As you probably noticed the campsites are very close together so at the campground Ranger was always on a leash…and hes always quiet, even if left alone. We did let him off leash in other areas where we were basically alone and no one seemed to have any issues. As long as you’re a responsible and considerate dog owner I think you’ll find all of Nfld is pretty dog friendly.

Thanks for the additional tips!

We read that there was a place to dump in the town of Seldom but as we were trying to get to the ferry as quickly as possible we just dumped at our next stop. We’ll also mention the Elliston Municipal Campground near Bonavista also has no dump station but there is one at the Ultramarine station in Bonavista. Hope this helps.

Thanks for info. One more thing as I start my planning and booking, it seems that I need to join ‘RV booking sites’ to book places on. I don’t remember that 2 years ago but maybe I just forgot…lol. But when you booked your campgrounds and ferries in NFLD, did you do it by phoning in or on line? Also we went in Sept (kinda off season), any other advice if we are going in June like you did? Again I’m trying to get this booked and I wanna make sure we don’t have disappointments or other setbacks by not covering all bases. (I know you mention to be ‘flexible’…). I have similar set up as you, you know with 1/2 ton pickup and 20’ tow behind. Thanks in advance for any info you provide. Looking forward to next video!

@@delta49 we booked the MA and Labrador ferries online (Fogo and Bell Island ferries are fcfs). Gros Morne CG was booked online on Parks Canada website. We booked Pippy Park by email (or link from their site) and Gander we booked by phone. I would mention that there are many areas with little to no cell service so keep that in mind when you’re on the road and might be wanting to book something for the next day. As for going in June, we went expecting terrible mosquitoes/black flies. It really wasnt near as bad as we expected ( not even as bad as here in Eastern Ontario…Tho there were some small blck flies with a nasty bite). You wont need to worry about raccoons, skunks or porcupines (there are none) and there are very few bears. Because of this many campgrounds have garbage cans right on the sites. And NL has no deer but they do have caribou and a huge moose population that requires extra vigilance when driving, especially at night or in fog/rain. And last tip, take good rain gear and clothes for cool temperatures. Hope this helps.

Thanks so much Luc…we’re glad you’re enjoying the series!

Thanks Spuds, we really appreciate your feedback. Our main reason for creating this kind of series is to hopefully help other RVers and travelers considering a similar trip. We hope you have an amazing adventure in 2025!

Thanks so much Shawn, it’s genuinely appreciated! And yes, it was very worth it…we really enjoyed the entire Bonavista Peninsula.

We made reservations long in advance for 3 camgrounds - Gros Morne, Pippy Park in St Johns and in Gander because we had tickets for Come From Away. Everywhere else we just called a day or two ahead or simply showed up.

Thanks very much Debbie, glad you’re enjoying the series! We love our Rockwood 2109s. On a level road with no headwind we would get between 9-11 mpg. I will say that when we are fully loaded, full water tank and truck bed filled with gear, we were pushing our 1500 close to its max payload. Obviously it handled it fine but we didn’t like being that close to the edge so we just ugraded to a Ram 2500 with the bigger gas hemi engine. We towed the trailer down to Virginia a few weeks ago a nd found the hd truck got better mileage while towing (10-12mpg) and obviously it wasn’t working near as hard. But of course the new truck gets worse mileage when not towing, especially around town. Hope this helps!

@TrueNorthCamping That helps a lot! Thanks very much for taking the time to give us so much to think about. We do appreciate it. Looking forward to more of your videos! 😊 Happy travels! 🌞

He stayed in the trailer…was about 6 hrs total.

That’s awesome Brian. Congratulations to you both!

Thanks Chris! We completely agree and the little bit of anxiety re the ferries was more than worth it....we loved Fogo Island.

Your welcome Robert, glad you enjoyed it! Have an amazing trip in 25!!

Hi Vivian, we’re glad you found it helpful. Im going from memory but I believe we arrived on Fogo June 18…we were there 3 nights.

Just checked - yes, arrived 18th departed 21st.

@ thank you for checking 👍🏼

Thank you Garry and Betty! It’s great to make your acquaintance! We LOVED your island!

@ It great….We now live in The Ole Church, about 30 minutes drive from the Ferry Wharf. Many Fogo Islanders live here. We get to Fogo as often as we can.

Thanks so much Shawn, we genuinely appreciate that. It really was one of our favorite parts of the trip! Continued good luck with your planning!

Thanks so much Kim. We’re really glad you enjoyed it! And that silver fox is adorable!

Thanks Simon. If I recall there was room for a few larger rigs but it wouldn’t be right in the first row.

We removed the factory pin and replaced it with a coupler pin, also called a latch pin. Hope this helps.

Glad you found and are enjoying the series! Hope you have an amazing adventure next summer!

lol, they’re coming….Fogo Island is next - should be out next Friday. Hope you enjoy!

Thanks very much Jim, we genuinely appreciate your supportive feedback!

It was very beautiful! The hikes vary in length and difficulty- you can find more info here: twillingate.com/to-see-do/hiking-walking/

Hi Jim, so glad you're enjoying the series! It really was a facinating expedition that we enjoyed every bit as much as the trek to Alaska. As for keeping the rig clean....I had a good chuckle at that. We do use a ceramic coating (made by turtle wax if you can believe it) on the trailer that does a pretty decent job of providing gloss and it definitely makes it easier to remove bugs (and black streaks) - which I did a few times during the trip just using a bucket of water and brush on the nose of the trailer. As for the truck, I was starting to go a bit crazy because we couldnt find many car washes in Newfoundland - it only got 2 washes in the 9 weeks we were away.....lol.

