This kayak trip destination is excerpted from “The East Coast’s Best 5 Places to Paddle” in Adventure Kayak magazine.
Newfoundland’s Iceberg Alley
Every year, hundreds of icebergs, ranging in size from small houses to navy destroyers, catch a free ride south from Greenland to Newfoundland on the Labrador Current. Some of the bergs get stuck in shallow bays, some disintegrate into millions of pieces and others drift right past, there one day gone the next. Prime berg-watching hotspots are Twillingate on the central coast and Quirpon Island on the very northern tip. The Newfoundlanders’ incredible hospitality, the hundreds of icebergs and the dramatic coastline easily land The Rock as a top Maritime destination. Prepare to be blown away by the water clarity, remoteness and coastal paddling conditions.
INFO: Kayak Newfoundland Labrador, www.kayakers.nf.ca
OUTFITTING: Linkum Tours, www.linkumtours.com
This article originally appeared in Adventure Kayak, Early Summer 2009. Download our free iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch App or Android App or read it here.
For more places to paddle with ice, read Adventure Kayak, Spring 2013. Download our free iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch App or Android App or read it here.
