St. Anthony

Since St. Anthony was a fair distance away, we soon headed on our way. We were hoping to find a jig's dinner or perhaps even to attend a viking feast. Shortly after leaving Tuckamore Lodge, we passed a moose along the side of the road, but he spooked and ran into the bush. 

Just before reaching St. Anthony we rounded a curve and found an iceberg (number three) grounded in a little bay called St. Anthony's Bight. We didn't even stop because we were on a mission. At the tourist office we were told that Jigg's Dinner was only served occasionally but they recommend a small restaurant that we would pass on our way home. 

Apparently a large iceberg had been at Fisherman's Point in town but it had recently broken up. We were given a map showing a little road called the Bight Loop so we could get right into the bight for a closer look at the iceberg we had already seen. He suggested visiting a little town called Greater Brehat, because we would very likely see icebergs there.

At fisherman's Point we found that there were only small bits of floating ice.

The small fragments are called berg bits...

And the bigger ones are called growlers.

We found the right location for the Viking Feast. This is a dinner theatre, but it would not be performed while we were here.

On the road to Greater Brehat, we had to slow down considerably because of many potholes. I was reminded of a joke that our guide in Norris Point told to us.

In Ontario, the police can watch a car leaving the pub at night. If the car is weaving, they can assume that the driver is drunk and pull him over.

In Newfoundland, the police can watch a car leaving the pub at night. If the car is travelling in a straight line it will be pulled over. The driver must be drunk if he is not weaving to miss the potholes.

At Greater Brehat we had to climb a long set of steps to reach a very windy lookout. It was worth the walk however, because just offshore we saw a huge iceberg floating placidly.

By widening the angle of the lens, the same view could show another huge iceberg out at sea. Obviously, if this is the top of Iceberg Alley, this is the place to go to find the big ones.