The List, and the Results

Off the top of my head, here are some things I'm hoping to do:

• salt water fishing
• whale spotting
• see an iceberg up close and personal
• become an Honorary Newfie
• see some good fiddlin'
• spend some time enjoying a pint in a nice pub with Traveling Beauty
• walk around St. John's with my kids and explore
• see the Superpickers concert
• see a moose
• eat a moose burger
• have a Newfie steak (thick, fried bologna)
• find out what a cod tongue actually is (fish don't have tongues do they?)
• enjoy bakeapple pie
• eat some nice fish 'n chips
• see Signal Hill and Cape Spear
• get down to Witless Bay wildlife preserve to see the puffins
• travel to the beautiful town of Trinity
• go to Fogo Island

And here's my post-trip review of the list:

• salt water fishing (didn't get to actually do it, but we watched the locals netting capelin)
• whale spotting (we tried, and saw a couple from the shore; nothing up close)
• see an iceberg up close and personal (not a single one)
• become an Honorary Newfie (nope. next time I'll have to pursue that one more directly)
• see some good fiddlin' (saw some good guitar playing at Kelly's Pub and The Superpickers performance)
• spend some time enjoying a pint in a nice pub with Traveling Beauty (definitely did this one!)
• walk around St. John's with my kids and explore (many times)
• see the Superpickers concert (yup, done)
• see a moose (unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, no)
• eat a moose burger (nope; didn't see it offered on any menus)
• have a Newfie steak (thick, fried bologna) (nope; didn't see that on any menus)
• find out what a cod tongue actually is (fish don't have tongues do they?) (yes they do!)
• enjoy bakeapple pie (nope; not available. But we did buy some bakeapple jam)
• eat some nice fish 'n chips (definitely yes; at Portugal Cove)
• see Signal Hill and Cape Spear (oh yes)
• get down to Witless Bay wildlife preserve to see the puffins (we saw puffins on our boat tour)
• travel to the beautiful town of Trinity (didn't make it; but we did see many other beautiful places)
• go to Fogo Island (we considered it, but ran out of time and good weather)