Icebergs! - Get 'em while they're hot! Berg-watching is

CBC Newfoundland Morning

Icebergs! - Get 'em while they're hot! Berg-watching is one of the most hardcore tourism experiences on the planet right now. We jump in the Zodiac with tourism operator Chris Scott

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Big blue skies…GIANT icebergs, grounded just off some of the most beautiful coastal vistas anywhere... Twillingate is the iceberg capital of the world. Right now, Chris Scott of Twillingate Adventure Tours is one of the tourism operators working long hours, to give global ice-hunters one of the most thrilling experiences money can buy.

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