Driving Across Newfoundland in Real Time (St. John's to Channel-Port aux Basques)

[@fluffyvixen223]

At 56:38 that person to the left next to the gas station is me! Great video!

[@unclecoolie]

Awesome!

[@ukisbeggar8462]

🤣🤣

[@KCDrives]

You know you've driven the island enough when you know exactly where he is the second you click on another point.

[@andrustv67]

It never ceases to amaze me how mesmerizing these videos are! Your content is so seemingly simple yet amazing!

[@unclecoolie]

Wow, thank you!

[@RQ-ie2mz]

I lived there my whole life and seeing it again almost brought a tear to my eye

[@ШмельПчёлкин]

This is Sakhalin island bro

[@bannermanigans]

@@ШмельПчёлкин I don't know if you're joking, but I live in Newfoundland and I've driven this route personally many times.

[@friendlyzombie1460]

Lived where your whole life? On the highway?

[@rodsmith8118]

@@friendlyzombie1460 8:48:41 do you believe no one has ever resided in the houses on the right?

[@AmbientWalking]

Thanks a lot for this journey! It's always amazing to be able to see somewhere new thru your eyes! : )

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you!

[@campolindo18]

When COVID-19 is over, I‘ll visit this place guaranteed 😍 Great video and the best regards from Germany 🤟🏻

[@unclecoolie]

I can't wait to start traveling again, myself.

[@dylanhopkins14]

I have 2 female friends from germany who went to my highschool back in 2010 when I was in grade 11. They were exchange students and they loved it here

[@SuperiorNo1]

It's Never Going to Be Over its only the Beginning wake up idiot 😈

[@anarchyfarming]

Glaub mir, einmal Neufundland und du willst nirgends wo anders hin… Ein absoluter Traum! Habe auf meiner Website meine drei Lieblingslocations… Die solltest du dir unbedingt anschauen! explore-your-territory.de/blog/die-drei-besten-fotolocations-auf-neufundland/

[@anarchyfarming]

@Abu Mario ?

[@nostrathomas2437]

Thank you thank.you ...no goofy music added just the sound of the road! My compliments.

[@unclecoolie]

Thanks!

[@bobby68ify]

Hello, it´s me. I love your videos more than I can say. ..and..foggy, wet and rainy, typical weather in this canadian area. Yes, I like it. Thank you for upload. great. best regards, bye, Robert.

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you very much!

[@birdlover6842]

Reminds me of Iceland. Few frees. Also a lot like Dutch Harbor, Alaska too.

[@unclecoolie]

It was chilly while I was there. I was glad that I brought my jacket with me, even though it was early June when I was there.

[@henningoden153]

3:14:25 Gander International Airport on the right. There's a reason for the low-flying aircraft warning: The road is about 300 meters from the end of a runway.

[@unclecoolie]

Cool. I didn't even realize that.

[@victorkoval3783]

Thank you for the relaxation! Spectacular views! Top quality as always ...

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you!

[@jcd5533]

Thanks a lot, Uncle Coolie, for your new real-time trip, The East coast will soon be complete, from Newfoundland to Key West👍😊👍

[@PichuPlayzYT]

Jean-Christophe CHIOZZINI It’s more than 24 hours, and it only limits to 24 hours, (only for people connected their phone), I don’t think he will be able to do that

[@PichuPlayzYT]

but still, doing a full real-time road trip SJ to KW is near impossible to do.

[@jcd5533]

Of course, Uncle Coolie divides his trip in different sections. For the East West coast , he needed four day

[@PichuPlayzYT]

Near impossible for going past that 24-hour limit, so don’t expect Unclecoolie to make that

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you! Yes, the remaining part--North Sydney, NS to Bangor, ME--will be the next video I will upload, which will be in the next 2 weeks.

[@AMFMDX]

I'll never get to Newfoundland but I'm there with your videos! Thank you!!! 😍

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you!

[@dbaldwin237]

I’m still recovering after passing out while watching the hyperlapse video. This video is helping me get my sense of time back.

