Thanks Trace for being the first one out again this season!
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Seas the Day! February 2017
Lumsden
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 13 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.
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.
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!
newfoundlandicebergreportsdotcom 