Icebergs Galore!

One of the main reasons we went to Newfoundland, was to watch for icebergs. We were not disappointed. When we arrived in St. Anthony at the top of the northern peninsula, there were lots - three massive ones off off the lighthouse, 15 more in the water all around, 2 huge ones at Goose Cove, and three giant flat ones at St. Anthony Bight. The one at the base of Fishing Point, at the lighthouse, was especially beautiful. I love this photo of Jan down on the rocks, silhouetted by the bergie bits......It gives a sense of scale to just how big the iceberg was.....

Of course that meant trying to take some doll photos, but with the bright blue skies, I had to work quickly, and usually only with two dolls at a time, in order to limit the doll's exposure to the sun.

Like here with Holly and Coco and their puppies

We spent the night up by St. Anthony, at Goose Cove, where there's a public park at the end of the road, with a trail overlooking the ocean.  This was the view out our RV window one evening.....

I'd brought along everyone's Fantasy outfits - and Winston - in hopes there might be some interesting Fantasy-like landscapes. But it took 2 1/2 hours just to change all the dolls, and another 1 1/2 to change them all back, and its just so much easier dealing with 'contemporary characters', so I only did it the once......

There was a lot of humidity and rain, and both of us were feeling it in our arthritic joints. On Canada Day, at Cape Bonivista, I took a lot of photos while seated on the rocks.   Here's one.....

Next day my one knee seized up, and by evening I couldn't put any weight on it at all. My cough wasn't getting any better either, and I was starting to lose my voice, so I went to the Hospital in Twillingate, and was diagnosed with pneumonia. After starting on antibiotics, I was in a better mood, feeling rather hopeful again, so we did a photo session in town - at a picnic table - since there would be no more getting down on the ground for me....

But I didn't improve, so we decided to head for home - but from where we were, that meant another five whole days - two days to get to the ferry, then a whole day for the crossing, and at least two more days of hard driving. There were a few places I'd really still wanted to visit. One of them was Bottle Cove on the Bay of Islands. I'd changed everyone into nice summer weather clothes, but all I could manage was one hand-held shot of Leona and Coco......

Then they went back into their boxes, and no one made it out of the cupboard ever again.

But as badly as it all ended, I did take quite a few photos on the first half of the trip, and will start posting them soon.