July 19, 2012. Saint Anthony, Nfld. I loved this quaint little town on the northern tip of Newfoundland! We arrived at the Crow's Nest B&B totally drenched and half frozen to death. The owners couldn't have been more welcoming and graciously helped us to get our gear dried out. After we'd warmed up a bit they sent us off to the local Legion for a Jigs dinner and a bit of fun as the locals performed a 'Screech-In Ceremony" to welcome us to Newfoundland. We ate salt cod, drank screech, kissed the cod and had dialect lessons - all in good fun! This scene is typical of the homes we saw along the west coast - one story, mostly white and huddled together in interesting lot formations. Very pretty! View the rest of the pics in this series in my Newfoundland Trip ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/dibytes/sets/72157630926275672/ ) set.
July 19, 2012. Saint Anthony, Nfld. The whales were quite curious, surfacing close to our boat. View the rest of the pics in this series in my Newfoundland Trip ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/dibytes/sets/72157630926275672/ ) set.
July 19, 2012. Saint Anthony, Nfld. We took a whale/iceberg spotting tour with Northland Discovery Tours and managed to see both! Unfortunately I was only able to get off a few shots during the tour. I made a huge error in judgement by going to the upper viewing deck! It was so windy up there that I spent the entire time clinging to a corner railing trying to convince my stomach that it didn't have to pitch with the boat :-(. I'm shocked that the next few shots are in focus! This is a humpback whale. Although we could see the icebergs on the horizon they were too far away for good shots, and the captain wasn't keen to take a load of tourists through the choppy waters to get there. I think he made a wise choice! View the rest of the pics in this series in my Newfoundland Trip ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/dibytes/sets/72157630926275672/ ) set.
