Getting there turned out to be a bit of an adventure as a marathon was being run and we ended up driving all over the place to get to the proper access road for the hill.
We parked near the bottom and walked up using the goat paths etc ending up (initially) at the Queens Battery-located a ways beneath the highest point. We continued upwards and soon were at the top. From there we hiked down using the numerous steps and pathways built along the edge of the cliff. At one point there was a chain to hang on to prevent getting blown off the side. And of course it was extremely windy! But it was blue sky.
The trail (seen in the photo above) ended up in the tiny enclave called Quidi Vidi. It is very much like a typical cliff hugging village here in Newfoundland although it is well within St.John's.
With that 90 minute hike over we headed back down south to Petty Harbour to the restaurant we ate at yesterday. We had the same thing; seafood chowder and fish and chips. Mmmm Good. The chowder is made in-house and the fish is purchased daily from the local fishermen. Below is a photo of the harbour there.
After that we drove around for over an hour exploring new territory for us. We finally stopped at the local sea side park located maybe a kilometre from here.
It turns out the park is located on part of the Eastern Coast Trail so we took the opportunity to hike about a kilometre of the trail before turning back.
Supper was a few items purchased at the nearby Sobeys.
We also got word from Andrea (our hostess) that her reservation for the next couple of days had cancelled out and the place was ours-Great news! Also we are not using Air Bnb for this so instead of paying about $74/night we are paying $50.
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