L’Anse-Amour, NL >> Red Bay, NL >> Blanc-Sablon, QC >> St. Barbe, NL (via ferry) >> Sir Richard Squires Memorial Provincial Park, NL288 miles/7 hours (+25-mile, 2-hour ferry) Woke up, folded and packed soggy clothes this morning. (I guess clothes dryers serve some other function in Canada.) Skipped breakfast so I could hit the road… Continue reading Day 57: Labrador loop
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Day 56: Labrador, the last province
Blow Me Down Provincial Park, NL >> L’Anse-au-Clair, NL (via St. Barbe ferry to Blanc-Sablon, QC)270 miles/6 hours (+25-mile, 2-hour ferry) Holy downpour today! And to think there was only a 30% chance of rain; I hope it’s not worse at 60%! If this is any indication of a hurricane’s strength/fury/normalcy, I could be in… Continue reading Day 56: Labrador, the last province
Day 51: *gasp* The Gaspe Peninsula!
Matane, QC >> Gaspe/Perce >> Bathurst, NB 485 miles ridden/12 hours (+ Gaspe harbor cruise) I nearly killed myself on several occasions today because I was transfixed by the surrounding scenery, it’s so beautiful up here along the coast. Unfortunately, there are woefully few pictures because I was too busy enjoying the roads when I… Continue reading Day 51: *gasp* The Gaspe Peninsula!
Day 49-50: Motorcycling to Matane
Amos, QC >> Roberval, QC >> Baie-Comeau, QC >> Matane, QC (via ferry)734 miles ridden/18 hours (+40-mile/3 hour ferry crossing) A crazy last few days, the longest haul being the northern route from Amos to Roberval, Quebec, last night, which took 10 hours due to a holdup in the Cree First Nation of Waswanipi. Following… Continue reading Day 49-50: Motorcycling to Matane
Day 48: Parlez-vous francais?
Obatanga Provincial Park, ON >> Wawa, ON >> Timmins, ON >> Amos, QC 435 miles ridden/8.5 hours Having finally made it to Quebec today, I noticed something slightly peculiar: While neighboring provinces have road signs in English and French to accommodate potential visitors from Quebec (or France, I suppose), Canada’s sole French-speaking province can’t be… Continue reading Day 48: Parlez-vous francais?