The Boomer Bus: 2015-07-Kings Point. NFLD

2015-07-19 Kings Point

What a beautiful sight today. Ice bergs, waterfall and a Pottery that had some 40 artist wares on display. King's Point Pottery, owned by Linda Yates and David Hayashida was just full of the artists wares and all were so beautiful. Being all handmade they were also quite expensive.

There is a Humpback Whale exhibit in a small Pavilion .Story is that it had gotten entangled in a fishing net and expired. The locals decided to debone it, presrve it and put it on display. After cutting away most of he meat and blubber they put the pieces in a crate and back in the water to let the marine life eat away at it until the bones were clean. They then sent it to Drumheller, alberta, Canada where the bones were preserved and a frame was built to support it. The locals in Kings Point built a building and displayed it for all to see. A beautiful specimen.

We were able to observe a waterfall. It wasn't anything spectacular but was something different for a change. The walk to get to it was also interesting. The trees grow around rocks and engulf them. Mother Nature has her way

The icebergs were the most gorgeous we have seen both in Alaska and here. Why? We're not sure butI think it's because we are closer to Greenland and the icebergs are actually wetter than in Alaska. Alaska is drier than Newfoundland. Thus the humidity is higher here. One of the icebergs looked like a ship from a distance and another like a large loaf of bread. You decide. Keep in mind that 9/10th of it is underwater. Imagine how huge that is. (Anita here: I think they were prettier because they were so close to shore. It felt like you could almost touch them.)