I heard from one of the crew we are nearing Newfoundland, one of the Canadian colonies. It reaches out into the North Atlantic. The air is now very cold, made more so by the enormous icebergs we see floating away in the distance. Once of the sailors told me we only see the tip of the icebergs – most of it is hidden under the ocean, and I simply can’t believe how enormous it must be! Imagine if a ship came too close to it – it would be destroyed for sure. As we neared shore I saw many strange animals. Everyone in our group was amazed at the strange beasts. One of the officers pointed out their names to us. There were huge sea lions resting on an icy outcropping, making bellowing sounds, seals scampering up onto an ice floe to escape the fierce killer whales, and flocks and flocks of seabirds. Wonderful!
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