The Crossing

As it turns out the loading call doesn't come until 4:00 AM just as dawn starts to show on the horizon.


Around 5:00 AM, the MV Smallwood finally leaves North Sydney, headed north for Port aux Basques, NFLD.


Not far out of the harbor, we pass a greater shearwater, who does his best to get out of the way of the ferry.


Further out in the Cabot Strait, we spot some arctic jellyfish.


A northern fulmar runs across the water before taking off.


As the Smallwood approaches Newfoundland around 11:00 AM, a few northern gannets fly overhead.