The huge island stands, with its sheer, beetling cliffs, out of the ocean, a monsterous mass of rock and gravel, almost without soil, like a strange thing from the bottom of the great deep, lifted up, suddenly, into sunshine and storm, but belonging to the watery darkness out of which it has been reared.

- Novelist R.T.S Lowell, describing Newfoundland in the 1840's

In addition to the unrivaled beauty of the area, Twillingate is an idyllic location for sea kayaking. Launching from one of our many beaches, you'll quickly find yourself observing stunning coastline, historic outport communities, wildlife and of course, depending on the time of year, plenty of icebergs and whales.