Log - July-20-2003 by Robert McCarthy Previous | Next Expedition Expedition | People Leaving St. John's, Newfoundland Today was the last full day in St. John's, Newfoundland. People spent the day walking around town, shopping for last minute supplies, and enjoying the weather and beautiful scenery. Also, there were last minute calls to family members to say goodbye "in-person". The future contacts will be via email, and those times are limited to two 1-hour time slots each day. I spent the afternoon hiking around "Signal Hill", and looking out at the Atlantic Ocean. The trails were well marked, and not difficult, but the views were splendid. It was here that Guglielmo Marconi received the first trans-Atlantic wireless signal on December 12th, 1901. This spot is the easternmost point on the North American Continent. Interestingly, we are in a half-hour time zone, which is 1.5 hr ahead of Eastern Standard Time. Air temperature was around 80 degrees, (a temperature we'll not see again for some time). Science crew were busily getting things tied down, and unpacking instruments needed for deployment. Here is a picture looking down on the Healy and back into St. John's Harbor from a point along the trail leading to the top of Signal Hill. The Healy is in the lower right hand corner, and almost dead center in the picture is a white Soviet Research Ice Breaker Vessel that is also docked in St. John's.