@ Terry, I have been using Meguire Marine Flagship on the MiniLite since I have been using it on the KW. I do use their ceramic product on the trucks and will give it a try on the MiniLite. The bugs are an issue here in Florida, especially in the spring and summer. And the black streaks appear no matter how much you clean the roof. Did we err with the white exterior?? Looking forward to seeing the rest of your journey!

@ for us we really like the white colour scheme on the Rockwood…and we have lots of bugs here too that make a huge mess…but they really do seem to clean off much easier with the ceramic coating.

You’re welcome Susan…glad they’re helping you plan. Have an amazing trip!!

Well put Shawn. Thank you.

Thanks very much! We saw the bears right near hwy 60 and the road into Opeongo Lake.

Thanks again Shawn! And here’s hoping you have an incredible trip in the spring!!

Hope you make it to the top!! Have a wonderful trip!!

Thanks so much Shawn…glad you’re enjoying the series!

We did that route on the way home - should be in episode 14. 😉 thanks for watching!

@@TrueNorthCamping I might be ever so slightly biased as I grew up in Gaspe.. :) but it is a wonderful drive.....as are so many other places that we can take our trailers to in North America.

Thanks Shawn - we’re glad you found us. Have a wonderful time planning your trip!

Our pleasure! Hope you have a fantastic time in Twillingate!

Great story….thank you for sharing!

It is kind of incongruous….well put.

Thanks so much SonjaJane!

Thanks very much Robert, that is genuinely appreciated!

Thanks very much! We were in the St Lunaire area with the icebergs June 5-9. Hope that helps!

BlueSky, thanks so much for your very kind feedback. We are genuinely happy that you find the series helpful! With regards to boil water advisories, yes, there were quite a few. We did have to flush the tank once when the water developed a brownish colour and used bottled water for drinking for the entire trip except in St Johns. Not all cgs have dump stations so we tried to limit water use and use showers in the cgs - 2 examples were the cgs we stayed in in Elliston (near Bonavista) and Dildo - Bonavista did have a dump station at the Ultramar gas station in town - $5 charge. Cell service is also spotty in much of the province, particularly the western half and we even found that Sirius satellite radio cut out a lot (you are pretty far north). As for boondocking, Newfoundland was very friendly towards it, unlike most of Canada (Yukon and Northern BC being the other exceptions we have found). We loved boondocking in Crow Head (Twillingate) and at Point Amour. There were also some beautiful spots near Trinity and Bonavista but we chose not to boondock there because the weather was not really conducive. We will say, camping in NFLD is very reasonable. Averaging 20-40 bucks CDN a night. I dont have our records with me as I write this but I think the most we paid was $55/night in St John's. Our last episode in the series will have a break down of our our costs....Hope all this helps...and have an amazing adventure in Nfld next year!!

@@TrueNorthCamping Thank you for your reply! We appreciate your taking the time and all the information! We like to be prepared and to travel as safely & trouble-free as possible, so we appreciate the attention to detail & extra steps you folks seem to take to preempt issues before they can arise. I especially identified with your leaving lots of time to get to the ferry...that would definitely be us! We just got back into trailer camping after a 5-year hiatus and enjoyed ON parks this past summer. We hope to go to NL next summer or 2026. Maybe we'll run into you at an ON park next year! Thanks again! P.S. Your dog is adorable🥰.

@@TrueNorthCamping Forgot to ask, sorry, but did you find most potable water fill stations had threaded ends on their fill hose? We're considering a 3-stage water filtration system and we'll need to be able to thread our filter's hose onto the water source. Thanks for any information you have on this!

@@bluesky1028-w8d hi, most did have a threaded bib….but we recommend keeping a water bandit on board…it might be able to help you use your filter to fill your tank if you encounter a tap with no threads. Hope this helps.

@@TrueNorthCamping Thanks for the quick reply. Good to hear most are threaded. My husband just ordered a water bandit today, so we should be good. All the best; we're looking forward to the next video!

There were a few places slow to open but we found most (especially historic sites) opened in early June.

It probably would be too long for us…we were there a total of 5 nights and certainly didn’t see everything but we did get a real appreciation of the park. There were a couple of hikes that we missed and would like to have taken that we could have squeezed into a couple more days - so taht would be a week….but hey, thats just us…everyone has different interests and desires! Hope that helps! Have an amazing trip!!!

Because we were there in very early June, before it got really busy, we were able to watch the forecast and pick what was supposed to be the best weather day, and just book it a couple days in advance.

@@TrueNorthCamping smart!!!

Thank you Tracy, it really was. Some people might not believe it but we did not boost or enhance the colour s - thats the real footage - it really was the most beautiful sunset we’ve ever seen.

Glad it was helpful!

Welcome! Thanks for subscribing! The entire trip was 9.5 weeks. We were in Newfoundland from May 31 to July 17 - 48 days.

Thanks so much Simon, glad you’re enjoying it! Hope you have a great trip back to Nfld!!

@TrueNorthCamping side note....we found your channel because my wife plays pickleball with your daughter. Your daughter was a great advocate for your channel! 😆

Thats awesome! Thanks Simon!

We absolutely loved it there. We aren’t always in a hurry to go back to the same place but both of us look forward to going back to Nfld.

Thanks very much! And yes, we think Ranger is pretty special too… but we’re a little biased 😉