St. John's

The ride from Bonavista to St. John's was spectacular and the Cabot Trail will have to be incredible to beat this. The only glitch is the quality of the secondary highways in spots. Many of these are like lanes and very patchy and rutted. Very hard on the Spyder with its low undercarriage which bottoms out occasionally. Loving St. John's! Went to Signal Hill and the adjacent park. There is the best system of hiking trails here, designed for multi levels of ability, and catering to both historical and ecological interests. The ocean views are outstanding from almost every corner we turn. Window shoppedon Water Street and George Street and ducked into a couple of pubs to listen to maritime musicians. Staying right on the harbour and a piece of advice, book a room in advance. We had to move to 3 different hotels to get rooms. Started at the Battery, by Signal Hill overlooking the water, then to the Quality Inn right on the harbour on a road called Hill O'Chips. Tomorrow we are a little out of downtown. Catch the ferry back to Nova Scotia on the 18th and will miss Nfld. We dined at the Keg and Erik had his best meal on the Rock. He has been trying all the local meals and delicacies but has not been too enamoured with cod's tongues and cheeks, hamburger gravy and chips, pea soup and dumplings and fried dough and molasses. Everything is served with chips and our carb levels are alarming. Will welcome salads and vegetables again. It is all about what you get used to....
Talking to a couple from Ont. who also stopped in Trinity. I could have sworn I saw Gordon Pincent there in the park, and they confirmed it. He is filming there. Cool.