[@HyperActive7]

I've only ran into one guy who was from there at an underground concert club me and my brother were at to see Clutch. I told him about the Cartier (Car she a) and Quebec Northshore and Labrador (QNS&L) and his face lit up in amazement that I even knew Labrador existed on the map.

[@unclecoolie]

Wow!

[@Colin32269]

I rode my bike from Sarnia to Cape Breton Island last summer,crushed the Cabot Trail and all over NS and Baxter on the way home. NFLD and PEI are the next leg of my Canadian cruise..I'll do it '21

[@Colin32269]

NewBrunswick

[@unclecoolie]

I wanted to visit PEI, but I just couldn't work it into the schedule.

[@kett7761]

I'm from Newfoundland and this is the type of video I could watch for nearly 9 hours

[@unclecoolie]

This was the only time I've visited NL, but I agree. There's something romantic about the desolation of the drive.

[@kett7761]

@@unclecoolie yeah, there is isn't there

[@rnedisc]

I freaking love these real time road trips!

[@benclark7043]

You also have to go up by corner brook and st Anthony

[@unclecoolie]

I had contemplated starting this drive from St. Anthony. I may come back to the island to drive up near there one day.

[@Jcomprendrien]

I'm from Quebec working in Fermont and go once and a while to labrador city in the continental part of newfoundland love it

[@unclecoolie]

I would like to go up to that area one day.

[@trevormurphy7041]

Did the trip and just under 6 hours and done here to Ottawa and just under 2 days I got a heavy foot now you got me thinking about what's the craziest way you can cross the island

[@thewelfarian2721]

Thanks! As a kid in the 70s we drove this many a times. Im going back this year for the first time in 40s years and wanted to check out what the drive is like before deciding to drive the whole island or just shortcut to Argentia on the ferry.

[@unclecoolie]

Thanks! I made the decision to fly into St. John's and drive a rental car across the island and back, because I only had that weekend to do this, and the ferry would've taken half a day, one-way, and would've cost a couple of hundred dollars.

[@shanajones4401]

Thanks a ton for these brilliant videos! I found your channel and have skimmed through some of your road trips, thank you for sharing with us and be safe 💗🙌🏼

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you! You do the same.

[@mikedrown2721]

I drove this route way back in July 1977. Had a fantastic time

[@unclecoolie]

That must've been cool to do. Has much changed?

[@mikedrown2721]

@@unclecoolie that was the only time.

[@cheesekakes4116]

I find these long driving videos you do very calming and therapeutic.

[@unclecoolie]

Glad to hear! I just got finished doing another cross-country road trip and will be uploading the video for it next month sometime.

[@ViewsPlus]

Another beautiful place from another side

[@muazkhalafallah2520]

I feel so relaxed while watching your channel ^_^ Thanks

[@unclecoolie]

😊

[@romolemon9338]

Nice to see my community as the destination of the video!

[@unclecoolie]

Cool!

[@robertforsey2275]

It's great seeing the island again!

[@wjhslib]

This is an amazing video. Gonna have to watch it in parts, however!

[@newtfigton8795]

Very cool! I did t know it would take so much time to drive across a small-ish place like the Island of Newfoundland. Then again, it is a pretty rugged and winding highway. I’d like to visit that place someday. If we’re ever allowed to travel again that is.

[@unclecoolie]

It was fun, but I was nervous just because there are times where there is nothing.

[@mushroomsteve]

It's not that small, as far as islands go.

[@newtfigton8795]

@@mushroomsteve True, it’s the 16th largest island in the world. I just meant that there were other internal divisions much larger than Newfoundland.

[@cgjoe64]

The fog always clears up when you get off the Avalon

[@wademellor5304]

Cheers from Australia! I did this drive back in 2003, driving around Newfoundland with my girlfriend at the time for a couple of weeks. Highlights I can remember are seeing my first moose, and first iceberg! Also visiting the town of Dildo!!!

