All down the top eastern side of the northern peninsular of Newfoundland is know as Iceberg Alley. This is because a glacier on Greenland keeps spitting them out into the sea. This year a 26km one broke off so there are still lots of bits of it coming ashore. The current or wind sets them into the coves along the coast where they run aground and melt. The smaller bits can be scooped out of the sea and used in drinks or melted for water as the ice is pure and about 15000 years old, so no pollution in there. You can hear the little bubbles of air caught in the ice pop like rice krispies all the time amongst the sound of the wind and waves. I found it mesmerising and one of the most amazing things I have ever seen.
Here we are at our first iceberg sighting, That big bit must be at least as high as a house and you could land a plane on it. This is Saint Lunaire-Griquet bay behind us.
This was taken at a different bay, St Anthony Bight. Lots more ice but smaller bergs. Big ones still as tall as a house. The bright blue is where cracks formed and then were filled with melt water thousands of years ago, the melt water is clear but appears this amazing blue.
I can see 4 faces in this piece.
This is genuine iceberg in our freezer. As the ice melts is crackles in my drink. I only want cracking ice in my whiskey from now on.
I have loads and loads of shots from this ice and will put them on Flicker when I have time.
2 comments:
I once saw icebergs being calved from the south coast of Greenland. Once of the most awesome things I've ever seen - even from 30,000 ft. I have never seen 'em up close though.
So glad to read your news and keep in touch.
Was more amazing than the pics can convey. Would have loved to have gone out in a canoe to them to make the experience even more awesome.
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