I'm hoping to see giant icebergs off shore. This spring has reportedly been the biggest iceberg season in years. I've been following www.icebergfinder.com which sends photos to my twitter feed; But we may be getting there near the tail end of the run. I hope we're not too late.
Other objectives include: touring a lake in Grosse Morne National Park by boat, eating seafood, encountering friendly people, finding whales and birds. Puffins would be nice. I want to go on some walks, whatever the weather may be, filling our lungs with fresh air.
To get a feel for St. John's and its people, we both read a memoir by Robert Hunt called Corner Boys. A story of growing up in a poorer section of town in the 1950s and '60s, it gives the reader a pretty straightforward sense that kids got into trouble in that place and time, much like they tend to do elsewhere, generally turning out to be decent adults.
We also saw Mary Walsh's play Dancing with Rage at the GCTC in March, which funnily and touchingly drew on her own experience growing up in St. John's.
And yes, we saw the movie The Grand Seduction, set in a small Harbour, population 120, which made me laugh a lot. Loved Gordon Pinsent especially.
So, we couldn't be more ready. Just need to pack.
