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Flying here:
You should fly in to Gander, NL (CYQX) in travel agent lingo, on or before the Saturday before you will go to camp.  We usually leave for our camp on the afternoon of the Sunday your week starts. Combo hunters will be taken in to Trophy Hunts camp by float aircraft on Sunday Morning.

You will finish at our camp and be transported back to Gander approx 5 PM on the Saturday your week finishes.  If you need hotel reservations in Gander, we usually use the "Albatross Hotel" they give our clients a good rate and good service. We can make a reservation for you, or you can do it direct yourself, toll free in Canada 1-800-563-4900 or 1-709-256-3956 will get them. Tell them you are with us. (Remember NFLD is in its own time zone 1 1/2 hrs. from Eastern, 2 1/2 from Central. 5:30PM in Texas is 8:00PM here) There are a couple of other hotels in Gander, but we find the Albatross folks are looking after our clients very well.  Let them know you are hunting and they will put you handy to the elevator or on a lower floor, so you don't have to drag a lot of gear around.

The Albatross is right across the street from the North Atlantic Aviation museum.

Driving here:
Driving to Newfoundland can be a very pleasant experience. We have made the trip many times from the USA, crossing the border in Maine and continuing on to North Sydney, Nova Scotia where you get the ferry. The Newfoundland ferry to Port-Aux-Basques leaves N. Sydney several times a day and usually takes about 5 1/2 hours to cross the 100 miles.
Some crossings are day and some are night. You should make reservations as soon as you know your travel dates.
It takes 2 days to reach us from Calais,ME or Holton,ME. One day to drive to the ferry in North Sydney,NS. Then you get the ferry.
Reserve a cabin and spend overnight on the boat. Go to the Marine Atlantic site The Newfoundland ferry and you will see the schedule. You should make your return trip and cabin reservations at the same time, you can always change them to a later crossing, if necessary.

If you take the 2359 sailing on Saturday Night. You will get to Gander Bay about 2-3 PM on the next day. We usually go in with new guests on the Sunday about 2-4PM so you will be right on schedule. Book it early and reserve the cabin when you book as there are more spaces for cars than they have cabins and you do not want to sit up all night.

Watch the weather forecasts and be prepared to arrive a bit earlier, if the crossing you intend to make appears to be in a stormy weather situation. September is tropical storm/ hurricane season, but these are not all that common and there is usually a few days warning.

When you get off in Port aux Basques, NL, Gander is 350 miles and Gander Bay another 26. It is good road, Paved all the way, mostly single lane opposing traffic with some hill climbing /passing lanes. 60 MPH road from the ferry to Gander and 50 MPH the last 26 miles.

If you do the overnight on the ferry, you will save 1-2 nights in hotels. If you don't and take a day ferry, you will have to stay the night before and the next night somewhere. You should NOT drive in Newfoundland at night. The risk of car/moose collision is very high and you do not want to get your moose this way. You will want to book a cabin for the night crossings and you should do this as soon as you can, cabin space is limited. Be sure to allow enough time to reach us on the other side after you cross, as the drive from the ferry to us is some 350 miles. It is all paved road and a 2 wheel drive auto or pick-up is fine, you DO NOT need a 4WD to reach us.

There is just one road, the Trans Canada Highway. Stay on this until you reach Gander. At Gander take a left turn on Route 330 and drive to Gander Bay (26 miles/41 KM). The first community you come to is George's Point. As you get there, you cross a short concrete bridge about 150 feet long. Slow down and about 500 -600 feet past the bridge, you turn left down a short gravel road and drive to the Gander Bay boat basin and wharf. Our guides will meet you there and transport you to the lodge by riverboat. You can park your vehicle in the parking lot at the wharf.