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The modern, well-kept
Northern Light Inn
( 800-563-3188, 709-931-2332;
www.northernlightinn.com
;
56 Main St; r $99-189; )
is a tour-bus favorite. Even-
numbered rooms have harbor views. The dining room (mains $12 to $18, open 7am to
9pm Sunday to Thursday, to 10pm Friday and Saturday) here is your best bet for food in
town.
$8.25/6.60/25)
sails the two hours between St Barbe in Newfoundland and Blanc Sablon
between May and early January. The boat runs one to three times daily between 8am and
6pm. Schedules vary from day to day. In July and August, it's not a bad idea to reserve in
advance (though there's a $10 fee). Note that the ferry terminal in Blanc Sablon operates
on Newfoundland Time and not Eastern Time (as in the rest of Québec).
and St Anthony. Just to confuse you, departure times from the airport are on Eastern
Time versus Labrador Straits (ie Newfoundland) Time.
Rental cars are available at the airport from
Eagle River Rent-a-Car
(
709-931-2352,
709-931-3300)
.
WORTH A TRIP
SCENIC DRIVE: QUÉBEC'S ROUTE 138
This drive is most easily accessed from Québec. Rte 138 (the Québec incarnation
of Labrador's Rte 510) runs down the Lower North Shore, the name given to the
wild, remote chunk of La Belle Province that extends south of Blanc Sablon. From
the ferry landing until the road ends abruptly 65km later at Vieux Fort, Rte 138
makes a beautiful swing past several roadside
waterfalls
and lookouts from which
to see the crashing surf and offshore
puffin colonies
.
For those wanting to do more than just drive through the region,
Tourism Lower
accommodations.
Forteau to Pinware
Continuing northeast on Rte 510 you'll pass Forteau, L'Anse Amour, L'Anse au Loup,
West St Modeste and Pinware.
knowledgeable guides for Straits-oriented hikes or day tours by SUV. It also arranges all-
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