Ladies and gentlemen!

On the fifteenth day of my trip across Eastern Canada, I drove from Newfoundland and Labrador's capital Sainth John's to Bonavista.

Highlights: Visiting Johnson GEO Vista Park taught me a lot about the science, history and geography of Newfound and Labrador. Visiting the coastal village of Trinity really introduced me to local culture. Bonavista with its rough northern shores left a lasting impression.

Curiosities: I slept in a small motel in Bonavista where I discovered local beers Black Horse and Dominion Ale which tasted just fine and better than I had thought.

 Johnson GEO CENTRE in Saint John's

 Downtown Clarenville

 Saint Paul's Anglican Church in Trinity

 Trinity with Fort Point in the background as seen from Gun Hill

Trinity Marina 

Random Passage Site in New Bonaventure 

 Bonavista Lighthouse

 John Cabot Municipal Park in Bonavista

 Dungeon Provincial Park and Lance Cove in Bonavista

 Ladies and gentlemen,

On the fourteenth day, I stayed in Newfoundland and Labrador's stunning capital Saint John's. Since several friends of mine have already visited this beautiful city, I had gotten some great advice for things and places to visit.

Highlights: Downtown Saint John's impresses with numerous small parks, little monuments and colourful houses. The views of the city from The Rooms are spectacular. The trails all around Signal Hill National Historic Site are among the most beautiful in the entire province.

Curiosities: I bought two quite unusual and particularly entertaining new records at Fred's Record store: Nine Inch Nails' new extended play Bad Witch which can be described as experimental industrial rock while Skinflint's self-titled full-length release is traditional heavy metal from Namibia. I have listened both records dozens of times in my car on the days following their purchase. 

Downtown Saint John's, capital of Newfoundland and Labrador 

 War memorial in downtown Saint John's

 Harboursite Park

 ''A Time'' statue by Morgan MacDonald

 One of the numerous stairs connecting different parts of Saint John's

Basilica Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist 

Cultural facility The Rooms 

 A view of Saint John's from The Rooms

 Quidi Vidi Harbour

The Queen's Battery Barracks 

 Signal Hill National Historic Site

 From left to right: The Narrows, downtown Saint John's and Georges Pond

 A former tavern for military personnel on Signal Hill

 Fort Amherst

 Deadman's Pond

 A view of Saint John's from Signal Hill Visitor Centre

 A monument at night in Saint John's

Ladies and gentlemen,

On the thirteenth day of my trip across Eastern Canada, I arrived in Argentia, Newfoundland and Labrador and drove all the way to the province's capital Saint John's. I immediately fell in love with the savage, isolated and colourful island and its charming inhabitants.

Highlights: Castle Hill National Histoiric Site was one of the most stunning sites I vistited on my trip and offered spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean and the city of Placentia and its surroundings. Cape Saint Mary's Ecological Reserve with its numerous types of birds was also absolutely stunning. I bought a beautifuln shirt and three stuffed animals at its shop. Salmonier Nature Park was also a highlight with a one-hour boardwalk tour through beautiful natural landscapes and big enclosures for numerous local animals.

Curiosities: While visiting Salmonier Nature Park was a fascinating experience, the noisy local tourists were annoying both the animals and me. 

 Arriving in Argentia, Newfoundland and Labrador

 A view of Placentia as seen from Castle Hill National Historic Site

 One of the ruins of the main site on Castle Hill

 A different smaller section of Castle Hill on the other side of the hill after walking through a forest

A view of the Atlantic Ocean from yet another spot of Castle Hill National Historic Site 

 A viewe of downtown Placentia

 The south-east side of Cape Saint Mary's Ecological Reserve

 The north-west side of Cape Saint Mary's Ecological Reserve

 Northern gannets nesting on Bird Rock

 One of the numerous local animals at Salmonier Nature Park

Ladies and gentlemen!

On the twelft day of my trip through Eastern Canada, I discovered Cape Breton Island as I drove from Port Hastings to North Sydney where I took the ferry to Argentia on Newfoundland. I managed to get assigned to a cabin on the ship at the last minute. I slept while crossing the Atlantic Ocean between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland for about sixteen hours.

Highlights: The ship is spacious, comfortable and clean. I managed to taste an excellent cider called No Boats on Sunday as well as Newfoundland's famous Iceberg Beer which was particularly refreshing and smooth.

Curiosities: The receptionist who worked at the motel in Port Hasting didn't stop complaining about his job to the tourists and joked several times that he would quit his job as soon as possible. With that kind of attitude, I would be surprised if he still worked at the motel as we speak. Tourists aren't interested in your private and professional life and have a right to have an enjoyable stay. 

A look at Baddeck and Bras d'Or Lake in Nova Scotia 

Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site 

 A statue of Alexander Graham Bell and his wife Mabel Gardiner Hubbard

 The Gaelic College on Cabot Trail

 A bridge across Bras d'Or Lake

 The ferry that took me from North Sydney, Nova Scotia to Argentia, Newfound and Labrador

 Bobby Joe Ryan Memorial Park in North Sydney which is dedicated to a tragically deceased child who was a big sports fan

Ladies and gentlemen!

On the eleventh day of my trip across Eastern Canada, I visited Prince Edward Island and its capital Charlottetown. I started my journey in Cornwall, a small town west of Charlottetown, went to Prince Edward Island's east south-coast in Wood Islands, took the ferry to Caribou in Nova Scotia and drove all the way to Port Hastings on Cape Breton Island.

Highlights: Charlottetown is a beautiful city and it took me about four hours to visit it. The ferry trip from Prince Edward Island to Nova Scotia was very enjoyable. The weather was great, the food tasted very good and there were numerous sights such as Pictou Island, Munroes Island and Caribou Island.

Curiosities: I met a man near Beaconsfield Historic House in Charlottetown who mistook me for a musician because of a band shirt I was wearing and talked to me about his own touring activities for about ten minutes. The conversation started strangely but turned out being quite interesting. People in Newfoundland are very welcoming. I took a picture of a few flags in front of the Confederation Centre of Arts in downtown Charlottetown which prompted a strange person who was sitting and smoking nearby to ask me to show him the picture I had just taken. I refused kindly and managed to calm the suspicious character down. The weather in Nova Scotia was rather bad and the road conditions on my way to Canso Causeway were rather underwhelming. 

 Port of Charlottetown

 Rochford Square in front of Saint Peter's Cathedral in Charlottetown

 Fanningbank Government House in Charlottetown

 Victoria Park in Charlottetown

 Reconstructed Prince Edward Battery

 Brighton Lighthouse in Charlottetown

 Beaconsfield Historic House in Charlottetown

 Charlottetown Fire Department

 Charlottetown City Hall

 Monument in front of Legislative Assembly in Charlottetown

 Trinity United Church in Charlottetown

 Saint Dunstan's Basilica in Charlottetown

 Spiritually Centre at SDU Place in Charlottetown

 Charlottetown Marina

 Wood Islands Provincial Park with its lighthouses

 Leaving the port of Wood Islands on Prince Edward Island

 Munroes Island in Nova Scotia

 Canso Causeway and its dock as seen from Port Hastings on Cape Breton Island

 Canso Canal and its movable bridge

 Tourist Information Center and the Cape Breton Shop in Port Hastings