[@unclecoolie]

I didn't get to see an iceberg, but I saw a moose, and of course I noticed Dildo even before I made this trip. Cheers from the Washington, DC area.

[@obs_nick8948]

I’m from Grand Falls. Seen a few of my buddies drive by on the highway as you passed. Didn’t see me though

[@guytitanic]

The 'Beautiful Province' is on her coastlines, coves and bays not the TCH though.

[@jeffsmith5787]

Driving around the coast is quite a bit more challenging.

[@lukefrederick3548]

I see you reply to a lot of the comments, and I find your channel really interesting so id like to ask you some questions :) 1. Is there a reason you find highway driving/road trips fun and what motivates you to spend your free time driving? 2. Do you not listen to music while you drive? is there anything you do to occupy your mind while driving? I'm sure you've answered these before but hope i can get a reply from you, think what you are doing and the vids you upload are super cool!

[@unclecoolie]

I enjoy doing these drives. For years I only traveled by air and didn't get to do trips like this. I listen to music through my earphones, and I do that to avoid copyright issues with the audio.

[@Aquacrystal11]

I absolutely love this channel!

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you!

[@Aquacrystal11]

@@unclecoolie No problem! On your east coast road trip, when you were passing through my town, I was actually on the hwy at the same time lol. May have seen your car. (Lexington, MA)

[@unclecoolie]

@@Aquacrystal11 That's cool!

[@Aquacrystal11]

@@unclecoolie Yep! Keep it up!

[@aaviadd]

thanks of upload and i hope more real time videos soon

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you! The next several videos that I will upload will be real time, starting with the remaining video from my east coast trip: North Sydney, NS to Bangor, ME, which I will upload in the next 2 weeks.

[@denelson83]

Can you one day do this for British Columbia, doing Highway 1 from Victoria to Departure Bay, then from Horseshoe Bay to Kamloops, then from Kamloops to Kicking Horse Pass?

[@unclecoolie]

I would love to one day. When I planned my west coast drive, I originally planned to go all the way up to Alaska. I had to cut it short due to the limited time I had to take off from work and be away from my family. I want to do the Vancouver to Alaska part in the next year or two, though.

[@juliomarin4463]

Good trip from El Salvador!!

[@jennifergroeneweg8727]

This just popped up on my suggested, lol...next week we will be making the reverse drive, moving home :)

[@unclecoolie]

Cool!

[@caminokid66]

I drove this once in my life about 30 years ago. It hasn't changed.

[@scottyj737]

maybe the pavement.

[@benjaminkpope]

5:18:20 shells meals on wheels and Baie Verte junction

[@kabbystevens5167]

Do you do rides around the bays and Harbours...going to check out your videos.

[@unclecoolie]

No. Unfortunately, I only had the weekend to do this road trip (including the drive back to St. John's the next day).

[@kabbystevens5167]

@@unclecoolie ...beautiful island.

[@friendlyzombie1460]

Just checking to see how long this video is.

[@lmrocket7749]

Congratulations for your videos from Spain. I love USA, i know more and more about it. Thank you

[@janbrien9907]

Newfoundland is NOT part of the US....but we could have been. We were once a British colony and carried British passports. We were dirt poor (fishing being the only occupation) and no one wanted us. But the US did because of our strategic location - most easterly point of all north america. In 1949 a vote was taken and the result was 49/51 and we became Canada's 10th province.

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you! But this video is in Canada, which is also beautiful!

[@ukisbeggar8462]

It's Canada lol

[@study7794]

Can you drive from Coachella Valley all the way to Winsdor Ca

[@yomanz2782]

Foreal that will be good. Winsdor is a good town, it's very beautiful too.

[@Marciohefrain]

Maravilhoso, adorei o vídeo, saudações do norte do Brasil.

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you! Greetings from the Washington, DC area.

[@homomorphic]

Seems to be a lot of trees. Didn't think NL had trees based on all the tourist brochures with pictures of the coastal scenes with treeless landscapes :-)

[@unclecoolie]

They did, but you can see that still hadn't bloomed yet, and this was early June.

