Today we attempted to drive down to a picturesque village called Quidi Vidi (Kiddie Viddie). The name is of unknown origin, but has been the site of a settlement since the 1500's. I wanted to visit the craft center and a brewery that makes beer with water from icebergs. Water from the oldest part of icebergs is some of the purist water on earth because it is thousands of years old, before major pollution.
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| The "Gut", entrance to Quidi Vidi Harbor |
Anyway......we tried. We actually did drive the one-lane twisty streets, but could not find a place to park - should have just taken a taxi from the campground. Although we did not visit the craft center, we can buy the beer anywhere in the area and I did get a few photos of the quaint harbor.
We drove around the city viewing some of the historic buildings, including Government houses and churches.
The afternoon was spent trying to find a laundromat. Our garmin is not very familiar with Newfoundland, and sent us to two places that either never existed or moved. We ended up returning to the campground and using their washers and dryers.
For my book group, if you liked "Mr. Splitfoot" you will also like "Leaving Time" by Jodi Picoult.
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