Sunday September 03, 2006

This summer I sailed with friends around Cape Spear, the most eastern point in North America. It's just south of St. John's, Newfoundland. Here's the big cartographic picture, followed by two photos I took. The first photo was taken as we approached the Cape from the south, and the second as we rounded it, heading towards the St. John's outer harbor. The lighthouse here is the oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland and Labrador. It and the surrounding site have been restored to its 1839 appearance. The Cape is also the site of Fort Cape Spear, a coastal defence battery built during World War II. If you look closely in the second photo, the dark area at the right of the photo and above the red rocks is where the battery was placed in a sheltered position.