Thanks Trace for being the first one out again this season!
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Seas the Day! February 2017
The Gambo to Gander Loop
May 15, 2016 and the Gander Loop
First day of trouting season so we saw lots of boats and ATVs and even one man fishing with a bamboo rod.
Greenspond bergs were very far off but there were 5 of them. Binoculars worked well here.
Back on Route 320 we saw icebergs from the road and thought we’d see them in Newtown. Not a lot of luck there but a great spot for some dashboard dining and a walk around the Barbour Heritage properties.
Again, on the highway, we could see icebergs from the main road between Newtown and Lumsden.
So near and yet so far!
We started in Lumsden at the government wharf area. There were 13Â Â or 14 bergs. I’ve actually lost count! More pictures on the Newfoundland Iceberg Reports facebook page.
From the wharf we down past the campgrounds on Atlantic Drive. From here we could see 18 icebergs of all shapes and sizes. We didn’t count a couple of little ones. Where there are 18, the little ones don’t even matter.
Mid May is Full Blown!
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and finally, from Trace again. Beautiful Lumsden, on the Straight Shore Route 320.
The Loop:May 1, 2016
We were on the road before 10 a.m. this morning to drive The Loop from Gander, to Carmenville and then east along the Straight Shore.
Straight Shore between Musgrave Harbour and Lumsden from the main road.
From the rough (unpaved road) that goes into Deadman’s Bay.
These are the same three icebergs from different vantage points. They are huge and can be scene for miles.
In Deadman’s Bay there were a few bergy bits and even some chunks washed up on the sandy beach.
Lumsden had icebergs (some of the same, some fresh ones)
We could get a different view from the Lumsden wharf.
There were 5 bergs visible from the road to Cape Freels but at a long distance.
And finally, Greenspond! Two new icebergs in the lovely shapes we love. Much smaller than the tabular bergs we saw all day, these were grounded, practically in people’s back yards.
May 1, 2016 We’re live!
Back to ‘in season’ rules starting May 1 where we will only post current icebergs with locations on our Newfoundland Iceberg Reports Facebook page.
As I write on April 30 we have photographs of icebergs in Goose Cove, Tilting, Lumsden, Greenspond, Grates Cove and of course, the beauties featured in this post in Elliston.
Trinity Eco Tours has already started touring to bergs in the Elliston area.
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@NLIcebergReport
Diane
February’s Treasures!
We’re still seeing icebergs in many locations from Cape Freels to the Conception Bay areas. The icebergs reported almost a month ago have tracked close enough to land to be caught by the big lenses but in some cases, they are easily seen too.
And Loretta Lander got the bonus points. Note the second iceberg on the horizon! Thank you all for sharing your pictures with the group.
More pictures available on our Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/groups/NewfoundlandIcebergReports/
Trace of Icebergs along the Straight Shore
We’re Facebook friends who  met over her great photography in the Lumsden area of Newfoundland. If there’s an iceberg around, Trace is going to get a picture of it and it’s going to be good.
Last year she posted a picture on January 24, 2015, my birthday. This year, she and her aunt, Louise  managed to find a berg in Cape Freels on January 14. Then they hunted around to get the best picture they could from Darlene Hillier!
After a huge blizzard on Saturday, she was out bird watching with her friend Janna. Yes, I see birds!
This is how she spent her Sunday and I’m so grateful she shares well with others. Thanks girl!
Well that didn’t take long! Icebergs in January 2016
Iceberg season 2016 started with a bang when Darlene Hillier shared her iceberg photo taken in Cape Freels with the local weatherman’s page.
Hello?
Darlene, can you please join our Facebook page?
And she did!
Darlene’s friend, Trace  also got some shots of this berg and by the time it made it to Cape Bonavista and then Elliston, Eric Abbott was on the case. In addition to iceberg shots, Eric did some exceptional photography with the Sealer’s Memorial in Elliston.
The Sealer’s Memorial represents a father and son found frozen during the S.S. Newfoundland Sealing disaster. Documented by Cassie Brown in the novel, Death on the Ice, this tragedy and the loss in the same storm of the Southern Cross impacted a whole generation of Newfoundland families.
Eric’s capture of the snow-covered statue and an iceberg in background is stunning.
Eric Abbott photography. When you get over the lovely house, notice the massive iceberg!
After seeing Eric getting amazing pictures for a few days, we took a chance on Sunday, January 24 and drove to Elliston and then Maberly to find this. I apologize for the quality of the video but you can see how far our and how huge this berg is.
First attempt at filming the iceberg.
This was so exciting to see!
The berg is huge and moving towards Grates Cove area next but is very far out at sea so photos will be hard to get.
This shot with a ship in the background gives an idea of the size of this tabular giant.
Still hanging around on January 28 in Maberly. We’re assuming this berg is grounded and might hang out a bit longer.
It’s only January 3, 2016
And I can hardly wait for iceberg season to start. Here are a few pictures of some of the beauties we saw in Greenspond this year.
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