Signal Hill and Quidi Vidi Harbor

Saturday-Signal Hill is high above St John's with spectacular views all around.  It got it's name from the event in 1901 when Marconi received the first transatlantic wireless signal. From the mileage markers in the picture below you can see the coast of Ireland is only about 2000 miles away. Lot's of history here, battles, as the British displaced the French, the hill held a garrison of 500 US soldiers in WWII, etc.  We attended the Tattoo while there,  this weekend was the last Tattoo of the summer.  They marched, had a fife and drum performance and had a battle with the French.

We visited Quidi Vidi harbor which is picturesque plus has the Quidi Vidi Brewery where we sampled their famous product.  Quidi is pronounced kitty.  The area is very compact with narrow lanes for roads, difficult to find a spot to park a car and more so for an rv.  With the help from a guy driving a small tour van we finally got situated.  After the beer we walked along the harbor admiring the fishing shacks and the scenery.  A woman came up behind us and asked if we were the couple driving the motorhome with the MD license, said yes, she asked if we would like to visit their fishing shack and see the fish they just brought in.  So we went down and met the whole family and some friends and dogs.  A couple of the men were cleaning cod they just caught.  The shacks are for day use, they live nearby, but come down to fish, relax, visit, etc.  Their shack was one room and nicely equipped with sofas, kitchen, bar, decks, dock and fish cleaning tables.  Unfortunately the battery in my camera went dead so we didn't get any pictures of the folks or inside the shacks or fish. Got one picture of the back of their shack before the battery died, it's the white one with the red roof.  Was a treat to visit with them, when we left they gave us a bag of 5 cod filets.  Wanted us to stay for some drinks but figured I'd better stay sober to maneuver the MH out of there.

Pics, signal hill, view of St John's and harbor, mileage markers, tattoo, French invaders, British response, Quidi Vidi Brewery and fish shacks.