VIKINGS |
THE LICHENS ON THE ROCKS WERE SO COLORFUL |
OFF THE VIKING VILLAGE-CAN YOU SEE THE ICEBERGS |
THE GRASSES OF VINLAND |
THIS IS THE LAST HOUSE-THE END OF THE ROAD |
THERE WERE SEVERAL ICEBERGS IN JULY |
ENTRANCE TO SIGNAL HILL |
SIGN ON THE T0P OF SIGNAL HILL ST JOHN'S |
SIGNAL HILL WAS OCCUPIED BY FRENCH, DUTCH AND BRITISH |
THIS WAS THE POWDER MAGAZINE FOR THE CANNONS OF SIGNAL HILL |
DON IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING WHERE MARCONI RECIEVED THE FIRST WIRELESS MESSAGE FROM ENGLAND |
SIGNAL HILL DOMINATES THE SKYLINE |
SIGNAL HILL HAS BEEN A FAVORITE PLACE TO VISIT FOR MANY YEARS |
MARCONI WAS A BIT COCKY YOU THINK |
VIEW TOWARD THE HARBOR AT ST JOHN'S AT SIGNAL HILL |
THE BATTERIES (CANNONS) ARE ON THE RIGHT |
THIS IS WHAT A GUNNER WOULD SEE ABOVE THE HARBOR ENTRANCE |
TALK ABOUT SHOOTING DUCKS IN A BARREL |
TIME FOR ANOTHER SHOT |
THE CANNONS OF SIGNAL HILL |
IT WAS COLD AND WINDY EVEN IN JULY |
THIS IS A DEPICTION OF THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH FOR ST JOHN'S |
WE WATCHED A SHOW BY THE FAMOUS SIGNAL HILL TATTO |
THE LADIES IN COSTUME GREETED US-WHO DOESN'T BELONG |
THIS WAS PART OF THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF FOOT |
THESE MOVES ARE GOVERNED BY AN 1700'S SOLDIER'S MANUAL |
ON GUARD WITH BAYONETS |
THE BAND WAS GREAT |
ALOT OF PRECISION MARCHING SHOWED HOURS PRACTICE |
THE REGIMENT TOOK A BREAK |
SARA LOVED THE SHOW AND SO DID I |
LOVE THOSE BEAR SKIN HATS |
THE ATTACKING FRENCH FOOT SOLDIERS |
AND THE RESPONSE FROM THE BRITS |
THE ROYAL BATTERY LET FLY WITH A BOOMING VOLLEY |
AND THEY RETURNED TO THEIR QUARTERS-THESE YOUNG PEOPLE PRACTICE FOR HOURS |
THIS WAS PART OF THE QUEEN'S BATTERIES AT THE HARBOR AT ST JOHN'S |
THE BATTERIES ARE AT THE RIGHT ON THE HILL |
COD WAS KING IN NEWFOUNDLAND FOR YEARS-NOTE THE WORDS AFTER TRUST |
COD IS A RATHER UGLY FISH BUT SO GOOD TO EAT |
THESE WERE THE FLAKING SHELVES USED TO DRY THE COD |
EACH COD FISHERMAN HAS HIS STORE-A BUILDING TO STORE HIS EQUIPMENT |
TRADITIONAL COD FISHING WAS NOT WASTEFUL |
THIS IS A TUB OF LINE USED BY EARLY COD FISHERMEN |
A SQUID JIGG USED TO CATCH COD |
JOEY SMALLWOOD WITHOUT HIS BOW TIE-LOVED BY SOME, HATED BY OTHERS |
THESE ARE FISHING LICENSES FOR SALE ON THE INTERNET-A PIECE OF PAPER THAT JUST GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO FISH |
THESE ARE THE FACTORY FISH BOATS THAT DECIMATED THE COD |
THIS IS ONE OF THE FISHING BOATS WE SAW AT WOODY POINT-NOTICE THE SECOND BOAT USED TO SET THE NETS |
THIS IS THE CATHOLIC BASILICA AT ST JOHN'S-VERY IRISH |
PLAQUE ON THE FRONT OF THE CHURCH |
THE CHURCH BURNED DOWN SEVERAL TIMES-SO HOT THE STAIN GLASS MELTED |
THIS WAS ONE OF THE SIDE ALTARS IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH |
A SHRINE TO THE CHILDREN OF BOSNIA IN THE CHURCH |
THE ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL OF ST JOHN'S |
THE INTERIOR SO TYPICAL OF ANGLICAN CHURCHES WITH CHOIR ON SIDES AND ALTAR IN BACK |
SOME OF THE BRICK WORK IN THE CHURCH |
THE RURAL FOLKS OF NEWFOUNDLAND LOVE THEIR KITCHEN PARTIES |
IT IS AT A KITCHEN PARTY YOU WILL GET A JIGG'S DINNER |
A MOOSE OUTSIDE THE BOTTLE |
BOTTLED RABBIT, YOU CAN ALSO GET BOTTLED MOOSE AND BOTTLED CARIBOU |
TOULANS-NEWFOUNDLAND FRY BREAD-NO CALORIES THERE...... |
BAKE APPLES-THE HARDEST TO PICK AND OH SO TASTY |
JELLIES AND JAMS ARE SOLD AT ROADSIDE STANDS LIKE THIS |
COD TONGUES-WE SKIPPED THEM |
BUT THE COD CHEEKS ARE SO GOOD- |
COOKED CHEEKS-THEY ARE SO GOOD |
THIS IS A TYPICAL GROCERY STORE IN RURAL NEWFOUNDLAND-THE PROPRIETOR WAS SO PROUD |
NOTICE THAT THE SHELVES ARE A BIT BARE |
THE FRESH SEAFOOD IS FOR SALE AND WE ATE ALOT OF IT-SALMON, COD, HALIBUT AND HADDOCK |
TRIFLES DESSERT-IT WAS GREAT |