North Beach, Sable Island

14 days on Sable Island: Day 11

Day 11 was a little like Day 10, except we had less sun, more fog and we caught only one seal despite travelling 80 km around the island. I checked the location of the 4 seals we caught before this one; three remained on the island while the other was off in the sea.

Grey seal movement, Sable Island
Location of the four grey seals (red dots) caught on Sable Island

 

 

At the end of the day, I had some time to do some photography, and the conditions were very interesting for it. When the fog rolls in here you lose a lot of contrast, everything looks ‘flat’ and very simple; I really like it.

North Beach, Sable Island
The surf on North Beach was incredibly calm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other than the horses, Sable Island is well known for the shipwrecks around the island. While looking around I came across this piece of shipwreck. These artefacts always create an eerie sense of loss.

Shipwreck, Sable Island
Remains of a wooden ship on Sable North Beach, Sable Island

 

North Beach, Sable Island
North Beach was incredibly calm which added to the look of simplicity.

 

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  1. Love that last photo.
    Also, maybe you should get up earlier to catch the seals……

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