Seeking Advice on Atlantic Provinces Trip
Hi all, We are planning a lengthy trip to the Atlantic provinces next spring and summer and are seeking some advice. Our plan is to spend the month of June in Newfoundland, hoping to see some iceb...
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We did NL in 2015 with the icebergs as the main attraction.
Nothing much is getting open before the beginning of June. We went across at the very end of May. Made ferry reservations a few days before but the boat was not even half full. No reservations at CGs anywhere except St John's, & it was 3rd week of June by that point. Return ferry ride was about 2/3rd full.
Wonderful trip. The people could not be nicer, even if you can't hardly understand their version of English. The dialect is tougher than the back hills of TN.
Would we go back? Don't know. It does have that northern remote feeling like the Yukon & it does get dark in June. NL is not that far north. Only about same latitude as Calgary. If you listen to the warnings you would think that moose on the roads are as common as jaywalkers in NY. We saw very few.
They DO have potholes that will rival anything seen anywhere else. Big enough to swallow a full sized SUV. We were very careful yet managed to break two spring leaves which led to Newfie helpfulness of equally epic proportions to get replacements & repairs made.
Enjoy the trip. Enjoy the tattoo. There is also a huge music festival in Canso first week of July if you like sitting out in rain, drizzle, fog & wind in 40 something degree weather.
Nothing much is getting open before the beginning of June. We went across at the very end of May. Made ferry reservations a few days before but the boat was not even half full. No reservations at CGs anywhere except St John's, & it was 3rd week of June by that point. Return ferry ride was about 2/3rd full.
Wonderful trip. The people could not be nicer, even if you can't hardly understand their version of English. The dialect is tougher than the back hills of TN.
Would we go back? Don't know. It does have that northern remote feeling like the Yukon & it does get dark in June. NL is not that far north. Only about same latitude as Calgary. If you listen to the warnings you would think that moose on the roads are as common as jaywalkers in NY. We saw very few.
They DO have potholes that will rival anything seen anywhere else. Big enough to swallow a full sized SUV. We were very careful yet managed to break two spring leaves which led to Newfie helpfulness of equally epic proportions to get replacements & repairs made.
Enjoy the trip. Enjoy the tattoo. There is also a huge music festival in Canso first week of July if you like sitting out in rain, drizzle, fog & wind in 40 something degree weather.
