Last year a cruise ship docked in St. John's harbour from Boston for only a few hours. On it were a family of Gearin's who had never been to Newfoundland before. The Gearin family is from Renews NL on the Southern Shore. They came to meet their cousins and see the beautiful place their family came from. Mary ( Al ) and Jim ( Marilyn ) Gearin were met by their new found relatives on the wharf and drove to Renews to meet Mollie and the rest of the family and have a cup of tea of course, then it was on the road again for the hour and a half drive back to St. John's to get on the cruise ship.
Perfect strangers become instant friends and find their roots. Only in Newfoundland would you go to a ship to greet 'strangers' and bring them to your home! Hopefully the next stay wil be a little longer.
In the photo...Doris, Chandra, Sheila, Aunt Mollie, Mary, Al, Jim, Marilyn and Carmel.   Submitted By: Shelley O'Brien