On Sunday June 29 we arrived at St. Vincent on the south coast of the Avalon peninsula in the hopes of seeing whales. It's one of the very best places in all of Newfoundland to see whales from shore. There's a two kilometre long gravel bar across the mouth of a river, where the beach drops steeply into the ocean, and the whales like to come and scrape their barnacles on the gravel, and feast on the Caplin when they arrive.
The last time we were there in 2019 there was hardly anyone there, but it had clearly become extremely popular since then, because the place was packed. Both tiny parking lots were overflowing and cars were parked end to end along both sides of the two kilometre stretch of the road along the bar. So we waited until evening after most of the crowds had left.
The last time we were there in 2019 there was hardly anyone there, but it had clearly become extremely popular since then, because the place was packed. Both tiny parking lots were overflowing and cars were parked end to end along both sides of the two kilometre stretch of the road along the bar. So we waited until evening after most of the crowds had left.
Bella was very excited, as she'd never seen whales before...
There was a family of whales swimming from one end of the bay to the other.
The gravel bar drops steeply into the ocean, so the whales often come very close to shore....
and they would pass right in front of us...
Then Bella spotted another single whale arriving....
It was the most amazing sight as it breached up out of the water...several times...
Jamie and Bonnie were there too, and had seen it as well....
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