Cape Spear is a short (approximately ten minutes) drive from where we were staying in Petty Harbour, making it really easy to visit.
We arrived at Cape Spear in the late afternoon after visiting Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve and Witless Bay earlier in the day.
When we arrived in the late afternoon, it was overcast but not foggy.
In fact, we could see the lighthouses of Cape Spear from well below them (see them at top of next photograph).
However, the fog appeared quickly and was with us in just the few minutes it took to get to the Cape Spear parking lot, park, pay our admission, and start up the steps to the lighthouse.
Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site is "on Canada's most easterly point of land" and features "the oldest surviving lighthouse in Newfoundland and Labrador."
These photographs were taken inside the lighthouse.
There is a newer lighthouse at Cape Spear now.
Cape Spear is the easternmost point in Canada.
There are some gorgeous views from Cape Spear. Our long range visibility was reduced significantly by the fog that arrived so quickly but it was still a beautiful coast.
In addition to the lighthouses and views, Cape Spear features remnants from its days as Fort Cape Spear.
The fog had moved in quickly and it became evident why lighthouses were and are needed here.
Cape Spear presents interesting history, gorgeous views, and the novelty of being the easternmost point in Canada.
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