Day 50 - St. John's, Newfoundland

It is Thursday, July l9th and we had a great day with Wendy and Wayne walking over 6 miles into town. We started out at 8:30 and didn't return until 4:30.  There was a walking trail that we took from our campground around several ponds, back of hotels through parks and nice neighborhoods. Thankfully, it was a nice day to be out walking and enjoying the sites.  Even though we did the bus tour through town, it was nice to just walk around at our leisure.

We walked next to a river and you can see how lovely it is with the water cascading down.  Just as we stopped to take a break, we saw this outdoor workout area.  Wayne and Bruce did their best to build some muscle - lol!!  Wendy and I were better at using our legs.  The sun was shining so we didn't want to overdue and get over heated. 

It was a great house for a family as it was so large; however, the General wasn't married and had it all to himself.  Of course, he had a cook, maid and other servants to tend to his needs.  The dining table and room were quite large but he always had military personnel working or visiting.  Do you think Bruce could have filled his shoes???  Sorry, not even his hat!!!

You may remember seeing the painted houses yesterday but these will be clearer with no reflection from the windows since we aren't moving in a bus.  The yellow house is just so pretty.  We walked passed the War Memorial.  It is hard to see with the buildings in the background.  Wendy and I had to take a closer look at the dogs. 

I didn't realize that the Labrador (Retriever) is a descended from the Newfoundland, but was mated with English Setters and Pointers, to strengthen the retriever's gaming capabilities. 

Earlier we stopped and toured Newman's Wine Vault and got a small sample of Port Wine which is all they serve and sell there.  I didn't realize that Port is a combination of Wine and Brandy - maybe that's why I like it.  All Port comes from Portugal - did you know that??  We walked around some more and decided before we start walking back to the campground, we needed a full glass of brew or something substantial to drink.  We stopped on George Street, which is a real happening place at night - full of pubs, bars and restaurants.  They have music playing and they dance in the streets - how fun.

The building above is The Masonic Temple where we will be going Friday night for a dinner and show "Go Duet Yourself".  Will tell you all about it tomorrow. 

   

Picture of the Day!

We just love all the huge beautiful houses.  These were all privately owned at one time but now most of them have been renovated into apartments. 

Hope your day was as picture perfect as ours!!