Of course as a tiny island the whole story of human occupation of St Pierre is about sailors; fishermen and their families.  From the earliest summer visits by the Mic’maq to the cod fishermen of the 16th century it has been the sea and what it can give that created the entire raison d’etre for… Continue reading Une femme de St Pierre

I have been meaning to post about walking in St Pierre for the longest time and somehow other things get in the way.  As the vast majority of the island is both wild and totally accessible by foot, walking is one of the (admittedly very few) of the so called tourist attractions and there are… Continue reading Walking on Sunshine