katrinasl

Does anyone have any information on travelling the southern coast? Seems like coastal freighter from Rose Blanche & then local ferry from Burgeo to Ramea and then coastal boat aain. I am wondering how long it takes from Rose Blanche to Gaultois. The only accomodations in the travel guide is in Ramea. Are there unlicensed accomodations on any of the other islands? Is it possible to get from Gaultois to Harbour Breton? Is it best to bring bicycles to get around in the outports? How long would such a trip take - I am guessing you would need to go back the way you came. Any advice or websites you can point me to would be appreciated. The travel guide is very sketchy on this area. kathy

George

Hi Kathy,

The following website has information on all ferry services operating in Newfoundland & Labrador www.tw.gov.nl.ca/ferryservices. It gives schedules, trip duration, fares, etc. I know that some of the towns, e.g. Francois, have B&B's not listed in the Tourism Guide.

Hope this helps.

Regards

LJ

Go to BBCanada.com. Click on Newfoundland and then Region Three. You will see that each of the points that is accessible by ferry has B&B's available.

This is well off the beaten track (well, beyond Burgeo, which is beautiful and well-served with accomodation). Your best bet would be to make phone calls to the places that look appealing and ask the owners your specific questions. I rather suspect they will be thrilled to hear from you!

Burgeo has one of the few remaining cod fisheries. It is fascinating to watch the fileters.

katrinasl

George & LJ - thanks for the tips... I'll take a look. This will be my 6th trip to Nfld and have been intrigued by the idea of visiting this area after seeing the coastline between Isle aux Morte & Rose Blanche...

katrinasl

We've made great progress in planning this trip and have only one little piece to plan. All in all it looks like a spectacular journey in a little seen part of Newfoundland. We will leave from Rose Blanche on a Monday - spend the night in Grand Bruit. On Tuesday we will go to Burgeo. Stay there and then onto Francois. Saturday we will head back to Burgeo. Our only snag is we need to get from Burgeo to Grand Bruit on SATURDAY, since we need to be back in Cornerbrook by early Sunday evening. We need to find someone with a boat who can take us to from Burgeo to Grand Bruit. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to find someone to do that? As an aside - we found it is very necessary to make reservations in advance for places to sleep as there are not many options. And yes, it is true there are b&bs that are not in the travel guide.

LJ

Having lived in Cornerbrook and done a little travel in this area, I am going to suggest that the personal touch is the best way to go in search of a reliable boat. I believe your best bet would be to make a telephone contact with the B&B you are staying at in Burgeo and make your request there. The town is small, they are close-knit and should know someone who is available. Just beware of fog...I had a colleague who got 'socked in' on Rose Blanche for 4 days after doing an hour-long church service!