Fogo Island Newfoundland is an amazing island road trip to add to your travel bucket list. Over the last few weeks I have been travelling to rural and remote communities and adventure seeking in “Vana” my camper van. In fact, it was my first excursion to the famous island, best known for the exclusive Fogo Island Inn and red fishing stages balancing precariously over the ocean on protruding rocks.

Visitors can catch the ferry crossing in a tiny community called “Farewell” and the ride takes approximately fifty minutes. Farewell is located about an hour and fifteen minutes from Gander. There was lots of road signage along the way clearly marking the route to the ferry boat. However, look out for the big NL potholes! I am not kidding, the roads in rural areas can be in poor condition so allow plenty of travel time.

During my stay I visited Tilting, Joe Batt’s arm and Fogo. I only stayed one night due to time constraints but I will definitely be going back to explore more in the future. Luckily, my friend and I were able to get a seat at the popular Bang Belly Bistro where I celebrated my birthday with a delicious feast of local grub. The amazing staff at the restaurant even surprised me with a candlelit lemon meringue dessert and a lovely rendition of Happy Birthday! Needless to say It was a birthday trip for the books!

We camped on Sandy Cove Beach near Tilting under the full Harvest moon and fell asleep with the van doors open to the sea and the sound of the North Atlantic Ocean crashing against the rocks mere metres away. It was a very magical experience and I met some very kind and interesting people along the way. In conclusion, Fogo Island was beautiful and I look forward to sharing more of my recent Summer adventures with you all!