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Whale Watching FAQ Planning your trip to the island man!! (When global warming truly kicks in I think we will be the next Jamaica!) Looking to see the lumbering behemoths, the gentle giants of the sea, those amazing cetaceans that inspire us, amaze us and instill that wonderful sense of natural awe? Well Newfoundland is the place to do it with the largest annually returning numbers of cetaceans (whales) in the world  to feed right here! As I say to be well informed is to be well armed, so here is the information you need to have a spectacular whale tour any time of the season according to our expert, Skipper Bob Bartlett! When is the best time to see whales in Newfoundland? Whales migrate north from areas of the South North Atlantic (Oxymoron I know) like the Dominican Republic. They start to arrive in April and continue arriving through the season. Whales do not necessarily stop to feed in one place all summer but move around so like our friend Finnegan the Humpbac

Planning the Best Iceberg Tour in Newfoundland So your fascination with the phenomenon that sank the largest ship in the world on her maiden voyage or the world view that icebergs numbers are dwindling down to zero over the next 50 years with global climate change, is driving you to seek them out? Well Newfoundland is your place of choice for access to them with a holiday that includes scenery, wildlife, culture and a great sense of adventure. I have lived here all my life and it still excites me to go on the water every trip not just every day but up to three times a day. As a matter of fact we have been seeing whales and icebergs together for the past several years, how can you beat that? In order to get that type of adventure you would have to go to Alaska. Well I have had many ex-Alaska guests onboard who have sung the accolades of Newfoundland for their iceberg/whale  experience. Early in the spring they may even have the opportunity to meet Finnegan. Most of them w

I have always threatened to go to see the Blue Whale Exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum. In my introductory talks to our whale tours I keep asking my friends from Toronto and Ontario in general, "Have you seen the Blue Whale exhibit?" Quite a few had. So when weather stranded me in Toronto I said here is the ideal opportunity to go and see the exhibit. Also an opportunity to get lost on the subway and downtown Toronto on a cool fall day. After finally walking through the doors of the museum there was armour worn by knights, fossilized remains of dinosaurs, Mummies and a Sarcophagus plus totem poles of the indigenous First Nations of this land. There were so many fascinating exhibits in such a relatively small place. My experience with most of these things were viewing them in documentaries on television. While fascinating on the tely it was something more magical in person.  Sadly the cashier informed me that the Blue Whale Exhibit had left some time ago and they