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Don’t Forget Twillingate (Like I Did. Sorry, Twillingate!) RVing Newfoundland for One More Post

February 7, 2025 by kokotg Leave a Comment

Dave and boat builder at wooden boat building museum

travel dates: July 2023 Remember when I dramatically announced that I was writing my very last Newfoundland post? Yeah, so then I realized that I totally skipped poor Twillingate. We went to Twillingate right after Fogo Island, but apparently I was so eager to talk about St. John’s that I just completely forgot to blog about it. […]

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Terra Nova National Park and Newman Sound Campground: RVing Newfoundland with Kids and Teens

January 5, 2025 by kokotg Leave a Comment

Southwest Arms trail; Dave and abe on trail in woods

travel dates: July, 2023 Here we said goodbye to Nana and Grandpa and also learned that it gets actually, genuinely hot sometimes in Newfoundland. And it’s pretty much always humid, so it’s an unpleasant, wearying sort of hot. Terra Nova is Newfoundland’s oldest national park. Out of two: it’s only competition is Gros Morne on […]

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Four Days on Newfoundland’s Bonavista Peninsula: Beyond Puffins. RVing Newfoundland with Kids and Teens

November 4, 2024 by kokotg 2 Comments

Cape Bonavista Lighthouse

travel dates: July 2023 The Bonavista Peninsula, on Newfoundland’s east coast, seems to fly a bit under the radar, tourism-wise, compared to some of its flashier counterparts. It has plenty of stunning ocean views, but lacks the dramatic peaks of Gros Morne. It doesn’t have the “getaway for the rich and famous” vibe that Fogo […]

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Elliston, Newfoundland: It’s Finally Time for Puffins!

October 18, 2024 by kokotg 2 Comments

puffin collecting nesting material

travel dates: July, 2023 Look! I put a puffin picture right at the top, so no one would have to wait for puffins for another second! Puffins are amazing. And the little town of Elliston in Newfoundland is one of the best places in the world to see them up close. Lots and lots and lots […]

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15 Things to Do in St. John’s, Newfoundland with Kids and Teens (and Parents and Grandparents)

September 14, 2024 by kokotg 2 Comments

Newfoundland and Labrador dog statues with kids

travel dates: July, 2023 This is going to be a long one! “Go east and then keep on going. You’ll eventually find the oldest city in North America,” tweeted the Newfoundland and Labrador tourism account back in 2018. They meant St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador’s capital and its biggest city by far (it’s nine times […]

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Pippy Park, St. John’s Campground Review: RVing Newfoundland with Kids and Teens

August 12, 2024 by kokotg Leave a Comment

Loop 4 Campsite in Pippy Park, St. John's

travel dates: July, 2023 I’ve been reflecting a lot on RVing cities this summer, since our trip took us to Toronto, Montreal, Quebec City, and Washington DC (so much city!)…and what I keep coming back to is that city camping doesn’t get much better than Pippy Park in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Pippy Park is right […]

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Don’t Skip Fogo Island/Brimstone Head RV Park: RVing Newfoundland with Kids and Teens

June 13, 2024 by kokotg Leave a Comment

steps and chains up to Brimstone Head

travel dates: June 2023 We watched a lot of YouTube videos about Newfoundland while we were planning our trip. One particularly memorable one featured a day trip to Fogo Island, off the north central coast of Newfoundland; the title was “Fogo or No Go,” and the couple (whose Newfoundland videos we really enjoyed overall) did […]

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Grand Falls Windsor and Sanger Memorial RV Park: RVing Newfoundland with Kids and Teens

May 24, 2024 by kokotg Leave a Comment

Gus and Milo posing with a salmon

Travel dates: June 2023 A trip to Newfoundland usually involves a lot traversing the perimeter, clinging to the coast and rarely letting the ocean out of your sight for very long. It’s an island, after all. I won’t pretend that I think this approach to touring is wrongheaded; Newfoundland’s coast is stunningly beautiful, and you […]

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Gros Morne/Norris Point KOA Review: Newfoundland’s Only KOA!

May 14, 2024 by kokotg Leave a Comment

Dave at our site at KOA

travel dates: June 2023 Newfoundland has a grand total of one KOA, but it’s a good one. We ended up staying at the Gros Morne/Norris Point KOA for an entire week after we cut a few days out of our Viking Trail plans, and it was a great base camp for exploring the northern side […]

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Gros Morne National Park, North Side Edition: RVing Newfoundland with Kids and Teens

May 1, 2024 by kokotg Leave a Comment

kids on the rocks at Lobster Cove

Travel dates: June, 2023 To the extent that Gros Morne National Park has a busy side, it’s the area north of Bonne Bay, where you’ll find the touristy little town of Rocky Harbour, popular excursions like the Western Brook Pond Tour, and Gros Morne mountain itself. After our aborted trip up the Great Northern Peninsula, […]

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