Cheryl came home for a visit from August 20-29 and her friend, Nicole Frew, from Toronto came to visit Newfoundland for the first time. They arrived in St. John's on Friday night, went to dinner and of course, then to George Street which is a must visit for any newcomer to the Rock. After listening to some traditional Newfie music at O'Rielly's, they took in the downtown area on Saturday morning and afternoon. Gladys had to work Saturday so when she was finished we drove to town and met the girls for dinner at Atlantica Restaurant in St. Phillips. On Sunday morning we took in the sights of St. John's, had fish and chips in St. Phillips and took in a tour boat ride searching for whales. We did see a couple of humpbacks and Gladys did get two great photos which are included below. In the afternoon we visited the Basilica, signed the book at Government House, and visited the Newman Wine Vaults. Sunday evening we went to dinner and all four of us went to O'Rielly's on Sunday night.
We came back to Marystown on Monday after taking a side trip to Dildo for lunch. We toured the Boot for the rest of the week except Wednesday when we took a day excursion to St. Pierre. I have included some photos of the colourful houses, narrow streets, and graveyard over there. One photo also shows some capstans - which are used to pull up small boats. Most of the Stacey's should be familiar with those having grown up in Lamaline. On our return from St. Pierre we drove to Lamaline to have a look and take some photos. You can see a few there taken on the Meadow with Green Island and Allan's Island in the background. We also had a short visit with Bernie and Ron while there. By the end of the week we had looked at most every little town on the Peninsula from Rock Harbour to Allan's Island.
Cheryl came at this time as the Brennan's were celebrating Mrs. Brennan's 80th birthday and as you can see from a photo there she hasn't changed much over the years. She is still doing well.
On their last night in Marystown, we had a little Screech-in party here at our house for Nicole and I will post some photos from that in a separate section. We drove them back to St. John's on Sunday and they flew back to TO early Monday morning.
A great time was had by all.
Enjoy!
Barry
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