St. Anthony's Last Day

July 17, 2017  Monday

We drove back into town and to Tim Horton’s for a cup of coffee and the internet.  It was a great place to check email and make phone calls with wifi calling.  After that we headed back to the lighthouse to check out the waters…we expect to see some more whales and icebergs.  We were not disappointed.  Today is actually warmer and very sunny.  While up there we had lunch at The Lightkeeper’s.  Jim had a BLT and I had fish tacos!  We walked around some more, took some photos and checked out the gift shop which also had a small interpretive center about whales.

We have one more thing we’ve not done in St. Anthony so today is the day for that.  We drove back into town and to the Grenfell Historic Properties.  We’ve been here before to connect with the wifi but hadn’t check it all out.  There is a museum in this building with lots of displays and information about Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell, MD.  Dr. Grenfell came to Labrador as a medical missionary from England.  He made it his life’s work to bring health care and education to the people of Labrador and Newfoundland.  He wrote many books about his experiences and had an amazing life.  He’s worth looking up.  Part of the museum is the Grenfell House Museum which is behind the hospital.  We toured the house which was beautiful sitting up on a hill with views of the town and the water around. 

We made a stop at the grocery and then drove to Goose Cove.  We found a trail along the rocks and cliffs and walked a little way to check out the icebergs.  Absolutely beautiful day and view.  We could see some of the icebergs starting to fall apart and leave trails of ice behind.  I think this area of Newfoundland has been the best for us to see the icebergs.

That was enough to fill our last day in St. Anthony’s.  Tomorrow we will head back south to Deer Lake.


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