Drove from Jack's Pond to the town of Dildo to try to find a picture of a Dildo sign. I know many Americans are chuckling at the name of this town, but in Newfoundland, the word "dildo" mean a very stupid person, so get your mind out of the gutter. In South Dildo, we found the nicest little shop called the Treasure Trove were some of our group found some cute gifts to take home to the grand kids.
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On the way back into the RV, we found a gull guarding her nest. This is certainly an awkward place to have built a nest, so close to the edge of the road. She was quite vocal about telling us all about her nest. We couldn't figure out what she was yelling about for the longest time, until it dawned on me to look at where she was standing. It was then that I noticed the nest with one lone egg in it. If she isn't careful, another critter will sneak up on her and steal her egg.
Once on the road, we followed part of the Irish Loop, continuing on to Witless Bay and Admiral's Cove before heading up to St. John's. As you can see from the photos, the weather is not good, raining on and off most of the day.
Tors Cove was formerly named Toads Cove. It is a village located north of Ferryland. The population was 279 in 1951 and 289 in 1956. The population was 300 in 2016. It is an unincorporated town without council.
We are nearing the end of our stay in Newfoundland. We plan on having a few days in St. John's before the trip winds down. John and I have been here before on two of our previous Canadian cruises five years or so ago, so it will be interesting to see how much the city has grown since then.
Once in St. John's, we stopped in the Visitors Center to get a city map and the names of some good restaurants for lobster. Most of the group has been dying for lobster since we got here. As I said once before, lobster, nor any seafood for a matter of fact, is not really a big deal for us living in Connecticut. All summer long we can have fresh seafood and fresh lobster. Now a fresh hot lobster roll smothered in butter, that's what I would like, but up here, lobster rolls are cold with mayo... yuck!
Before heading to Pippy's Campground to settle in for a few days, we took a drive around the city in the RV. I had my head out the window taking pictures. We had google maps trying to direct us...at one point it directed us up a one way street, unfortunately, we were going up it the one way street the wrong way...it was the only time I saw Newfoundlanders get upset with us. I blame Google, she told us to take that turn.
It's not raining as we entered St. John's, but the cloud ceiling is low, by the time we got up to the top of Signal Hill, we would not be able to see the city looking down.
This is the entrance to Signal Hill
The Geo Center
The Rooms: a modern center with a gallery of local art & a museum dedicated to natural & cultural history.
We are at Pippy's Campground for the next two days.
We took 3 taxis back into town for dinner. We got out at George Street and walked around for a bit looking at some of the places and trying to find places that have Screeching In ceremonies. Many of the places have a sign up and waiting list. We ate at Greensleeves Pub and Eatery.
No lobster tonight.
After dinner, the majority of the group went back to the campground. Four of us went to the Shamrock City Pub to hear some live traditional Newfoundland music.
The place was packed. It was standing room only. We decided to stay and stand. The group that was performing was very enjoyable to listen to so we had a few drinks while we enjoyed their set.
When we came back to camp, there were games and drinks in our trailer. Grant brought out a bottle of Screech for everyone to try. All I can say is YUCK! Maybe I don't want to get Screeched In!?
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