All packed and ready for our adventure. We carried most of our clothing in a soft bag on top of our tour pack.
First look at our ship " The Highlander." The ferry ride to Port aux Basques is 96 nautical miles and takes approximately 7 hours to complete.
We arrived early for our departure. You can just see the trike alone in the upper right of this photo.
Here is a video of us driving on the Ferry. The Ferry has 2 loading ramps. We used the lower section of the ship.
This video shows other vehicles loading. When we left Port aux Basques the entire parking lot was full of 18-wheelers. All 12 loading designations were full. I could not believe that the entire lot was loaded onto the ferry.
Our boarding Cards
Kathy paid extra for reserved seating which was a great idea. You need a key card to enter and exit this area. The seats were extremely comfortable and had back and leg rest extensions to help you relax. We had a great window view.
The ship even had a helipad for emergency medical situations.
The sister ship was pulling into dock as we departed the port. The sister ship goes to Argentia NL, 280 nautical miles and takes approximately 16 hours to complete. We decided to tour the western portion of Newfoundland and visit Gros Morne National Park instead of the southeast section which is more populated. Glad we took the shorter route.
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During our travel we passed an oil tanker on its way West.
Since we don't arrive at Port aux Basques till 6:45 p.m., we decided to have dinner at the ship's main restaurant.
Kathy decided on the Cod au gratin, which was delicious. I had the chicken dinner which was also very good. There was another smaller fast-food area that served sandwiches, pizza as well as drinks and other items for your eating pleasure.
Our first video look at Newfoundland.
The shoreline of Port aux Basques.
It was a little tricky getting into the port, however the captain did an excellent job docking. We were very pleased with the ferry experience.
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