Fog curled along the water’s edge like an old woollen scarf as Avalon glided into Witless Bay, her grand arrival coming with the rising sun. Seabirds fussed above, but nothing distracted from the sight of her—the sea’s own gentle matriarch, claiming the morning with a hush and a spray.
July mornings in Newfoundland and Labrador are brisk, and Avalon seemed to fancy the freshness. On the 10th and 11th of 2025, she was spotted enjoying both the open water and the protected cradle of Witless Bay Ecological Reserve. If you were lucky enough to glimpse her fluke, you’d remember it—the cool grace as she slipped between kelp beds, trailed by gulls eager for leftover capelin.
Come the next summer, Avalon was back—no fanfare, just the same serene poise. She wandered Witless Bay on June 29th, perhaps following the faint call of fish or simply old memory. By the next day, she’d drifted to Mobile Bay, earning another line in her curious travelogue. Two weeks later, she surfaced in Bay Bulls, that bustling harbour ringed by rolling green cliffs and tiny boats hoping for a show. Avalon was unhurried, content to weave her way through these scenic corners like a thread in a patchwork quilt.
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Did you know Witless Bay Ecological Reserve hosts one of the largest puffin colonies in North America? When Avalon visits, she’s swimming beneath a sky lively with thousands of colourful birds.
Witless Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
July 10, 2025
Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
July 11, 2025
Witless Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
June 29, 2026
Mobile Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
June 30, 2026
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