[@arseface2k934]

​@@unclecoolie that was a very cold spring, I remember being really annoyed by the fact it was snowing in the last week of May lol. usually by June 1 everything is in bloom.

[@unclecoolie]

@@arseface2k934 NL does have stronger seasonal lag than interior parts of the continent, but it was later than usual according to the locals that I talked to there. I saw snow on my way back to St. John's the next day, which really surprised me for June. 😊

[@arseface2k934]

@@unclecoolie oh yeah for sure, this spring so far has been pretty chilly too, the ponds are still frozen over. we make up for it in the fall in my opinion, its not uncommon for it to be 12+ degrees in Nov/Dec when the rest of the continent is freezing, we recently had it reach 18 degrees about a week before Christmas which was pretty wild.

[@Bertnahhaha]

4:01:35 Bay d'Espoir turnofffff!

[@markaabrown185]

3:44:50 Road to Twillingate

[@markf2720]

The map on the top left helps a lot.

[@matthewc.2824]

How could you drive for hours and not listen to music? Wouldn’t you fall asleep?

[@unclecoolie]

I listened to music through my earphones, to avoid any copyright issues with the video.

[@najoeun]

I could hardly see any buildings, people, houses and towns during 8 hours video. The nature is so great. However, I would feel lonely if I live there.

[@unclecoolie]

I agree.

[@arseface2k934]

There's plenty of towns along the coast, but the highway goes right through the interior of the island where there's basically nothing. It's a real shame because the coastal roads are very beautiful.

[@matthewricketts5330]

Will you be doing a road trip all the way to Vancouver from Eastern Canada in the future?

[@unclecoolie]

I would like to one day, sure. I want to finish my west coast road trip (Vancouver to Alaska) at some point in the next year, which will go through much of Canada. I'll just have to wait and see.

[@thefalloutshelter7799]

Cool vid. Thats a really odd route to get to the TCH from the airport......if you had turned left on NL-40 instead of turning right, you would gotten onto TCH/NL-1 in literally 1-2 minutes

[@unclecoolie]

True, but I got confused by the directions. That's why I pulled over right after turning right.

[@thefalloutshelter7799]

@@unclecoolie Yeah GPS can get weird sometimes thats for sure

[@keplerthe3399]

@@unclecoolie Yeah there's still people here that get confused by the directions out around the airport area Lol

[@yomanz2782]

Can you drive to Coachella valley to Winsdor Ca

[@unclecoolie]

One day I'd like to do a drive across Canada.

[@LadetJahonen]

Hello This can't be in the beginning of June! Not a single green anywhere on the trees. Is it not the 6th of February instead?

[@LadetJahonen]

Maybe further inland there is some green but almost nothing.

[@Blueflag04]

strong road trip vibe

[@Neil_A]

That do my head in driving in the states when u pass are car move back over to the right side don’t sit in the outside lane drives me crazy that some drivers just look ahead to scared to move the car over

[@stevepower69]

That's the most convoluted way to get to the highway from the airport. Should have just turned left at the end of parkway. :)

[@unclecoolie]

I got lost at first, which is why I immediately pulled over after making that right turn.

[@stevepower69]

​@@unclecoolie I'm just ribbing ya, but it is the only turn you have to make to drive all the way across the whole province. Murphy's law.

[@gerrycostello3723]

We're doing it next yr .....Hopefully???See what 2021 brings!🙏🙏

[@unclecoolie]

I know what you mean. I'm really hoping to do some road trips next year, too.

[@dartmayandartan1146]

Thank you for videos

[@unclecoolie]

My pleasure.

[@dbcopper10]

Well, there's 8 hours 51 minutes 47 seconds I'll never get back...lol

[@dcxxxx]

Yeah! Going on another road trip with Unclecoolie!

