South Labrador Coast
In 2005, having nothing better to do, I drove the Trans Labrador Highway clockwise from the Gulf of St. Lawrence to Happy Valley, then took a ferry - the blue line - to Cartwright (a road has sinc...
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richardg40 wrote:
Just a question or 2 : How far apart are the villages to gas up etc on the Labrador hwy ? . how were the roads ? How much traffic is there lets say if a person has mechanical problems etc . No cell phone signal ? and last question is do you need a reservation to take the ferry from Labrador to NFLD ?
Thanks for any help . This would be a nice early fall trip .
From what I (a former resident of NL for 24.5 years) hear from current contacts.
You can go to google, select maps, put in names of towns. Now, I told you Leigh was thorough. He contacted the towns municipal websites and got copies of their local newspapers. As his map shows he did more than coastal Labrador.
I`d get gas a Blanc Sablon, Cartwright, Happy Valley - Goose Bay, Labrador City, one of the Manic sites, and Baie Comeau. This is much more than you need, but it covers in unexpected.
Always consult with locals re. what is good to do at the time you are there. Given that Red Bay has become a World Heritage Site, things to see re. whaling in the 1500s, I`d give Red Bay 2 days.
The section of road between Cartwright and Happy Valley - Goose Bay did not open until 2009. My trip was 2006.
Especially check for special days. Regatta Day in Labrador City means Regatta, just regatta. I think the information people had to call a gas station for me to get gas. It was a fluke I caught them. Everything else was closed.
Also, in the section called RVing in Canada and Alaska (see Jump to ... Frame top right), there has been recent thread on Labrador.
Re. ferry reservation, yes, I`d make sure you do that. Conditions change and reservation help deal with that.
Now, future stuff. Look down the left side of this page, http://www.roads.gov.nl.ca/cameras/ Marine Atlantic, ferry services, road construction, weather alerts......
I believe Leigh bought a card for his cell phone in Canada. Call from near towns. Mechanical problems, largest towns Labrador City, Happy-Valley Goose Bay. People live in these places year round.
:C
