St. John's, the capitol of Newfoundland and Labrador - 3

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The Narrows as seen from the docks of St. John's Harbour. Ships from many nations use the wharves of St. John's to service their vessels. As considered normal for port cities, there are many bars and taverns within easy walking (or staggering) distance from the harbour. In 1775, when St. John's population was only a few thousand people, there were over 80 bars for sailors to quench their thirst.

We enjoyed looking at the rigging on the Irish boat, Jeannie Johnston. This boat is a re-creation of a boat built in Quebec in 1847 during the Irish potato famine. To avoid starvation, more than 2,500 Irish emigrants came to North America on the original vessel. Remarkably, no lives were lost during the sixteen trans-Atlantic voyages. The original ship sunk in 1856 but all lives were saved by a passing Dutch ship.

Signal Hill and Cabot Tower as viewed through the rigging of the Jeannie Johnston. Even the seagull was cooperative in getting his photograph taken.