Today we arrived in Corner Brook with a lovely view from our balcony of rows of elegant grey and white timber blocks of two-storey homes on the lush green hillside.
Corner Brook is the second largest city in Newfoundland and was only recently established in 1956. It's located on the Humber River and has a small population of around 20,000, many of which work at the very large pulp and paper company which is located near where our ship is docked.
We were met on the shore by a lovely big "Newfoundland" doggie and friends, and were ushered into one of the big 'yellow school buses' and taken to the small city square comprising of the City Hall, Library and Memorial to the fallen, along with stalls of local craft and a few shops along the main street.
Captain James Cook surveyed the area in 1767 and his charts and maps were so accurate that they can still be used today and are on display, as well as a very impressive monument high on Crow's Hill, overlooking the city.
Many of the ship's passengers had an agenda today, which was to visit the local Walmart store, and we were in that group as well. Unfortunately the bus driver was not giving any change and we only had $20 bills, so over an hour later we were on our way, through the suburbs (pretty homes and gardens) to this large shopping complex.
After purchasing our necessities, it was another wait to get back to the city square and I caught up with some blogging at the Library and then a late lunch, followed by a stroll around the main street. It was beginning to rain, so we opted to catch the 'big yellow school bus' back to the ship.
Sorry Corner Brook, but we didn't really do you justice today – we'll have to return J
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