Delta St. John's Hotel and Conference Centre, St. John's, NL

Gord and I spent four days in St. John's this week and stayed at the Delta.

We chose it because it seemed close to everything.  George Street and the harbour are about a five minute walk away.

We were supposed to arrive in St. John's on Saturday night and head to St. Pierre on Sunday evening.  When our flight got cancelled on Saturday and we didn't get here 'til Sunday, we had nowhere to leave our suitcases for the day.  There are no lockers at the airport or downtown and there were no rental cars available.  The only thing we could think of was to grab a cab to the Delta and ask if they could hold our bags for the day while we walked around.  Thankfully they said yes.  That was soooo nice of them.

We arrived back in St. John's first thing Wednesday morning on an early flight from St. Pierre.  We got to the hotel about 9:30am and figured our room wouldn't be ready yet because it was so early (hotel policy is that you usually you can't get into your room until 4pm).  Happily they had a couple cleaned.  Yay!  So we were able to settle into our room right away.

Here's our room ... it was big and comfy.

Here's our view ...

I would stay here again.

Bridie Molloy's, St. John's, NL

Gord and I had supper tonight at Bridie Molloy's.  We were tired from our eventful day so didn't feel like going far.

It's a cute spot with different areas.

Con O'Brien of the Irish Descendants was playing traditional songs when we got there.

Our server was Damyele and she took excellent care of us.  She was fun and friendly.

Since it's our last meal in Newfoundland, Gord ordered something traditional ... cod tongues.  Since he's never had them before, Damyele had them cooked a little extra crispy.

They looked and smelled nasty.  Gord wasn't too fussy for them either but good for him for trying them.

Because he has discovered that he loves Cod au Gratin, he ordered it with rice.

He still loves it!

I felt like chicken and something that wasn't deep fried so ordered the chicken dinner.  It was okay, a bit overdone.

The place was getting busy when we left and there was another singer entertaining the crowd.

Iceberg Quest Ocean Tours, St. John's, NL

This afternoon, Gord and I did the 4pm ocean tour with Iceberg Quest.

Here's our boat.

We were entertained while we waited to board.

It was a great day to be out on the water ... warm and sunny.

As we were heading out of the harbour towards the ocean, we passed a Canadian Forces ship and the soldiers waved at us ... we clapped and waved back.

 There were spectacular views as we headed out of the harbour.

We had a lot of humpback whale sightings and they flipped their tales at us.  It was an awesome sight!  Here goes one ...

 Our captain was always on the lookout for more whales.

Kevin Callan, the Happy Camper, was onboard filming a road show in Newfoundland.

We headed out to Cape Spear, the easternmost point in North America.

Here's Gord.

Here I am!

And here are Gord and I.

When we got back into the harbour, we parked next to the big boats.

It was a fabulous boat tour and something you have to do if you are in St. John's.

The Celtic Hearth, St. John's, NL

After Gord and I walked down from Signal Hill, we had a late lunch at the Celtic Hearth.

We didn't have a lot of time so I ordered sweet chili wings.  They were okay.

Since it's our last day in Newfoundland, Gord ordered something traditional ... Cod-au-Gratin with crochette potatoes.

The potatoes were so-so, he said.  But it turns out he likes Cod-au-Gratin ... in fact, he loves it!  No doubt he'll be making it for himself when we get home.