Whale watching

we went whale watching today, though there were no whales to be watched. we did see a lot of puffins though, which are as cute as they look in postcards. We went to Witless Bay ecological sanctuary on the boat, which has a lot, and I mean a lot, of birds.
We also went to cape Spear the most easterly point in N America. V windy and beautiful. Today is a lot warmer, about 12 degrees and we were able to walk in St. John's without a coat on! Though when whale looking, we had toques and gloves on.
We aren't having any trouble understanding people, but there are sure a lot of different dialects. I like listening to the speech as it sounds so different, lilting.
people also hang out on stoops a lot and in doorways, watching the world go by. And we get called 'deary' by everyone.
And I think I like cities better when they haven't been planned to death. the houses here are all sort of jumbled together, with roads not necessarily following where you'd think they'd go. we are going to Quidi Vidi (pronounced Kiddy Viddy) tomorrow where there is a part of an old fishing village and old brewery, which makes Nfld beer. And we also want to see some open houses as I really want to see the inside of some of these old places.