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| Day 33 - St. John's, NL | ||
 Today we took a very interesting tour through the National Research Council of Canada Institute for Ocean Technology. This was a very interesting tour that we would never have done on our own. Thanks Adventure Caravans! We were not allowed to bring cameras or cell phones into the building. |
 The NRC-IOT is a test facility for anything that would be in an ocean. The scientists do hull tests for new designs of ships, stress tests on oil rigs, effectiveness of ROVs, etc. Using huge tanks, they can create ice to test icebreaker design, create any type of wave an ocean can produce, or test hull designs in a tank that is over two football fields long. |
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 Very colorful homes like this are common around the downtown area and often appear on T-shirts and posters about St. John's. |
 The downtown area is a mixture of the old and the new as can be seen in this reflection on a modern office tower. |
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 The Provincial War Memorial was unveiled on July 1, 1924. It now honors the war dead from WW1 to the war in Afganistan. |
 The bronze figures represent Liberty (top),and left to right The Navy, Forestry, The Merchant Marine, and The Army. |
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 Bronze statues of the Labrador and Newfoundland dogs. |
 A view across the harbor from downtown of Signal Hill. |
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We climbed Gibbet Hill to get this panoramic view of the St. John's Harbor. |
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 What is Susan picking.. |
 these delicious lowbush blueberries. |
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 This is where the Regimental Tattoo performs twice daily during the summer. Since we had seen the Regiment at the Garden Party, we did not stay to watch. |
 We decided to explore the other side of the harbor and discovered this dry dock with a number of stored ships. |
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 The view across the harbor at the base of Signal hill. |
 Another view with a ship coming into the harbor. |
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 This is the small community of Fort Amherst |
 We got a laugh from this sign in the garden along the road. |
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 Looking out at the lighthouse and the old gun emplacements from the original Fort Amherst. |
 A closer view of the lighthouse and the lighthouse keeper's cabins. |
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 A view along the rocky lighthouse coast. |
 A wide angle view showing the fog bank that was valiently trying to come ashore. |
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 Jim & Rae Anne Hamp took a ride toward the town of Flatrock and shared these four pictures. |
 Yes, people are enjoying the beach. With temperatures in the upper 70's Jim & Rae Anne weren't ready for swimming. |
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 The town of Flatrock. |
 A boat ramp along the Atlantic. |
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 Tonight the Adventure Caravan staff prepared a Mexican dinner for us at this very nice log cabin at the park. |
 Here is the menu! |
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 We began with Margueritas, Sodas or Peach Iced Tea. |
 Three computers were provided to show us pictures of three different trips offered by Adventure Caravans. |
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 Now it was time to dig into the wonderful Mexican food. |
 Bob and Pat prepare the Quesadillas |
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 Refried beans, two types of Enchiladas and Spanish rice. |
 As if all this wasn't enough, we were treated to a dessert of Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding with Kalua sauce! |
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Click here for a Google map of above pictures. |
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