Newfoundland

bhivetravels wrote:
Well for starters the ferry goes to two locations. One seems to be the long way around the rock, the other closer to St John's. What if any are the benefits of taking the longer drive?

Other than the lesser cost, the trip time is less than half to/from Port Aux Basque rather than Argentia and the sea seems to be a little smoother. If you are just going to St. John's and not tour the rest of the rock, I would just fly and rent a car. If you are going to see the whole rock, I would use Port Aux Basque both ways and stop at different places going and coming between St; Johns and Port Aux Basque

What's the difference in ferry cost?

You can check rates at the Marine Atlantic site


Are there any 50 amp full service rv parks around St John's?

30 amps seems to be the most plentiful but there are a few parks with 50 amp (Pippy at St. Johns being one.) I would suggest using RV Park Reviews (Click on the Show Canada button and select Newfoundland from the list then the area you want) to see what campgrounds are available where you are going and their amenities.

I noticed in one travel blog that the couple traveled with their two dogs. Are there any restrictions to birds?

No pets here so cannot give you any advice on this. As others have said check with immigration. I would think NL would have the same rules as the rest of Canada on that point.

And finally we are planning on June but are flexible to go later. Shoould we wait until July or August?

I would think that timing would be perfect to see the most icebergs and moose. We were there the month of August and saw little of either.