First Day in Newfoundland - St. John's

JUNE 29, 2017  THURSDAY

Once we arrived at port at 10 am I was one of the first cars off the ferry and Jim was not too far behind.  We met at the Visitor’s Center which was about 2 km down the road.  Thankfully the parking lot was empty and we were about to park and hook up the car with no problem.  It wasn’t long though before everyone else found the parking lot and it filled up quickly.  We got on the road and headed to St. John’s about 80 miles away.  It was very easy to navigate to the campground in St. John’s.  We are camping in Pippy Park Campground about 5 minutes from the waterfront.  After setting up camp I was exhausted and took a little nap.  Jim and I went out later for dinner and chose Yellowbelly which was recommended by the lady we met on the ferry.  It is right on Water Street along with most of the other restaurants in town.


While having dinner a couple from Connecticut was seated next to us.  We had lots of conversation about what we were doing and how we got there.  They are just staying four days.  They used to travel in a motorhome but gave that up recently.  We love meeting all kinds of people.

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