Fort Amherst Lighthouse

Fort Amherst Lighthouse overlooking The Narrows. The original stone lighthouse was in operation 1852-1951. The present lighthouse was built in 1951. In the background are the old and new Cape Spear Lighthouses. "In 1951, two dwellings and the present twenty-five-foot-foot-tall wooden, pyramidal lighthouse were built on South Head, and the old stone lighthouse and barracks were demolished shortly thereafter". DSC_0131

St. John's, Newfoundland

September 1st 2019
Peering out our cabin window at 6:30 a.m., I saw we were off Cape Spear, Newfoundland, with its flashing lighthouse. It had taken Caribbean Princess two days to sail down from Nanortalik, Greenland, to reach St. Johns's. Caribbean Princess was docked in downtown St. John's by 7 a.m. It was a beautiful day, another with intense sunlight. We had booked the Cape Spear Lighthouse, St. John's & Sign ... read more

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more

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