St Johns Newfoundland
In Travemunde until May 2020
Nick Pochin
Thu 14 Aug 2014 01:26
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We arrived in St Johns in the afternoon of
Mondaytied up to a rickety old pontoon on the Customs dock We entered the
harbour in thick fog and it was raining cats and dogs!. We checked in to Canada
over the phone and were given a registration no . Simple as that.Then off in to
town By the time we got ashore the Port authority was closed as were the shops
and ten minutes walking and we were drenched. back to the boat for dry
clothing and into town again for food and wine.
On Tuesday we set off early for the Port authority
to pay and get our welcome pack. Armed with the information fron the friendly
Harbour master we found a shop to buy charts for Nova Scotia and a fuel station
where we ordered a tanker to deliver to the boat.We had to move Festina
alongside the main Wharf so that the tanker could get to us.St Johns is a
big city with fishing and the oil rig business keeping them busy and prosperous.
As we came ashore we saw two statues one of a Newfoundland Labrador and one of a
Labrador. This as the name suggests is where they originate from.
The people were so friendly,chatty and helpful and
seemed very interested in our travels. One couple took us to the Big Walmart
store and julie was amazed at the produce even finding Yorkshire tea bags and
gingernuts.We are back in civilisation!
After all the mornings activity we set sail again
heading for Halifax and Nova Scotia. 550 n miles away. We should be in Halifax
early on Friday and Julie says to tell her daughter that she will be back for
the wedding after all!
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