25 Jul Fri. day 54

Bus pickup at 9:30 am for City tour and then out to Cape Spear, NF. We tour Cape Spear Light house and the grounds. We are now standing on the furtherest East Point of North America. When we look to the Sea, we are watching 6 whales role and dive just off shore.
Back on the bus and head back towards town to signal Hill. THE SPOT MARCONI HEARD THE FIRST GLOBEL TRANSMISSION OF A TELEGRAPH FROM EUROPE.

26 Jul Sat. day 55
This run is to Gander, NL. CENTER OF THE EARTH FOR AVIATION FOR DECADES. The airfield there was built in 1936. Aircraft from North America to Europe had to stop here for fuel. This City almost doubled in size on 9/11/01, when 43 Jumbo Jets converged here with 6700 passengers, because of terrorist attack in N.Y.C and D.C. The city at the time had a population of 8500 people.

27 Jul Sun. day 56
Drive to Botwood. Population about 3600. Started as a Seaplane base for early aviaton.
During WW2 it was the center for all Sea Plane activity for the North Atlantic. Today it has a papermill and fishing. today it hit 90degrees and we have had 3 days in the high 80's.