18/06: Iceberg and Whale Boat Tour with photos
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
Today was a big photo day. Not only did we get to see icebergs up close, but we also were within 50 feet of a humpback whale.
The humpback whale.
If you look closely, you can see icebergs in the background.
There she blows!!! You can see you fins under the water.
On the 16th, there is a photo of an iceberg that floated into the harbour and grounded. Last night one of the crew went down to the harbour to take a photo of the iceberg and heard a loud rumble --- the iceberg split into two pieces and rolled. The next two photos shows what it looks like now. The shiny smooth surface use to be under water.
This iceberg wasn't as tall as some but it was definitely interesting.
It had several waterfalls and it had a dip in, like a small bay.
It even came with it's own handle.
This iceberg is at least 75 feet tall.
The tall iceberg from a slightly different angle.
There were a lot of berger bits floating around the flat iceberg --- these are large chunks of ice that have fallen off the iceberg. One brewing company collects the berger bits and brews Iceberg beer. One of the crew used a net and brought up a piece for us to see
and taste.
After the boat tour we drove to a couple of nearby towns in search of geocaches.
A view near St. Anthony Bight. Did you know that a "Bight" is bigger than a "Cove" and smaller than a "Bay"?
Another place we went was Goose Cove. We found the geocaches and walked the trail. From the cliffs we could see lots of icebergs --- I stopped counting at 30. Most of them were a fair distance away but with binoculars I could make out some interesting shapes. Here are a couple that were withing photographing range.
Looking down on Goose Cove.
To end a great day we decided to go out for dinner. Soon as Ed saw Iceberg Beer on the menu he had to try it. I had pan fried cod and Ed had the Fisherman's platter. Everything was very good, especially the scallops.
The humpback whale.
If you look closely, you can see icebergs in the background.
There she blows!!! You can see you fins under the water.
On the 16th, there is a photo of an iceberg that floated into the harbour and grounded. Last night one of the crew went down to the harbour to take a photo of the iceberg and heard a loud rumble --- the iceberg split into two pieces and rolled. The next two photos shows what it looks like now. The shiny smooth surface use to be under water.
This iceberg wasn't as tall as some but it was definitely interesting.
It had several waterfalls and it had a dip in, like a small bay.
It even came with it's own handle.
This iceberg is at least 75 feet tall.
The tall iceberg from a slightly different angle.
There were a lot of berger bits floating around the flat iceberg --- these are large chunks of ice that have fallen off the iceberg. One brewing company collects the berger bits and brews Iceberg beer. One of the crew used a net and brought up a piece for us to see
and taste.
After the boat tour we drove to a couple of nearby towns in search of geocaches.
A view near St. Anthony Bight. Did you know that a "Bight" is bigger than a "Cove" and smaller than a "Bay"?
Another place we went was Goose Cove. We found the geocaches and walked the trail. From the cliffs we could see lots of icebergs --- I stopped counting at 30. Most of them were a fair distance away but with binoculars I could make out some interesting shapes. Here are a couple that were withing photographing range.
Looking down on Goose Cove.
To end a great day we decided to go out for dinner. Soon as Ed saw Iceberg Beer on the menu he had to try it. I had pan fried cod and Ed had the Fisherman's platter. Everything was very good, especially the scallops.