Twillingate (Iceberg Cruise)

One of the main reasons for coming to Newfoundland was to see iceberg, so here we are in the heart of iceberg alley. It's time!

As we leave the harbour we again get a sense of how rugged this coastline is.

There are beaches but I'm not intending to go swimming soon.

Most of the rock is volcanic, but it is twisted in many different directions. Look closely and you will see the eagle's nest.

Nearby, two bald eagles turn their backs to us. Newfoundland has the highest population of bald eagles in North America. The guide explained that USA gave us the bald eagle. We gave them the goose.

The lighthouse is high on the point of North Twillingate Island.

We turned to South Twillingate and found a hole-in-the-wall.

Osprey nest (Nobody home)

Another hole-in the wall, and a swimming hole (Brrr).

The, in Little Harbour, we found our second iceberg.

It had a pointed bit and a rounded bit. In this picture you can begin to see how much is underwater.

From the back.

The vertical stripes were formed by flowing meltwater.

I imagine that the smooth end was once underwater.

The ice that makes up an iceberg is much denser than what we get from our freezer.

The iceberg is white because it has a multitude of air bubbles trapped inside it.

Smooth bit and pokey bit.

If you added iceberg ice to your drink, it would pop, pop, pop continuously.

This iceberg is grounded and is busy melting. The ice cube popped to the surface right in front of us.

I was too close and the lens was too long, so I couldn't show the iceberg in the background.

Goodbye iceberg.

I'm going home to pour a martini wth Iceberg vodka (It doesn't pop).

Lobster traps on a dock.

A gift shop

One of many shipwrecks

The boat is 40 feet long, custom made of aluminum, and it has a 600 hp engine.