Blogs from St John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada, North America - page 6

Well all, day 1 of 273 has begun! Hank was on the events team and I was a Medal Bearer shuttle driver. Jake was our host. Rick Hansen started off the relay at Cape Spear. He made 2 more appearances on Day 1. We started on what is called a Spider. We did a small side segmant of the relay on Signal Hill. Jake our host got to be the first Medal Bearer. He was followed by 3 more to take it down the hill. Jake and I carried on back to our hotel where we had our next meeting point for our next bunch of Medal Bearers. All went well. Jake can talk the talk! Alot of fun was had doing our Firework Dance! We attended the End of Day Ceremony where Rick wowed he ... read more

As I sit here impatiently awaiting my evening flight time to arrive, my belly is flippin around like the surf out at Middle Cove. In just a few short hours, Bridge and I embark on the first leg of our 9 day tour of the UK. After a 10:00pm NDT departure, planes, trains and automobiles later we arrive in Edinburgh at 4:30pm BST tomorrow. It's not too bad really, 15 hours of travelling... This is by far the longest leg of the trip as far as hours moving goes and it's good that it's at the beginning of the trip whilst our emotions and energy are so high. I'm gonna keep telling myself that if I get tired :) Just get me to the Virgin Lounge.... I think in an earlier post I had mentioned the ... read more

A lot has happened since our last entry! After we took a rest in the afternoon, we headed back down the hill to catch the George St. Festival activities for the evening. The major band playing was the Road Hammers, a Canadian Country band that Therese was familiar with. We walked down the BIG HILL from our hotel, and strolled around the city for a while. We took some nice pictures on the harbour front and elsewhere. Then we headed to the festival, had dinner and enjoyed the music. The band was good, and there were plenty of people, but it was not jam packed. When the band was done at 11, we tried to get in on a "Screeching In" for all the mainlanders, but it was too crowded, and we missed our chance. Then ... read more

Got to sleep in a bit and left hotel around 10:30 and headed to St. John's. The scenery along the way was fantastic! Lots of water and mountains, but still no moose sightings (much to our dismay). Arrived in St. John's around 2 and checked into the nicest room yet. Our room is right on the harbor and looks like a cabin from the inside. Went and had a bite to eat at the Yellow Belly Brewery and had seafood chowder and a Yellow Belly Red Ale. Then went next door to the Celtic Hearth and had another (Janet wanted a Guiness). Then walked around town looking at the sites and we stumbled upon the St. John The Baptist Basilica and started snapping photos. We then realized it was 5:10 and there was a 5PM mass ... read more

In 29 days, my travelling buddy, Bridge and I will embark on the trip of our dreams. We both have very different levels of travel experience (me not a lot, her oodles), but for this trip nothing that has come before can compare to our anticipation of getting on that plane next month. Scotland. Just the thought of it conjurs up fantastical images of painted warriors in cone shaped brochs whom the Romans could not conquer; of gritty, kilt clad men wielding two-handed claymores which the English could not defeat. I live in a land of mist...well, here we just call it fog, nothing romantic about that. And we have native peoples who fought to save their land. Scotland has rugged landscape; we have rugged landscape. Seafood, yep, got that covered too. So why would I ... read more