Newfoundland, Canada
If you like wild areas, mountains, ponds, seashores, and especially geology, you will want to visit Newfoundland. There are no large cities or major museums, just lots of fresh air, cool temperatures, and exceptionally friendly residents.
This is an island province in eastern Canada on the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Our tour in early June 2026 started in the area around St. John's, which is called the Avalon Peninsula. Next was Elliston, Twillingate, and finally the west coast.
Three separate tectonic plates formed the island, each coming from different climates during the Pangea breakup.
This resulted in three unique geologic areas: the east, the west, and the middle. From the photos and videos and an understanding of geology, you might recognize the difference.
St. John's is the largest city and capital of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Some of the place in and around St. John's we visited.
Quidi Vidi is a fishing inlet, residential area, tourist attraction, and brewery in St. John's.
Signal Hill is a hill that overlooks the harbor and city of St. John's. The majority of Signal Hill, including Cabot Tower, is designated a National Historic Site. The highest point, Ladies' Lookout, is 167 m (548 ft) high. Due to its strategic placement overlooking the Narrows, the only entrance to the harbor, the fortifications date back to the mid-17th century.
On 12 December 1901, the first transatlantic wireless transmission was received there by Guglielmo Marconi.
Adjacent to the National Historic site is the Johnson Geo Center and Johnson Geo Vista Park.
Painting a canon at Signal Hill
Cabot Tower
From Signal Hill a fishing boat coming into St. John's Harbor.
The Narrows and Fort Amherst and Lighthouse
A gull flying over Signal Hill.
Fishing boats in St. John's Harbor.
Statues of dogs - a Labrador and a Newfoundland.
Rock example at Johnson Geo Center
Johnson Geo Center and pond.
Video of the above sites.