Iceburgs In The Summertime In Twillingate

The Road To Twillingate

When we left Gander, we headed to a small town called Twillingate. Twillingate is part of a small group of islands that are located in the Notre Dame Bay. It’s ideally located in a sheltered harbor where fishing is prevalent.

Angel And Tory Slept The Entire Way To Twillingate

The ride to Twillingate was beautiful. Like most of Newfoundland is. Lots of trees. Lots of water.

Our First Iceberg Heading Into Twillingate

Then we see something out of the ordinary. Something you would not expect to see in the middle of July on a 65 degree day….

….. An Iceberg! Yup. There it was. Just hanging out in the water caught up on the bridge.

An iceberg.

Twillingate is known for it’s icebergs. Not only that, but they have the distinction of being the “Iceberg Capitol Of The World”.

How cool is that? No pun intended, but I’ll take it.

It’s the middle of summer, you’re out driving around or out for a hike and you glance at the water to see an iceberg floating by. It’s surreal.

Another Iceberg In The Bay In Twillingate

We took a drive to a nearby lighthouse to see more icebergs. And there they were. Large ones and small ones.

Walking Around The Lighthouse Looking At The Scenery. Icebergs Floating At The Top Of The Picture.

Brenda Enjoying The View

David Enjoying The View. Iceberg In The Water.

We also saw some whales off in the water. So whales and icebergs. In the middle of July. Weird.

Twillingate Scenery

The water here is so crystal clear. You can see all the way to the bottom.

A Rocky Edge, Wild Flowers And The Bay

David Doing A Little Business On A Rocky Edge Overlooking The Bay

When you work on the road, like we do, you never know when the phone will ring. David took this call while we were admiring the view from this rocky edge. Not a bad office view if I do say so myself. Oh wait…I just did.

We drove around the Twillingate area to take in the sights.

A Dock In Twillingate. Nice Calm Waters.

Docks And Fishing Shacks Over The Waters In Twillingate

Docks And Fishing Shacks Over The Waters In Twillingate. Iceberg In The Far Background.

A Large Iceberg In The Waters In Twillingate

Twillingate

Twillingate is so picturesque I don’t really know how to describe it. I think the best I can do is enchanting.

Our campground, the only campground in town, was pretty decent. Within walking distance to the water. And just across the street their was a woman that sold home-made jellies and jams out of her home. So of course, we had to buy some. What a nice lady. Everyone here is really nice. Always with a smile.

All of us went out one night to a dinner show to see what the local culture and music was like.

Our Campground In Twillingate

All Around The Circle Dinner Show In Twillingate

All Around The Circle Dinner Show was nice. The music up here is very Irish/Scottish. In the show they played guitar, accordion and what they call a traditional ugly stick, while singing local folk lore songs. The troupe also did various skits and solos. Interesting to say the least. I also have to make mention that the performers where also the servers and cooks for the dinner, before the show. How exhausting.

I guess this is what you get when you only have one tv channel up here.