September 7, 2018

    The morning temperature was 14°C with a mostly cloudy sky and a light breeze.  There is always some wind in St. John’s.   After breakfast we took a taxi to the airport for our flights to Newark, New Jersey for the Canada New England cruise in a few days.
     

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