Sunday, March 6, 2011

Breakin' through the ice

Yesterday was the kind of day to be outdoors. Although the temperature was minus ten degrees celsius very early in the morning, it was sunny with blue skies. While many people were no doubt heading to the ski slopes or to the back country on their snowmobiles, six of us travelled to beautiful Cape Broyle for a paddle. After breaking our way through the ice, we paddled along the north shore for about ten kms and had lunch at Coughlan's Cove near Brigus South. After lunch, we crossed the mouth of the harbour and headed for Church Cove, a distance of just over 2 1/2 km. By the time we got back to our starting point, we had paddled about 24 km. A great day and a great place to live!




breaking through the ice meant extra effort




Tony checks out the falls




Dean takes a close look





Many places to explore: Gerard moves in for a closer look




a good place to stop



enthusiastic paddlers



you don't get this in July




while some boats are tied up for the winter, others keep moving

2 comments:

Tony said...

Great shots Clyde, a picture is worth a thousand words.

Tony :-)

Stan Mac Kenzie said...

Nice pics Clyde. Good on you guys for getting out there.

Stan