[@chandrasirobh7156]

It is so relaxing to watch this video, planning to drive to NL next year. What kind of dashcam are you using to populate the coordinates and other display ? Thanks again for the video.

[@unclecoolie]

Thanks. I used the Garmin Virb Ultra 30 that records GPS information. I created the other graphic overlays in Paint/Photoshop and did all of rest of the editing using Final Cut Pro.

[@rexmundi3108]

Having done that drive several times I was wondering who the hell would watch it...27,000 people I guess. Wow. 9 hours of the most boring scenery in a province full of spectacular sights. Mind you from 8:08:50 onward would be gorgeous in good weather.

[@emausderratsuchende5447]

Wow...Second of June,and the Threes without Leaves...

[@unclecoolie]

Yeah, Newfoundland is borderline subarctic if not actually subarctic. As it was, it was chilly, and I needed a jacket while I was there.

[@cgjoe64]

We can still get snow in June

[@unclecoolie]

@@cgjoe64 I saw that. I drove back to St. John's the next day and encountered snow while I was midway across the island. Pretty cool.

[@cgjoe64]

@@unclecoolie You mean pretty cold 😂😂

[@LadetJahonen]

I also noticed the obvious that there is no greenish anywhere to be seen despite there being a lot of deciduous trees. It looks like March or November. So I thought first it has to be the 6th of February instead of the 2nd of June. When will it become some green and more springlike? I read that in Newfoundland there has been snowing as late as the 30th of June! Is there any summer at all? Here in inland Scandinavia in the boreal area we usually get green in the trees in the late April month. There is a great variation in spring from year to year when it starts to be green. The year 1992 for instance it was extremely cold and it was a similar condition as we see in the video, with the 1st of June still without any greenish. That is extremely rare though.

[@noufalnasser2515]

Nice journey

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you!

[@piperaone]

The endless commercials I am 20 minutes into it, I cannot imagine how many more in eight hours.

[@unclecoolie]

I recommend getting Premium. I have it, and wouldn't watch any YT videos without it. It removes all commercials.

[@joseburgos7803]

Excelente viaje saludos cordiales 😊

[@markbrown3348]

Do St Johns to Vancouver

[@unclecoolie]

One day I'd like to do trip across Canada, yes.

[@defnick1]

Nice ride. Did you have no tunes going the whole time?

[@unclecoolie]

Thanks. I listened to music through my earphones to avoid any copyright issues with the audio.

[@dangerzone1106]

Where are all the people not using turn signals or passing when they are not aloud? This is not the Newfoundland I live in lol

[@vhscollections8170]

At 2:21:41 splash and pud 😃

[@nathanmenezesaw1983]

Fantabulous video!!!!!!!!!!! Btw, which car do you have (in this video) ?

[@unclecoolie]

This was done in a 2017 Chevy Impala that I rented from St. John's Airport.

[@jeremypomroy2307]

I geussed it was an Impala from the look of the dash before I even saw this comment! I used to work at the Airport rd Enterprize as car detailer.

[@ProfessM]

Ah yes the route so many people don't look up. People get off the ferry and have breakfast in PAB and then say well we're off got dinner plans in St. John's.

[@radonsmith4386]

Have a blessed day everyone

[@zaitunmatdiah6850]

Hey, man. Why is this road drive taking so long in St. John's to Port-aux Basques?

[@unclecoolie]

Because the Trans-Canada Highway goes way up north in the island before going back down the west coast of it.

[@scottlinkeeping8208]

Go to 7:51:06 i live in the turn off

[@unclecoolie]

😊

[@ConvolutedCondor]

That restaurant at 1:40:26 is delicious and about 10 minutes from me. Love it

[@unclecoolie]

I'll keep that in mind if I'm back in the area.

[@markamarka2204]

8:34:07 Table Mountains

[@unclecoolie]

I loved this road trip.

[@PatPakken]

2:03:00 mark. Bonavista turn off. Ahhhhh I want to go home

[@AWCTB]

Anchorage to Miami roudtrip would be great

[@unclecoolie]

That would be.

