A Rare Visit

We have a rare visitor to the island.  It is uncommon to get icebergs floating this close because most of the big ones are on the other side of Baffin Island.  This one is on the smaller size and has floated in during high tide and has grounded with low tide.  It will be here until the wind changes or it breaks up on the rocks.  Some photos below to enjoy.

I never tire of them.

A boat came by and gives a nice sence of the scale.

Enjoy.

Waves go Boom!

Last wave photo for a bit but with the weather we've been having in Cape Dorset they have been great.

Obsessed With The Waves.

I know there has been several photos of water on the blog last couple of weeks but there has only been one good day of weather during that time to go exploring and take photos.

There will be some more variety soon. 

Park Bird

What kind of bird are they?

Thanks to my knowledgeable readers they are Purple Sandpipers - Caldris maritima.

There is two of them in this photo.

This was the first bird at the park I almost stepped on.

Fog and Water

It was worth going out the other night just to see the large surf crashing to shore at the park.  The fog meant I had to go into the stupid zone to get the photos.  The fog has currently lifted from Cape Dorset but word is it will roll back in later tonight.  Hope there are still big waves coming in.

The water was spraying about 6 meters into the air at this spot.

Spent a lot of time just watching the large waves crashing in.

The waves were huge!

Ocean Floor Parking

Some photos from an evening of exploring when the tide was out.

We have sand but note the gloves.

Exclusive parking.

2/3 Buried Rock

A 1/3 in the ground and a 1/3 in the snow.

Waves

During low tide at the park a few days ago the tempeture was in the teens and there was no wind.  There were some waves breaking on the rocks so I climbed down the ice and got real close.  Good thing no one got a twisted ankle.

   A couple of shots below.

An Evening at the Park

Before Michele left to see family in the south we spent an evening at the Park. Photos below.

If I wanted to spend the time I could have made the sky blue.

Runoff is everywhere and makes nice designs in the sand and mud. Luckily I like to play in both. I had taken about 20 photos of Michele on the swings at this point. This was her telling me the next boot won't miss.

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