Roaming North America in a 17 foot camper - Newfoundland

[Wander With Us]

Wednesday, July 18th

We left the Gros Morne area and headed to La Manche Provincial Park, which is about 30 miles south of St. John's. It was about an 8 hour drive. We try and not drive that far in a day but Cynthia's cousin was vacationing near there so we decided to skip some places and then just back track later. The next day we went to Cape Spear, which is the easternmost point in North America. You can see on right side of the photo the fog that is starting to roll in.


During WWII there was a bunker built and two ex-US 10 inch guns installed to protect the harbor of St. John's



The weather deteriorated fairly quickly so we didn't stay as long as we would have liked. The fog that rolled in prevented me from getting a good shot of the lighthouse that is there.

 

[Wander With Us]

Thursday, July 19th

The weather on the southeastern part of Newfoundland wasn't that great while we were there. There was lots of fog and rain. We met up with Cynthia's cousin and went to Ferryland to try and see if the weather would cooperate so that we could hike out to the lighthouse. The scenery was great.


But as you can see the fog started to roll in again.




We didn't make it all the way to the lighthouse before it started to rain so we turned around and headed back to the car. It was still a very enjoyable walk with some great views of the islands and of Ferryland Harbor.

 

[autism family travels]

I always love seeing Newfoundland reports. Thanks for visiting my little piece of the world. Anyone who wants off road paths and trails contact me I have a bunch to make your trip more “adventurous”.

 

[762X39]

After you got off the asphalt is it necessary to have a 4x4 vehicle for the dirt sections. We are planning on doing this trip next year, we where supposed to do it this year but unfortunately things got in the way. We will be driveing a 1 ton dually 2 wheel drive towing a 24' tow hauler, do you recommend doing this road with this setup? Thx for posting.

I did this trip in a Dodge Caravan in 2017 in a snow storm from Baie Como to Happy Valley Goose Bay. Maybe in a pickup truck you might need 4WD but I found the Caravan to be very sure footed in the gravel from Manic 5 onward.

 

[762X39]

Just before the second Dam (Manik 5, I think), there is a fuel stop, Motel and Restaurant that is only 250km or so from Baie Como. It is worth the stop and they had some great t-shirts.

 

[762X39]

There are other reasons to pass through Labrador that I found worthwhile..

 

[Umnak]

thanks for the write up and the pictures. Labrador and Newfoundland are magical places and need a lot of time to explore. It's nice to see it from your perspective.

 

[DiscoMan]

Thank you for sharing you trip with us, it looks amazing. Maybe one day......

 

[Roaddude]

Very cool write-up and reporting on your adventure up there.

I've been pondering doing a similar trip, starting in Maine and going up through NB and NS, then over to Newfoundland/Labrador and back down through Quebec, doing parts of the Trans-Taiga and James Bay Road if I can and time/weather allows. Just putting together thoughts and planning at this point.

I've read reports that you can't take propane on the ferries, or at least those that cross to another province? Was that a problem for you at all, and if so, did you just have to leave tanks behind and get new ones once off the ferry? I usually carry two 20lb tanks for cooking, on-demand water heater, and fire ring.

Enjoyed your report and images and the input of others immensely. Very helpful.

 

[tuckertj]

The ferries to Newfoundland From Nova Scotia , you can bring your propane. It just has to be tagged. Unless it’s (the rules) changed within the last year.