East Coast II.a
the beginning...
Newfoundland
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St. John's
The Narrows, entrance to St. John's Harbour.
Fort Amherst (from the docks).
Downtown.
Doggy history.
Lighthouse at Cape Spear.
Looking toward St. John's (from Cape Spear).
Cape Spear.
Another lighthouse at Cape Spear.
A map of the place.
WWII gun battery at Fort Amherst.
St. John's from Signal Hill.
Cabot Tower.
Small cannon at Signal Hill.
Hilly - isn't it?
The docks at night (in the rain).
See why it's called "the narrows"?
Trinity Harbour
Only a "bump"??
Lester-Garland House.
Doctors Cove.
Taverner's Point.
Parish Hall & the Courthouse.
St. Paul's Anglican (1892).
Settled in the mid 1600's.
hhmmm...
Blacksmith's Shop
Cape Bonavista & Bonavista Peninsula
Cabot's Landfall.
An abandoned fort.
John Cabot was here.
A small iceberg.
Cape Bonavista lighthouse.
Locally pronounced as "hoiceberg".
Bonavista & The Matthew
Pier at Bonavista.
Bonavista harbour.
This one's seen better days.
Bonavista.
A full-size, fully functional replica of the Matthew.
Imagine crossing the Atlantic in something this small.
There wasn't a wooden floor in the "old" days. Just rocks for ballast.
The "Gang".
Very old map and globe.
Cabot's home town.
The Matthew Museum.
Updated:July 31, 2004
Quest Nature ToursCentral Newfoundland.
Provincial Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. City of St.John's. Climate of Newfoundland. Matthew Legacy. OZ FM Live Skycam - overlooks St. John's harbour. The Telegram - St. John's daily newspaper. Quidi Vidi Brewing Company. Newfoundland-Labrador - travel and tourism information.
Weather conditions for: St. John's, Ganderand Deer Lake.