The next morning we left Cow Head and Gros Morne National Park in a driving rain, with our first planned stop at Arches Provincial Park, a mere three quarters of an hours drive up Route 430.

Although it does not look too nasty from this photograph, our rain gear did serve us well against the high winds and constant rain. We decided to put off any further exploring at this time but will pay the Arches another visit on our way back down from Gunners Cove a few more days from now.

Moose on the Loose

This moose was in absolutely no hurry to get to the other side.

No hurry what-so-ever.

Woodpiles

The Newfoundland Government sells permits to land owners for the permission to cut trees in designated areas. Every pile stacked has the permit number attached to it.

This Could Be Fun

This sleigh could very well serve many purposes. One purpose for sure is to haul wood during snowy months from the owner's permit-cut pile on the highway.

Nice Piles

This took a bit of doin', I'm thinkin'.

Route 430 North

Continuing north along Route 430, the speed limit varies in places such as, River of Ponds, Plum Point, and Nameless Cove. 30, 50,and 60 kph are the norm. St. Barbe is the seasonal ferry terminal for people and vehicles crossing over to Blanc-Sablon, Quebec, with the Labrador border being only minutes away from Blanc-Sablon. St. Barbe is also the harbour where we all saw our first closeup view of an iceberg--which was a genuine thrill.

Our First Berg Sighting

Every year about 40,000 icebergs are born in Greenland, but only 400 to 800 reach St. John's NL. This iceberg and all to follow, originated from Western Greenland almost two years ago. Once they separate from the Greenland ice sheets, the bergs drift through the Davis Strait, latch onto the Labrador Current, and sail into "Iceberg Alley."

On the way through St. Barbe, we stopped for a photo of this iceberg passing through the Strait of Belle Isle, with Labrador in the background. During the iceberg season, some of the white giants make a turn into the Strait of Belle Isle, in the western waters off Newfoundland, instead of the usual route down the east side known as "Iceberg Alley."

With our day full of iceberg watching, the four of us pretty much travel non-stop until we arrive at our next two nights sleep at Hillsview Bed and Breakfast in Gunners Cove, next to St. Lunaire.

Welcome to Hillsview Bed & Breakfast

Gunners Cove

An evening view of Gunners Cove from our back porch.

Myself and Sharon, Donna and Keith

Early Morning Over Gunners Cove

The sun rises early on the north-east shores of Newfoundland, and at 4:15 the following morning, the conditions were ripe for a few photographs.

As the minutes passed, my surroundings grew brighter.

This fishing shed is begging me to enter, and have a look around.

Fishing paraphernalia.

The air is crispy-cool and my fingers are starting to slow down so I'm heading back up. Sharon and my bedroom window is on the top floor and third from the left.

I am attempting to photograph the lobster trap camouflaged within the shadows beneath the water, but it did not turn out all that well, so I settled for an abstract picture instead.