St. John's, NFL, and Heading South

Aug. 14-15, 2012

Approaching the Newfoundland coast. We landed at Argentia and drove straight to St. John's to camp for the night and do some shopping before heading out to see the island.








Our first stop was Signal Hill, which is where Marconi received the first transatlantic wireless communication from Europe in 1901. While one might think the hill was named Signal Hill because of Marconi's achievement, the hill has actually been used for signalling for centuries. The British and French fought several battles to gain control of Signal Hill, and therefore of the St. John's harbor.








The view of the harbor from Signal Hill.








Our next stop was Cape Spear, which is the eastern most point in North America, at a west longitude of  52 deg. and 37.24 3minutes. At this point, we are as far from home as we can get on this trip. So, you might say that we are starting to head home when we leave Cape Spear.









Sign at the end of the walkway at Cape Spear.









The four of us at the easternmost point in North America.








The lighthouse at Cape Spear. The cruise ship that was docked earlier at St. John's is now heading out to sea.






A short distance south of Cape Spear is Petty Harbour, which is a very pretty Irish fishing village. We had dinner in a restaurant here that we later learned was rated as one of the top five restaurants in Newfoundland for fish and chips.









We spent the night in a gravel parking lot next to the bay in Ferryland. RV parks are not very prevalent in Newfoundland, so many RVers look for areas where they can park for the night. Some call this "boondocking".