Off to Canada for the summer. I’m celebrating and so is Canada: it’s 150 years young this year.

I’m in St John’s, the capital of Newfoundland, which is basically as far east as you can go in the country. Current plan is to hitchhike to Alaska but plans can easily change.

On my first afternoon I went for a walk up Signal Hill, seen behind the Canada logo above, which is a place I wouldn’t have wanted to invade by boat (see cannons below) and which is definitely the windiest place I’ve ever been. The wind was so strong it blew my glasses off my face and scratched one of the lenses (fortunately not too badly). The view’s sure nice up there, though.

Cabot Tower on top of Signal Hill.

Wouldn’t want to attack that harbour.

Sure is nice.

View back towards St John’s.

This scenic carpark is specially for Frank. Don’t think it makes the top 10, though.

And that’s all you’re getting.