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| The license plate for Newfoundland and Labrador- In the reflection of the car you see the Piersons and Elder Edwards! |
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| We bid a fond farewell to Newfoundland on our WestJet ride back to Halifax |
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| St John's air terminal |
Monday, September 3, 2012
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| After the Newfoundland District Conference, President Leavitt asked us to all gather in the cultural hall for a big picture- Pres. Levitt in the middle with the camera |
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| More members of the Newfoundland District |
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| and still more. |
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| Cabot Tower atop of Signal Hill. It was from atop this tower on Dec 12, 1901 that the reception of the first Transatlantic signal was received. It was sent by Guglielmo Marconi. |
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| St John's is at the foot of Signal Hill |
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| Cabot Tower- its construction began in 1898 and completed in 1900 |
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| Fort Amherst- down below and across the Narrows |
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| The port of St John's |
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| The Narrows open out into the North Atlantic |
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| Port of St John's |
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| Cabot Tower |
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| Bro Pierson and myself waiting while Sister Pierson and Elder Edwards climbed to the top of Cabot Tower for pictures |
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| Where the world is from Cabot Tower! |
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| A map of the world with Newfoundland at its center! |
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| Cape Spear |
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| This is the Dee-Jay tours boat doing another run like we went on on Saturday |
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| The power of the Atlantic |
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| Elder Edwards and myself getting blown off the eastern-most point of the Americas |
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| same! |
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| Poster we fell in love with! |
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| Cape Spear's lighthouse- a popular tourist attraction |
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| Dee-Jay Tours |
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| Sister Pierson getting a picture of our tour boat |
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| Signal Hill |
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| Our captain, note he steers a real ship's wheel! |
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| This mountain of road salt is used in the winter in St John |
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| Sister Pierson and St John as we leave the harbor into the Narrows. |
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| Near the water is a bed and breakfast place that is for sale, you just need $2.5 million in Canadian currency. |
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| Seagulls watch us enter the North Atlantic |
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| Fort Amherst |
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| A busy harbour |
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| Fort Amherst- used to defend St John in times past |
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| The hand of Mother nature is stronger than stone! |
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| God's handiwork on nature |
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| We shared our tour with a family that takes this tour every year on a daughter's birthday! |
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| This is at the enterance to Quidi Vidi, a suburb of St John's |
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| At first we couldn't believe the ducks were lined up in a row- they are duck decoys!. |
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| The community of Quidi Vidi(pronounced Kiddie Vidie) |
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| The original residents of Quidi Vidi were not very happy when these 2 mansions were built, blocking their view of the water, but the gulls seem to like them alot! |
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| Cape Spear- the eastern most point of the Americas |
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| The magnificent power of God's creations! |
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| God's handiwork is so beautiful! |
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| The Piersons enjoying the ride! |
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| A quite little sheltered cove! |
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| Coming back into St John's- Fort Amherst |
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| St John |
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| You find the old and |
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| and the new and everything inbetween in St John |
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| The Piersons and Edwards with our tour guide- he was the best! |
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