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A winter break in St. John's, in the province of Newfoundland in March 2001

Winter Break in St. John's

Tvor
2005-08-29 18:57:25

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items, some of which are traditional but some of which feature the wonderful fresh Newfoundland seafood. We ordered an assortment of appetizers before our meal. It was a lovely meal and we took our time and had a lovely visit, ensconced in a deep padded booth in the corner. Floyd and Lorraine are good friends of and it was wonderful to catch up and see them again! Thanks again for dinner, mates!

Finally time to leave and say good bye. Jocelyn picked us up and we drove up Signal Hill to see the end of the sunset over the city. There were at least another dozen or more cars parked up there too even though the evening was cold and damp with a chilly but fresh and bracing wind up on the hill high above the city. On the east side of the hill you can look down to the steep cliffs and walking trails to the sea and the lighthouse at the impossibly narrow mouth of the harbour. The ice was broken up and floating back out to sea with the tide, where earlier, the harbour was tightly packed with it.

Gayle and I decided to go out to a late movie at the multiplex at the huge Avalon Mall. I picked up a couple of paperback books while there before the show, The Mexican, starring Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt and James Gandolfini. Pretty good movie overall.

Sunday

Had to watch Coronation Street of course this morning and we set out for another drive around noon. It was snowing when we left, big fat flakes that gently floated down. No wind. It's not supposed to amount to much. We headed for the Trans-Canada highway west out of the city with the requisite stop at Tim Horton's for a takeaway coffee for the road. The turnoff we want is about 75 km. From St. John's. We are heading north to the village of Dildo. Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, the infamous Dildo, Newfoundland. There's also a South Dildo. The mind boggles. It's a small fishing village and I have no idea how ...