Sunday, August 10, 2025
This port was another early and short day. The last time we were here it was raining hard, so we rode the Hop-On/Hop-Off bus but never hopped off. Today our plan was to walk around the harbor area and some of the downtown.
We started with a nice breakfast in the main dining room. We shared a table and enjoyable conversation with a couple from Tucson, Arizona.
We left the ship and headed toward Harbourside Park which is across the street from the Newfoundland National War Memorial Historical Site of Canada.
In the park, we talked to a family from Prince Edward Island who were visiting St. John’s because their daughters were competing in softball in the Canadian Games (their version of the Junior Olympics). They told us that St. John’s was going to be very crowded over the next four days. It didn’t feel crowded today.
We walked a couple of blocks uphill and explored some of the shops as we made our way back toward the ship. Once we got to the Court House we took the steps down to the port area.
As we passed by the side of the courthouse, we noticed a police car pull up and out came a guy with his hands cuffed behind his back. Then I saw that the bottom of the courthouse was the jail. First time seeing that happen when taking a walk.
At sailaway, since the weather was so nice, the Captain opened the bow and let passengers go out and take photos.
We had dinner tonight at the Canaletto. I had the pasta with shrimp and clams. Chuck had the osso bucco. Both were very good.
We went to see the HAL singers and dancers perform “Feel the Beat.” They were very good.
The Ocean Bar Band had the night off. The Piano Bar singer was performing in the Ocean Bar tonight. We stayed for a few songs and then called it a night.
Tomorrow: St. Anthony’s, Newfoundland
