"When One Is Not Enough"

 

Well sometimes two paddles are better than one, that is, after one outing maybe another will satiate that kayaking palate. After our group paddle yesterday in Tors Cove Tony and I decided on the way back home to stop in Mobile Newfoundland and have a close encounter of the frozen kind with a berg sitting grounded in Mobile Bay. Might as well we got the boats with us. Great paddle Tony, great day buds!

"Bergging"

 

Bergging to me is hunting down bergs and snapping as many pictures as you can of them while enjoying the paddle. A docile hunt but not without some quick skills to get the right image. We're learning Tony. This is also an excellent practise for balance drills while in your boat. What we also learned....keep the camera tethered.

"How You Cut It"

No matter how you cut it when you take a shot of an iceberg from varying angles or positions they will always look characteristically different. Not many things you photograph have that morphing affect with the camera. So every shot makes like a new berg ....kinda! That's one of the reasons they are so fun to be around.

"Berg Environment"

 

Bergs develop their own sea states when they arrive at a location. They are so big usually that they affect and can disturb the waters around them by creating their own clapotis and cascading sea flows by altering incoming swells , wind waves or both, so paddling near them in these conditions makes a paddler be weary of how close to get because sometimes the water movement around them isn't that predictable. So we always exercise caution when conditions dictate. This one was grounded, flat and close to shore so it was a bit less of a hazard but one still need be weary.

"Fire and Ice"

 

Not a huge berg by Island standards but some neat curves. Bergs are always cool o watch when the sun shines on them as you see lots of greens and blues mesmerizing like watching a fire. Very opposite ends of the spectrum I would say, how ironic though.

"Getting An Angle"

 


Tony and I both like taking pictures and when you are jockeying for that shot you are also jockeying for that angle. Not always easily obtained when the water is constantly in active motion. Sometimes you are not even aware of conditions cause you just want that shot, until of course you feel it........that tipsy motion!