Thursday – August 9, 2018
Across to Labrador – MV Apollo – Boat #3
Labrador is the northern continental part of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It has a very contoured coastline and a vast amount of inland forested land getting sub-artic to the north. We traveled across the Strait of Belle Isle in the Gulf of St. Lawrence from St. Barbe to Blanc Sablon on the MV Apollo. It takes about 90 minutes to travel across. The Apollo started its life with Viking Cruises in Sweden but now it is almost 50 years old. It looked a little rough around the edges but did the job and we arrived in Blanc Sablon after a pleasant sunny trip, eating our breakfast by the window along the way. This was the last year for Apollo and in 2019 passengers get a shiny new ferry.
