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Now there's the Money Shot...

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Real Estate Agent with Re/Max Realty Specialists

Actually there's two money shots.  One is the first iceberg in St. John's in more than five (5) years.  Hopefully a treat for all the Oceanographers visiting this province for a CMOS conference this week in June. 

While its not warm in St. John's by any stretch of the imagination, I kinda felt that Arctic chill coming off the harbour yesterday morning.  I took a quick walk up Signal Hill (or Mother Nature's Stair-master if you get my drift) - my personal best this year - 46 minutes and low and behold there it was - lodged in Freshwater Bay. 

Iceberg off Freshwater Bay 

Some of the local sight seeing companies took several brave souls on the water where they hooked themselves a bergy bit.  Yes, it was on the news - our mainland friends wanted pieces to bring home to show the relatives! 

So I was off to Freshwater Bay this morning and as I headed out the trail to get pictures of this Arctic treasure, a few horses came into view, I just love this place.Horses in Blackhead

The people are pretty nice too.

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Comments (12)

Beth Larsen
RE/MAX Sedona - Sedona, AZ
Sedona Arizona
Great pics Denise - and a breath of cool air for this Desert Dweller. I'll bet this is a lovely time of new in St. Johns.
Jun 02, 2007 05:33 AM
Nattalie de la Mothe
Maximum One Greater Atlanta Realtors - Atlanta, GA
Selling Atlanta Homes like a Boss
Wow Gorgous pics!!
Jun 02, 2007 05:52 AM
Larry Estabrooks
Independent Real Estate Agent - Moncton, NB
100% representation means NEVER DUAL AGENCY !

Yes me trout, a money shot indeed.

Jun 02, 2007 07:39 AM
Jennifer Steck
Rocky Mountain Homescapes, Keller Williams, Denver Colorado - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate
Denise- Beautiful! Looks like I need to put NF on my travel schedule.
Jun 02, 2007 02:09 PM
Jim Crawford
Long & Foster - Fredericksburg, VA
Jim Crawford Broker Associate Fredericksburg VA
Thank you for sharing!  You make me homesick!
Jun 03, 2007 08:25 AM
Dena Stevens
Rocky Mountain Realty - Canon City, CO
Putting The Real Into Realtor Since 2004
This is a great shot. You said this was the first iceberg in 5 years. How often do you see them? Is this unusual? I finally saw the Al Gore movie now I'm questioning everything!
Jun 03, 2007 09:19 AM
John Willis
None - Versailles, IN
That is so cool, and a really good picture.  Thanks for sharing it.
Jun 03, 2007 09:45 AM
Denise Brophy
Re/Max Realty Specialists - St Johns, NL
ABR ePRO CERC

Hi All:

Icebergs and ice pans (Jim Crawford knows what I'm talking about) were very commonplace till about 10 years ago.  We had a massive icebergs in the harbour outside of St. John's and often vessels would get stuck in the ice.  It was not hard to notice year after year that the icebergs were few and far between.  So much so that over the past 5 years there may have be one large pan drifting offshore.  Very scary. 

In eco terms, if we have no icebergs, our water is too warm for smaller fish like capelin (smelt-like fish) and bottom feeding fish such as cod.  If the capelin don't arrive then neither do the humpback whales who feed on the capelin and fatten up so they can romance each other off the coast and make babies next year.  No capelin, no cod, no seals, no whales, pretty much in that order.  And, if this keeps happening we'll see species nearing extinction - all caused by mankind.  Al Gore is right.

I'm happy to see the first icebergs, yes we now have a total of four offshore. 

Cuckholds Cove, NL  

I saw three more yesterday, one off Cuckhold's Cove, and two around Torbay.  That's ocean spray rolling over the top.  This is not a small iceberg.

 

Jun 04, 2007 03:16 AM
Donna Lueder
Integrity Group Inc. - Boise, ID
Meridian Idaho Real Estate
BRRRRR...
Jun 04, 2007 04:26 AM
Danielle V. Lewis
DDR Realty - Newburgh, NY
DDR Realty
I can't imagine walking around seeing icebergs...Such advantages of being near a coast!
Oct 30, 2007 01:10 AM
Jesse Clifton
Jesse Clifton & Associates - Fairbanks, AK
Hi, Denise - Those are incredible photos.  A friend was in Newfoundland this summer with his daughter looking at the University.  They said it was absolutely incredible.
Feb 05, 2008 04:36 PM
Anonymous
Nicholas

Great  Blog!  Breath taking scenery.

I do <a href="http://www.metropropertymanagement.ca">Property Management in St John's</a>

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