The Provincial Seamen’s Museum, a worthwhile stop
The second stop of the day is the Provincial Seamen’s Museum housed in a futuristic building and exhibiting artifacts and objects related to the fishing industry in Newfoundland
Short hike on Grand Bank Cape Trail
First stop today is at Grand Bank Cape Trail to enjoy a short hike along the shoreline and find some birds
The Valley of the 7 Ponds/Vallée des 7 étangs hike
During our day trip we take a couple hours to explore the Valley of the Seven Ponds a beautiful natural area with many ponds right next to Saint Pierre
Saint Pierre, the quaint capital of St Pierre and Miquelon
Today we are visiting Saint Pierre et Miquellon a relatively unknown oversea territory of France on a daytrip to see the capital and the protected natural area around it
Fortune the gateway to St Pierre and Miquelon
We spend two nights in Fortune but it is not to explore the village really it is more to spend the day taking the ferry to St Pierre and explore a different country
Lunch at Hortons and visiting the Hibernia Center
After lunch and buying provisions we stop for a short visit at the Manuels River Hibernia Center to see the trilobits at least inside the museum if we cannot outside due to rain
The Rooms, an escape from the rain and a modern museum
To escape the rain we have planned only an indoor stop today at the Rooms the new and exciting major museum in St John’s
Colonial Building and one last exploration of downtown St John’s
We spend the last afternoon and evening in St John’s by visiting the Colonial Building and surrounding area and having a nice dinner downtown
Cape Spear Lighthouse NHS, the most easterly point
Cape Spear Lighthouse NHS is worth visiting due to the World War 2 fortifications, historic lighthouse and the most easterly point of continental North America
Signal Hill NHS, a famous historical site in St John’s
We spend the morning exploring Signal Hill NHS with a loop that takes in all major sites like Cabot Tower, multiple viewpoints and Queen’s Battery