Didn’t think I’d spend any real time in NS but here I am, in the land of Trailer Park Boys. Actually, just Halifax and since the Halifax airport is well outside the city I’m just at a generic airport hotel for the night. I walked...

BOS to YHZ I’m on flight AC8664 in seat 4F. It’s been a long time since I flew on a prop plane! But I’ll be danged if that de Havilland Dash 8-400 turbo prop didn’t zoom down the runway and lift off like a jet....

Arrived in BOS on time and no worse for the wear, though it was a turbulent flight. Turned my phone back on from airplane mode and a text appears: «John Kelly, we’re very sorry, flight PB2256 to St. John’s(YYT) was cancelled because of airport restrictions....

Two days later than initially planned, I left for NL on American Airlines to Boston at 9:07 am, Saturday March 9. Despite not sleeping much at all last night, and then somehow sleeping past the alarm (!), I arrived at the airport on time. Then,...

I love the interaction between the land and sea.

I found an amazing spot in St. John’s and feel so happy to be here.

Perched above St. John’s and the North Atlantic Ocean, Signal Hill has significance. On 12 December 1901, the first transatlantic wireless transmission was received by Guglielmo Marconi here at Signal Hill. The transmission, in Morse code, originated from his Poldhu Wireless Station in Cornwall England.

Such a beautiful day!

After strolling around town for a few hours, it was time to catch something to eat. Fish n chips?

I took advantage of a nice weather day, 36 degrees and not snowing, to stroll around St. John’s. It’s a fairly compact, easy walking city. I walked to Harbour Drive, Water Street, Duckworth and the famous George Street. Being midday on a Tuesday in mid-March,...

There is a distinct style of buildings in downtown St. John’s that catches your eye. There were two major fires in St. John’s that destroyed the downtown. The first was in 1846. Then, only 50 years later, The Great Fire of 1892 left 11,000 people...

Looks like I just squeaked in to St. John’s between winter storms! Another squall is expected to arrive today and last a few days. https://ntv.ca/rainfall-snowfall-and-wind-warnings-are-in-effect-ahead-of-another-slow-moving-winter-storm/ But I’m enjoying the comfort of my cute apartment on this chilly morning. From the awesome window seat I can...

I walked to a grocery store to get provisions. Some views along the way… And now it’s a chilly, well downright cold evening in St. John’s. But the view is super sweet!

Here’s my little apartment in St. John’s…

A few days later than planned, I finally arrived in St. John’s! It was easy to see why the airport had closed for the storm. March 8 was the snowiest day on record! https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/forecasts/newfoundland-winter-storm-buries-previous-march-snowfall-record-for-st-johns I took a taxi into town and was dropped off at...

I took the hotel shuttle back to the Halifax airport at 11:00am with hopes that my flight would finally happen. 😬 And voila! The flight was on! While waiting to board, I met some friendly Newfoundlanders in the airport and got some more recommendations. They...