RVing to Newfoundland Ep 5 - Exploring Labrador! Point Amour, Red Bay, Boondocking, Ferries & More!

[@wendingourway]

The snow will soon be flying over on the rock! One marvelous island!! Continue the amazing adventuring!!

[@TrueNorthCamping]

Thanks! We have 9 more videos planned in the series- hope you enjoy them!

[@michellelaitinen2527]

Seems to just get better and better!

[@TrueNorthCamping]

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.

[@ShawnPatterson402]

Now I really cannot wait for our spring trip to the Rock. Amazing place, amazing people....and great video coverage from you guys...thank you, and continued safe travels.

[@TrueNorthCamping]

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

[@wooddogr6275]

Great video, very enjoyable, looking forward to rest of the series. I thought my Cairn Terrier was cute, Ranger is like a poster for the perfect face.

[@TrueNorthCamping]

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

[@steveleonard5206]

Thank you. Our only visit to Labrador was in early May when none of the tourist facilities were open for the season. We drove our truck camper along the north shore of the St. Lawrence through Quebec and took the gravel road up to Labrador City. Then onto the new gravel section of Hwy. 510. It was so remote, you could pick up a satellite phone and return it before the ferry for free. 510 was soft gravel and we rarely saw another vehicle. The ferry crossing was delayed due to the pack ice that covered 1/2 of the ferry route. Had to wait a couple of days for the coast guard ice breaker to open a route through the ice. An awesome part of the trip to our cabin that summer.

[@TrueNorthCamping]

What an adventure you had! Getting through the icepack must have been facinating! We considered that route but dont have the fuel range when towing and didn’t want to abuse the trailer too much!

[@simonlawson2772]

We didn't get to Labrador on our Newfoundland trip in the past. We will be sure to make the trip on our upcoming trip to the Rock next summer. Loved the inter-provincial background music changes!😅 Thanks for putting this together, enjoying the series!

[@TrueNorthCamping]

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

[@simonlawson2772]

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

[@TrueNorthCamping]

Thats awesome! Thanks Simon!

[@bluesky1028-w8d]

We recently found your channel as we're planning a trip to NL in the near future. You have wonderful content; we find you very informative and easy to listen to. Wondering what you found as regards boil water advisories in NL? From what we can gather they're pretty frequent and widespread. We want to have a good water filtration system in place so we can avoid boiling water all the time, and not be forever feeling like we need to sanitize our fresh-water tank. We plan to do some boondocking and are hoping you have some input on the many places one can apparently dry camp. We're going to have to find ourselves a good map (or app) of available potable water supply/dump stations for sure! We've also enjoyed your Ontario Parks videos so far and hope you'll be posting more of them! One issue seems to be poor cell reception in ON parks. I know there are those who say we should just be enjoying nature, but many people need to be connected for a variety of reasons. Wondering if this is an issue for you.Thanks for the great videos, and looking forward to the next!

[@TrueNorthCamping]

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!!

[@bluesky1028-w8d]

@@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🥰.

[@bluesky1028-w8d]

@@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!

[@TrueNorthCamping]

@@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.

[@bluesky1028-w8d]

@@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!