St. Pierre is a self- governing territory located just an hours ferry ride off the coast of Fortune, NL. All through this trip we have been learning about the struggles between the British and the French and the wars that had ensued over land in the Canadian area. St. Pierre et Miquelon was the last piece of that struggle. Over the years the land had been turned over between the French and the British. The years 1713,1778,1994,1803, and 1815 The British had rule over the islands and the French took possession in between those conflicts. Eventually, the French kept the islands permanently.
After the ferry ride over, we went through their customs and had our passports stamped. A tour bus was waiting to take us around the island and give us some insight into the the daily lives of the locals. The biggest source of income is government jobs, tourism has helped with that. Then the fishing industry provides the second biggest source of income to the islands, followed by the service industries and the trades.
It was such a gloomy day when we left Newfoundland. On the way to St. Pierre the waters were pretty rough and we had several people looking green around the gills.
Zoom Zoom before he was “green.” 
Dolphins swimming with us! 
Just look for the birds! 
Birds=fish=dolphins today
Safety briefing 
Huh? 
Made it to St. Pierre. It’s still gloomy. Hang on it gets better. 1st stop – customs!
The other ferry. 
Little fishing boat. 
These first photos are going to be homes around St. Pierre. They use the bright colors like the 4 provinces, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, St. John’s. and P.E.I., we visited. What is apparent right away is that the socioeconomic status of these people is much lower than those 4 provinces. A neat thing is the streets are so narrow in the downtown area that their signs are actually attached to the sides of the buildings/ houses.
These photos are some of the businesses around St. Pierre. Just like the language they speak, the signs are in French , too.
Jehovah Witness 
Collision repair shop 
Airport 
The blue building is the hospital. 
Museum 
Souvenir shop 
Bakery 
Car dealership 
Post office 
Ice Cream Shop
Fun pictures from around St. Pierre.
All in French. 
Wearing wet suits. 
Love the hair do. 
This is in someone’s front yard. 🙂 
They have cars we have never heard of. 
Little push bike 
Rebecca, Tom, David, Nick, Nancy 
St. Pierre Cathedral
St. Pierre Cathedral