Here’s another one from the trip to Saint Pierre and Miquelon. It’s been a while since I was able to spend time on photos so it was nice to get back to this one. It’s of the lighthouse in the main port. There is some repair work going on so that explains the scaffolding. A No Access construction sign stopped me from going any closer since I didn’t want to risk the annoyance of the local police force but this did still give a nice view.
Because I had to leave Canada and come back in again to change my visa the easiest thing for us to do was to head to the French colony of Saint Pierre and Miquelon just off the coast of Newfoundland. We had to go for two nights since the ferry only runs every two days this time of year, still that gave me the opportunity to take some photos. These buildings are across the harbour from the main town and this photo is actually one of the last I took on the trip. I was on the ferry and behind some plastic windows so I’m quite pleased that it turned out to be a usable shot.
I’ve been quiet here the last couple of weeks and I really shouldnt have been seeing how I had a photo ready to go and plenty of time to post them. I guess I just got distracted with other stuff and forgot to post.
The good news is it appears I’ve got a new job starting soon so that will fill my days with real work but also hopefully allow me to upgrade some of my camera gear soon or maybe pick up an antique camera or two I’ve had my eye on in a local shop.
In the meantime here is a photo I took a couple of weeks ago in the Basilica in St John’s. It’s a beautiful building and stands out from the rest of the city in that it’s old stone work. I’m not sure if it’s the oldest building in St John’s but it has to be up there as one of the oldest. Most of the rest of downtown is wooden structures and very distinctively different from back home but the Basilica could easily be in any town or city back in Ireland which I kinda like in a way. I love the rest of the city but it’s nice to have someplace “familiar” to look at.
We are off on another road trip at the weekend, off to France! Well St Pierre and Miquelon which is a small island off the coast of Newfoundland but which is still part of France. The last of their outposts after the fall of the colony of New France to the British.