Signal Hill and St. Johns Harbour

Signal Hill , the citadel overlooking the aproach to and the narrows leading into St. Johns Harbour as well as the Harbour itself. Incredible view. Seventy K an hour winds when we were there. That's normal

Always was a very strategic place to guard the harbour from. Sometimes France owned it and some times England. It was captured and lost many times over the last 300 years. Flag signals flown on the hill forcast the arrival of military and merchant vessels.

The entrance to the narrows leading into the harbour

As you can see, a very rough coast line.

A light house at the entrance

On the horizon ( double click on the pic ) you can see the light house on the hill at Cape Spear, the farthest point East in Canada. ( Stay tuned in next blog )

One can see why this is such a good harbour out of the wind

The city of St Johns built around the harbour

Gaurd house protecting the harbour in times past

Pilot boat coming out to the entrance of the harbour to guide a freightor in.

Very rough sea out there.