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
The magnificent Cape St Mary Gannet Colony
We end the day with a visit to the Cape St Mary Ecological Preserve to hike to the famous Gannet Colony where we can still see lots of Northern Gannets both nesting and flying around
Castle Hill NHS, an important French fortress
The last time sensitive stop today is Castle Hill NHS which protects what is left of a major French fortress that protected the Placentia settlement
Cupids Cove, the first English settlement in Canada
We spend an hour exploring an active excavation site at Cupids Cove where the oldest English settlement in Canada was found a few years ago
Exploring the historic Hawthorne Cottage NHS
First stop today is the historic Hawthorne Cottage an NHS site honoring one of Canada’s most famed Arctic explorers
St. John’s, the capital of Newfoundland
We start our trip in Newfoundland with a three night stay in St John’s the capital and most populous city famous for its brightly colored houses and scenic location