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Friday, January 9, 2009

Ernie in St. Johns, NFL Canada with Phil

01: Ernie arrived all dressed for Halloween! Unfortunately he was a little late getting here and so missed the festivities. We threw the little fella a party all to himself...


02: ...He soon got into the spirit of things...


03: ...A little too heavily!


04: St. John's is famous for its pubs. Ernie took to the Duke of Duckworth like one of the regulars...


05: ...and was soon making friends with the local celebrities! Here he is with comedian Rick Mercer (http://www.rickmercer.com)


06: It's a tradition for visitors to The Rock to be "screeched in". This is a ceremony involving singing, dancing, drinking and kissing a cod fish! Here's Ernie getting screeched in at Christians on George Street!


07: At first poor Ernie was worried about being eaten by the cod but after a while he had drunk enough to think she was quite pretty.


08: Next morning was a beautiful November day, so Ernie braved his hangover and went downtown to pay his respects at the War Memorial.


09, 10: Then he took a walk to look at the colourful houses...




11: ...before stopping in Harbourside Park to look at the ships and admire the view of Signal Hill.


12: The next day Ernie wanted to see Signal Hill in more detail. It was quite a chilly day but we took him out to look at more ships and then walk up to the top of the hill.


13: Here's Ernie at the top of Signal Hill! This is Cabot Tower, where in 1901 Marconi received the first transatlantic wireless signal from England.


14: Looking back out over the city...


15: ...and across the Narrows to Fort Amherst.


16: While we were up at Cabot Tower, Ernie met Schooner the Newfoundland dog!


17: Over there is Cape Spear, the most easterly point in North America. That's the Atlantic Ocean, Ernie!


18: Ernie wanted to go to Cape Spear next, and he got his wish!


19: The famous lighthouse has been at Cape Spear since 1836!


20: Where will he go next?

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