Basking in California sunshine, the lighthouse at Ferryland (settled a gajillion years ago) Newfoundland was actually typical of the scenary we saw around the province...spectacular!

Funky Dory doing their sound check at The Ship, Newfoundlands oldest continously operating pub. We walked in on their 10th anniversary gig but the real show doesn't start til 11 (to 3 am).

They take their artistic identity seriously in Newfoundland.

St. Johns from the top of Signal Hill.

We're just back from five days in Portugal Cove, Nfld. The first four days we had weather like southern California but we missed the whales. Two weeks ago, there were 12 to 15 every morning in the cove. That's Bell Island, about ten minutes away by ferry. The cliffs are spectacular....and scary.

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