Day 130 (September 9): Saint-John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

How I spent my last day on the road:

1) Spent the morning and early afternoon on a van trip visiting a number of communities outside of St-John's (Harbour Grace, Cupids, Brigus, Conception Bay).

Brigus, NL

2) Had some beers with a friend at The Duke of Duckworth, a neat little pub off Duckworth Street.

3) Browsed through Fred's, a great CD store on Duckworth Street, that (as one would imagine) has a fairly broad selection of Newfoundland music.  Of note, I bought a couple of CDs by Amelia Curran, one of which was playing in the store whilst I was there. She sounds like another great Canadian folk singer.

4) Had dinner at Blue on Water, located on Water Street, a very nice, upper-scale restaurant, which had been recommended to me.  It did not disappoint.  I had cod tongues as an appetizer, because it appears to be a local favourite, being on the menu of just about every restaurant and well, cod tongues! They were served battered and deep-fried, so they tasted like something battered and deep-fried. My entrée was seared tuna, served with vegetables, which was excellent.  Between the Club and Blue on Water, I am coming away surprised and impressed at how well I ate in St-John's.

5) Had a few beers at the Yellowbelly, and closed the place at midnight.

6) Finished the final evening of my trip at O'Reilly's Pub on George Street, yes, you guessed it, drinking with bar staff (a [very] young barmaid from Yellowbelly)!