Iceberg (OMG) paddle

There they are

Last September I was in White Bay for a paddle with icebergs. I enjoyed it tremendously but I was by myself. Saturday I was in company of 6 other kayakers to have another close viewing of the ice mountains that drift our way from the frozen north. Its so much more enjoyable to have others to share it with.

Gary and I exited Quidi Vidi first. I was amazed at how close the bergs were and their size. I wanted to get going but we waited for the rest of the party.

Getting closer

We paddled north of Quidi Vidi in the moderate swell as the ice bergs grew in size.

Hazen

We took our time to drink in the jaw dropping scenery.

Saltwater plume

The swell washed into berg somehow and erupted in a plume of spray as Dean and Clyde check out the action up close.

At the edge

Gerard goes around to the other side to see what is causing the geyser.

Tobias

Would you believe 90% of the iceberg is unseen under water?

A question of scale

The enormity of the berg is evident with the kayakers no more than tiny specks in its shadow.

Dean

This is one berg. The three towers rise from a huge mass hidden underwater.

Clyde

Clyde deciding will I or won't I.

Gerard

We explored all around the icebergs taking our time to savour the moment.

I'm goin' thru

Gerard saw this as an opportunity for a bit of excitement. Not long after he disappeared behind a 2 meter high swell. Stan, on shore, caught him emerging in his header photo on his blog. A truly amazing action shot worth taking a detour for!

Gary

Gary was probably the most responsible of the lot making sure he kept his distance.

Now what?

After some 45 minutes of paddling around the bergs we huddled up to discuss the plan going forward. Three of the guys decided to go back to Quidi Vidi and the rest of us decided to paddle up to Logy Bay.

It was a wise decision because we discovered another huge ice island in Robin Hood Bay.