This is our last port, before we arrive in Brooklyn, of what has been a really great cruise! We are taking a short tour that will cover some of the sites we have not seen and then we will head to Kelly's Pub...a place we really enjoyed on our last visit to St. John's.
We left the ship looking for a small vehicle for our private tour.
This was our "luxury vehicle" and obviously not private!
Our first stop was at Cape Spear to see the famous lighthouse, WWII bunkers and the most easterly point in North America.
Built in 1836, this historic lighthouse is the oldest in existence in Newfoundland and it is the most easterly point in North America.
WWII Battery installed by the American and Canadian Permanent Board on Defense in 1940 to protect the approaches to St. John's harbour by installing heavy artillery at Cape Spear.
We had a short stop in Petty Harbour which our guide felt was a beautiful harbour. I really didn't see much there.....
As a long standing witness to history, Signal Hill is recognized as a Canadian National Historic Site. It is here that the French fought and surrendered to the British in 1762, near the end of the French and Indian War. It is also the site where the first transatlantic wireless transmission was received in 1901.
View of our ship and St. John's from Signal Hill
Cabot Tower. Castle like structure located at the highest point of Signal Hill, the tower was built in 1897 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of John Cabot's discovery.
Sailaway from St. John's is pretty special. Locals line up on Signal Hill to wave goodbye and fire a rifle salute as we leave.
Last stop....lunch at Kelly's Pub. Unfortunately, no music today.
We really had a great day. Weather was good and after getting over the shock of the school bus, the tour was good. Two sea days and then home. Charlie misses Itsy....we are ready to come home!
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