Everyone is talking about the weather. First comes the “how are you?” then “isn’t the weather lovely?” followed by, “ya best git out and enj’y it then”. We hear stories about the rainy, windy spring just past and the reason behind late blooming lilac and lupines; “It was just that cold!” It’s a greeting that’s growing on us. We wonder how you all are and what the weather is doing back home. Of course, we could check Environment Canada if we wanted to know the facts but we want nuance. And that’s something only you can give us.
As for highlights of the past couple of days, we attended the famous Trinity pageant where a troupe of 40 actors takes the audience through the outport of Trinity, bringing its history to life. The sun shone
all day and warmed us throughout the three hour performance. After supper we took in a play, by the same theatre group, that spun a yarn about a young deaf girl and her single mother’s struggle to acquire an education for the child in Halifax. Every little bit of exposure to the unique history of this island causes us to wonder at the people who made habitation possible.
Breakfast fou
nd us a Cora’s today so we indulged in someone else’s cooking then headed off on a hike to Signal Hill. As we approached the trail, Gord remarked, “I’m surprised they can get away with this!” We looked like mountain goats but felt much less sure footed. The trail may appear to disappear but only its safety rails do. The handrails are exchanged for chain bolted into the rock face for the faint of heart to grasp. Heights have never bothered me until today consequently; we went home by another way.
There are plenty of National Historic Sites here in Newfoundland and we visited one
of the most crucial, which also happens to be the most easterly point in Canada. Cape Spear juts out across St. John’s harbour on the opposite side of Signal Hill and has guided mariners for over 200 years. From the heights of the sheer cliffside we watched humpback whales spout and flip their tales at us far below.
Another blessed day!
We have had cool weather with clouds and some showers. It does not feel like summer here. Glad you guys have nice weather though the way you are dressed it looks like it is not that warm.