Sept 4- St John's, Newfoundland

It's Labor Day here as well. Most of the shops were closed when we got off the ship at 0930am, and we weren't sure they would open!

We walked to a hotel and found a flier for Legend Tours. I called and they were able to squeeze us two in the van.

St Johns was founded in 1527 and is the oldest town in North America.

Cape Spear most easterly point in North America and has two lighthouses.

The city was mostly burned in the 1892 great fire .

Newfoundland joined Canada in 1895.

Petty Harbour - cod fishing, quaint little town with an aquarium

Courthouse- ghost Katherine Snow, hung 2 days after giving birth for a crime she didn't commit. She haunts the courthouse steps.

Raymond's restaurant - VERY expensive.

National war memorial.

German periscope at Crow's Nest pub

King's Bridge- ghost of British soldier looking for his hat and horse. Built 200 years ago.

Quidi Vidi lake- on the maps since 1519. Sailing Regatta held every year on first Wednesday in Augus.t

Fort Pepperrill - former U.S. Air Force base

Green and White House oldest in Quidi Vidi - from the late 1700s

Signal Hill - where Marconi received the first intercontinental telegraph signal.