Saturday 6 June. Twillingate

Big news! A humongous piece has broken off one of those icebergs. We have blue sky and warm weather today so we went out to the point for another look at the icebergs in sunny conditions. Where yesterday there were two big ones, today there were three but the first one was a different shape and what was a big pointy bit was today lying on its side a short distance away. It would really be something to have seen that come off. I’ll put in a photo from yesterday and one from today to compare.

We knew the weather today was going to be lovely, much better for a boat trip, but it was booked out so we took what we could get. The blue sky and blue water today made the icebergs look even brighter and it was nice out at the point.

Jenny asked about the size of the icebergs but I’m no good at estimating so I’ll also include a photo with the boat in to give some idea.

The icebergs take about 3 years to get here from Greenland, travelling about 17 kilometres a day, and 90% is under water. They are made from compacted snow and are about 10,000 years old. The blue color is highly compressed ice that contains no air bubbles.

Today we lunched at Pier 39. Lorraine had a sensational lobster bisque and I had a garlicky, cheesy shrimp dish. We both followed with a lobster roll, this one in a croissant instead of a roll. I had another Caesar cocktail. They are becoming a favourite.

We spent some time enjoying the sun and the view from our house, Lorraine sitting in an Adirondack chair and me looking out from the comfort of the couch. Then it was up to the Crow’s Nest cafe for a late cuppa. I haven’t had a decent coffee in Canada, it’s always from push button machines. But I did enjoy a snickerdoodle, a sort of chewy slice.

Last day in Twillingate so it’s goodbye to icebergs and on to something new and unresearched.