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Exploring the Ro​ck By Foot

OTENTik Time at Terra Nova Park

9/13/2018

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This is my it’s post in a while, because we now have two babies!! Elijah was born in April, 2018, and Erik was born in April, 2019. They have made our world complete :) Hiking adventures have taken a hit, but we try to get outside as much as possible. One of our adventures last summer involved staying in an oTentik in Terra Nova National Park (located about 200 km west of St. John’s). These structures fall into the category of “glamping,” which its our needs great since we have a 14 month old and a 2 month old. For any new parents out there, OTentiks are a great way to spend some quality time outside with the new addition(s) for slightly over $100 per night.
Terra Nova OTentik
Glamping at Terra Nova! The OTentik is made out of a type of canvas with no insulation; it will heat up and cool down very fast.
Booking the oTentik was fairly straightforward, although the Parks Canada booking website needs a refresh, and, they charge a $11 reservation fee for booking online (2018 rate). 
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The Parks Canada online booking system.
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Fantastic location for an OTentik....except it is located too close to the highway! Louder traffic such as transport trucks are easily heard; it definitely ruins the experience. Make sure to select the OTentik locations at Newman Sound that are further away from the Trans Canada.
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BBQ and propane gas included!!
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More room than expected inside these.
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The view out the front window.
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This heater was adequate for the cool Newfoundland nights during the summer. We found out the hard way this was not the case for nights below 10 Celsius. During a September stay, the outside temperature lowered to 5 Celsius, inside it got down to 15 Celsius. For the safety of our 5 month old, we left the OTenTik and stayed with a family member.
Newman Sound at Terra Nova Park
Newman Sound activity area.
Newman Sound
This was our first time spending any time at Terra Nova National Park, like most Newfoundlanders and Labradorians we just drove through it. We were not expecting views like this!
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Lee V link
6/15/2022 10:00:08 pm

Nice postt

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