Avalon Sunrise
Saturday June 22 2002
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Location
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Odometer (km)
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Time of Arrival
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Rest Time
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Gas Expenses
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St. Phillips
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4646
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07:00
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50 hrs
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$50
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Sunrise at the continents eastern most point and a deeply moving experience for Céline and I for a couple reasons. We had the privilege of partaking in a bonding ceremony at sunrise as two wonderful friends of ours became one. And the realization that the we are done with our eastward trek and after a couple days rest at our friends home near St. John's we head off toward home. |
| As we stood in silence for awhile watching a day begin the thoughts of home started sounding pretty good. After driving 4,600 km in 10 days even the dog was showing signs of road weariness. We left Cape Spear at 6:30 and went back into St. John's to explore a bit before joining our friends at their home where we rested for a couple days before taking the 14 hour ferry back to the mainland. |  |
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Quidi Vidi is a small fishing village just outside of St. John's and still looks much as it did 50 years ago. Seemingly untouched by the major city next door the people here still live off the sea the way their parents and grandparents did. |
| The village of Quidi Vidi was originally constructed by the French in 1762 and was taken by the British after the Seven Years' War which was won in St. John's around 1775 |  |
