Russ Leona Trip 8/28/2012 St. Johns 2

Looking across the harbor at St. Johns.  Shows the colorful houses.

Some of the Jelly Bean houses.

Houses along the channel into the harbor.

Original Cape Spear lighthouse.  Built  in 1836.

Existing Cape Spear active Lighthouse.  Located on most easterly point of North American.

Looking down channel into St. Johns harbor.  Signal Hill is on the right and Fort Amherst is on left.

Looking at Fort Amherst site (competed 1777).  South side of harbor channel inlet. Site of World War II Defense Battery.

Fort Amherst Lighthouse.

 I finally got an appointment with a dentist  to glue back on a cap on a tooth that came loose in Twillingate.  After waiting 2 hours and 40 minutes and $205, it took him 10 minutes to glue in back on.  His chair was complete with the little toilet bowl by the chair.  As it was a beautiful day, we drove out to Spear Cape.  It is the most easterly point in North America.  It has an active lighthouse and an old lighthouse that was built in 1836.  It was a beautiful view.  You could look back at the St. Johns harbor inlet.  We then drove to the Fort Amherst site located on the south side of harbor inlet.  A nice lighthouse was located there.  It was also the site of World War II defense battery guns.  We drove around and looked at more of the interesting houses.  We went home and BBQed a hamburger.  It was good after a fish diet.  It is supposed to rain tomorrow.