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.
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If you look closely, you can see icebergs in the background.

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There she blows!!! You can see you fins under the water.

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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.

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This iceberg wasn't as tall as some but it was definitely interesting.

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It had several waterfalls and it had a dip in, like a small bay.

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It even came with it's own handle.

This iceberg is at least 75 feet tall.
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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

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and taste.

After the boat tour we drove to a couple of nearby towns in search of geocaches.

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A view near St. Anthony Bight. Did you know that a "Bight" is bigger than a "Cove" and smaller than a "Bay"?

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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.

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Looking down on Goose Cove.

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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.