[@nlhockey286]

5:07:42 that’s The town that I live at to your right

[@unclecoolie]

Cool!

[@adamgardner9959]

Lord t’underin Jesus! Why would I watch this when I’m already sick of that drive from the thousands of times I’ve done it!?

[@redguard128]

Why'd you have to travel between those two places anyway?

[@adamgardner9959]

@redguard128, I live in Newfoundland and do quite a bit of travel. The drive from St. John’s to St. Anthony is worse though. Pretty well the furthest you could drive on the island.

[@rodsmith8118]

@@adamgardner9959 you have driven across the island at least 2000 times?

[@adamgardner9959]

@Rod Smith Lost count after 3,000 😜. Funny thing, actually just made this drive 3 days ago and again today (return trip).

[@jonnyqwst]

I did this trip on a motorcycle 1978 i was 18

[@unclecoolie]

That must've been fun!

[@steveclarke1764]

5:07:29 George Yates, clean up 'yer junk 'by!

[@braedengriffiths4249]

Pretty bad when I can skip to almost any part of the video and know where he is with barely a glance. This is what happens when you live here all your life!

[@Colin32269]

Why is this a bad thing? ?

[@brendasweetapple7444]

I have to wonder why you took a right hand turn after leaving the airport to drive up around Airport Heights . Newfoundland is a coastal province , to bad you didn't show your viewers the beauty the province has to offer.:(

[@unclecoolie]

I knew that I was going to be driving back to St. John's the next day, and that I would do more driving in downtown (which I did).

[@lexwalker]

Awesome

[@lilmansnake2006]

I think you should start having road trips in Labrador. I'm getting pretty bored of Newfoundland

[@unclecoolie]

I would love to do that one day.

[@unclecoolie]

Thanks! I'll check it out

[@unclecoolie]

@Cats 19 Maybe. One day I'd like to return there. Originally, I had planned to start this trip from St. Anthony. I decided on St. John's instead because it's easier to get flights to and from there.

[@17hunter00]

UncleCoolie, do you drive for fun or is this for a job?

[@unclecoolie]

This was for fun, even though I crammed this trip into one weekend.

[@brendanshaw3864]

Hey, so could you please please do add a video of the California to New York video you did back in 2017, but in real time? I love that video so much and I would really like it if you added a new video of that in real time. Thanks!

[@unclecoolie]

Unfortunately, I don't have real time video of that trip. 😢

[@Gimlalvwot]

It's kinda fun to watch this vids, knowing that you are more than 5200 kilometers away from this places.

[@AnimatingStudios2002]

4:30:00 You didn't even stop at all. Worst pit stop ever lol

[@AnimatingStudios2002]

You did however make a real stop at 5:48:00

[@unclecoolie]

True.

[@daniel4655]

Thanks for posting. Don't think Newfoundland will be on my bucket list though. Too desolate and barren with a whole lot of nothing. What's with the aborted pit stop at 4.30.00? Fuel price too expensive?

[@unclecoolie]

Thank you. I did stop to get gas but the pumps were out of service.

[@ryantwitter343]

Newfoundland was founded on Fishing and the communities are 99 percent coastal along with the best scenery on those coastal routes. It’s a large island. The TCH runs across it and doesn’t skim the surface of what’s to see.

[@ObjectPe-]

the rock. born and raised here

[@unclecoolie]

It's a nice area, even though it was cold for June. The temperatures in some places weren't all that much above freezing.

[@ObjectPe-]

@@unclecoolie yessir. we had a really rough time with snow that year😂

[@unclecoolie]

@@ObjectPe- I enjoyed it. It actually did snow the next day when I drove back to St. John's. That was the first time I ever saw snow in June. It was cool (literally).

[@Private19783]

What Dashcam do you use?

[@unclecoolie]

Garmin Virb Ultra 30.

[@newnokiawhodis]

best video on youtube this is awesome

[@unclecoolie]

Wow, thanks!