The above alpha-numeric code might leaving you asking “What is THAT about?” Well, that is the Fantasy RV Tours code for the tour Bill and I just worked as Tail Gunners. You may remember that back in November we went to training to become Fantasy RV Tour Ambassadors. Rally day for the tour, more commonly called the 34 day Atlantic Provinces Select Tour, was July 2, 2025 in Bar Harbor, ME and ended on August 4, 2025 in Cavendish, PEI (Prince Edward Island) Canada. Bill and I were required to arrive a minimum of 2 days in advance, or June 30, but we opted to arrive June 29 to have an extra day.

Fantasy’s literature describes the tour as below:

“Experience Canada’s Eastern Provinces on a guided RV tour! See the majestic landscapes of Prince Edward Island, the high tides in New Brunswick, Newfoundland’s Viking Trail, and the Cabot Trail in Nova Scotia.”

Here are some specifics about the tour: Driving miles during the tour were 2021, with an average drive day of 155 miles. More specifically, there were 13 drive days, the longest was 300 miles (Hopewell Cape to Annapolis Royal), and the shortest was 61 miles (Lunenburg to Halifax). There was also 2 ferry days on this tour, from North Sydney to Port aux Basques and back. The 6 hour ferry ride was actually very enjoyable in both directions, for me mostly due to meclizine and smooth seas. I can’t imagine (and hopefully will never find out) how it would be if seas were rough. The ferry had a restaurant that served very yummy lunch, a full bar, and a snack bar that served sandwiches, pizza, and snacks, as well as a gift shop with trinkets to bring home. We stayed 33 nights in 14 different campgrounds (two of them twice); most had really nice views. The tour included 58 meals/events. Five additional campground meals prepared by the Ambassadors (we prepared gumbo, pork lion with scalloped potatoes and corn, chicken with mashed potatoes and green beans, pasta with meatballs, and hamburgers, turkey burgers, and hot dogs with potato salad and macaroni salad). Turn by turn Trip Log directions that includes mile markers, landmarks, and fuel stops. There was also bus transportation to many of the places we visited. The price for this tour next summer is $9295 for 2 people in a rig. There is an extra surcharge for rigs longer than 20 feet on the ferry. I might add that this tour is sold out for next summer, but still has spots for 2027.

Our Wagon Masters were already in Bar Harbor when we arrived, as were a few of our guests. We set up and went over to see what we needed to get started doing.

Adele had things already well organized. There were a few things that we would need to take care of with guests as they registered, mostly deciding on meal choices for the restaurant meals that were included in the tour. We also discussed the meals that we would be preparing for them. Bill and Neil started putting the Fantasy decals on peoples RV’s. The decals make it easy to identify a guest if we see them on the side of the road, so we know to pull over and offer assistance.

At first, I thought 34 days was going to be a long time, but it went incredibly fast. We moved a lot, most times only in one place for 2 nights. We were busy and “on” most of the time, there was very little down time. Bill and I both enjoyed visiting with our guests and getting to know them. Meeting and getting to know new people has consistently been one of the best parts of living the way we do.

The other best part is, of course, seeing new sites, and this trip didn’t disappoint! North of Bar Harbor was all new territory for us, and most of the drive from Somerset PA to Bar Harbor we hadn’t seen in a very long time.

I know before we actually went on a tour (can read about our guest tour here) I wondered what exactly what it was Ambassadors did all day while on tour. If you are a long time reader, you may recall Bill and I have been to several rallies, most run by a now shut down company called RV Dreams. Owners, a couple named Howard and Linda Payne, used to say running a rally was like herding cats. Well, that’s kinda what it’s like being a Fantasy RV Tours Ambassador. I mean that in the most respectful and with the most affection possible, but it is what it is. Most of what we did day to day was make sure all guests had all the information and anything else they needed, making sure they were comfortable, being there to answer questions (or find the answers if we didn’t know), and just being there to do anything we could to help and make their trip of a lifetime more enjoyable.

Before actually going on a tour, I didn’t quite understand Fantasy’s requirement that potential Ambassadors have to do a guest tour first. To be honest, I was a bit annoyed. Bill and I have been full-time RVers for over 10 years, what could going on a tour tell me about RVing that I don’t already know? I also didn’t understand why the need to tail gun first before being a wagon master. I can tell you now 100% that they (Fantasy RV Tours) knows what they are doing. Going on our guest tour didn’t change our minds at all, but I can see now how it may not be for everyone. Also now having been the tail gunner, I can say I am very glad to have been the helper before running the tour. I can only hope we do as great a job next year when we do the tour as wagon masters.

Now, without further ado, what most people probably come to see – the rest of the pics!

Interesting to note: look carefully at the rock formations in the pics above. The kayak tour was the same place we walked on in the pics below when the tide went out.

Ok, I’ll pause the pics here for a minute and explain what “Screeched In” means. It’s a hilarious initiation “ceremony” whereby “Come From Afars” (non-Newfoundlanders) become Honorary Newfoundlanders. There are variations, but ours included reciting the phrase “Deed I is, me ol’cock, and long may your big jib draw!” which translated is “Indeed I am, my old friend, and may your main sail always catch wind!” which is well-wishing phrase. It’s barely understandable with a heavy Newfoundland accent. BTW – Newfoundland (which Americans want to understandably pronounce “new found land”) is said locally as “newfin LAND”.

So that’s a wrap! I have a bunch more pics but I didn’t want to use pics with the guests. They didn’t sign up to be in my personal blog and I wanted to respect their privacy. I wasn’t always thinking of that when taking pics, so a lot of scenery pics and restaurant pics include guests. I will have to be mindful of that on future tours.

Speaking of future tours, we will be Wagon Masters for this same tour next summer. We will also be Tail Gunners for the Music, Bourbon, and Moonshine Tour. So, lots of fun to look forward to!

Previous Posts: Camino 1, Camino 2, Paris, etc.

Looking forward: LTV Rally

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