Driving the Trans Labrador Highway in a Class A

One of my former co-workers used to live near Happy Valley-Goose Bay and has family there. We're in regular e-contact.

Well, changes, yes, opening of last stretch in 2009, some paving and talks in progress re. another power dam at Muskrat Falls. That will be a multi-province power source.

Another thing 'in progress' is extension of highway along the North Shore of the St. Lawrence in Quebec. Now, I'm hoping for that to happen while I can still rv.

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Looks Like the Moderator moved this conversation over to the Canada Forum. I did look at your album photos with great interest, they are from 2006? I am guessing things have changes since then , maybe possibly for the better?

Thanks for your help, r0n…..:C

Little Kopit wrote:
Have a look through my pics and see the road. Remember this place has room for very big rigs, like mining rigs:

That's after Churchill Falls, going west:




I remember two cgs, 1 near Happy Valley-Goose Bay and one near Labrador City. Both had Class As on sites. & as I said before there are boondocking spots. BTW my idea of boondocking is NOT in any municipality, but really outside of any settlement. There are a couple of pictures of such in my album too.

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Have a look through my pics and see the road. Remember this place has room for very big rigs, like mining rigs:

That's after Churchill Falls, going west:




I remember two cgs, 1 near Happy Valley-Goose Bay and one near Labrador City. Both had Class As on sites. & as I said before there are boondocking spots. BTW my idea of boondocking is NOT in any municipality, but really outside of any settlement. There are a couple of pictures of such in my album too.

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Moved from class A forum

Is it OK to just repost the same topic in another forum? I think some BB frown on that?

Actually it is about a type of RV , I am thinking with a smaller unit it may be more advisable to do the road? But then again what do I know?

r0n………..:D

Little Kopit wrote:
I second the motion to put this thread in RVing in Canada and Alaska.

The question is about place, not type of rv.

I'm a former Newfoundland Resident and you can see a link to my Labrador Trip pics in my signature.

I moved away in 2008, so there is some stuff I don't know quite as well, but..... check on the ferry from N. Sydney, NS. to Port aux Basques, NL. Yep, take short route, there is lots to see different on your return drive.

Check also with Diann of RobandDi. They have made lots of trips to Newfoundland for 2 month rambles. & Diann has lots of pics around too.

Re. Labrador. When I did it not all parts of the trip from Baie Comeau to Labrador City/Wabush were paved. I loved the generating station stops, even though mon francais est tres peu. There is a ferry to Baie Comeau.

When I did it the road link from Happy Valley-Goose Bay to Cartwright was not complete. That opened in 2009. Yes, it all gets graded quite well.

Like N. Ontario, N. Quebec, etc. if you stop to boondock in the boondocks, stop where you get a nice breeze off the water. Otherwise, load yourself down with bug jackets and insect repellent. In my day, the town of Churchill Falls had a place to park and plug in.

Always ask locals. They know the place, they know what's going this year.

Definitely, but definitely stop and do Red Bay with care. That's the best outline for 15th century whalers and before.

Re. Newfoundland, do you want me to go on.

L'Anse aux Meadows Viking site and Gros Morne National Park are exclusive sites for the planet.

Remember, get this thread moved.

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P.S. always search via a domained search engine ie, [url]www.google.ca

I second the motion to put this thread in RVing in Canada and Alaska.

The question is about place, not type of rv.

I'm a former Newfoundland Resident and you can see a link to my Labrador Trip pics in my signature.

I moved away in 2008, so there is some stuff I don't know quite as well, but..... check on the ferry from N. Sydney, NS. to Port aux Basques, NL. Yep, take short route, there is lots to see different on your return drive.

Check also with Diann of RobandDi. They have made lots of trips to Newfoundland for 2 month rambles. & Diann has lots of pics around too.

Re. Labrador. When I did it not all parts of the trip from Baie Comeau to Labrador City/Wabush were paved. I loved the generating station stops, even though mon francais est tres peu. There is a ferry to Baie Comeau.

When I did it the road link from Happy Valley-Goose Bay to Cartwright was not complete. That opened in 2009. Yes, it all gets graded quite well.

Like N. Ontario, N. Quebec, etc. if you stop to boondock in the boondocks, stop where you get a nice breeze off the water. Otherwise, load yourself down with bug jackets and insect repellent. In my day, the town of Churchill Falls had a place to park and plug in.

Always ask locals. They know the place, they know what's going this year.

Definitely, but definitely stop and do Red Bay with care. That's the best outline for 15th century whalers and before.

Re. Newfoundland, do you want me to go on.

L'Anse aux Meadows Viking site and Gros Morne National Park are exclusive sites for the planet.

Remember, get this thread moved.

:C

P.S. always search via a domained search engine ie, [url]www.google.ca

That trip is on my bucket list. I'm slowly gathering information about the road and area. Another thread on here:

Other RV.net thread

Also, I found this little pamphlet quite useful for starters: Labrador Traveler's Guide

edit: diggin' through my links - 2012 Information: User Guide for the Trans Labrador Highway Routes 500/510

Ron, you might want to check out some of the motorcycle forums like ADVrider. I know that the route is a bucket list ride for a lot of hard core adventure types, and I'm sure you will find fairly current info. and pics. Good luck.

If you can find a copy of the June 2013 issue of MotorHome magazine, there is a article about "Scuffing and Scoffing Through Newfoundland" on page 36. The author took the 6 hour ferry ride from North Sidney, Nova Scotia across Cabot Strait to Port aux Basques. And three weeks to tour the island.

Chris,

Thank you so much for the great information. We only (I not DW) thought this up after seeing someone on another BB mentioning it, so did not have much time to do the research. I think we will defiantly do the circle tour in the future. The other individual promised me they would give a full report and picture during the trip.

Thanks again, r0n…..:C

cvbdsl wrote:
Hi Ron - I can understand delaying your trip, but I think it would be great if you take your time.

According to my son, it's all paved from Baie Comeau to Labrador City.
From Labrador City to Goose Bay all paved except about 60 miles that they are supposed to work on this summer.

Goose to Blanc Sablon– mainly unpaved but in good shape summer and fall.

Ferry from Blanc Sablonto St Barbes – less than two hours – all the road on the island itself are good and mainly two lanes except near Cornerbrook and St Johns.

HTH

Chris